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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
8
A quotation captures a painter's boast about a speaking portrait of his wife and a quip about creating a still life painting, suggesting a dialogue on artistic approach and representation. The exchange highlights craft and characterization in visual art.
An advertisement asserts rheumatism stems from kidneys failing to expel poisons and urges immediate use of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims the product detoxifies the urinary tract, heals the kidneys, and treats rheumatism lumbago sciatica and related ailments, warning that other brands are imitations.
Sun power pumping plants have been tested experimentally on a large scale in California New Mexico and Esynt.
An old advertisement extols Boschee’s Syrup as a remedy for coughs bronchitis colds and throat irritation. It cites influenza death tolls to stress danger and asserts the product has aided households for fifty three years providing restful sleep and easy morning expectoration.
The first recorded riddle is attributed to Samson in Judges 14 14, noted as the originator of riddling in biblical text. The verse mentions a riddle about honey and a lion, marking an early example of this literary device.
A brief proverb compares married couples to shoes, noting that exactly alike pairs do not make a good match. The reflection suggests compatibility matters more than appearance.
The Montana State Board of Education approved Heber Ranch near Helena as the site for a vocational school for girls and the employment of Edith Kassing of Philadelphia as superintendent. The school may open in February with new buildings to start in March. Detainees from Miles City Industrial School to be transferred.
Helena reports the 1919 elk hunting season near Yellowstone National Park produced more than 2,000 killed, the heaviest in decades, prompting Game Warden DeHart to urge new law allowing the department to close hunting in districts to protect species. Early snows pushed elk into easy reach of hunters, intensifying the slaughter and depleting the herd.
Missoula loses its Great Western Sugar plant after telegrams show the company will dismantle the facility and stop accepting beets. Built for 1.6 million dollars, the factory operated only 17 days in 1917 and produced about 25,000 sacks of sugar.
Great Falls Judge George M Bourquin rules he has jurisdiction to hear the Montana Development Association versus Montana Trade Commission injunction case. The court overrules the commission’s motion to dismiss and grants briefing on jurisdiction. Meantime the temporary injunction bars enforcement of the price display order.
Helena reports Montana grass and grain exhibited at the Chicago international grain and hay show achieved top placements. A telegram from F. Fuller, field agronomy agent, to Commissioner Greenfield notes Montana won first through eighth on hard winter wheat, first and third on clover and hay, and first and fourth on timothy.
State chemist reports no poison detected in cans sent from Kalispell similar to those blamed for five deaths near Java. Cans removed from circulation were discarded, and only同 the same type were tested under direction of H. M. Shea at the department of food and drugs.
A National Geographic bulletin recounts football’s evolution from ancient games in Greece Rome and Ireland to medieval England and modern college play. It notes rough origins, shifting popularity, and the sport’s role in shaping character and discipline.
In the Riverina eastern district of New South Wales farmers increasingly adopt motor tractors as wages rise. Over 150 tractors have been sold, with buyers reporting labor savings and efficiency. One tractor replaces ten horses, works on hard ground, and aids in fodder cutting, chaff, wood, and grain market tasks.
The joint council of the executive professions in Ireland adopts a resolution estimating Ireland’s bogs at 3,000,000 acres containing the equivalent of over 3,000,000,000 tons of coal. It urges studying whether the land can be used for agriculture and whether the coal equivalent can fuel industrial output as part of Irish reconstruction.
An advertising claim urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for up to three doses to relieve a cold or grippe. The ad touts opening congested nostrils, stopping a runny nose, easing headache and feverishness, with a pleasant taste and no quinine, costing only a few cents.
Witnesses describe a tense street scene at a quick service spot where a man pulled a gun on another man and threatened to kill over an alleged affair. Patrons restrained the suspect until police arrive, amid a chaotic night in the city.
One million bales of American cotton are planned to be shipped to Japan by year end. The initiative signals growing trade with Japan and reflects strong cotton exports planned by U S producers and merchants.
Anna Meteriano of Peru Indiana describes severe backache and disability after displacement. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health allowing daily work and household duties. She urges other women with similar symptoms to try the remedy.
The Copenhagen based chemist Ebbert Wonder sells a patent for producing artificial leather to a Norwegian company planning factories abroad. The deal could lower costs for sandwiches served in railroad lunchrooms.
A concise proverb notes that a man focused on his own duties cannot spare time to mock others errors. The saying emphasizes self discipline and priorities over idle ridicule.
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