Beaverhead State Bank Dillon 1919 year end report
Beav erhead State Bank at Dillon Montana closes 1919 with S S I C W Hudson cashier sworn affirms truth of the statement. Joseph C Fuller Notary Public Dillon date January 8 1920. Frank Landon Geo W Lovell directors attest.
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Beaverhead State Bank
Dillon
Montana
State OF Montana
Beaverhead
S. S
I. C
W. Hudson
Cahier
Joseph C. Fuller
Frank Landon
Geo. W. Lovell
Convocations and V W Meeting at Dormitory
Wednesday events cover convocations in the old assembly and a V W gathering in the new dormitory parlors. Professor Clark led the meeting while Miss Snyder reported Fall quarter drill results with sixteen certificates earned and five first certificates accepted.
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V. W
Clark
Mosher
Miss Troxell
Miss Phillips
Illinois
Miss Bulger
Burlington
Iown
Teachers' Service Division Opens Training at Normal College
The Normal college Teachers' Service Division began December 1 with Mrs. Margaret Curran in charge. Through correspondence study courses it trains in-service teachers and credits can count toward certificate credits or the twelve weeks of professional training due by July 1, 1920. Reading circle books serve as texts and credits, with a certificate sent to the county superintendent. Renewal of first grade or professional certificates requires reading one book per year from the list.
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Teachers’ Service Division
The
Normal College
Margaret ‘Craig Curran
State Board of Examiners
Instructors Lead Bozeman Lecture Course for County Superintendents
Mrs. Margaret Curran Dr. S. E. Davis and Miss Eleanor Troxell head a county superintendents lecture series in Bozeman from December 29 to January 9. Superintendents hope Dillon hosts future sessions and back a plan for in service training by correspondence to raise the 62 percent of elementary teachers with subpar training, aiming for better schools.
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Bozeman
Margaret Curran
S. E. Davis
Eleanor Troxell
Institute For County Superintendents
Dillon
Seaweed as Design Inspiration Noted by Museum Curator
The New York botanical gardens curator urges seaweed as a design source linked to current Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit. He recalls Ruskin on ocean movement inspiring Greek architecture and notes seaweed’s overlooked potential for lace, tapestries, prints, and ornament.
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New York Botanical Gardens
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Anes
Ruskin
Mortgage on a Cat in Stockton Missouri Shocks Recorder
A unique chattel mortgage filed in Stockton Missouri assets a shotgun a Winchester rifle two violins a black tomcat named Tom to secure 46 dollars. The tomcat is deemed the most valuable security by the mortgagee amid the odd filing.
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Recorder of Deeds
Stockton
St. Louis Republic
Caution of a Climber
A joke about Newrich's large family and his wife fearing social judgment if he took them out in a car.
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Newrich
Sign of Greatness in a Quiet Man Jobbles
A wry exchange questions Jobbles credibility as a prominent citizen noting he carries imagined duties without public recognition. The dialogue hints at perceived status versus actual visibility in social spaces like a hotel lobby.
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Jobbles
Plankville Screen Offers Augmented Orchestra This Evening
Louis ville Courier Journal notes a local picture palace ad promoting an augmented orchestra for tonight. The program adds a ukulele alongside the piano, signaling a richer musical experience for patrons.
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Plankville
Picture Palace
Louisville Courier-Journal
Muscle Shoals Nitrogen Plant Kept Allies Supplied
The Ordnance Department funded a joint venture led by Frank Sherman Washburn to build the $60 million air nitrates plant at Muscle Shoals Alabama. Ground broke February 16 1918 and eight months eight days later the plant began producing ammonium nitrate. 23 000 men formed a city of 25 000 around the site and the plant supplied 13 percent of allied explosives for the 1919 spring drive.
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United States
New York City
Panama Canal
Straits of Magellans
Europe
Ordnance Department
Mr. Washburn
Ail Nitrates Corporation
Air Nitrates
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Westinghouse Church Kerr Company
J. G. White Engineering Corporation
M. W. Kellogg Company
Chimpeys
Perid
Chinese Girls Struggle Between Tongues in San Francisco
The Christian Science Monitor notes in Chinatown that Chinese girls face a clash of East and West as they grow up. Homes use Chinese while teens quickly learn English, with some families sending daughters to private Chinese tutors outside school hours. Poor families fear education for women but settlement workers help access advantages offered in the community.
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Cnifitee
Elris
San Francisco
Chinatown
Christan Science Monitor
China
China Town
University of California develops grape juice syrup method
Researchers at the University of California agricultural college say grape juice can be turned into syrup, potentially doubling the value of wine grapes. A plan with wineries and sugar factories aims to store juice and produce syrup for 1920 canneries, using an inexpensive method to prevent fermentation.
