A Mother's Love and a Baby's Smile Changes a Father's Mind
A drifter Dottie in Pixley's Corner seeks stability after marrying Mel Olivier in a tale of pregnancy secrecy. The newborn reveals the town's gossip as Dottie weighs a future shaped by marriage, money, and desire, while facing a looming reckoning with the two crucial dates Sept. 14 and March 2.
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Montana Girl Anna Robinson Bewitched Nobility Worldwide
Anna Robinson, a Montana girl born near Minneapolis in 1871, rose from a Castle Meagher county boardinghouse singer to international stages and marriages. She wed the Earl of Rosslyn in 1905, toured Europe, and later faced poverty and illness, dying in New York in poverty years later.
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Price Index Rises in Local Farm Market
Local market prices for farm products continued upward last month with the mid May index at 112 percent of the 1910 14 level. Prices averaged 2 points higher than the month before and 14 points above a year earlier according to the United States Department of Agriculture report.
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Inevitable Divorce Plan Sealed Between Mel and Dottie
Dottie and Mel fled to New Jersey to marry under strain. Mel offers money and hints at a later divorce, implying a lifetime apart. Dottie vows to seek divorce once the baby is born, showing a wary trust between the couple. The tale ends with unspoken futures hinted as the story continues next week.
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Montanan Wins Aviation Cross for Aerial Rescue
Secretary Knox approves Distinguished Flying Crosses for Lieut William W. Lowrey and Aviation Chief Machinist’s Mate John R. McCants for an aerial rescue of Lieut Walter S. Osi poff of the Marine Corps at San Diego last month. McCants is noted as a Montanan.
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Private Too Good Defeats Colonel in Tennessee War Drill
A private in the Army captures Col. Robert Bond of the 117th Infantry, 30th division during mid Tennessee maneuvers. Both exhausted after the encounter, the pair sought guidance on handling the prisoner. Also noted is a CCC camp move from Malta to New Cumberland for muster out. Save a Life Be a Careful Driver.
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New Mexico
Troops to Learn Camouflage Use at Camp Hunter Liggett
Officers from the Third and 41st divisions studied terrain at Camp Hunter Liggett California to improve concealment and cover in the upcoming second battle of the encampment. Major General Kenyon A. Joyce criticized past errors including friendly fire and misrouted advances. Whale oil is used in lubricating fine mechanisms, such as watches.
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