Court week visits and county fair plans in 1900s Montana
Chateau Montanino waiter S Clark visits court this week. Abbie Fitzpatrick closes dress shop and heads to Helena. Deputies transport Judge Pomeroy and stenographer to Pondera for Kalispell train. Reports cover local travel, accidents, new fountain, cattle, and a large early Montana State Fair exhibit interest with 25 counties already reserved and more expected.
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Chateau Montanino
S. Clark
Sherif Zimmerman
Judge Pomeroy
Bishop
Pondera
Kalispell
Montana
Broadwater
Custer
Chateau
Cascade
Deer Lodge
Fergus
Hill
Lewis and Clark
Madison
Musselshell
Meagher
Missoula
Park
Phillips
Rosebud
Ravalli
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Sweet Grass
Valley
Yellowstone
Prairie
Richland
Skinner
Gallatin
Various Humorous Snippets and Riddling Lines
A collection of short oddities and jokes including Apache violins with one string, a remark on global blindness, rumors of tinder box usage in rural Spain and Italy, sachet powders baked to increase potency, a coastal Norway freezing quirk, debt gossip spreading by ear, and a joke at a singing contest about bass heights.
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Spain
Italy
Norway
Jones
Just Credit and Generosity in Everyday Life
The author urges recognizing good deeds in others and avoiding jealousy. A broad, generous spirit preserves dignity despite modest surroundings, countering the impulse to belittle others' experiences.
Work While You May And Produce With Might
The passage urges relentless effort and industry, urging readers to produce while opportunities exist. It emphasizes turning even the smallest fraction of work into meaningful output in a moral call to labor.
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Carlyle
The Way He Excused Her
A Philadelphia Ledger piece recounts a Vienna tale where a French ambassador complains to Metternich about his wife’s rebuke. Metternich replies with dry wit about not influencing her upbringing and notes he had nothing to do with her education. The exchange ends with a humor about his daughter’s musical taste.
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Vienna
Metternich
Poor Middle Child and the Shared Wardrobe
The Atlantic contrasts how a middle child bears the burden of outgrown roles and clothing from an older sibling, while the Pittsburgh Post notes a wife pleased with her husband’s motor car and how the car absorbs prior blame for rides and blame.
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Tommy
Johny
Polly
Anna
Atlantic
Pittsburgh Post
When Married Men Disagree A Quarrel Without Cause
A humorous exchange shows a much married man telling his wife to go outside during a quarrel. He argues couples do not need a reason to fight, a line echoed by a witty judge figure in the dialogue.
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dJust
New York Press
Presidential Etiquette Traditions Mentioned in Journal
The Kansas City Journal notes enduring presidential courtesies. It cites the president's habit of greeting engineers with a handshake and strolling in the rain as traditional rituals.
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Dency
Kansas City Journal
Matching Sense of Humor in Stage and Sales
A humor filled exchange from the Columbia Jester and Pittsburgh Press features a mix of light banter. A man claims to like rain as an umbrella seller reveals his real line as selling umbrellas. The dialogue plays on wordplay about matching and appearances.
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Wilbur Logan
Cascade
Spring Creek Bridge
Charley Simmons
Columbia
Circumstances Alter Cases Says Client to Lawyer
A witty exchange from the Detroit Free Press highlights the client hiring the lawyer to change the circumstances. The lawyer answers gravely, while the client concedes the shift in legal strategy.
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Detroit Free Press
Seldom Seen Coin Collecting Exchange
A brief humorous exchange notes a wary collector and a passerby NPCs discussing rare coins. The Toledo style dialogue captures casual humor about coin value and everyday gossip about marriage.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Walnut Tree Borders in Dutch Dikes and Borders
Walnut trees in the Netherlands typically line dikes or border lines rather than forming traditional orchards, reflecting use as protective and delineating plantings rather than commercial fruit layouts.
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Netherlands
Elihu Root Mentioned For Presidency
Former New York Republican senator Elihu Root is named as a potential candidate for the presidency. The report notes his prominent legal and political credentials and the interest among party members in naming a strong rival in upcoming contests.
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American Press Association
The
Women’s Political Union
New York City
New York
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C. E. Trescott and Son, Publishers
Teton County
Abbie Fitzpatrick
Helena
Link Humble
A. K. Prescott
O. G. Cooper
Clarence Drake
S. L. Potter
Wm. Gallagher
Dupuyer
Jas. Blake
Jimmy
Chas, Davlin
Jas. McDevitt
Wm. Haegen
Clyde Martin
the Marias
Wm. Foster
Frank Ralston
Theodore Merritt
Pondora
Hodgskiss
Wim. D. Hagen
Dupayer Exchange
Fish Lake
John L. Root
Unamilton
Sweet Grass Hills
E. E. Leech
Carl Harris
Frank Leech
Gus Momberg
Sam Potter
W.H. Gallagher
Ft. Assinniboine
Montana State Fair
Philadelphia Ledger
Henry
Pittsburgh Press
Spencer & McCullough
Roulston Jewelry Store
Henry Bosch Co
Brinas
Lansing and
Elis
Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan
Elihu Root
Choteau Drug Company
N Press Association
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