Boat Race Wrecked Home for Indigent Journalists
Pete Snelson recalls a colorful Frogport tale of the Piccolo newspaper and Bill Swift. A river race between the Gazelle and Cleopatra ends in deception, a staged crash, and a surprising turn leading to jobs for battered reporters. The saga highlights quirky editors, wary captains, and a city of maritime pranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill -Swift
Frogport
Salvation Army
Jamestown
Bill
Gazelle
Pete
Decorah
Hank
Call of the Last West land sale by Blackfoot Development Co
Anaconda Copper Mining Company offers Western Montana lands for direct purchase without commission. Ten yearly payments, fixed values by appraisers, and a region noted for fertility climate moisture growing seasons scenery and transport links. Mail Drawer 1590 Missoula Montana.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Western
Montana
Northwest
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
British soldier mistakes bananas for deserters
A British soldier buys bananas after the grocer winks and calls them soldiers. The soldier jokes they are deserters and leaves with the bananas, amusing bystanders and discomfiting the clever grocer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son of Mars
New York Globe
A Promising Recruit
An officer tests a new sentry with two questions about threat response. The recruit answers by stating he would turn out the guard and then report to the hospital for examination when a battleship appears on the parade ground.
Montana News Briefs From Around The State
Statewide notes report on clubs, hotels, mills, and fairs plus local governance and industry. Entries include Noxon community club formation Phillipsburg rifle club Glasgow hotel expansion Butte hotel project Livingston street lighting Baker flour mill Fort Benton county fair plans Gilman sheep sale Harlem cattle deals Malta creamery ice cream plant Lewistown water and sewer work Roundup city auditor wage arbitration Helena guard company planned Plains farmers hay shipment Helena Catholic directory figures Billings seed company formation Great Falls cement plant work Butte dust control at Rialto Thrower Billings budget and police funding Montanan dairy and wool outlook Red Lodge Carnegie library grant condition Lewistown cattle shipments Deer Lodge mayoralty Great Falls labor boom Fort Benton dairy stock sale Helena wool projections Lewistown Great Northern tunnel progress Fort Benton flood fears.
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Noxon
Phillipsburg
Glasgow
Shannon
Butte
Livingston
Baker
Warren Armington
Pueblo
Fort Benton
Chouteau County
Gilman—J
Poole
John Gingass
Big Sandy
Great Falls
Great Northern
Billings
Yellowstone
Harlem
Thomas Buckley
J. Stapler
Malta
Malta Creamery
Lewistown
Missouri River
Carter
Helena
Harlowton
Continental Bank and Trust Company
Stewart
Plains
Montana
New York
Yellowstone Farmers’ Co-operative Seed Company
Hanover
A. G. Scholes
Butto
J. D. Hemple
Melrose
Louis R. Hanson
Red Lodge
Carnagie Foundation
Fred de Maranville
Deer Lodge
Frank Conley
Violet Buddie
Miles City
A. C. Dorr
McDonald Creek
Pioneer stockman reports small losses in Montana cattle
ER D Coleman of Glasgow says cattle losses in eastern Montana this winter were due to delayed snow melt and late grazing rather than severe cold. He notes Montana winters have been harsher, but cattle were spared by staying off open ranges, keeping overall losses small despite many small herds.
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Montana
ER. D. Coleman
Glasgow
Sardines and packing earn a wary chuckle
A baffling exchange about sardines reveals a buyer noting the dealer's unusually generous packing. The speaker admits liking the habit of being given as much as possible, suggesting a cautious appreciation of generous terms.
Farm Accidents Who's Next in Helena Montana
A Helena based INDEMNITY Company report outlines ongoing farm accident risks in Montana. The piece stresses safety measures and potential upcoming claims in agriculture communities.
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Western Accident and Indemnity Company
Helena
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Rogers - Templeton Lumber CO
Pete Snelson
Record-Herald
San Francisco
Hank Burmeister
Robinson Crusoe
Picolo
Ore
the City Editor
Piccolo
Biddeford
Maine
San Diego
California
Palatka
Florida
Blaine
Wash
Jim Gatt
Josephus Daniels
Jack Leggat
Jack
Sheriff Johnson
Leggat
Centralia
Steamboat
Orton Brothers
Chickering & Sons
Kranich & Bach
Vose
Hallett & Davis
Kimball
Story & Clark
Jacob
Raydenbush & Sons
Everett
BIG Victor
Third St. N
Hotel Rainbow Phone
R. LU. Petsit
Mgr
Pioneer Stockman
Indemnity Company
Symons
Symon
NTE
Frank B. Linderman
Linderman
Charles M. Russell
West
Charles Scribner's Sons
HE. Dones
View Acres
Hamilton
Mont
Conrad Bank
Ideal Beauty Parlors
Becsman Bros
Photos
Gibson
Ave
O. Haseth
Harry H. McCole
Chamber
Mon Newspaper Association
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