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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
5
A dinner table anecdote recounts a tactless self praise moment among teachers and a hostess urging seconds. A Light and humorous exchange follows with a joke about a king and a servant, plus a home decor quip about mirrors brightening a room.
A Dublin letter to the Christian Science Monitor notes Ireland’s ministry of food raised butter price from 66 cents to near two shillings per pound, pressuring creameries away from butter toward cheese making. Butter retailers report demand remains steady as workers buy butter over margarine, suggesting a famine risk if the price rise had not occurred.
In Cedar Falls Iowa the judges at the beauty or pageant event did their best to please everybody by awarding every contestant a prize. Commentators quipped there were many booby prizes.
A Russian scientist demonstrated that light waves exert measurable mechanical pressure using a delicate apparatus he invented. The finding confirms a century old concept and showcases a novel method to measure light induced force.
Catarrhal Deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining. Local applications fail. remedy is constitutional. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore function. offers hundred dollar guarantee and free circulars from I J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A critique discusses Sir Walter Raleigh’s suggestion that Shakespeare lacked a true hypocrite in his works due to a carefree childhood. The text notes Dickens’s harsher upbringing influencing his portrayal of hypocrisy and debates whether Shakespeare’s characters like Gloster or Tage fit the trait.
A timeless maxim by Longfellow: success comes from doing what you can well and excelling in any task without seeking fame. It emphasizes disciplined, quality work as the path to achievement.
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Six million Red Cross Christmas seals are being sold across Montana to fund the anti tuberculosis effort led by Mrs Sara S Morse and the Montana Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. M H Gerry Montana state fuel administrator warns of a grave emergency urging immediate fuel census and action statewide. A 1920-budget proposal from the State Highway Commission totals 236000 with plans for a Deer Lodge meeting on December 15.
Wartime reports state hawks are marked for destruction to safeguard carrier pigeons essential to military communications. Hawks prey on pigeons as swift predators, threatening messages crucial to the army. Extermination of hawks aims to keep pigeons in active service and protect orders and routes.
Helena former Associate Justice H C Smith says he will file a petition in the supreme court for a writ of mandamus to settle whether an emergency act passed by the legislature is valid. He seeks to determine if referendum petitions delaying the primary and presidential preferential primary laws may be received. The laws, passed last summer with emergency clauses, face six month filing deadlines by February 11 to refer them to a vote amid upcoming April primaries.
State and federal foresters plan 18 aircraft for forest patrol in Montana next summer. Six planes will be at Helena sub-base and 12 at Missoula main base as part of a Northwest air patrols program of 90 planes in five squadrons. Foresters will supply observers while the War Department provides pilots.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for severe colds. It claims the first dose clears nasal passages and relieves headache fever and sneezing, with two more doses over two hours and a total of three doses easing symptoms. It emphasizes low cost and easy access at drug stores.
The July 1919 South African Journal of Industries notes cane replacement by cotton in Zululand. Planters report cotton more profitable and promising than sugar, with a six month cycle and lower needs for wagons, tracks, and vehicles.
Helena reports indicate heavy precipitation across Montana with record snowfalls in the mountains. Early and hard winter is forecast, but suggesting the coming crop year will be good, as old timers note hard winters have preceded fine crops.
For years druggists have touted Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine. A physician s prescription and strengthening medicine it helps the organs perform nature s work. Sold by all druggists on merit test sample bottles offered by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY and mentioning the paper.
The speaker argues that a strong agricultural policy underpin a great industrial policy and must draw people back to the land. He warns periods of low mood harm labor, but agriculture trains workers who support other industries and keep the system alive.
After four days of testimony Referee James A Walsh finished the hearing on the writ of mandamus against the state board of equalization. Montana Power officials Kerr and Dennison testified as the case examined state and county assessment procedures. The referee will forward findings to the supreme court.
Senator Walsh told the Montana irrigation commission that any plan to store Yellowstone Lake water for Idaho farmers requires congressional action. He said the federal reclamation service has no role and only private parties conducted a preliminary survey, with Montana's interests to be protected.
A fragment notes rattlesnakes’ rattles as bone segments tied to loose fangs, making a clinking sound when moved, described in a brief observational line.
Dialogue fragment shows Dolly denying need for help after a kiss, Molly remarking the kiss did not require intervention. The exchange hints at social norms and personal agency in intimate situations within a domestic or theatrical scene.
The Great Western Sugar company permanently closed its Missoula factory after farmers showed little interest in guaranteeing beet acreages. The Missoula plant received closing instructions from the company president, and the mill built several years ago is shut down.
An advertisement for Danderine claims the tonic instantly doubles hair beauty. It promises abundant, soft, glossy hair, removal of dust and oil, refreshed scalp, and prevention of dandruff and hair loss while encouraging growth.
A brief exchange in a courtroom features a judge asking about a tonic and whether it should be used inside or out. The dialogue captures a light, dry moment amid legal proceedings.
An advertisement asserts Bayer brand is genuine Aspirin with proper directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes Bayer tablets come in 12 tablet tins at a few cents and identifies Aspirin as Bayer’s trademark for monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
A playful exchange contrasts sentiment and tactic as a couple debates holding hands versus keeping trumps. The dialogue hints at a card game dynamic where risk and advantage frame their banter. No broader context is given.
A vintage advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It claims to purify stomach, liver, and bowels, touts a fruity taste, and urges mothers to look for the California name on the package for trust.
A terse exchange notes a PVEM return and the speaker’s persistence in seeking it. The speaker mentions writing to the editor five times to obtain the required merit proof.
An advertisement promotes Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates stomach and intestinal digestion, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates bile. It claims wide household use and lists indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and constipation as benefits, urging readers to buy from druggists and dealers and avoid substitutes.
A fragment notes a vaudeville number featuring a chorus of butchers and bakers. The speaker quips they are feeders for tha estar, suggesting a humorous, stagebound dynamic in the act.
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