Various Brief Items From The Era Including Crimes Disease And Exploration
A roundup of short items reports a Sand Point fire destroying property worth 40000, itinerant musician Karl Hruby sentenced to 3.5 years for multiple marriages and theft, a black smallpox outbreak in Chihuahua Mexico with many deaths, Parker and Brown aiming to climb Mount McKinley in April, Brown County indictments for bribery and payroll padding, Fargo gang convicted over butter thefts, three new national bird reservations created by Taft, Mrs. Lucy Carowell paralyzed after nursing 21 children, remarks on dancing by Father Benedict and advice on kissing in Denver social lecture.
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Sand Point
Ida
Karl Hruby
Vienna
Hruby
Nueva Casas Grandes
Chihuahua
Mexico
San Jose
Herschel Parker
New York
Belmore Brown
Tacoma
Alameda
Seward
Alaska
Mount McKinley
North America
Grand Jury
Brown County
Georgetown
A. J. Murray
Fargo
N. D
Murray
Nebraska
Taft
Department of Agriculture
Praiie
Lucy Carowell
Lawrence
Mass
Logan Avenue
Denver
Cure for cramp using candle wick and cotton padding
A historical note claims wrapping candle wick around the leg can prevent or cure calve and foot cramps, with personal proof. It also notes cotton batting around the torso from armpits downward saved a painter from agony, providing instant relief as reported in National Magazine.
Desert Senna Remedy Promises Gentle System Relief
A fragmented ad style note touts senna as a gentle remedy for headaches colds indigestion pains constipation and sour stomach claiming it acts gently without harming the system and urges immediate use though the text is garbled.
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Senna
On View Are Argus Pheasants Giants and a Sea Serpent Skeleton
The display includes three Siamese argus pheasants with one bird in full strut, a sixteen foot giraffe from Lake Boranga in British East Africa, and the skeleton of a sea serpent with a tail capable of shattering whaleboats. Also shown is a giant prehistoric reptile bone, a flying dragon model, and a rock larger than two folding beds said to have fallen from the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Lake Boranga
British East Africa
New England
Doughty St. George
England
National Museum Exhibit Opens Sundays at Washington
A Washington museum feature highlights the National Museum collection open on Sundays. It describes the argus pheasant group, a sea serpent skeleton with fake bones, large dinosaur tracks, a dragon skeleton, and a skyfall rock, noting the scientific yet public friendly display and its vast annual contributions.
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National Museum At
Washington
New England
Marsh
Boston
Sawtelle Sentinel Publishes Without a Single S
The Sawtelle Sentinel issued a garbled issue after a thief removed all the letter g and s from the printing department. Editor Henry Schultz apologizes as the paper laments missing glyphs hinder readability and forces odd spellings in the article text.
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Sewtelle Sentinel
Sawtelle
Cal
Sawtelle Sentinel
Henry Schultz
Theatines
Pilgrimage to Barron River Falls North Queensland
A surveyor records impressions from a May to September trek to Barron River Falls in North Queensland. He notes the falls’ roar through jungle and gorges, spray rising from the brink, sunlit rainbows, and the water’s path through a rugged, stepped bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Barron River Falls
Queensland
Barron Rver Falls
London Standard
Fury of Sunstorms
Harper's Weekly compares solar chromosphere to an ocean of fire far hotter and deeper than any furnace, describing its movements as hurricanes far more powerful than earthly storms and imagining cataclysmic rapid solar events across continents.
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Newcomb
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
Gulf of Mexico
Harper's Weekly
The Wild Pigeon Mystery Extinction Puzzle
The wild pigeon once common across the United States has become extinct an enduring mystery. Scientists remain baffled and a complete explanation may never be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Middle West
New York Mail
How He Protected the Seals
A Russian warship patrolled the Bering Sea to protect seal fisheries during a closed season. During an inspection the crew spokesman revealed the ship commander profited by killing seals under protection and sending skins to London, taking the crew into partnership. He was transferred to Siberia.
