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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1924
Page
3
R P Spencer, 70, of Denver, credits Tanlac with restoring energy and appetite after two years of weariness and dizziness. He reports rapid improvement after a few doses and notes the product’s broad availability. Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills are advertised by the manufacturers.
September has many names across cultures and eras. Libra the balance marks the zodiac conjunction, while its Latin root septem reflects its placement as the seventh month of Rome’s ten-month calendar. Charlemagne’s era called it harvest month, Saxons barley month, and some American Indians the Moon of Falling Leaves.
The piece notes Abyssinia's population over 10 million with a high illiteracy rate and states the Abyssinian alphabet has 236 letters. It suggests a typewriter model based on European designs would require about 500 keys, about 472 keys plus 472 letters, numerals and symbols.
Article notes China as an early cultured society with advanced artisans and tools while Europe used crude implements. It emphasizes the ancient origins of Chinese civilization and its skilled craftsmanship compared to Europe in early history.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind and claims every user agrees with the statement, asserting universal quality.
Quote segment attributed to Fontenelle reflecting a century lived without ridiculing virtues.
Experiments in Germany show that fertilizers poor in ammonia but rich in sodium and potassium help suppress dandelions and sorrel. The study notes that nutrient balance influences weed growth and may guide garden management.
A terse aphorism notes that any man unable to command his own impulses remains slave to them. The line emphasizes self discipline as a path to freedom and control over one’s life.
A ten ounce sapphire valued over 25000 dollars is shown at the British Empire exhibition in Wembley. Discovered in the Hyderabad state home of a Mahometan official who used it as a paper weight for years. Carved as an ear ornament with a long history traced to the twelfth century Bullala kings of South India then passed to a white owner and finally to current possessor.
A reflective line treats an engagement ring as a symbol of hope and promise for a young woman, framing the ring as more than jewelry and as a beacon of future happiness.
John L Corkran, an early Richland County farmer living 18 miles northwest of Sidney, emigrated from Maryland in 190 to build a prosperous ranch. He started with 800 acres in Richland, grew wheat oats flax barley and corn, then focused on hogs. by 1912 his farm reached steady growth with high yields and increasing cattle sales. By 1923 the Corkrans owned 800 acres, valued equipment around 6000, and ran a show farm while supporting two sons in Sidney High School.
A historical sketch recounts Benjamin Franklin’s long marriage to Deborah and a famed liaison with Madame Helvetius in Paris. Abigail Adams’s letters describe the salon, social scandal, and Franklin’s flirtations, including rendezvous at Turgot’s and engagement with the widow’s circle. The piece notes Franklin’s prior affair before marriage, producing a natural son raised by Mrs. Franklin and later made governor of New Jersey.
I J Jensen of Montana State College will head Montana’s display at the Portland show on November 18 1924. The exhibit will feature robust Montana grain quality with utility class entries limited to one bushel, promising larger representation and more honors than prior years amid ties to the Pacific Northwest Hay and Grain Show and related exhibitions.
A clay tablet love letter dug up in Chaldea recounts Gimil Marduk of Babylon writing to Kashbuya of Sippera. He asks about her health and asks for a message about her coming, expressing longing and wishing her long life. The origin and lovers remain unknown.
A description notes that arrests at night in Sweden aim to spare the suspect public humiliation by avoiding a daytime march through streets, unless the person is sought by the police as a dangerous criminal.
In August 183 cattle were tested in Montana, bringing total tested cattle to 247,667 and tested herds to 17,309. The eradication program is directed by Dr. W. J. Butler of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board and J. W. Murdoch of the U S Bureau of Animal Industry.
Weed seeds in grain seed may give an undesirable odor to dairy products, prompting quality checks and possible product recalls or alerts for producers and suppliers.
A collection of reader letters from Louisville and Frankford plus Carlisle praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for changes of life and nerves. Mrs Kate McPean, Mrs Abbie Harvey, and Mrs Louisa Brand share health improvements and increased work capacity after using the remedy. A nationwide canvass reports 98 percent benefited and druggists nationwide carry the product.
Emerson Wray, a blue fox farmer, uncovered twenty two rusting muzzle loading muskets and copper sabers in a sandstone cave ten miles from the mainland. The weapons are believed to have been hidden by Russian hijackers who attacked sealers in early Alaska history.
Cuticura offers comfort for red rough itching skin with hot baths using Cuticura Soap and application of Cuticura Ointment. A scented dusting powder Cuticura Talcum is also recommended as part of the indispensable trio.
A London trend titled bright eyed movement promotes vivid eye styles. Followers wear distinctive spectacles with bright green orange heliotrope light blue or scarlet rims. The slogan spectacles captures the bold look and spirit of the craze.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims the product neutralizes uric acid and relieves rheumatism with testimonials and sample offers by parcel post from Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
The article notes that England began its first railway in 1825, with Austria and France in 1818, the United States in 1820, Belgium and Germany in 1835, Russia in 1838, and Italy in 1839, outlining early global railway development.
Advertisement notes Ball Blue as essential for housekeeping tasks including kitchen towels table linen sheets and pillowcases. Highlights broad usefulness across domestic laundry chores.
The game and fish commissioner destroyed an Indian fish trap in the Charlton river Missouri that has been in use for a century.
A quip compares a stubborn man to a farmer who refuses to build a storm cellar, arguing he disapproves of cyclones and cannot adapt to others viewpoints.
Clarence H. Wilson of San Bernardino relates a recovery from long illness after a walnut sized lump on the spine was removed. He credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with rapid relief and full healing after several bottles. Available from all dealers in liquid or tablets.
A witty aside questions continuity in cinema and jokes about its use in marriage. The remark contrasts filmmaking craft with domestic life, noting that continuity is a concern for moving picture people even in personal relations.
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