Kaiser and Lincoln Condolence Letters Compared
The piece contrasts two condolence letters to bereaved mothers, one from Kaiser Wilhelm II offering a photo with autograph for a mother who lost nine sons, the other from President Lincoln thanking Mrs. Bixby for five sons who died in the Civil War. It notes their differing tones and contexts amid war.
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Germany
United States
William
Frau Meier
Delmenhorst-Oldenburg
Lincoln
Bixby
War Department
Adjutant-General of
Massachusetts
Republic
One Year Land Law Passes Senate War Measure
Washington Sept 9 The one year homestead bill by Senator Myers passed the Senate as a war measure. The act shortens proof of title to seven months residence and allows mortgaging to finance crops, opening western lands to settlers. Judge T P A Frost and Sergt J J Atherton arrived in Calgary.
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Myers
Senate
Washington, D
T. P. A. Frost
J. J. Atherton
Calgary
Novel plans to raise funds for Red Cross
Miss Roma Conner and Lawrence Conner devised a unique fundraiser on the Conner ranch lake by renting boats to fishermen to benefit the Red Cross. The season's tally reached near $100 when Mr Conner, Sr. topped it up with a donation. Lawrence returned to Great Falls. Roma will depart for the University of California. Local fishermen Frank Curtis Clarence Looney and Paul Jacobson caught five trout weighing three to six pounds. The article also notes the Artcraft film Blue Blazes Rawden at the Royal theater and its dramatic plot.
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Gilman
Roma Conner
Lawrence Conner
Red Cross
Conner Ranch
Conner
Mr. Conner
Lewis & Clark Red Cross
Helena
Connor
Lawrence
Great Falls
Miss Roma
California
University of California
Frank Curtis
Clarence Looney
Paul Jacobson
Sensational duel tragedy unfolds at northern lumber camp
The scene opens with the mother arriving at a Canadian northwest lumber camp where her son has fallen to a brutal fatal duel. Badette Dufresne, a Haitian beauty, declares her love for Rawden, resents his rejection, and confides to the dead man’s brother, catalyzing a mounting crisis.
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Badette ‘Dufresne
Rawden
Auction Sale of Ranch Equipment in Gallatin Area
Public auction advertised for September 1947 to sell 10 work horses cattle wagons mowing machines farming gear and household goods near Gallatin Gap Chateau By num with 11 oclock start free lunch. Terms cash under 20 notes due in 14 months at 100 percent annual interest. Auctioneers Paul Jacobson and E D Stonehouse.
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Rallston Gap
Chateau
Bynum
McCormick
Taken Up Grey Horse and Bay Yearling Report
Grey horse ten years old branded on left shoulder and bay yearling branded on right shoulder. Marshal J M Weaver.
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J. M. Weaver
W. Kooy
Choteau
Zehy
Colling
John .Kirschenmen
Collins
Mont
Strell Horse
D. “Luther
Delco-Light water systems promoted for farms
An advertisement urges farmers to consider Melco-Light electric pumping for irrigation, claiming automatic operation and cost savings. It offers a home demonstration by McCullough Electric Co. Agency for Teton and Toole Counties, Chateau Montana, phone 1273. Official notice from Chateau city council outlines Special Sprinkling District No 1 tax levy and hearing details for 1918. John W. Hall, City Clerk. First pub Sept 12, last Sept 19.
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McCullough Electric Co
Teton ‘and Toole
Chateau
Montana
Chéteau
Larson Block
Sand
John W. Hall
Lived to Help Fellow Men John Ruskin’s shift from art to social duty
The essay outlines John Ruskin’s early role as an art critic and his goal to reveal beauty, then his turn to address social misery. Faced with widespread degradation, he abandons exclusive art study to seek practical means to feed multitudes and ease suffering. His quotes express a resolve to act against avarice and hardship.
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John Ruskin
Venice
Coal Famine Warning Urges Early Stockpiling Of Fuel
State railroad and public service commission warns of coal shortages due to fewer miners and higher railroad demand. Citizens urged to store coal early and safely, with emphasis on farmers households and businesses. Also notes a Woodmen of the World meeting September 14 and a war savings pledge push to fulfill commitments from June.
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The
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Railroad & Public Service Commission
Chas. P. Cotter
Wood Men
I. O. O. F. Hall
Chateau
Remedy Advice for Child Diarrhoea from 19th Century Text
For diarrhoea in children one year old or older you will find nothing bet ter than Chamberlain's Colic and 'Diarrhoea Remedy followed by a dose of castor oil. It should be kept at hand and given as soon as the first unnatural looseness of the bowels appears.
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Chamberlain
Well equipped with brains naturalists weigh bird intelligence
Naturalists conclude that brain size relative to body varies among birds with goldfinch highest at one fourteenth of its body. They caution against using brain-to-body ratios to judge intelligence across species.
Is Your Word to Uncle Sam and His Soldiers Good
A challenge piece urges readers to prove loyalty to the nation and its armed forces through action and service. It calls for steadfast support and practical demonstrations of patriotism.
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Sam
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Artcraft
Thomas H. Ince
Wm. Hart
Royal Theater
Hart
Thos. Hince Ota
Hart In
Blue Blazes
Artcraft Praute
Rowden
Sam Markman
Lewistown
Hide & Fur CO
Great Falls, Montana
Chateau Hardware Co
E. D. Stonehouse
B. J. Hirshberg
Ruskin
Weather Report
Ea As Bry Oe Hk Soh Os
Agi A A
Clear
A. C. Burbank
Observer
Henry Kind
Power
A. F. Richardson
Ford Auto and Tractor Attachment
R. G. Thorn
S. Maccany, Choteau
Cook Car
C. BE. Struthers
Farmington
Dick Gorter
J. W. Chapel
G. B. Ziegler
T. L. Gap
Ida Fry
H. L. Stafford
Fairfield State Bank
New Majestic Range
G. H. Hotaling
Acantha
Glasgow
Dupuyer
Chas
Devereaux
Browning
Allan
Gamble Ranch
J. M. Hoskins
Belleview
Stock Ranch
Ford -Delivery
R. J. _Bonj
Mary Co. Taylor
John Koning
Union Bank & Trust Co
Burbank
J. J. Otness
Cascade Ditch
WM. Wallace
Bole, Montana
Burton Beach
Section 10
Township
Pratt & Heath Co
Montennaf
Slekee
Avery
Emereon
R. J. Bonin
John Kolanter
Bole
Joe Ettema
Maxwell Auto
Ray R. Porter
Nea
W. D. Luther
N. Whitacre
Agawam, Mont
Main Ave
Agawam
Spencer
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