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Bering Sea
London
Siberia
No Cause For Harry In Thaw Case Prompt
W Littleton sent word to Harry Thaw he would meet at 3 pm but arrived an hour late. Thaw angrily questioned the delay while Littleton calmly explained he expected to find him at the prison Tombs regardless of the lateness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Martin
W. Littleton
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Littleton
New York Tribune
Different Viewpoints on a Bashful Suitor
A dialogue notes a young man’s instinctive respect toward women, treating them with delicacy as if from a higher sphere. The granddaughter, entering adulthood at eighteen, calls him horridly bashful in a light exchange from Four Leaf Clover.
None but the Best Uncle Rasberry Seeks Be a Plaster at Drug Store
A humorous exchange has Uncle Rasberry asking for a plaster at a drug store. He clarifies he wants a bea with a prolonged joke about pores, ending with a playful mispronunciation. The scene captures a lighthearted moment from everyday life.
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Rasberry
Family cook as last resort in humorous quip
In a Baltimore American humor item the family cook is praised as a reliable fallback during kneads and needs. The cartoonish exchange frames the cook as indispensable in household times of bread making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Talent Inheritance Echoed In Candid Exchange
A playful exchange contrasts belief in inherited talent with self awareness as one character notes the actor’s vanity and the other acknowledges squandering a gifted endowment. The dialogue tone mirrors a Boston Transcript quotation.
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Boston Transcript
Happiness Quote Reflected By A Philosopher
Fragmentary quotation notes a philosopher praising happiness though noting its fragility and the tendency to seek solace in simple pleasures when it breaks.
Cattle market opens weak with mixed demand in Omaha weekly
Cattle prices show a soft start with killers $10 lower, beef and fat cows down, stockers and feeders strong. Cornfed steers range 6.75 to 7.70, common down to 5.00, veal calves 4.00 to 7.75, hogs bulk 5.80 to 6.05 top 6.20, sheep sharply lower after a heavy run.
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Omaha
Chicago
The Common People In Spain
Henry A. Frank notes Spain's paradox of literacy and education among peasants and laborers. He observes the peasant muleteer speaks with fluent grammar and reveals practical wisdom in everyday speech.
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Spain
Henry A. Frank
Churches of Dillon St James Episcopal Service Schedule
St James Episcopal Dillon holds Holy Communion at 11 a m on first and third Sundays and at 7 a m on other Sundays Morning prayer at 11 o'clock Evening prayer at 7 30 o'clock Sunday school at 9 45 a m Rev S D Hooker rector corner Washington and Glendale streets
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St. James Episcopal
Washington and
Glendale Sts
Church Services And Mass Schedule For Local Parishes
Presbyterian Church at Pacific and Glendale announces morning service at 11 with Sabbath school noon and Christian Endeavor at 7. Evening sermon at 7 30. Catholic church lists low and high masses Sundays first and second months at 8 and 10 30, fourth Sunday masses at 8 and 10 30, and Sunday school after late mass. Devotions at 7 30 with masses at Dillon first, second and fourth Sundays and in Lim and Melrose on the third Sunday. Rev D Foley pastor.
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Presbyterian Church
Corner Pacific and
Glendale Sts
E. V. Ostrander
Christian Endeavor
Dillon
Lim
Melrose
D. Foley
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Schedule
Grace Methodist Episcopal church at Bannack and Washington streets announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. led by Prof. Grant E. Finch. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Epworth League meets at 6:45 p.m. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. Prayer and Bible study Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Jesse Lacklen is the pastor.
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Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Bannack
Washington Sts
Jesse Lacklen
Grant E. Finch
Epworth League
Young People's Meeting
Baptist Church Services Announced at Corner Idaho and Se
The Baptist church at the corner of Idaho and Se bree streets announces Sabbath school at 10 o'clock and worship with preaching in the morning. Evening services are at 7 30.
