Farmington Social Notes Include Dances and Distant Travel
Farmington items list local events and visits including Gregor Tongen back at Helms and homestead time, LeRoy couple traveling to Chisago to visit LeRoy's father, and many neighbors attending dances, threshing, and hospital news. Marriages noted with Nordhagen and Olstad wedding in Great Falls and well wishes.
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Court
Jones
Eleanor
Bynum
Axel Larson
Great Falls
Larson
John Bjork
Albert Johnson
Peter Bouma
Johanns
Adrian
Dina
T. L. Bench Box Social and Dance At T. L. Gap
A box social and dance is planned at the T. L. Gap school house on Friday November 24. The Wentworth orchestra will provide music and attendees are invited with ladies urged to bring baskets. Local residents and visiting relatives are noted in a series of short social items from Cha teau and Great Falls.
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Gregor ‘Ongen
Helms
Dutton
Edward LeRoy
Chisago
Jack Kerr
Farmington
J. J. Daley
Dan Lindseth’s
Mary
Dorothy Longmuir
L. J. Otness
Lowman
Karlpark
Ind
Otness
Lawrence Nasser
Sophia Lindseth
Attorney Verge
Jesse Metz
Freeman Daley
Oscar Carlson
Lewis Talifson
Choteau
T. L. Gap
Wentworth Orchestra
G. W. Janszen
Maggie Steensma
Chateau
Richard Reiding
Grace
Gorter
John Olsstad
Great Falls
IT. Hanson
Pairfield
Martha Hanson
Harry Price
Ernest Larson
Cecil Williams
Mr. Pike
Fairfield Community Notes From Weekend Dance and Local Happenings
Fairfield reports a well attended hard times dance with Schmit winning the gentlemans prize and Mrs Genger the ladies prize. Fort Shaw Orchestra provided music and Civic club served supper. Local trips include Zimmerman and family visiting Great Falls, and a traffic accident near Sun River injuring two men. Subitems mention new bungalow by Elmer Lepp, church activities at Grange hall, teaching changes in the young peoples class, and local car purchases and marriages.
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Schmit
James Genger
Fort Shaw
Civic Club
John Zimmerman
Wand
John
George Harris
Great Falls
Tourtellote
Simms
F. Smith
Elmer Lepp
Grange Hall
Carl Beardsley
Elis
Jos
Tom Radcliffe
Gilbert Lee
Chateau
Myrtle Chichester
Fairfield
John Zimmerman, Jr
Dr. Nash
Helena
Mr. Rapp
Sun River
Andrew Knutson
Allen
Wm. Betts
Maxwell
Wm. Knutson
Viola Hanson
Mort Hirshberg
Elmer Genger
Jim Baker
Choteau
Fairfield Dance Attracts Local Residents From Sun River
Dorothy Robinson and Kitty Adams of Sun River attended the hard times dance in Fairfield with their new home noted. The event drew local residents and visitors sharing in a weekend social.
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Fairfield
Dorothy Robinson
Kitty Adams
Sun River
Lost Enthusiasm for Job
A Bridgeport janitor quits claiming better pay at munitions works. He later returns, asks for his old job, and insists he will take the remains he plans to take with him, reflecting a humorous exchange about wages and work.
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George Ade
Bridgeport
Conn
Darky
Ade
Mr. Blank
Saturday Evening Post
Holiest Shrine in Mexico Guadalupe Church and Hill Chapel
National Geographic Magazine recounts the Collegi ate Church of Guadalupe and the adjacent hill chapel as Mexico's holiest shrine. It narrates the Marian apparition to Juan Diego and the miracle of roses and a painted image on his cloak, now central to Mexican devotion.
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National Geographic Magazine
Linen From Irish Flax Gains Ground After War
The New York Times reports Ireland increases linen flax production postwar as Belgium loses supply. Flax is uprooted and submerged in water to soften fibers, an odorous and uncomfortable process for workers who stand knee deep in water during processing.
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Ireland
Belgium
New York Times
Steam Driven Seaplanes Could Solve Air Navigation Power
Navy department experiments suggest steam driven seaplanes may fix the motor problem. Officers say reducing steam plant weight is key before testing a steam powered airship. Steam equipment promises constant power aiding stability, with steam turbines offering power far beyond gasoline engines for sea based planes.
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Navy Department
Tungsten strengthened by boron addition for wire drawing
A Budapest metallurgist patents a tungsten alloy in the United States by adding about 2 percent boron or boron nitride to fused metallic tungsten. The boron forms tungsten boride at fusion temperature, preventing large crystal formation and improving ductility for wire drawing.
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United States
Budapest
Leap Year Distraction Sparks Unlikely Quarrel
In a crowded scene, a man confronts an older woman about an engagement mishap. He admits being distracted by current events from Europe, including rail strikes, the eight-hour law, and the British blacklist, leading to the confrontation. The exchange highlights social tensions and personal oversight in a tumultuous era.
Barber at a soda fountain finds new job
In an old note a character named Tye starts work as a barber at a soda fountain. He explains this means shaving the ice, a playful era detail.
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Tye
Proposals for Care and Burial of Poor in 1917
Teton county seeks sealed proposals by Dec 19 1916 for 1917 care of county poor at the county farm including indigent patients with per capita rates for up to 6 12 and over 12 inmates plus burial of paupers per capita. Bids must include bonds and specify county farm maintenance and building upkeep with county furnishing bedding and furniture.
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Board of County Commissioners
Teton County
E. C. Garrett
Choteau
Montana
Its Handicap in Noisy Powder Report
A fragment notes a drawback about noise less powder and questions how users can turn any kind of report when employing it. The incomplete dialogue hints at a technical or experimental context without full details.
Discomfort in Heat Sparks Fractious Talk
A conversation reveals that heat caused significant discomfort leading to a friend’s temper loss after persistent discussion. The exchange shows tension and a trigger moment within a verbal dispute.
Those Sweet Things Birthday Candles Question
A lighthearted note asks if Miss Paul placed the correct number of candles on her birthday cake while Miss Pry notes the cake was not large enough.
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Paul
Pry
Miss So-and-So Teaches Despite Vaccination Fuss
An elderly teacher, Miss So-and-So, aged about sixty, faced a required vaccination for her class. She dismisses the uproar saying she has been vaccinated 21 times, prompting curious questions from students like James about frequency as the class continues to discuss the issue.
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So- Anda
So-and-So
James
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