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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
2
A crowded classifieds page lists loans real estate and land scrip offers from Mo and Campbell and J A Lowry. farm machinery and sale notices appear alongside strays lost and wanted ads, local business promotions, and livestock prices in Big Timber.
Excavators for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit tunnel under Whitehall Street uncover piles in the mud dating to Revolutionary days. The site near Whitehall ferry hosted Washington's departure in 1783 after Farewell at Fraunce's tavern. Found also are old wooden mains from Aaron Burr era and an ancient ship hull buried about 35 feet underground.
General Gordon recalls a humorous Civil War incident on the Rapidan where a red headed Yankee concealed in weeds claimed his uniform came from his mother and avoided a spying charge by a playful defense. The episode ends with soldiers and officers laughing at the near-miss and a decision to maintain order.
Fragmentary notes mention French general and colonel of infantry Jean colonel of Infanti Thierry. Entries reference penalties, tax, and a Breec them imber mering with a $88 amount and Blair.
The War Trade Board lifted the general ban on European garlic imports after Italy argued a large home harvest would cause financial losses. A permit was issued for the current year with conditions that after January 1918 fewer acres be planted to garlic and more land shift to other food crops for domestic use.
An iron head of Bismarck was sold to the New York war savings committee to be converted into munitions. The metal duplicate, appraised at eight dollars, was paid in War Savings stamps and sent within two hours to a munition factory. The anonymous owner said he kept the piece to avoid ridicule from local junk collectors.
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