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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
5
Providence Rhode Island woman says backache headaches and nervousness faded after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports weight gain renewed energy and urges other women with functional disturbances to seek the remedy and write for advice.
A new soldier, only a week in camp, asks a captain for a three day leave. He thanks the captain as he departs and salutes correctly but is corrected for addressing the captain as he meant. The captain explains military titles, and the recruit apologizes, realizing the error in rank.
A well known society performer volunteered for a revues at Colony Hatch lunatic asylum and delivered a humorous monologue. The main audience grew bored though one highly intelligent inmate applauded and challenged the performer with a remark about madness and dignity.
A brief exchange hints at a reliable figure who stays informed on any topic while a joke questions the spouse’s jetting plans. The dialogue suggests a witty, informal newsroom feel with character-based humor.
A Japanese program ships art horses to Vermont as part of a cultural exchange. The project features decorative horse sculptures displayed in towns across the state, drawing residents and visitors to public exhibits and events.
The War Review notes Allied forces advance in France and Belgium with British French and American troops forcing enemy retreats. German positions crumble from Rheims to the Belgian frontier while Meuse and Aisne sectors see new Allied gains and towns liberated. Serbia and Albania also yield ground as Nish is recaptured and Austro Hungarian troops pull back in Albania.
Secretary Baker returned from the western front with the message that the Liberty loan 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 efforts.
Washington reports the fourth Liberty loan faces obstacles German peace talks and Spanish influenza yet officials expect to raise over six billion dollars. About 2.5 billion subscribed in banks and savings institutions with estimates near three billion possible. Thousands of volunteers begin final week efforts amid hopeful headquarters sentiment the nation will go over the top.
Washington reports a grim shift as German forces renew brutal tactics amid retreat in France and Belgium. The sinking of ships, including the U S S Ticonderoga and Leinster, claims hundreds of lives, with 925 dead in three submarine attacks and many missing. An American destroyer survived and counterattacked.
Washington reports Spanish influenza still rising with no peak in sight as civilian data remain limited. Army camps show a slight drop in new influenza cases in the latest 24 hours, while pneumonia cases and deaths rise.
Spokane reports the federal land bank loans to farmers in Washington Oregon Montana and Idaho totaled 20 422 520 at the close of business September 3 1925. D G O Shea president says loans are secured by first mortgages on land and range from 100 to 10000 with an average of 2350.
Washington observers expect Germany may accept Wilson's peace terms and evacuate invaded lands but caution that the note does not guarantee immediate hostilities end. The German reply urges a mixed commission for evacuation details and awaits official arrival for Wilson to assess.
Chicago reports a riveter earned $64 for eight hours at the South Chicago shipyards. The week day rate is eight cents per rivet and Sunday is sixteen. A three man crew last Sunday riveted 1,014 units, earning $164.24 with Hugh McNulty, the driver, taking $64 and the two helpers sharing the rest.
Observers say there will be no armistice with Germany and that the Entente may demand guarantees of good faith. Places such as Metz, Strasbourg, Trieste and possibly Essen could be placed under Entente control to ensure compliance. The next move may force Germany's military leaders into an unconditional surrender or trigger a political revolution.
A North Channel collision between the transport Ortranto and the Kashmir leads to the Ortranto breaking on Scottish rocks. Of 699 American soldiers aboard, 372 are unaccounted for, 310 landings occur, and rescue efforts by the British destroyer Mounsey and others are hampered by severe gale and low visibility.
List of Montana service members with status Killed in Action Died of Wounds Missing in Action Wounded Severely Wounded Slightly and Died of Disease. Names include Pvt David Llewellyn Butte Pvt Alfred A Lubke Great Falls Pvt Alexander Ross Broadview Corp William H Murphy Big Sandy Pvt John A McKee Laurel Pvt Lotus Quam Chester Pvt Wm H Martin Annacunda Pvt John James Helena Pvt Leon B Lambert Billings Pvt Wm M Pfarrer Lambert Pvt Thomas W Roberts Columbus Pvt Thomas Fostvedt Red Lodge Pvt Carl O Vinge Kalispell Corp Carl F Damson Poplar Pvt Fred J J Crane Highwood Pvt Ralph Vernon Scott Wardin Pvt Emery I Hoar Brockton and others.
Washington reports the first major American air raid against Germans north of Verdun. About 350 aircraft took part, marking the largest western front air offensive to date with no prior raid matching its scale. Official details are pending.
A humorous exchange about a hypothetical ring and a breakup. The speaker notes she had no ring and jokes that before proposing he joined a society for the prevention of useless giving.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn treatment that instantly relieves pain and allows corn removal without soreness. Marketed as the Cincinnati genius discovery, the tiny bottle costs only a few cents and works on hard, soft, or between-the-toes corn and calluses.
The Oregonian notes that more barns are struck by lightning now because there are more barns to hit, not because lightning has increased. No change in storm frequency is claimed. expansion of barn stock explains the rise.
Overwork and poor habits weaken men but Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules are advertised as a health remedy. Three capsules daily are claimed to restore strength for uric acid problems kidney or bladder issues stomach derangement and general fatigue. The ad notes 200 years of Holland laboratory history and offers money back if not effective.
A tersely worded dialogue piece notes a worker asking about purpose and a hobo replying with evasive cadence, framed as a stark exchange on labor and intervals.
Cuticura offers cleansing and beautifying products for skin hands and hair. Free samples available by addressing Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Adyv.
A veteran declares, Take your choice, work or fight, and chooses to continue fighting rather than work. The terse exchange reflects wartime resolve and personal stance amid staffing pressures.
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