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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1899
Page
2
The article reviews early ballooning efforts and pioneers including Darius Green Percival Spencer Langley and Langier. It cites Val Spencer Zeppelin and Danilevsky, noting dirigible trials across the English Channel and potential transatlantic flights. Government funding in multiple nations underscores belief in aerial navigation transforming transport and war.
A woman brings a broken watch to a repair counter where a shopkeeper explains a meticulous system. Each watch is tagged with a number, logged in a work book, and marked on the inner case edge after service. The process reveals when the watch was last cleaned and by whom.
The article notes growing practical use of airships and directs attention to Count Zeppelin as a leading figure. It details shifting scientific methods, promises of steering against wind, and substantial backing from foreign capitalists. It also discusses watch repair records and police use in tracking timepieces.
A New York lumber dealer who once accepted pennies from a street organ maker received a large haul of pennies as payment. He counted out bills in return but warned the organ grinder he would not want more small change for years, signaling a turning point in their business exchange.
The tale follows a thirsty man who, after a brisk walk, savors a long draught of water from a downtown office tank. He muses on how water’s value compares to free champagne or whisky under imagined conditions, pondering the monetary worth of a simple glass of water.
January brought a wild tale to Dawson and surrounding Yukon towns that Sweden and Norway were at war. Count Carbonneau spread a report of daily engagements, stirring blood between Swedish and Norwegian miners. The tale spread to Gayle City Forty Mile and Circle City before being denied in January.
A Harper's Weekly verse laments a missing soldier, noting a cold pipe, a dog left astray, and a quiet house. The poem recalls his jolly mandolin tune, letters from home, and the ache of absence amid army blue uniforms and longing for home.
Railway time tables show departures from Anaconda and Butte on Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines. No. 2 Great Falls and Helena local at 8 40 am. No. 4 Butte Express. No. 6 Butte Express. No. 8 Atlantic Express to St Paul and East. Inbound No. 1 Anaconda Express. No. 5 Great Northern and Pa cific routes. Pacific Express from Portland at 4 60 pm. Northern Pacific arrivals No.101 Pacific Express from St Paul and East. No. 104 Atlantic Express from Portland and West. Through tickets and ship service available.
The excerpt cites Chinese fiction placing poems within stories to showcase literary finish. It notes poets appear via billets doux overheard songs or poetic contests, with wine drinking linked to verse and defeat, highlighting a broad elabo ration in narrative practice.
Passengers may purchase tickets via the Short Line to the East and West with direct connections at Ogden and Granger to the Union Pacific and at Ogden to the Rio Grande West ern for all points East. The train offers a Pullman vestibule car set with sleeping and reclining chairs, made up at Butte and on time. Eastbound via Salt Lake Denver Omaha or Kansas City. Westbound via Ogden and the Southern Pacific to California or Huntington and the O R N to Portland and California. Southbound departs Butte daily at 4 pm. arrivals in Butte daily at 1 40 am. Passengers may stay in berths until breakfast. For tickets call or write No 19 East Broadway Butte Montana. O WILSON General Agent D FE Burley G P T Agent Salt Lake City.
A Paris based beggars paper lists ads seeking a blind violinist and a seaside resort helper for cripples. The notices promise good collections, a small or moderate premium, and request references.
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