Twenty Years Ago Items From The Chateau Montanian
Twenty years ago Chateau Montanian notes report interim treasurer Chas Dunlap filling in for Bristol at the state convention. Jennie Schmidt returns from Blackfoot reservation with sister Mrs Momberg. James Manix from Dupuyer visits Sun River sister Mrs Quail. A B Hamilton moves club rooms behind Steele saloon. School work to start with masons quarrying rock next week. Joe Barker gains grocery job in Great Falls and plans to stay. wife to join him in Falls. Delegates return from Butte. J C Duval moves family Augusta to Chateau. Under-sheriff McCuaig returns from Great Falls with sister-in-law from Philadelphia. Eastern Star lodge plans advance. Masonic district organizer J M Power to install officers. Chateau bank prospects brighten as Helena investor considers banking venture. Dupuyer Acantha reports Billy Hagen recovering. Levi Burd in town. lambing season underway. Dupuyer cattle round-up soon. F P Cowell proudly welcomes a 19 lb 1 oz girl born May 1. Mrs W H Titus named teacher at Robare school for a three month term. George Edwards to move to Piegan on Blackfoot reservation. Effie A Hardin expected in Dupuyer to visit schools. L D Matheson learns wife had serious accident. he heads to her side. Michael Lillard dies at 19 after bronchitis. burial at family ground with condolences. Julian Burd visits Chateau. Major Steell reports Mrs Steell improving at Piegan reservation.
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A. B. Hamilton
Steele
Joe Barker
Great Falls
Canada
Falls
Butte
J. C. Duval
Augusta
Chateau
McCuaig
Philadelphia
Pondora
Eastern Star Lodge
J. M. Power
Helena
Dupuyer
F. P. Cowell
W. H. Titus
Robare
George Edwards
Birch Creek
Piegan
Blackfoot
Effie
A. Hardin
L. D. Matheson
Bynum
Usefulness and social bonds uplift character and standing
The text extols usefulness as the best virtue binding people together and elevating character. It argues usefulness creates genuine social importance beyond artificial status and enhances personal value in society.
Promptness as a Leader Message
A compact aphorism extols promptness as decisive leadership. It contrasts today as mastery with tomorrow’s likely failure, framing timely action as superior to hesitation.
Such Inconsistency Between Preachers and Marriages
A Duffalo Courier passage notes a fat man criticizing preachers for hypocrisy while the thin man asks what’s wrong, the fat man replies they advocate universal peace yet continue marrying couples. The exchange underscores social tensions and moral judgments in a small town.
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Ase
Duffalo Courier
Chinning Contest Mistaken for Debatelike Exchange
Dialogue from a Louisville Courier Journal snippet shows a humorous mix up where a student explains a school contest is a chinning contest on a horizontal bar while a parent confuses it with a debate. The exchange highlights language play at a school event.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Promptness Unappreciated In Chicago Gag
A Chicago News quip notes a worker blamed for leaving early and fired for being too prompt. The joke centers on a boss who wanted punctuality in all tasks but punished timely departure. Public reaction reads as humorous social commentary on workplace expectations.
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George
Willie
Chicago News
Paraguay Dominates Global Petitgrain Output
Paraguay is said to produce about 70 percent of the world output of petitgrain the essential oil from sour orange leaves. It is chiefly used in the manufacture of perfumes.
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Paraguay
Rebuttal on Salary and Living Costs Ties to Car Ownership
A brief exchange shows an employer challenging an employee about living on his salary and owning a car. The employer asserts that those who cannot live on their pay should not rely on it, citing the New York Globe as context.
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Felow
New York Globe
Surely Not Mariner and the Virgin Forest Exchange
The exchange notes an old mariner recalling active service adventures and a claim that his mates were lost in an untouched forest. A remark calls Cutting and Sappleigh Robson the town’s biggest fool, while praising his wife as the cleverest woman in town.
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Mariner
Virgin Forest
Virgin
Sappleigh—Robson
Miss Keen
Spanish Mackerel among fastest food fishes
The Spanish mackerel is one of the fastest food fishes and slices the water like a yacht, described as swift and agile in stream.
Her Beautiful Rival Returns to Jim's Quiet Life
Nan Farrell discovers Molly McClure has returned as a widow. Jim's old flame rekindles jealousy, but Molly's beauty fades with time. Nan confronts the past, follows Jim to Holman’s, and finds the illusion of Molly dissolved while she reaffirms her place beside Jim.
Old Mosque Legends and Eye Care Admonitions
The article recalls the Begova mosque in Sarajevo as a major Islamic landmark and shares legends of beheaded dervishes worshiped as saints. It also offers a practical eye care tip advising against rubbing and recommending plain water or saline for eye irritants.
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Begova
Sarajevo
Europe
Constantinople
Selim
Adrianople
Benton N. Colver
M. D
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Choteau
Montana
Teton County
Lont
Chateau Montanian
Chas. Dunlap
Bristol
Jennie Schmidt
Blackfoot Reservation
Gus Momberg
James Manix
Mrs. Quail
Sun River
Levi Burd
Michael Lillard
William
Mary Lillard
Julian Burd
Major Steell
Piegan Reservation
Spokane
James T. Fields
By Lucy Medford
Jim
Jim Lancaster
Abner McClure
Nan
Molly Stewart
Herroice
Molly
Holmans
Holimaans
Shep
Holman House
Mrs. McClure
Nan Farrell
Nan Lancaster
Mr. Holman
Spencer & McCullough Druggists
Spencer & McCullough Roulston Jewelry Store
Conn
Wenry Bosch
Lansing and
Ellis
Wyal
Choteau Drug Company
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