Christmas Traditions Begin in Billings with Settler Arrival
Historian recalls early Billings Christmas customs as towns grew in eastern Montana. Families brought cheer, with church services, dances, raffles, and gifts while weather and daylight shaped celebrations. A tragic murder and lively contests marked the era, and residents noted springlike warmth during holidays.
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Territory
Montana
Billings
Wyoming
Congregational Arch
Newman
O. N. Newman
Yellowstone Valley
Yellowstone County
California
Jeremiah Cokely
Patrick Dwyer
the Post
Billings Gazette
Mercury
William Losekamp
Perce
Sam Wilde
Earty-Dlar
Claimed Kinship to Clark Highlighted in 1906 Tale
A fragmentary note suggests a man named William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition may have been born in 1907, with speculation tied to Sept 1906 interactions with the Cheyenne or Nez Perce. The piece cites C. A. Zimmerman as photographer for a study opposite Mintrepalians.
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Maeiin McDonald
Wiliam Clark
C. A. Zimmerman
Swert Lesans
Bt. Fuse
the Great Palls Tribune
Christmas on the Billings frontier with ships, dances, and plenty
A Billings pageant recounts a Christmas ship laden with candy and fruit, a courthouse service by Rev Alfred Brown, and a McKee’s opera house dance for forty couples. It notes ample turkey meals, toy runs for children, and holiday ads, plus a 1883 Meeteetse cattle camp dinner with lavish fare and music by George Marquette.
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Alfred Brown
Episcopal Church
McKee
Tropical
Baltimore
Key West
Billings
New York
Meeteetse
Wyo
Otto Franc
Wyoming
John Gleaver
Otto Prane
George Marquette
15 Ways to a Man's Medal Flour Recipe Guide
Housewife readers urged to follow simple recipes from Gold Medal Flour of Minneapolis to win praise from husbands. The ad promotes a booklet titled 15 Ways to a Man's Medal and claims easy kitchen tips to impress spouses.
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Gold Medal Flour Company
Minneapolis
Telephone Co Improves System Across Montana Lines
J N Whittinghill Montana state manager for Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph details a 1932 construction program. Projects include Missoula to Plains copper circuit, Ravalli to Paradise pole line, Thompson Falls to border long distance, Helena area cable upgrades, and rerouting near Basin Savage Wolf Creek. Total costs span about 50 000 dollars to 50 thousand with completion by January 1933.
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Telephone Company
J. N. Whittinghill
Montana
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Missoula
Thompson Falls
Plains
Ravalli
Paradise
Montana-Idaho State Line
Helena
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Harrison
Glasgow
Red Lodge
Shelby
Cut Bank
Glacier Park
Billings
Forsyth
Basin
Butte-Helena
Savage
Crane
Glendive-Fort Union
Wolf Creek
Helena-Calgary
Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Lewistown
Bridger
Stevensville
Ryegate
White Sulphur Springs
Saco
Great Falls
Fort Benton
Hinsdale
Whittinghill
Egyptians Brewed Ale Long Before Modern Times
The text notes that beer production existed in ancient Egypt as far back as historic days.
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W. H. Banfill
Montana In
Rotogravure
U. S
Glacter
Yellowstone
Last Chance
Alder
Grasshopper Glacier
Beartooths
Gate of Mountains
Robbers’ Roost
Virginia City
Buttes
Beaverhead
Bonner
Pelson
Kalispell
Mates
Louis Newman
Havre
Charles M. Russell
University Club
San Francisco
Ass’n
Mont
Carson
Mr. Russell
Paul Danielson
Loran Junior College
Washington
DR. Perham
Mr. A
Stanford
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