Commissioners Proceeding on Bridge Petition and Health Bids
The board considered a petition from four Sweet Grass County residents to erect a Stillwater River bridge near Columbus with half the material cost covered by Carlon County. It reviewed a Yellowstone river bridge site near Grey Clt and laid over the cost estimate. A Friday December 11 1908 adjournment recorded. finances were audited by fund. supervisors were ordered to halt nonemergency district work. The afternoon session examined county officers bonds and issued bids for health officer duties and quarantine care, with bids due January 8 1904, and the board adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County
Board of Commissioners
Stillwater River
Columbus, Mont
Carlon County
Walvoord
Yellowstone River
Grey Clt
Connally
D. A
Geiger J
Geiger
Sweet Grass Co
Montana
Board of Health
Board of Counts
Auch Board of Health
H.C. Allen
Board of Health of Sweet Grass Co
Irvine
Francis
Nevin
O. B
Seases
Koozer
H. J. Perdiem
F. Irvine
Business Man's Calendar for North-Western Line
The North Western Line calendar titled for the busy business man is a ten by fourteen inch hanging silk card with a week to a page and two inch high figures. Postpaid delivery to any United States or Canada address costs ten cents, via PT. W Teasdale, Gen’s Passenger Agent, St Paul Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Road
United States
Canada
PT. W.teasdale
Gen
St Paul. Minn
To Our Patrons and Friends Christmas Greeting
The Dirt Brownine Mercantine Co thanks patrons for 1903 support and pledges courteous treatment, fair honest business, and reasonable prices. They wish readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and sign as Frep Brownsixe Manger.
Proposals For Care of Poor in Sweet Grass County
Sealed proposals will be received at the county clerk office in Bix Timber Montana up to 2 p.m. Friday January 8 1904 for furnishing board lodging and nurse hire to poor persons designated by the board of county commissioners. Bids must state amount per capita per week by order of the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bix Timber
Montana
Sweet Grass County
Board of County Commissioners
District Court
Sixth Judicial District
State of Montana
Sweet Grass
Lizzie Mills
Phaintiff
Jasper Mills
State_of
Sas
H.C. Pound
John T. Smith
Res. Stockton
Plaintiff
Bigt Timber National Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice is given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bigt Timber National Bank will be held at the bank office on Tuesday January 12 1904 between 10 a m and 9 p m to elect a board of directors and to transact other business. Joan Fl Asueny cashier Big Timber Mont December 1 1908.
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Bigt Timber National Bank
Ing
Joan FL Asueny
Big Timber
Mont. Dee
Department of the Interior
Bozeman
Mont
Settier
C N Skillman
U.S
Montana
Charles F. Curtis
Sem
Peder J. Exeland
Oscar B. Curtis
Cyrus J. Caiitte
Robert Roberts
Monana
M. R. Winsey
Register
United States Land Office
Edward Hughes
McLeod
Sweet Grass County
N. Skillman
Solomon Craft
Merrill
Hughes
William Nelson
Lewis Nelson
M. R. Winson
Harvey C. Pound
William H. Ellison
Frank Clouse
Charles McKenzie
Charles F. Morris
Ontana
Hhereby
C. N. Skillman
Joseph Lay
M. P
Elisha L. Harris
Thomas, McCall
Milton C. Whiting
Jasper N. Lay
Grey Cliff
M. R, Winsons, Register
E M Wall Attorney at Law This Court House
A fragment notes attorney E M Wall at a courthouse with unclear names and verbatim bits. The readable items reference an attorney and a court setting among partial phrases.
History of Burial Practices from Stone Age to Indian Widow Burnings
The article traces burial methods from Paleolithic in caves to chambered barrows in Europe and cremations alongside interments in later ages. It notes changes with bronze age shifts, rise of cemeteries, and continued grave goods for elites after Christianity, plus Volga tribes and widow burning in India into 1829.
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Europe
Volga
India
How He Became a Lawyer from Mansfield to Congress
John Sherman left Mansfield to study law in Columbus after seeking a loan from his brother Charles. Admitted to the bar at age twenty one, he practiced in Iowa before returning to Mansfield to form a partnership. The two later separated as John entered politics, becoming a U.S. representative and then a senator, shaping national history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Charles
Manstrela O
Hewis
Columbus
John
Charlies
Iowa
Mansfield
Republican Party
Congress
United States Senate
Washington Star
Changing times in football spirit at the old school
A writer laments modern football under university coaching and training tables. He recalls free play at the old pasture by the big oak, where everyone joined in, kicked the ball constantly, and drank from a tin cup, praising the bygone independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Teeple
Atlantic
Names of fabrics traced to places and people
The Philadelphia Bulletin explains textile origins: Muslin from Mosul. Serge from Xerga. Bandanna from an Indian binding term. Calico from Calicut. Alpaca from a llama fleece. Damask from Damascus. Satin from Zayton. Velvet from vellute. Shawl from Sanskrit. Cambric from Cambrai. Gauze from Gaza. Baize from Bajac. Dimity from Dametta. Jeans from Jean. Blanket linked to Thomas Blanket, a clothier who helped English wool imports in the 14th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosul
Asia
Calicut
India
Damascus
China
Cambrai
Gaza
Bajac
Dimity
Dametta
Jean
Blanket
Thomas Blanket
England
Philadelphia Bulletin
Family Dissensions and the Home Atmosphere
The piece argues mutual consideration prevents family strife and praises a home ruled by self control, kindness, and unselfishness. It cites scripture on a woman’s role in keeping peace and a pleasant home as essential to happier living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Heaven
On the Installment Plan
A humorous exchange about wedding gifts and paying for them on the installment plan. Mrs Browne notes lovely silver and rare china, Mrs Greene explains the gag that the young couple gift the couple back as they marry, a circular joke from Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Browne
Mrs. Greene
The Louisiana Purchase and Its Far-Reaching Effects
The upper portion of the Louisiana purchase became U S territory on March 10 1804 after a brief transfer from Spain to France and then to the United States. The region included present day Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Idaho Montana and parts of Minnesota and Colorado. Jefferson Livingston and Monroe are cited for guiding the transformation that helped establish a growing empire and future world power.
