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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
2
The Pioneer classifieds list hot bakery rolls, real estate loans by E J Mo, farm machinery via Big Timber Supply Co, and livestock deals with Billy Miles & Bro. Other entries include furniture, musical instruments, harness goods, sewing machines, and various rental notices, plus autos, tractors, and land offers.
For Sale or Trade one 8 HP Fairbanks Morse gas engine one new large feed grinder four resident lots best in Big Timber one 35 HP Overland car 1916 model 30 head horses work and saddle Leo J Cremer Big Timber
The Dillon barn landmark changes hands to Dailey and Wilson. Mr. Dailey, a former Gibson resident with wide local ties, brings many customers and the firm promises prompt, square service with a strong start and growing business.
The Deer Creek Telephone Co. stockholders meet at Grey Cliff Montana on August 4 1917 at 2 p m to elect officers and handle any other business. President John T Esp presides.
Alfalfa Products Co. seeks private sale of its alfalfa mill or any part of the machinery. Trustee G. M Parker of Big Timber Montana authorized to conduct the sale. sale notice filed as 13 tf.
A Harper's Magazine account describes Guiana Indians using bows and arrows and blow guns to hunt fish and birds. Hunters creep along stream edges in loin cloths, using steel-headed arrows and socketed harpoons to haul large fish, then call or lure fish with pods and seeds when quiet range fails.
Citizens are urged to join the United States Food Administration in conserving food. The pledge form asks for household details and participation in authorized moves. Free instructions and a household tag are promised, with optional official button and shield vision mailed for ten cents and a return envelope.
The piece argues singing has faded from everyday work and play. It cites cultural observers and poets noting how labor and industrial noise suppress informal song, leaving only professional singers, alcohol fueled singing, or phonographs as current outlets for singing.
A Scotsman and an Irishman travel, the farmer being spendthrift. The Scotsman keeps a daily allowance and secretly takes the other’s money, revealing he hid the cash by entering the Irishman’s pocket each morning after rising. The tale ends with the Scotsman confessing his nightly theft.
The piece notes ongoing hostility between farmers and crows in New England yet observes the crow population remains robust and well nourished. It compares crows to English sparrows and starlings and suggests crows would persist despite harsher winters and rising populations of other birds.
A Manhattan visitor touring a Warwickshire castle learns the true size inside with many rooms cellars and corridors. The guide notes the duke keeps trained hounds to track visitors who get lost and shepherds them back to dinner.
Swiss history shows universal military service framed as a civic duty. Early founders declared shirkers devoid of honor with homes vowed to destruction and required a substitute at personal expense if unable to serve.
The article outlines several tests to distinguish real diamonds from imitations. It highlights regular facet reflections, scratch resistance of real diamonds, the file as a tester, and Sapphire as a close hardness benchmark. Water behavior and light transmission are described, noting imitations spread water and hide glow.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes many gold coins in circulation are abraded below the Treasury’s tolerance. Banks accept lighter coins, and some will not be redeemed at face value by Federal Reserve. Treasury asks Congress for authority to receive all gold at face value for a limited period to recoine and restore currency integrity.
The piece lists durations of major wars and conflicts in American history from the Revolution begun April 19, 1775 to 1783, through the Northwest Indian War, the War of 1812, Seminole and Creek hostilities, the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection, with dates that appear garbled but reference key conflicts and periods. It notes periods for the Revolution, Northwest, War of 1812, Creek and Cherokee disturbances, Florida Indian War, Aroostook disturbance, Mexico War, Apache and Navajo conflicts, and the Philippine insurrection.
A reflection on how people overlook nearby others while chasing grand aims. The author laments the habit of seeking distant wonders while ignoring the simple duties and good will around us at hand.
A provocative profile notes a barefoot dancer famed for expressive feet and sparks debate over press agents claiming she interprets classic verse with each toe wiggle. Concerns about overhyping her art surface as observers discuss performance novelty versus skill.
In a reminiscence about college athletics, Dolly recalls limited interest in sports at Yale and Princeton, noting only a few players caught her attention. The excerpt hints at cultural attitudes toward college athletics during that era.
In remote China swift news travels via a relay network of sturdy couriers, run by the Chinese post office. From Peking outward, relays cover vast territory, with average speeds near 40 miles a day as riders eat and ride nonstop to pass the mailbag along.
A country couple browses a jeweler window on Market Street and, after a bold push by the petite woman, Mary selects a wedding ring while her shy fiancé George hesitates. Onlookers remark they admire her grit and ponder what George will be like a decade hence.
Little Muffington, newly settled with wife and infant, receives a frantic call from wartime offices. He hurries from his desk to the taxi and rushes to the suburban home to see his baby who contentedly nibbles a tiny toe, bringing relief and joy.
A visitor asks for a forty passenger car, but the agent says only seven passenger models are made. The visitor insists, showing a magazine with a photo implying a forty seat bus, while the judge notes the size comparison and questions feasibility.
The text presents a garbled, incomplete quotation about a salesman and a vague incident. It lacks clear subjects, actions, and context to derive a concrete news item or identify entities, events, or dates. No verifiable person or organization can be established from the readable fragments.
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