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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1916
Page
12
In Hardscrabble and Bingville residents express dislike for broadcast television sets. They claim many voices clash on air and nobody hears the other. People prefer silence over news machines and reject being watched by the whole neighborhood.
A rambled satirical piece from the Bugle denounces tellyfomes with a mock fearsome stance. It claims Bingville residents oppose a tellyfome line and warns of thunderbolt mishaps during a co seat visit. The column ridicules outsiders pushing tellyfome service and condemns the plan as a pestering nuisance.
Farmers bustle with crops leaving little news and small anecdotes fill the page. Ezra Sparrow’s horse scared a buggy, Molly West flaunts another beau, Mrs. Allman breaks teeth on a stove, and Jim Snyder trades poultry goods for cash. Hame Wilson’s cow trampled oats, while gossip hints of more tales if a memory surfaces. EXCELSIOR.
A village missive notes Gabe Winslow firing a henhawk and causing minor damage as he frets his shot may shatter more. Andrews worries about a family dispute tied to a summer illness. Benj laments not wishing illness on a snake while wishing someone else had it. Continuous heavy rains over a week prompt calls for dry weather. Si Hemmingway narrowly escapes a falling tree near Saw Fidge Mountain.
Si Bingville writes home from the county seat about change, mischief, a fox sighting, and a jury serving as Sam Woods assists. Polly Wiggins of Sorrow Hollow marries Jim Snodgrass amid gossip and long running vows. Roemer hints at Melancthon Miller and Miss Aones Whitbley planning a marriage as kept town gossip continues.
Local notes report church leaders hesitating to buy a new bell due to funds. Mentions teacher Ved Peters resting from school duties and Jed considering a seat at the county. A roof fall injures Ora Underwood but only lightly and humor surrounds back issue copies from 1801 in a historical society effort.
Fragmentary OCR text describes Joe Scorched Em Joe imitating a revered citizen and an honest serra ong. It mentions boots half soled and wet from building a vice in a swamp. Context unclear and no clear event or outcome detectable.
A man scalded his feet drying them by a stove in a kitchen and awoke to cracked soles. The incident led to new half soles for his boots. Joe promised to be more cheerful about his boots in the future.
Mrs. Cyrus Hoskins was duped by a slick con artist offering to enlarge a photo of her husband Cy into a crayon portrait for 20 dollars. She paid 10 in advance but the man vanished a month ago, leaving her with no portrait and suspicions of a wider scam targeting other wives in Bingville.
Jed, Uncle Hen’s nephew, works in the store during a visit. Hen praises Jed as polite with customers while he handles tasks. Some young ladies seek help for tethering chores, and the narrator notes odd behavior and disappearing items.
A farmer announces the sale of a west Bingville tract on Teck Hill’s south slope. The steep rocky ground cannot be plowed, making it of little value to him, and he offers it at a great bargain on a first come, first served basis.
A Bingville carpenter laments missing brace and bit and warns the thief to return them within a week or risk legal action. He complains tools are stolen often when he or his wife are away and urges neighbors to buy their own gear to avoid repeat losses.
LEM BROWN, a first class carpenter and builder, says he forgot the brace and bitt he left in his attic during January while doing carpentry. He asks for the return of the items.
Abe Witherow of the county seat visited last week on a mysterious errand. He rode in his buggy to Cy Hoskins and spent an hour on Cy's front porch, but nobody could understand what they said. Neighbors Lem Gookins and others tried to pry, yet Cy remained mum, shifting the subject again and again. If further details emerge next week, the town will be informed.
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