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Newspaper
Choteau Montanian
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
2
The December 14 1900 issue notes Bryan may again stir politics while predicting W A Clark will win a U S Senate seat if the legislature meets. It questions Senate approval of his seat and reports Tur River Press claims the banner Republican county shifts to Custer with a McKinley plurality of 503, Choteau 469.
By the death of Mrs Washington McLean the Admiral Dewey family gains a millionaire status. The passing of her father earlier added property and the latest death of her mother boosts the fortune to about one million dollars.
The article compares Mississippi and Minnesota election results, noting Mississippi 59 108 votes and Minnesota 300 324, with Minnesota and Mississippi each having equal congressional representation. It critiques southern elections as a farce and accuses Democrats of exploiting their theory of consent of the governed.
In Williamstown West Virginia last week Reverend John H Wohl a Presbyterian minister was shot in the head and killed by prominent attorney S D Stokes after Wohl objected to Stokes speaking to his housekeeper. Stokes fired back wounding Wohl before dying himself. The incident ends in a fatal duel like exchange.
Ges Cuarter's protest to Field Marshal Von Waldersee against foreign troop depredations in Pekin stirs friction, while the U S government opposes China’s dismemberment and harsh punishment. A census shows Indiana's population center near Greensburg shifting westward, with future movement north. A Nome Alaska mining trip notes dry season, title disputes delaying development, smallpox quarantine, and a wild stampede experience shaping optimism for future gold prospects in the Cape Nome district. Murs Nav Coututys plans return to Alaska.
The death of Cadet Oscar L. Boose during hazing at West Point prompts an investigation. Col Mills, superintendent, has launched a parallel inquiry to head off Congress. Reports accuse older cadets of brutal hazing practices including feeding and burning liquids and pepper.
An ad promotes Sparacus Pills for curing kidney ailments. It asserts universal success and offers Saree pie free. The Sterling Remedy Co. is listed with Chicago or New York addresses.
Advertisement for Ne-To-Bao from Sterling Remedy Co promoting tobacco cessation. Claims to make weak men strong with a 50c or 1 dollar price, booklet and sample free, offered through Chicago or New York druggists.
After months of effort Mr. Clinkenbeard has perfected a medallion portrait process. He can now create a fine portrait of any person on a medallion with square or oval shapes and heavy gold plated ornamentation. He plans to visit Butte Helena and other towns after the holidays to promote the invention.
A lurid ad claims a devil fish type monster causes constipation and attacks organs and nerves. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a safe cure for stomach liver kidneys and bowels offered for 25 cents at C H Drakes drug store.
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a grim prognosis with stomach trouble and jaundice. After seven bottles of Electric Bitters she was completely cured, avoiding surgery and feeling stronger than ever. The remedy cures stomach liver and kidney troubles and is guaranteed, 50 cents at Drakes.
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