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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
4
A composer recalls how a lyric written for a Broadway show by J. J. Rosenthal helped spark a later musical. The show failed, yet the lyricist later helped develop a new comedy musical, only to see the project vanish when the script remained unseen for months.
Experiments in Algiers by M. de Laroquette show sunlight destroys bacteria mainly on dry surfaces with full desiccation. In liquids only very intense light affects bacteria at shallow depths. White light outperforms colored, blue slightly stronger. ultra violet and ultra red fail to deliver germicidal action. Sunlight acts only at the surface and fat or muscle layers hinder even this slight penetration.
The London Daily News notes a naval rule that admiral of the fleet holders must retire from active command, a constraint applied to Jellicoe and Beatty. It argues the policy discards capable leaders after reaching top rank, unlike the army where field marshals remained in service during the war. Sir David Beatty, aged forty eight, ends his sea command under this precedent.
A fragment from Heave Together features Jim Neill and his brother Juicer debating a brutal incident in a yard shop. The dialogue describes a floor dropping away, a magnet adding weight, and a crapsman unable to shut off juice without trapping a child beneath a plate, implying starvation.
Uncle Joe Cannon critiqued a government bureau calling it a mighty polite bureau. He said they never fire a man but ask him to tender his resignation. Tendering, he quipped, makes it less tough.
I read of a new insomnia cure using the first names of all friends in alphabetical order. The method is a variant of counting sheep and proves impractical as sleep remains elusive. The piece notes attempts at silent mind focus and the futility of arithmetical diversions.
The article outlines Lithuania’s location on the Baltic coast near Vilna, noting its area about 80 000 square miles and a population near 9 million with 7 million Lithuanians. It describes diverse groups including Poles, Jews, White Russians, Germans, and Mongols, and claims Lithuanian language is among the oldest, likened to Sanskrit.
A high school student reflects on changing tyrants from brutal rulers to those who wield emotion to control others. He argues modern tyrants use tears to compel obedience, shaping his father’s thoughts about power and influence.
Nature grants spring blooms to lonely WWI graves in Picardy between Albert and Combles as Lieramont and Bernafay Wood show daffodils and green brambles. The soldiers lie in central cemeteries cared for by the imperial war graves commission. France has purchased land and given it to England.
A plan for a major American managed hotel at Chateau Thierry is reported in progress. It notes a German speaking clerk may not be needed on opening day and suggests Germans may not be welcomed back in large numbers by locals.
A fragmented remark questions how politics is faring locally. The speaker laments that clever epithets are directed at distant powers rather than saved for the local campaign. The passage hints at changing rhetorical habits in a political climate.
A security paying 4.55 percent for four years is advertised as safe with principal and interest guaranteed by a major financial power. It is available in units of 5 100 and 1000 face value but thousands pass it by.
The article extols war savings stamps and treasury certificates as safe investments with low cost and guaranteed cashable gains. It notes December prices for 5 dollar, 100 dollar, and 1000 dollar units, their cashable date, and protections from theft or court attachment. Strays taken up.
Stray cattle located at Hodgsiss ranch two miles south of Chateau. Owners may reclaim by paying pasture charges and advertising costs. Described: one head branded left hip right ribs. three head branded left ribs right ribs. one head branded hip right hip. another hip right hip.
All registered warrants of School Districts Nos. 14 16 26 28 38 45 60 and 65 will be paid at the treasurer’s office in Teton County Montana on and after December 20 1919. Interest at 6 percent will be computed from the date of registration to December 20 1919.
Administrator Byron Corson invites all creditors to present their claims against Haagen Borsholt deceased within four months of first publication. Claims must be shown with vouchers at the estate office cared for by attorney T H Pridham at Larson Black Chateau Montana. Dated November 19 1919. First publication November 21 1919.
Helena December 10 1919 State Board of Pardons orders Dec 31 1919 hearing on Governor Bates commutation for W G Bates convicted of robbery at Fairfield Teton County Bates sentence 18 to 20 years published in The Montanan with notices of animal losses and fur trade ads appended
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