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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
7
The document enumerates national and state officials including Woodrow Wilson and Toomas R. Marshall, with Treasury William G. McAdoo and War Secretary Newton D. Baker. It lists interior and labor figures, federal delegates, and land office personnel across states such as New York Texas California and Montana with several named county and city officials.
The fragment lists names and titles for local offices and committees including chair G M Parker, vice chair G A Loasby, W A Carl, Henry Ellingson as sntative, A H Arneson, SH & Lyon, Eric Steensland, Recorder J E Cameron, Cout H C Pound, A Fallang, Kextor J G Ellingson, of the Peace T G Shipton, and Police E Sharp.
Fragmentary notice states a monthly mass at St Josephs Church in Columbus Mont at a specified Sunday time. It mentions Mrs Leary and Lucas as named individuals and references a pastor. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
An officer at Camp Zachary Taylor uses a bell mare and a string of mules to illustrate animal and human nature. He notes the pack mule’s two purposes and that mules must be trained together from the start to avoid inefficiency, as even paired mules resist separate work later.
The piece argues cooking as a worthy art not tied to pretension. It cites royal, noble, and literary figures who valued dishes and sauces and stresses that true cooking focuses on the dish itself rather than flashy accompaniments.
The piano industry will cut production by 30 percent to reserve spruce for airplane construction. Sounding boards and beams require the same high quality stock, so manufacturers will seek substitutes while maintaining on-hand supplies. Grays Harbor mills and Oregon Columbia river mills, longtime suppliers of airplane stock, are shifting focus to airplane materials.
The article describes a German shell aimed at Paris from seventy five miles distant rising to twenty four miles high. It cites Scientific American noting the air thins at that height so the sky darkens and may appear nearly black. In such a view the sun would glow as a ball and stars would be visible despite daylight.
A soldier, sent to Houston for training, was granted two weeks of rest on the firing step during duty. He hopes to sleep well when he returns, imagining resting on a window ledge. The account reflects wartime fatigue and brief relief while awaiting further orders.
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt contrasts Chesterton on why soldiers earn respect with a comic aside about a polar bear hunter and a neighborly feud. It humorously notes workers in war, and the shared grit of trades and soldiering, ending with a faded image of a fence and an unlit cigar.
A reflection on Tarrytown's calm, historic charm beside the Hudson. The town preserves legends like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the story of Andre the spy, with moonlit graveyard views and nightly hoofbeats near the spot of Andr es capture, inviting lingering historic pride.
Lieut Colonel Oliver Dockery overseeing the 160th Depot Brigade at Camp Custer Michigan scolded a negro sergeant for marching 2000 recruits from Alabama in rain. A southern recruit, shivering, called Dockery a kind hearted man and sighed I am goin to cry.
A wartime editorial urges every citizen to perform their duty to the utmost and highlights the impact of saving even 10 percent of spending. It emphasizes girls at home can contribute through savings and work, valuing character and industry as essential to victory.
A fragmented report notes Senator Overman quoted criticism of President Wilson and Senator Reed exclaimed Oh hell in a parliamentary moment. The item references biblical verses from Exodus and describes a scene with Aaron and Hur aiding Moses during the battle against Amalek.
The Missouri mule again serves crucially in World War I, surpassing horses and motorcars in many front and supply line roles. Pershing's engineers testified to the value of the mules in Washington requisitions, confirming their indispensable use in field operations.
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