Montana News Notes Highlight Diverse State Events
Montana State College beat Billings Athletic Club 46 to 6 in the opening game. The first 3,500 box cars for Montana on Milwaukee lines arrived in Harlowton. James P. Whyte inaugurated as first president of Billings Polytechnic Institute. About 6 million dollars in cash expected from sheep movements this year. Guster county won big prizes at Helena state fair. Secretary Fall requests 655000 for Flathead reclamation. Fortieth Masonry anniversary in Miles City observed. 1922 Montana Irrigation convention set for Helena December 14-16. H. L. Redlingshafer named chief fiscal agent for eighth district in Alaska. Lew L. Callaway appointed Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice. Montana Brewing Co. fined 1500 for federal prohibition violations. Lewistown Central Montana Fair opens with strong exhibits and weather. Arson and insurance fraud charges filed in Ronan case. Sheridan power line to Dillon project underway next spring. Mountain States TelePhone contest on valuation heard in Helena. Two Cabin Creek deaths due to suspected ptomaine poisoning. Fresno post office robbed of about 80 dollars. Disabled veterans gathered in Helena for hospital and rehab discussions.
At Least She Made Attempt
A timid church member struggles to read aloud during a meeting. The leader gives Scripture verses to recite, but Marie misreads And bring Either the fatted calf and kill It. She starts And bring hither the catted half and All it, then ends in dismay as laughter erupts.
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Marie
Chicago Tribune
Cuticura Talcum Promotes Exquisite Skin Ad
Advertisement urges using Cuticura Talcum as a complete powder and perfume set. Promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as essential toilet requisites for face skin and baby care.
Naval Battles of the War
The principal World War naval clashes include Heligoland Bight on August 28, 1914 Coronel on November 1, 1914 the Falkland Islands on December 8, 1914 the Dogger Bank on January 24, 1915 and Jutland on May 31, 1916. Other engagements occurred but few were titled battles.
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Jutland
Red Cress Ball Blue Laundry Advertisement
Promotes Red Cress Ball Blue to brighten laundry with dazzle in dresses. Advises trying product and buying at all good grocers.
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Little difference in poets
The Kansas City Star recalls a story about Alfred Lord Tennyson, noting an anecdote where he boasted a rooftop view to impress visitors while a bull charged nearby. The tale highlights perceived vanity in poets of old, drawing a humorous contrast with modern writers.
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Tennyson
Tennyson J. Craft
Alfred Lord Tennyson
J. Fuller
Lennyson
Kansgas City
Burly Robber Confronts Elder in Put and Take Game
In a London Tit-Bits tale an old man walking at night is accosted by a burly stranger who announces a street robbery framed as a game. The thief demands the victim raise his hands while announcing he will take the watch. The scene unfolds with fear and a sharp phrase from the robber.
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London
Hale Deadens Hearing Fashion Deters Women Musicians
Reports claim hats with coil coverings over the ears dull hearing and impede singing. Some singing instructors refuse to teach women who wear this style, reflecting gendered fashion and performance norms of the period.
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Hale
Hatir
Life and ambition themes feel in public view
A reflective line contrasts desire with effort, emphasizing pursuit as a core human experience. It frames ambition as a twin drive guiding personal progress and fulfillment.
Ailing housewives find aid in Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound
Letters from readers describe relief from nervous spells and ache from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials by Mrs. Ju Resnick, Mrs. Walter A. Pore, and others claim regained strength, weight, and independence in daily chores.
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Ydia E. Pinkham
Horatio
Ark
Lydis E. Pinkham
Reading
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Walter A.pore
Mulberry St
New Orleans
Lydia
Pinkham
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Boontown Colt Topic Sparks Summer Colony debate
Local tale from Boontown shows Uncle Silas defending his eleven year old colt against a summer colony critic who insists on calling the animal outdated. The exchange highlights local pride and the town’s view of age relative to place. A second note describes a Goliath airplane fitted with 35 watt radio teletype gear for long range air service.
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Boontown
Uncle Silas
New York
Silas
Philadelphia Ledger
The Wild Gentleman Sideshow Remark
J Fuller Gloom recalls a wild man seen in a sideshow last summer. He describes the figure as disreputable and musing on what he might have offered or done, had he carried soothing shup a club etiquette book soap or a tract.
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J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
Toll Gates on the Road to Success
A compact aphorism notes that progress requires acknowledgment of costs and effort. It frames ambition as a journey with unavoidable obstacles that demand persistence and investment to reach achievement.
Finest Egyptian Obsidian Head Sells at Sothebys London
The 5000 year old Amenemmes III obelisk head, carved in obsidian, was sold at Sothebys London for 10 000 pounds. Egyptologist Percy E Newberry called it a masterpiece unmatched by any sculptor in any country or age.
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Sotheby’s
London
Amenemmes III
Percy E. Newberry
Birds of the Sea Describe Gannets Ocean Dwellers
The American Forestry Magazine notes gannets are strictly oceanic and only come inland when storms or disrupted routes drive them. They are large birds, comparable to geese, superb fliers able to dive spectacularly to catch fish.
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American Forestry Magazine
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