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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
6
Farmers in the Midland Empire showcase high grade draught horses with a stone boat pull event. Teams compete to move a 7100 pound boat in five minutes, counting all breaks, with prizes of 30 and 20 dollars for top teams. No time deductions apply.
Popular Mechanics Magazine describes a method using hot water to draw out a splinter. Hold the injured part over a nearly full bottle until the flesh pulls back and the splinter appears. This avoids pricking with a pin and should be followed by an antiseptic.
The first U.S. war saving stamp bank building rises in Oklahoma City with all lumber and furnishings donated by local firms. Workers were paid in War Savings stamps as the bank opens to sell war savings and thrift stamps to the public.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses how most young men are city bred and lack clear perception of distances in nature. It notes soldiers have not been placed amid scenery, making it hard to gauge routes or terrain.
In a Philadelphia Telegram excerpt, William W Thompson of Kansas praises outlines at a dinner and shares a humorous anecdote. A couple named Smith experience car trouble with audible frustration. Mrs Smith admonishes. the husband quips about Job and a cog wheel, prompting comic exchanges about patience.
The 1851 London Great Exhibition spurred railway growth and a social shift that moved old English furniture into second hand shops and poorer homes. Squads of gentry and their wives flocked to the capital, returning with new pieces and discarding old. The result is widespread vintage furniture found in provincial towns and rural homes today.
Carl W. Riddick of Lewistown announces broad backing from business leaders and farmers in Fergus and eastern Montana counties. He highlights patriotism, public service, and two sons serving as volunteer American soldiers, urging voters to support his bid for the Republican nomination for Representative in Congress.
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