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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
6
A reader’s joke from the New Haven Register notes a girl’s answer to what suffering for righteousness means. The child says it means having to go to Sunday school, capturing a light moment in church life.
A quip about Mr Fuller’s submarine humor leaves listeners puzzled as the joke’s point remains elusive. The exchange hints at a layered pun or nautical theme that escapes some, adding a note of light irony.
An 19th century style ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as building up the system and cleansing the blood to prevent colds. It asserts internal action on mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case not cured, with testimonials and Toledo Ohio address.
Stella asks about saving money and Bella reveals daily efforts to avoid unnecessary purchases. The exchange highlights conscious spending and self restraint in everyday choices.
A promotional piece touting Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a superior kidney remedy. It claims broad success in kidney liver and bladder issues and offers sample bottles by mail. It cites sworn statements and asks readers to send ten cents for a sample from Dr Kilmer Co.
A brief humor exchange features Bilie asking if Tilie’s baby sister has teeth and Tilie replying she has some but they are not hatched yet. The quip uses playful wording and regional dialect.
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as making clothes whiter than snow and lighting the housewife’s laundry, selling a large package for five cents at grocers. A ragged slogan about politicians notes that once elected, a man begins to work toward a second nomination.
Northeastern Minnesota faces a massive disaster as wildfires rage across Duluth Superior and nearby towns. Authorities estimate over 40 000 people homeless with deaths possibly reaching 1000, many towns wiped out including Cloquet and Moose Lake, while Duluth and Superior suffer extensive damage and relief efforts mobilize.
News briefs from the world in brief. Coal output rises to a new half year high while Allied offensives are attributed to foreign manpower. German actions provoke British anger over submarine warfare and peace prospects. American troops exceed 1.9 million abroad as telegraph night letters prepare to replace some messenger deliveries. Cholera spreads in Berlin with rising cases and deaths. Daylight saving remains in effect pending congress action. Wage and fare disputes threaten suspended utility wage raises. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdicates. Boris succeeds and is viewed US allies friendly. A South Dakota congressman wounded in France while preferring trench service. Corn prospects improve. wheat crop forecast at 918 million bushels.
Health Commissioner Copélin d urged superintendents of private hospitals to postpone all non major class surgeries to preserve beds for influenza and pneumonia patients. Doctors should keep patients at home when sanitary conditions warrant. Some hospitals are overcrowded and army nurses are being sent from the city to aid in training camps.
Thomas Atkins grew fractious as his stubborn streak resisted a nasty medicine. Two or three V A D s surrounded him urging, drink this and you will get well. Atkins brightened as he heard rosy promised, joking asking which of the pretty V A D s was Rosy.
A brief wartime quip shows a Briton declaring victory and an American replying that the Allies have long pursued the target, illustrating Allied pressure and confidence during the campaign.
In a fragmentary exchange readers glimpse a caustic remark about Belle-Will and a claim of insanity in a family. The excerpt mentions a vessel and a scene where it is buoyed and manned, reflecting maritime dialogue within a broader clump of gossip and stage chatter.
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