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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
17
Providence resident Adeline B Lynch credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing nervousness backache and headaches after other medicines failed. She urges women with similar symptoms to try the root and herb remedy and seek special advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A newly drafted Black soldier asked for three days leave, saluted a captain with thanks, and was corrected when he called the captain a sergeant. The captain, addressing him as Johnson, teaches the importance of proper military titles and ranks. The exchange ends with the recruit apologizing for the mix up. The Bayonet.
A noted society performer volunteered to entertain residents at the Colony Hatch lunatic asylum with a humorous monologue. The crowd mildly bored, but a highly intelligent maniac applauded and urged the performer to continue, noting that madness does not excuse pretension.
A terse dialogue fragment notes a constant presence as a friend stays posted on any subject while an aside questions his wife's letters. The exchange hints at a domestic or scholarly setting and ongoing correspondence.
War reviews note Allied gains across France and Belgium with British French and American forces advancing along the Meuse and Aisne fronts. Serbia and Albania see progress as Nish reconquered while Austrian Hungarian units move north in Albania. Spain plans to seize 15000 tons of German ships unless ambassador designates vessels by October 15.
Secretary Baker returned from the western front with the message that Liberty must go over the top regardless of peace proposals. He said the trip aimed to pave the way for war on a great scale and praised the army for its work.
Washington reports show peace talks and Spanish influenza pose obstacles to the fourth Liberty loan drive yet officials expect to raise more than six billion dollars. Subscriptions via banks and trust companies total about 2.5 billion with forecasts near three billion as volunteers rally nationwide in the final week.
Washington reports German forces signaling a harsher strategy after defeats in France and Belgium. Accounts claim 925 deaths from three submarine sinkings, 243 aboard the USS Ticonderoga, 600 lost from Leinster, nearly 500 missing from Hirano Maru, with an American destroyer rescuing 29 before engaging the U-boat.
Washington reports the Spanish flu epidemic remains un peaked with cases expanding nationwide. Army camp data show a slight drop in influenza cases but pneumonia deaths rise. Surgeon General tallies total influenza 12 024 with 2 824 pneumonia deaths and 889 fatalities from Thursday’s reports.
Spokane, Oct. 12. Loans to farmers in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho by the federal land bank of Spokane totaled 20 422 520 at the close of business September 3. D. G. O'Shea, president, announced the loans are secured by first mortgages on land and range from 100 to 10 000, with an average of 2 350.
Washington observers note Germany's reply to President Wilson's inquiry, intercepted via Nauen, signals acceptance of Wilson's terms and evacuation for an armistice. Officials urge caution, as the official document had not arrived. implications for entente talks and possible mixed commission are described.
Chicago report notes a riveter earned 64 dollars for eight hours work at the South Chicago shipyard. The week day rate is eight cents per rivet and sixteen on Sunday. A three man team set a Sunday total of 1,014 rivets, earning 164.24 dollars with Hugh McNulty receiving 64 dollars as driver and the others sharing the remainder.
Observers claim there will be no armistice and that the Entente would demand guarantees of good faith. They expect territories like Metz Strasbourg Trieste and possibly Essen to be placed under Entente control to ensure Germany honors its promises. A key question is whether Germany will accept unconditional surrender or undergo a genuine political revolution.
A transport ship Ortranto sinks after a mid sea collision with the Kashmir. Of 699 American soldiers aboard 372 are missing, 310 land, 17 rescued. rescue efforts hindered by gale and high winds near Islay and Belfast. The British destroyer Mounsey aided survivors while risking damage in the storm.
The report lists Montana service members by status killed in action, died of wounds, missing in action, wounded severely and slightly, and died of disease. Names include Pvt. David Llewellyn of Butte, Pvt. Alexander Ross of Broadview, Corp. Wm. H. Murphy of Big Sandy, Pvt. John James of Helena, Pvt. Carl O. Vinge of Kalispell, Pvt. Ralph D. Smith of Glendive, among many others with hometowns across the state.
Washington reports a daring American air raid north of Verdun involving 350 aircraft. Officials have not released confirmed details yet, but the operation is described as the largest air offensive on the western front to date, with no prior raid matching its scale by either side.
Quote style exchange notes a man boasting that no engagement ring existed and that he joined a society for the prevention of useless giving before proposing. The humorous remark centers on a jilted suitor and the absence of a ring. The piece uses witty banter to mock romantic expectations.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless, instant remedy for all corns and calluses. It claims a tiny bottle costs only a few cents and can remove hard and soft corns between toes without soreness, calling Freezone a Cincinnati genius’s discovery.
In Wortland Oregonian the reason given is more barns to be struck by lightning, not increased lightning activity. The article notes no rise in lightning, just more targets in the area.
Advertisement claims GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules restore strength from overwork and poor eating. It attributes relief to the capsules for uric acid, kidney, gravel, bladder stone, and stomach problems, noting a 200 year Holland origin and refund if ineffective.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a restless worker asking about purpose while a hobo answers with fragmented interruptions and a burr. The exchange hints at class tension and labor questions without specifying a setting or figures.
Cuticura announces cleansing and beautifying products for skin hands and hair. Free samples offered by mailing to Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Adyv.
A veteran declares choice between work or combat. He asserts determination to continue fighting off work if necessary and emphasizes resolve to serve or resist labor. The remark reflects wartime mindset and personal duty.
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