Seventy Years Ago In Chateau and Dupuyer Notes
Seventy years ago in Chateau and nearby towns residents were in motion with visits and travels. John Devine of Dupuyer attended county business, Mose Silverman planned to stay in Spokane, and J G Wolf left for Indiana. Local feuds, land disputes, and a prison stay marked the era. A January 4 Birch Creek dance and a Dupuyer concert fundraiser followed recent misfortunes.
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Bishop Brewer
Episcopal Church
M. E
Mose Silverman
Helena
Spokane
J. G. Wolf
Burton
Ind
A. Wolf
R. S. Brown
E. E. Leech
Dupuyer
James McDevitt
Columbus Hospital
Great Falls
R. Morgan
Birch Creek
Tom Dean
Chateau
Dupuyer Mystemards
City Hall
David Lutz
Outsiders define term as Pierce nominates presidency
The credential committee could not reach the hall due to outsiders crowding the convention. The chairman stated the committee was ready to report but unable to enter because of the pressure from outsiders. Reporters adopted the term outsiders to describe the group.
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Franklin Pierce
United States
It Has Happened Betty Says Our Little Betty Has Punishment
Betty sat by the window in tears as her aunt entered and asked what would happen. Betty solemnly replied that it had already occurred, revealing the moment of consequence in the exchange.
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Betty
Drug Store Jokes Highlight Pharmacy Quips
A Louisville Courier-Journal cartoon caption jokes about druggists facing jokes and being called a pillory for keeping the shelves and workers penned up, reflecting light humor about the pharmacy trade.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Irate Gentleman Challenges Gardener Over Rumors
In a London Punch quip a frustrated gentleman rebukes a gardener who claims he never reveals his thoughts about others. The exchange reveals village tensions and the gardener’s insistence on keeping opinions private.
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Big Gardener
London
Transmutation and the steel market joke
A Washington Star quip imagines alchemy meeting markets as a joke about turning baser metals into gold. The punch line jokes that predicting the steel market may be the real magic, not turning metal to gold.
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Washington Star
Turn About Stella and Bella Dialogue
A brief quoted exchange shows Stella telling about economizing before engagement and Bella noting the same expectation after marriage. The fragment suggests humorous gender roles or marital expectations in a domestic context.
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Stella
Bella
Collegiate Speedruns Spark Harsh Humor
The Harvard Lampoon quips that Jack finishes college in three years and rivals reply with finishing in one. A line about finding excuses for others over oneself prompts reflection on ambition and self-advancement.
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Jack
Harvard- Lampoon
Sheer Brutality
A short dialogue quotes a distressed bride and her groom over a tearful departure. The bride laments the end of care, recalling a morning kiss and a farewell wave as she sits on a couch in the revelatory exchange.
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Goodby
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Northern Eskimos Live Without Civilized Conveniences
The northern Eskimos lack modern conveniences and rely on bone or native copper tipped weapons, bows and arrows, sealing spears, hide canoes, and a diet of flesh and fish with no vegetables grown in their latitudes.
Not Filling Lady of the House Exchange Snippet
A compact exchange shows a domestic scene with character banter. The dialogue features a hungry figure debating meals and insults while a companion comment on smoking and social slight.
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Boston Transcript
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