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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
7
National directory lists Wilson and Marshall in key posts with Robert Lansing at Treasury and Josephus Daniels in Navy. It names state and federal officials, offices in Helena and billings, and invites readers to note appointments and officials across land offices and courthouses.
The report names city and school officials including chair G M Parker and recorder J E Cameron with roles such as secretary Henry Ellingson and magistrate T W Kiethley. Ward representatives C D Paulson and Miele with colleagues A P O Leary and L F Douthett appear among the list of appointees and attendees.
Wise Pastor at St Josephs Church announces a one month schedule of services at Sidon during five midweek days. Ten oclock morning notices given. Sunday services led by Pastor William Pames. Sunday School and morning preaching with evening service. All welcome. Congregational Church nearby.
Tremendous interest in the Midland Empire knitting contest at Balings fair September 17 20. The winner receives two cups 50 dollars in furs and 10 dollars cash and will be named champion knitter of Montana. Entries urged by September 10 with forenoon sessions 10 to 12 daily and exhibitions of Red Cross work in the woman’s building.
The piece highlights Prof. William Lyon Phelps of Yale praising the Bible as a foundational, serious book with enduring influence on prose, poetry, and wisdom literature. It contrasts Bible literary power with modern short stories and notes historical ties between Turks and Mongols in earlier eras.
Captain Norman Thwaites praises sugar shortages felt aboard and recounts a Bayswater constable's midnight joy at learning a pair of twins arrived, noting the birth gives two extra rations amid wartime scarcity.
In a reflective Atlantic Monthly excerpt, Robert M. Gay notes a dragonfly in golden light on a lily pad, contrasting fleeting life with enduring beauty. He suggests that amid mankind’s turmoil, returning to simple nature restores the spirit through perpetual, changing yet persistent beauty.
Osmianl historians claim the original Turk descended from Noah. They state nine on the ark at landing after a floated start with eight, naming Japhet’s eldest son born during famine as Ter k. A fourth generation descendant Alindje Khan had twins Tartar Khan and Mogul Khan, linking to Turks and Mengets.
A Birmingham conference with municipal representatives and the national war salvage council examined waste utilization. Birmingham collects 600 tons of old tins yearly, selling recovered tin at 1 500 a ton and 35 000 from recovered waste paper. Food for poultry and pigs comes from slaughterhouse material and condemned fish and meat is converted into manure. Fat is used for soapmaking.
A major dairy exhibit will feature at the Empire fair with input from Professor G L Martin of the state college of agriculture. W E Tomeon, dairy specialist, and Manager Larence oversee displays and lectures on ranch and creamery butter and cheese. Most of the state's 15 cheese factories are expected to participate, with special prices for top cheese displays.
A historical note references a figure known as the Great Beel of the Mate in Mentana, with scant readable details on his origin or role. The fragmentary text hints at local lore or maritime connections but offers no clear dates or events.
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