My Financial Career and Bank Experience
A humorous memory by Stephen Leacock recounts his first bank deposit turning into a panic. He nervously presents $56 and a future $50 monthly deposit, miswrites cheques, and withdraws all money in a comic escape from a bank that leaves him dazed and laughing at the clerk’s surprise.
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Pinkerton
Jie
Pinkertons
Baron Rothschild
Gould
Montgomery
Sle
Stephen Leacock
Northern Pacific Issues Strict Employment Circular
A circular from Northern Pacific headquarters enforces exclusive company service for employees and bans outside business or indirect holdings that could affect duties. The notice requires full-time dedication during prescribed hours and residency as needed. Court notes from Park and Sweet Grass counties list case venue changes and judgments, plus a local plea for newspaper payment and family update from Ex. Gov. Richards.
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Northern Pacific
Department of the Northern Pacific
Ottawa widow memorials seven husbands seven up
An Ottawa woman who buried her seventh husband erected a monument showing a marble hand with the index finger raised to the sky. Instead of names or dates, the base bears the words seven up, a stark, curious display amid local notices and oddities.
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Ottawa
A Violent Raid at Burg and Ransom’s Gambling Rooms
In Burg and Ransom's gambling rooms at 13 o clock a brutal hand to hand fight broke out after an Italian called Tom Newcomb a liar. Italians attacked Newcomb with chairs and razors causing serious injuries before officers captured two suspects and the fracas ended.
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Livingston
Burg & Ransom
Tom Newcomb
Dogo
Newcomb
Wool Snekts Offered For Sale In Lot Sizes
The Tlatch Dier Mer Co offers 54 oz wool snekt for cash in lots of 400 at 27 cents each and in smaller lots under 500 at 28 cents each.
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Tlatch-Dier Mer. Co
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