County Commissioners Hold Regular Session in 1906
The Board met with all members present and audited bills for the general and bridge funds. Refunds approved for Flannagan Bros. and B O Forsythe over illegal sheep taxes. Contracts awarded for county poor care and medical attendance. Bridges approved across American Fork creek and East Boulder, with funds and right of way arrangements set.
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Board
Amtet
Austin
Meyer
Bert
Rapetad
H. J. Koozer
John Rye
Flannagan Bros
B. O. Forsythe
Care and Board of the County Poor
West
L. C. Bade
Dra. W. A. Moore
A. P. O’leery
Lowry J A
Stewart W
Citizens State Bank
Dick Budd
Big Timber National Bank
CM Rein
John Fahlgren
DeKoni
Frank Clouse
Rapeta
Sidney Frazer
Prospier Tessier FE
Edward Arneson
Guthrie John Barron M
Fell Jacob Hoyem
Michels P Roobal
J H Brown
General Fund
Allen H C
Skillman C N
Furcor
Allen H. C
OA Fallang
H C Allen
Alice Webster
HC Pound
T. G. Shipton
Chas. McDonnell
The
Securities Co., Limited
Dra. W. A.moore
A. P. O'Leary
Drs. Moore
O’leary
Terms of Court for the Sixth Judicial District 1907
The Montana Sixth Judicial District fixes 1907 court terms in Park Carson and Sweet Grass counties with dates for January April July October February May August November March June September December. The prior 1905 order is revoked. Frank Henry, Judge, dated December 4 1906. The Social Capital discusses Washington New York and London as global social centers and notes New York’s appeal lies in shops and leisure rather than society.
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Montana
Park Country
Carson County
Sweet Grass County
Frank Henry
Washington
New York
United States
London
Great Britain
Harper’s Weekly
A Funnl Acrobat Tarpon Plays Across the Water
A vivid Country Life in America description of a tarpon leaping and writhing for prey. The fish flashes gills and jaws, spews a mullet ball, and executes back somersaults and long jumps. Its final rolling stroke reveals a two foot dorsal filament.
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America
The Knowledge That Paya
The fragment hints at reflection on notable workers or leaders and their achievements, suggesting a critical or observational essay. It implies judging the merit of big men by their public works and the value of their contributions to society.
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Paya
Knowledge and specialization in the pursuit of usefulness
James Swinburne argues that excelling in one narrow subject signals broader knowledge, but true value lies in knowledge that is or will be useful to humanity. He notes general knowledge can be easier to acquire than deep specialization and warns against overly narrow pursuits.
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James Swinburne
Electrical Review
Could Be Happy if We Wished
A reflective paragraph on happiness across past and present times. It contrasts limited resources with life’s warmth and joy, suggesting happiness came from living rightly and using what one had. The quote attributes these musings to Christian Resister, musing on contentment and virtue.
Overeducated Hindooe and a Call for Civic Action
Quotations from two papers debate India's educated classes and their pursuit of professional vocations. The Times of India notes a streetscape saturated with signboards for professions, while the Detroit Free Press urges individuals to brighten the world with small acts of kindness and refreshing influence.
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India
Times of India
Browne's frugal methods spark curious tale
A local anecdote describes Browne as especially frugal. When needing an analawl he avoids buying one and instead works to fashion one by bending a corkscrew, illustrating his economical approach.
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Hite Beenemy
Wyte — Browne
Bilack—Browne
Browne
Miss Snowflake and Jim Jackson Marriage Question
A playful exchange evokes Miss Snowflake and Jim Jackson marriage questions. The dialogue hints at marriage as a subject of curiosity while noting continued work and ignorance as a path to woe, with Beattie weighing in.
Alaskan Dog Teams Work On Scarce Meals
A Montreal Star report notes that in Alaska a fair day’s journey with dog teams covers about twenty five miles. Dogs are cheerful workers but must be fed once daily after travel, with boiled rice or meat and fat. They work on a businesslike basis, showing little affection to their master.
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Alaska
Montreal Star
Variability favors men in intellect says Bookman quote
The passage argues that men show greater variability in intelligence, producing more high and low extremes. It cites tests finding male variation 5 to 10 percent higher than in girls, and notes historical data claiming 97 percent of the thousand most eminent intellects are men, implying a male monopoly of genius and more male idiots.
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Bookman
Theatre mishap leads to last minute fix with gloves
An actor arriving late for Othello forgot to blacken his hands and wore white gloves. The audience giggled until he hid his hands with flesh colored gloves then revealed matching hands mid scene, ending the tittering as the performance continued.
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Breual
Othello
Edison Statement on Patent Protection Sparks Debate
The text recounts Edison arguing in Success Magazine that U S patent law fails inventors by allowing others to seize pending claims after a patent expires. He recalls his fourteen year court battle over the light bulb, noting only three years of protection remained of the seventeen year term.
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Patent Department
Thomas A. Edison
Orange
N. J
Success Magazine
United States
Tom
Harry
Patent Office
Mr. Edison
He Found the Hefrs and the 7 Million Florin Heir Hunt
Vienna lawyer Dr. Arnold Pann uncovered thirty heirs to a dead jeweler’s 7 million florins after years of searching across Austria and Germany. He earned 250000 florins as his fee and appointed the heirs as guardians of the sum. Some heirs squandered shares and one sought more.
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Arnold Pann
Vienna
Ott
Crews
Austria
Germany
Dr. Pann
Supreme captains and their epilepsy marked lives
The article argues that many world leaders and military figures, from Charlemagne to Napoleon to Wellington, endured epilepsy or neuropathic traits shaping their careers. It cites Caesar, Clive, Cromwell, Joan of Arc, and others as examples, noting frequent fits, visions, or temperament linked to neurological illness.
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Charlemagne
Alexander the Great
Caesar
Brutus
Marlborough
Garing
Clive
India
Wellington
Peter the Great
Charles V
Hiad
Frederick the Great
Macaulay
Oliver Cromwell
Mohammed
Joan of Arc
Lorraine
France
Joan
The
Celestials
Tighe Hopkins
London Tribune
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R. L. Guthrie
Byedobn O
Rye Joo
Mil’ge
Koozer
Bridge Fund
D. J. Wartman
H. O. Keroca
H. C. Aten
Sixth Judicial District
State of
Detroit Free Press
Snowflake
Jim Jackson
Weshtub
Puck
Beattie
Dogs of
Intellect
Katherine Cecil Thurston
Parkes
Loder
Ianos
H. Howard
Citizen’s State Bank
Big Timber
McDonnell
W. T. PratHer
J. W. Geiger
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