Death of Grasshopper Valley pioneer George Gray reported
George Gray, a pioneer resident of Grasshopper Valley, died suddenly after illness and will be buried in Bannack cemetery. The news came Monday as a shock to immediate relatives. He passed away Thursday afternoon in Anaconda. Local events include Harrisons and Nay visiting Big Hole, and Ruth and Lucy Pyle celebrating birthdays with gifts and a goose dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Elofson
al Raemor
Dillon
Ross Nay
Walter Paddock
George Harrison
Big Hole
Morse Ranch
George Gray
Grasshopper Valley
Gray
Bannack
Mr. Gray
Ledeber Family Relocates to Butte for Mining Work
A brief Argenta item notes Mr. Chas. Ledeber and family moved to Butte this week to work in the mines. It also records several local flu cases among residents including A. Pilon and Mrs. Geo. M. Knapp, plus visits and relocations involving the Pilon and French families.
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Chas. Ledeber
Butte
A. Pilon
A. H. French
C. A. Pilon
Dillon
Geo. M. Knapp
H. S. Pilon
Georgia May Knapp
Arthur Pilon Jr
Arthur Pilon Sr
Melrose
Elmer Pilon
Mr. Pyle
Dexter Mine
George French House
Local Trip Reports From Ranch and Mining Areas
Grant Mr. Al Longseth motored to Dil lon Monday. Boss Emerick and Jas Dodd were looking after cattle interests on Horse Prairie Wednesday of last week. John Inabnit of Jackson made a trip to Bloody Dick Wednesday to look after his mining interests there.
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al Longseth
Dillon
Emerick
Jas, Dodd
Horse Prairie
John Inabnit
Jackson
Bloody Dick
Local Notes on Residents and Visitors
Mrs. Fred. Munckton, after months in Butte, returned home on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Len Waldemar welcomed a baby girl born on Thanksgiving. Mr. Baldwin of Montana Hardware in Butte attended to business in Grant on Thursday. Mrs. Agnes Pierce of Dillon drove to her ranch on the prairie Friday. Charles Burden and W. W. Hawkins visited on Horse Prairie Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Munckton
Butte
Len Waldemar
Baldwin
Montana Hardware Company
Grant
Agnes: Pierce of Dillon
Prairie
Charles Burden
W. W. Hawkins
Horse Prairie
Mental Transformation in Epileptic Writing Study
A French neurologist examined writing before and during epileptic seizures. Normal state writing remained correct in form and content, while seizure writing was incorrect in both. Sudden defects altered penmanship and composition, with curved letters, enlarged outlines, and a strange incoherent conglomeration of words and ideas.
Wealth From Scrap Railroads Reuse Waste Into Goods
Railroads increasingly reclaim scrap metal to produce new tins buckets cups and other items from old roofing and containers. Old broom handles become signal staffs and canvas becomes cab curtains while steam pipes and aprons are repurposed. These thrift practices save the carriers hundreds of thousands annually.
Pumpkin Uses Across New England Traditions
The pumpkin served diverse roles in colonial New England from bread and pies to beer and molasses. Early settlers revered the fruit as a sacred blessing and a symbol of harvest. The word evolving from French pompon to pompion, pumpion, and finally pumpkin reflects American tradition and colloquial speech.
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New England
New
America
Punkin
Singing Insects Bred as Pets by Japanese
In Japan during summer the insect trade thrives with large stores offering crickets, katsuwamushi, and fireflies at low prices. The Emmna korog, costs a dime while katsuwamushi runs a quarter. fireflies may fall to 1 cent but bulk buys drop to 75 cents for 100. Tokyo suburbs host three breeding stations supplying the imperial house, with cages up to 100 dollars. Eggs require careful protection and visitors are barred from breeding grounds where occupants feed on mulberry leaves.
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Japan
Tokyo
Imperial House
Seaside hotel wind comedy ends with travel twist
An old gray haired man arrives at a seaside hotel seeking a place where the south wind blows, only to hear the manager insist the wind shifts. A tester freshens the air and the manager admits the wind is moving back from the north, revealing a playful exchange.
Bachelor reunion ends in comic irony
At a club reunion two old friends meet after years. One discovers his companion has married, while the other explains his plan to wait for the ideal woman. After four years he finally found her, only to learn she was seeking the ideal man, leaving him heartbroken.
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Harry
Santa Claus
Seattle
Wash
Royal Succession Inheritance Under Windsor Rule
The British throne is hereditary within the Windsor houses with mixed succession. Sons have precedence over daughters, but daughters and their descendants outrank lateral lines. Queen Victoria’s eldest child was a daughter, yet Edward VII, her eldest son, succeeded the throne.
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Great Britain
Windsor
Queen Victoria
Princess Victoria
Edward VII
Boy Purchases Cookies Mistaken for Dog Biscuits
In a London Answers note, little Leslie in the village buys cookies thinking them for a dog. He returns with eightpence change from half a crown and explains he chose assorted cream cookies to share with his doggie, amusing his father.
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Leslie
Snd
Daddie
London
Tribute to Labor and the Worker’s Noble Force
A quoted passage extols labor as life and divine energy within workers. It frames work as a sacred, God given force awakening nobleness, knowledge, and self awareness from the worker’s inner heart. The text cites Carlyle as the source.
Vigilant Officer Nabs Movie Pair in Arson Joke
A small town constable stops two movie stars speeding from Los Angeles to New York. He charges arson in court, but the couple protests they stayed in their car. The judge laughs and the pair are let off with a five dollar fine.
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Los Angeles
New York
Historians Debate Queen of Sheba Origin and Identity
Researchers question the national origin of the biblical Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon. The region Sheba is linked to Yemen’s southwest Arabia, with Sabeans described as dark complexioned whites, linked to Ethiopians and Abyssinians. Some Ethiopian tradition ties Balkis to the queen who met Solomon and Menelik I as a claimed descendant.
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Sheba
Solomon
Saba
Red Sea
Arabia
Yemen
Africa
Menelek
Balkis
The
Sabeans
Pathfinder Magazine
Event to Remember Profit Warrant Quip in London Firm
An elderly worker at a London profit sharing company, receiving his first profit warrant, quips to the manager that goodness and mercy have followed him all his life but this is the first time they have overtaken him. The remark appears in the Christian World.
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London
Clams Grow Slowly To Edible Size
Clams take two to four years to reach edible size depending on food availability water temperature and other conditions impacting growth pace.
Spurgeon’s personal work analogy for effective outreach
The text cites C. H. Spurgeon on personal work, comparing scattered effort to failing to fill bottles. It argues the best method is to address each bottle individually and supply a vessel of water to the mouth, illustrating focused one by one outreach.
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C. H. Spurgeon
Bobby’s question prompts a playful reply in Irvington
A five-year-old boy named Bobby in Irvington pesters his mother with questions. She growls stop asking those foolish questions and tells him to shut up. He asks one last time if he was twins which one would I be.
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Bobby
Irvington
Indianapolis
Expression What can be expressed In words can be expressed In life
A compact reflection on Thoreau’s idea that inner thought finds concrete form through living actions. The line ties expression to lived experience, suggesting words and deeds are two sides of the same truth.
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Thoreau
Hair pulling mischief among siblings at nap time
A playful yet troubling incident describes Little Mabel with curly hair and Little Freddy waking early. While Mabel slept, Freddy pulled out hairs one by one for fun, causing distress and prompting a parental reminder on gentle play.
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Little Mabel
Little Freddy
Mabel
Fred
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Montana
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Underwood
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