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S Agricultural College
University of California
Agricultural College
Accoss
University
Reminiscent of Napoleonic Era in Providence Arcade
A Providence incident recalls an Napoleonic era landmark, the Providence Arcade, once an Ionic temple and retail hub. Hand cut monoliths from Johnston were hauled by sled nearly a century ago, with a grand dedication and status as an architectural wonder, though less commercially prominent now.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Napoleo
Paris
Napoleon
America
Tts
St.John the Divine
New York
Johnston
United States
Hops production varies by region and demand shifts
The central and northern New York areas yield 700 to 800 pounds per acre while the Pacific coast yields 1000 to 2000 pounds. Oregon leads in hop production and most hops go to breweries or pharmaceuticals. Prohibition likely reduces demand as beer types change and overall consumption falls.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Union
Porter Mistakenly Believes Empty Bottle is Best Brand
Reverend William H Book of Columbus faced a hotel closet mystery in Huntington West Virginia when he found an empty whisky bottle left behind. He asked a porter to remove it lest it reflect on him and the porter finally quipped that it’s the best brand he had ever seen, per the Indianapolis News.
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William H. Book
Tabernacle Chistian
Columbus
Huntington
W. Va
Wuntington
Book
Indianapolis News
Coal Gas as Automobile Fuel in Wartime England
Scientific American notes that during World War I England used coal gas to power vehicles due to gasoline scarcities. Early methods used rubberized bag storage, while current trials employ compressed gas in steel cylinders at pressures up to 2250 psi. Compression costs range from 40 to 75 cents per 1000 cu ft, equating to about 12 cents per gallon of liquid fuel replaced.
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England
Scientific American
Counteracting Submarine Threat Shapes Warship Design
A contemporary analysis argues the modern warship must balance torpedo protection with armor and guns. It notes torpedoes on battleships are obsolete at long ranges and gunfire can sink vessels, suggesting faster rams with strong bows to counter underwater craft and free space for more ammunition.
Detested Cowardice Prompted Boy to Force Fight
Cecil vowed to push George into a fight to cure his fear. The teacher confronted Cecil as she questioned the plan. He admitted he dared George to fight and planned to hold him until he could argue courage into him.
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Cecil
George
Upward Movement in England Village Clubs Association Formed
The Village Clubs association formed in England grows from an Agricultural club discussion. It aims to empower village residents to run local centers of amusement and recreation for themselves, with the association offering support but not dictating. It signals a notable social shift.
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England
Village Clubs Association
Agricultural Club
What He Got for His Dollar In A Coal Adv Joke
A humorous exchange recalls coal saving ads and one recipe claiming coal lasts longer when kept away from stoves and furnaces. The Boston Tran script preserves the quip about ads that promised savings but produced little practical value.
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Boston Transcript
Tibet Conscience Fund Could Fetch Timeless Wealth
Mr Growcher argues the government would have all needed money in a century if the conscience fund captured all owed funds. He contends the fund’s reach could unlock vast revenues for public needs and reforms.
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Tibet
Defense attorney pressed to discredit witness in Marion county case
In a Marion county juvenile court proceeding the defense attorney questioned a colored witness about prior cases. The state attorney interrupted, asking the witness not to hold the earlier defense against him, asserting it should not count in the current testimony.
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Marion County
Sam
Carlyle Prophecy Echoes in American Strain
A paraphrase of Carlyle warns that America must strain its energies and push through hardship to build a future. The note recalls struggle against overwhelming odds as a precondition for a lasting habitation for the “gets.”
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Carlyle
America
Kave
Distress Cough Remedy Praised by Spokane Woman
Mrs Mary Kisby of Spokane reports a severe cough from hay fever eased by Foley's Honey and Tar. She says a bottle from Potts Drugstore cured her cough and allowed her to resume housework, claiming no imitation matches the genuine product.
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Mary Kisby
Spokane
Ash
Foley
Uncle Joe Cannon Resists Lobbyist Pressure An Affable Veto
The Washington Star recalls Joseph Guernsey Cannon known as Uncle Joe nearing eighty four. He despises lobbyists and rebuffs a proposal for cigars at the house restaurant with a sharp retort about meeting St. Peter at the pearly gates. He defends his independence in Congress.
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Joseph Guernsey Cannon
Uncle Joe
Congress
Washington Star
Capitol
House
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
Origin of Dickens Names Sparks Theories on Chadband
Christian Science Monitor discusses a theory that Dickens named Chadband after a tailor shop called Chadband seen on a road between Sutton and Epsom. The piece links the idea to Dorking with the Marquis of Granby inn and its hostess, suggesting possible connections to Mrs Weller.
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Chadband
Sutton
Epsom
Dickens
Marquis of Granby
Mrs. Weller
Christian Science Monitor
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Proven Constitutional Remedy
There is more catarrh in this section than any other diseases and it was long deemed incurable. Local treatments fail because catarrh is a constitutional condition. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F J Cheney Co Toledo is taken internally and affects the blood to reach mucous surfaces. A hundred dollars reward for any case not cured. Bold by druggists, 7c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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