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Baptist Church
Idaho and
Sebree Streets
Thomas Anderson
Public sale notice of Beaverhead county land in Montana
Referee C. W. Conesr will sell at public auction on February 24 1912 at 10 a m at the Dillon Montana courthouse the west half of the southwest quarter and northeast quarter of southwest quarter section 3 township 8 south range 9 west containing 120 acres more or less with improvements water and ditch rights in one parcel cash 10 percent due sale day balance on court confirmation Deed at purchaser expense Notice also announces Desert Land final proof for Elizabeth J Boatman at Lakeview Montana March 12 1912 with witnesses listed and authority Stephen Carpenter Register
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A L. Anderson
Mary Yoe
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Dillon
Beaverhead County
C. W. Conesr
Notice of Desert Land Final Proof for Boatman Montana
Department of the Interior U S Land Office at Bozeman Montana gives notice Elizabeth J Boatman of Lakeview Montana filed intent to make Final Proof to establish a claim to lands described in Desert Land Entry No 2040 and serial 0692 in Section 18 Township 14 South Range 2 West M P Meridian before U S Commissioner Frank B Sparrow at Lakeview Montana on March 12 1912 Witnesses Willard A Fitch Virginia F Fitch and Harry T Monida Montana named. First publication Feb 2 1912.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Mont
Elizabeth J. Boatman
Monida
Montana
Meridian
Bozeman Land District
Frank B. Sparrow
U. S
Lakeview
Willard H. Fitch
Virginia F. Fitch
Harry T. Martin
Ruby M. Boatman
Stephen Carpenter
Register
Bozeman
M. P. Meridian
Helena District
Willard A. Fitch
M. R. Wilson
U. 5
Louis C. Ford, Jr
Lima
S. R
Township
F. A. Hazelbaker
Dillon
Lucie M. Walker
Adda Richardson
Stephen Cook
Guy Pearson
Lima Mont
John Crisp
Melrose
Range
Johnson
Ralph E. Brother
Mont Ana Meridian
John Halligan
Henry Fitter
Barney Hammond
Charles Rody
Public Land Sale Notice for Isolated Tract 06367 Helena
Department of the Interior announces a public sale of isolated tract 06367 at 10 a.m. March 6, 1912, at the U S Land Office Helena Montana to highest bidder. Adverse claimants must file claims or objections by sale time. Louis C Ford Jr of Lima Montana files desert land proof for multiple parcels with witnesses listed.
Mining Patent Claim for Old Favorite and Sunrise Veins
John Foster and Carl G. Knoll of Dillon Montana filed an application for patent for 1580 feet of the Old Favorite Lode and 1500 feet of the Sunrise vein in Beaverhead County Montana. The lode extends 1132 feet north and 368 feet south from discovery, while the Sunrise vein extends 737 feet north and 763 feet south from discovery.
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U. S .Land Office
Helena
Montana
John Foster
Carl G. Knoll
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Discovery
Old Favorite Lode and Faithful Lode Claims Notice
Legal notices detail the Old Favorite and Faithful lode surveys in Beaverhead County with measured boundaries and areas totaling 30.681 acres. The Faithful lode adjoins the Old Favorite on the southeast. Stephen Carpenter is Register, R. E. Oper attorney. notices posted January 12 1912 and January 5 1912. John Crisp of Melrose Montana files intent to prove up on February 14 1912. posting notices filed December 28 1911. other applicants and dates listed for public filing and protests.
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Cor. No
Cor.No
Recorder
Beaverhead County
Sur
Faithful Lode
Stephen Carpenter
Register
R. E. Oper
Notice of Public Land Sale Isolated Tract Helena Montana
Notice from the land office at Helena Montana dated January 2 1912 announces a public sale at 10 o clock a m March 6 1912 of land described as S W I S E M Sec 23 and S 34 S W Sec 25 Township 7 South Range West Mount. Any adverse claimants must file claims or objections by the sale date.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Commissioner of the
General Land Office
S. W
S.R. W
M. M
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District Court of the Fifth Judicial District
John Clark Yee
Abe Yee
A. L. Anderson
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Frank W Moe
George Bighorn
Frank P. Tate
Alda Fassler
United States Land Office
John FP
A. D
M.M
General Laid Office
Wis
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Jefferson County
Madison County
Chambers
Virginia City
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