Phosphate Discovery in Idaho Montana Reported by Survey
The 1911 bulletin details Pardee's discovery of high grade phosphate rock in the Garnet Range near Garrison Philipsburg and Elliston Montana. It notes large potential yields under flat beds and accessibility via railways and wagon roads. It explains the rock’s use as fertilizer, the need for sulphuric acid treatment for plant availability, and links to smelter emissions concerns near Anaconda.
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Department of the Interior
United States
Geological Survey
Idaho
Montana
George Otis Smith
Washington, D.C
Garnet
Philipsburg
Elliston
Northern Pacific Railway
Cardwell
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Northern Pacific
Garrison
Gale
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Parrot’s Valentine Tip Sparks Town Matchmaking
A 1913 verse tells how Mary Ann Brown’s parrot Polly urged suitors to marry, guiding Bill Jones toward wedlock after Polly’s squawking chorus “Better get married.” The tale ends with Polly’s owner set to become Mary Ann Jones as townsfolk note the bird’s matchmaking influence.
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Mary Ann Brown
Mary Ann
Poll
Bill Jones
Bill
Parrot Bird
Fate
Polly
Mary Ann Jones
Cupid's Special Agent
On Valentine’s Day Dan Avery and his six year old nephew Dan junior plot peace with Cynthia through a paper heart while gathering violets and lily of the valley. A twist lands Uncle Dan meeting Cynthia’s aunt Edna Marvin as Dan junior tricks them into a bonding moment and reveals Edna is Uncle Dan’s hidden beloved.
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California
Dan Avery
Vin
Cynthia
Dan Jon
Marvin
Dan Junior
Uncle Dan
Miss Marvin
Old Man
Clyde
Valentine
Kiddo
Dan
Udele Dan
Edna Marvin
Mamma
Auntie Fidna
Edna
Heart of Tommy Valentine Note
A short verse piece plays with a schoolteacher and a playful exchange about a heart and a kiss. The speaker laments losing control of his heart to Molly and references a Valentine kiss tucked away. The dialogue format hints at a comic romantic vignette from a past issue.
A Model Valentine Read Across Directions
A Victorian note describes a crosswise valentine said to be from a young Englishman to his sweetheart. The poem reads in multiple directions, forming coherent sense left to right and top to bottom. The piece notes St Valentine’s history and Cupid’s older origins, contrasting youthful Cupid with the gray-bearded St Valentine.
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Yiere
Valentine
Valentine Night Love Tests From Old Wives Tales
A breezy column outlines several historic Valentine superstitions. It describes in turn a pillow leaf charm predicting future spouses, a hard boiled egg yolk dream method, and a paper slip clay ball game to name a valentine at festive gatherings.
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Valentine
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Sloan
G. Jones
Baldwin
L. L
Henry A. Vor
Somerset Bt
Plainfield
N.d
Earl S. Sloan
Boston, Mass
U.S.A
F.E. Walling
Yukon
Foley
Potts
Adv
Noah
Philadelphia Public Ledger
James Edoert
American Press Association
Cupid's
Addison Howard Gibson
Mae
Littur Gul
Tommy
Hart
Moly
St. Valentine
Cupid
Nore
St. Valentina
Tribune Book Store
THE
Rombauer CO
W. R. Hocking
East Granite
Buttemont
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Butte, Mon
P. O
J. Carhart
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