This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
2
Local classified notices advertise real estate loans from E J Moore and J A Lowry, farm machinery from Big Timber Supply, livestock purchases at City Meat Market, second hand goods at the Second Hand Store, used cars and pianos for sale, sewing machines repair, and a variety of wanted items including horses, chickens, and relinquishments. Lost items and a range of services are listed with contact names and locations in Big Timber Montana.
One 8 HP Fairbanks Morse gas engine, one large new feed grinder, four resident lots in Big Timber, one 1916 Overland car with 30 head horses for work and saddle. Contact Leo J. Cremer at Big Timber. Also listed are job notices.
Grantland Rice notes 1917 has 3200 golf courses covering 300000 acres with about 900000 players aged twelve to eighty. Jack Clark recalls early days in Madison Conn and Boston 1890s when golf clubs were scarce and misunderstood as shinny, noting rapid growth and cultural change.
Theebaw, once king of Ava, dies, recalled in a Times article as a figure of brutal rule and a dynastic overthrow linking to British annexation of Upper Burma 31 years ago. He was son of Mindyon, educated in a Buddhist monastery, and later mentored by Dr. J B Marks who funded Mandalay church and school.
An advertisement declares August 14 as the hog and cattle shipment day. It promises top hog prices and offers to buy cattle outright or take them on commission, with the goal of helping sellers move even a few head. It invites potential sellers to report what they have.
Reward of $250 offered for information leading to the first conviction of anyone stealing horses or cattle belonging to any paid up member of the Sweet Grass Stock Growers Association on the protected list. Members with livestock for sale may send a list to Secretary Grant Bishir at Hunters Hot Springs Montana. Those wishing to buy may write him to learn who has stock for sale.
The alfalfa mill of the Alfalfa Products Co. or any part of the machinery will be sold at private sale by trustee G. M. Parker of Big Timber Montana. The notice appears as a public sale prospectus from a local legal advertisement.
The Pioneer chronicles notable local figures and events with brief notes on community impact and upcoming activities. The item highlights residents and their connections to nearby organizations or milestones.
Railroads in Montana cooperate with the State Fair and Expo to offer visitors from all regions of the state half price tickets to Helena during fair week. Special trains run to Helena in addition to regular service, with reduced-rate tickets available September 22 to 28 and valid for return until October 1.
The Midland Empire fair adds new prize offerings including 231 in Hereford classes from the American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association. Other awards include a $100 set of resin harness for best raft team, gas range for beer and canned produce displays, and embroidery crochet and bread prizes. Several sponsors such as Sturtin Drake, Billings Gas, Chambers Hardware, Gamble Robinson, Bozeman Milling, and McCormick Seed House are listed with prize allocations. Volunteers and youth contests add further awards with Buff Rock eggs and chickens show rewards.
One hundred derelicts at the Frierd ly Inn in Baltimore underwent blood tests at a Johns Hopkins hospital branch for transfusions. Twenty five submitted to operations and received $25 each, while the rest are paid $1 to stay fit until needed. Family histories are studied to prevent mistakes, and the blood from these men now circulates among prominent U S men and women.
The New York tax department values Grand Central station at 21.7 million dollars as the citys most valuable single property. The Equitable Building and site rank at 20 million, Pennsylvania Station at about 15.98 million, Metropolitan Life at 12.5 million, B Altman dry goods at 14.1 million, and Waldorf Astoria hotel at 11.65 million.
A humorous家庭 snippet from the Indianapolis News notes Uncle Jim shaved off a mustache after wearing it for about a year. A relative recalls seeing him with facial hair, another says it grew in roughly two years, and a family member jokes about planting the seed.
Levitsky urges calm and clear response when accused of lying while Cohenstein warns size matters in defending against personal attacks. The exchange hints at handling insult and reputation in confrontation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.