Montana News Notes Highlights From Helena to Butte
Snow falls in Helena as various Montana events unfold. Knights of Pythias hold a Billings convention. Havre hosts Baptist gathering. Glendive to get an $80 000 storehouse. Whitefish to gain mail delivery on November 16 with two carriers. Thirty cattle shipped from Miles City to Chicago. Oil from Sunburst wells totals 4000 barrels in Kevin Sunburst field. Grand Lodge elects Shrode in Billings. Agronomist Ogard photos ready by year end. Forsyth reinstated athletic team after disbarment. Great Falls bank reorganization aims to reopen with 55000 needed. Chester community aids 26 neighbors harvesting crops for ill farmer. Turah road straightening to remove curve and improve safety. Bomb device found in Ronan farm wheat bundle. Montana Wheat Growers credit expansion connects to Mercantile Trust. Anaconda team wins Mines league. Butte installs sand pump to deepen Silver Bow creek channel.
Apprenticeship Cut Time by Alternating School and Shop
The Industrial association of San Francisco starts a three class apprentice program. Two weeks in school followed by four weeks in shop, alternating until completion. They expect 12 to 18 months saved with full plumbing qualification in two and a half to three years. Apprentices are paid for shop time only.
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Industrial Association of
San Francisco
Cal
Largest expense in running a house joke
A humorous exchange about who is the biggest ongoing household cost, with a punchline blaming the wife for major spending.
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Flubb
Dubb
Being pleased with yourself is a condition of mind
A reflective remark notes that self satisfaction is an inner state not meant for show or display. It emphasizes internal attitude over outward presentation and suggests restraint in pride or vanity.
Who First Licked Stamps Chronicle Questioned
The dispute centers on who first licked a postage stamp James Chalmers of Arborath Scotland submitted specimens to a 1834 House of Commons committee Rowland Hill credited with early experiments 1837 and likely first to lick a genuine post office stamp due to directing British postal arrangements
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James Chalmers
Arborath
Scotland
House of Commons
Rowland Hill
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Bright Laundry Result
An old advertisement claims Red Cross Ball Blue keeps fabrics white and safe for clothes, suitable for all homes and sold by all good grocers.
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All Good Grocers
Triumph In Right Beginnings
Contemplative note asserts that starting with certainty leads to doubt while beginning with doubt can yield certainty, reflecting a Baconian theme on epistemology and progress.
Call That Man Wretched Who Loves His Child
A reflective remark urges compassion for fathers bearing hardship while caring for a child. The sentiment condemns harsh judgment and emphasizes parental love as a redeeming factor.
Ancient Roman tablet found at York Mount site
Workmen uncover a 2000 year old tablet at The Mount York in perfect condition. The inscription praises the wife and family of a famed Roman author. A five foot high stone, similar to minster building stone, was buried five feet deep with casts of two Roman men nearby. The site marks the former St James Church.
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Mount
York
England
Tadcaster
the Minster
St. James
Minster
Bishopthorpe
St. James’ Church
Fowls of the Air Joke From The Boston Transcript
An amused customer complains about poultry shipped with wings and machinery and no meat. The Boston Transcript quips about airplane chickens and a rainbow’s pot of gold tied to a well tilled field.
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Boston
Recipe for success motto from historical editorials
A concise maxim captured from a historical page urges action: do as well as you know and know all you can. The note reflects a pragmatic belief in practical effort and continual learning guiding personal advancement.
True Story of Fochs Peace Pipe Revealed in Metz
In a private car after dinner, Marshal Foch showed two pipes given by American artists as Poincare asked about his smoking. Foch recalled his first pipe on July 18, 1918 the day the offensive began, noting cigarettes were feared then and he switched to the pipe.
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Foch
Metz
M. Poincare
Poincare
Marshal Foch
le Sifflet
Fortune in Scrap Iron in Paris War Profits Case
Charles Perrott appeared before a Paris court charged with concealing 180000 dollars of war profits to evade taxes. At war’s start he ran a Saint Denis cafe while his wife managed it and he sold scrap iron, amassing wealth including paying 5400000 dollars for the war stock of the American camp at Romorantille.
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Charles Perrott
Paris
Saint Denis
Romorantille
Marriage In Haste Prompt Question in Miami Herald
A humorous exchange about unhappy marriages notes that many couples wed before they have sense enough to stay single. The Miami Herald caption frames the quip as a reflection on marriage timing.
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Miami Herald
Correspondents in Clay county encounter closed town after curfew
Two newspaper correspondents in Clay county during martial law wander to a village near the fields seeking entertainment. They find a locked fountain and a closing drug store at nine o'clock and wonder if the hotel is also shut, planning to retire before curbstones are moved.
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Clay County
Main
Mack
Indianapolis News
Must Be Well Dressed for Radio Appearance
A woman wants a new gown for a radio singing appearance next week. She fears wearing a dress she has already worn twice for the large audience. The Detroit Free Press notes the fashion concern behind the radio event.
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Detroit Free Press
Peculiar Freak of Nature Quotation in Sects Style
A curious remark on natural deviations notes that beautiful sects may look repulsive in their grub stage. It cites reading conferences and writing as paths to becoming a full and exact man, attributing the idea to Francis Bacon.
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Francis Bacon
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Turah
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Ronan
Montana Wheat Growers Association
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Mines Baseball League
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Butte
Silver Bow Creek
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