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Louisiana Purchase
Territory of
Louisiana
Mississippi
Orleans
New Orleans
United States
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Indian Territory
Minnesota
Colorado
Republic
Jefferson
Livingston
Monroe
Noah Brooks
Scribner's
The Dandelion's Prowess in Lawns and Weeds
This excerpt from Harpers Magazine explains the dandelion as an introduced European weed with a deep perennial taproot that stores nourishment and resists animals. It notes the plant's ability to compete under sun and air, its rosette leaves, and how low lawn mowing allows it to thrive while shading and overtopping other plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Scots Fraternity Member Seeks Courtship Guide in Edinburgh
A Scotch member of the fraternity received a letter asking any Edinburgh bookseller to supply a courting book. The letter seeks guidance on how to speak to the lass he loves and the exact words to use when courting, regardless of length.
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Edinburgh
Irish Times
One Train Telescoped Another Defines Collision
Mrs Smudhers asks what telescoped means and Henry explains it means a rush into another train. The newspaper calls it a bad kind of collision. The pun adds humor to a serious incident described in the Kansas City Journal.
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Henry
Why and Left Nashville
A historical quip recalls General Hood fleeing Nashville as Federal troops entered. His colored servant, when captured, was asked why Hood departed so quickly. He replied that Massa Flood believed he could not do himself justice in that city.
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Nashville
Hood
Massa
Ancient Child Burial and the Chesham Bois Chrsom Stone
A Westminster Gazette note describes a 16th century brass in Chesham Bois church Buckinghamshire showing Benedict Lee the chrisom child. It cites an old Church of England order until 1552 that a child dying within a month of baptism should be buried in the chrisom robe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Chesham Bois
Buckinghamshire
Benedict Lee
The Great Game of Chance and a Quip on Marriage
A Chicago Post quote questions anti gambling efforts by young women. The reply notes if the crusade succeeds, marriage will be the only game of chance left open to men.
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Chicago Post
No Cajolery About It Subscribing for Her Book
A brief quoted exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald discusses persuasion in a reader interaction. The dialogue centers on a girl’s attempt to secure a subscription and a male speaker’s insistence that no cajoling occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Guide to Beauty in Kansas City Journal Dialog
The excerpt features a brief dialogue about popularity among girls with Agnes deemed more popular than Florence. A speaker asks to be introduced to Florence, expressing a preference for good looking girls.
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Gries
Florence
Agnes
Kansas City Journal
Expensive error on commuter train described
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune note recalls a commuter's misfortune as the conductor punches his meal ticket twice. The passenger laments the mistake and wonders whether the railway should compensate him or his meal, highlighting a costly error aboard a moving train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The Netter Plan and Promises From Puck Bid
A fragment discusses political maneuvering with promises to share earnings. The text hints at a power dynamic and a quirky quote about willpower and controlling a woman. The tone is cartoonish and satirical.
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Netter
Ethel- Te
Papa
Puck
Politeness Defined by a Child and Professor
Town Topics offers a quip on politeness through a child’s question and a professor’s playful definition. The exchange frames politeness as concealing true thoughts.
Refusal Sparks courtroom quip in old maid case
In a terse exchange the judge asks if the maid is a saint as remarks about mercy and refusal surface in a light courtroom moment from a historic page.
Nature Keeps Moving Forward Despite Inaction, Goethe Quotation
A brief quotation attributed to Goethe noting that nature presses on with progress and assigns consequence to inactivity, reflecting on momentum and action.
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Stockholders Meeting
Anute Natary Vanier
Heer
E M Wall
Court House
Baw
Mivateer
Martyts Toe
G. McKay
D.C. M
Onice
Anderson Mouse
Tod
Foct III
Henry Nicholson
T. A. Gillespie
Livestock Commission Merchant
W. A. Clark
H. Mauna
U. S
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
R A.gray
Helens
W. M. Enright
Helena
T. W. Teasdale
Minn
Rogr. Lee
Lyeth
Gon
Crysom
Westminster Gazette
H. C. Pound
THE
Pioneer
Triic
Ak Aleth
Ros
Orange
Mass
Union Sq
Atlanta
Montana Trading Co
Elmer—Papa
Professor Bronadhead
Goethe
M. R. Vinson
Flrst
Swift & CO
Paris
the Club Saloon
W. W. Beasley & Son
Commission
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