Residents Drive to Dillon and Nearby Towns
Local residents from Medicine Lodge and surrounding areas report frequent car trips to Dillon and Armstead for errands visits and family care. Notable travelers include Ike Rife Francis Barrett Matt Jenkins Scollard and the Hoems with a pattern of weekend and late week drives.
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Medicine Lodge
Ike Rife
Francis Barrett
Dillon
Matt Jenkins
Miss Scollard
Richard Freeman
Jimmy
Lynn
John Hildreth
Henry Guyaz
Gravely
Arthur Hoem
Alfred Hoem
Baby
Butte
Thomas Craver
Ed Wright
Silver Star
Socrates Water Trial Seeks Knowledge Lesson
A fable recalls Socrates dunking a youth in water to test his desire for knowledge. When the youth gasped for air, Socrates asked what he wanted most, teaching that the urge for knowledge must resemble the need for air to succeed. The anecdote appears in Forbes Magazine.
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Socrates
Forbes Magazine
She Wanted a Change from Lamb Prayers
A child named Betty, taught evening prayers, initially faithful, suddenly asked to bless a pig instead of a lamb. After being told the word should be lamb, she refused to conform saying she was tired of being a lamb. She then claimed future nights would feature a pig and an elephant.
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Betty
Rat Temple Shrine Honors Ganesha With Sacred Rats
A Hindu temple in Deshnoke India hosts a sacred colony of rats revered as manifestations of Ganesha the rat god. Pilgrims bow before the rodents while they roam freely seeking food and safety from predators. The Rat Temple is famed as a unique devotional site in Hindu lore.
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Ganesha
Deshnoke
India
Cate
Hawks
Early Oxford Strike of 1209 Shows Scholarly Resistance
In 1209 Oxford faced a historic clash when 8 000 masters and scholars withdrew from work. The city was Interdicted, schools closed, and hostilities lasted five years until burgesses humbly capitulated. Returning clerks who lectured against the majority faced three years suspension.
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Oxford
England
How Cannon Are Spiked In Former Times
The article explains how old cannons were disabled by driving an iron spike into the breech to prevent enemy use. It notes spiking was usually temporary, and that the term persists in modern military speech meaning breaking or removing part of the breech to render a gun unusable without repair.
Beggars' Trade Union in China
A vivid sketch depicts beggars as a formal trade union in China. Begging is described as a recognized profession with district guilds, each led by a president and officers. Members pay about $4 yearly and enjoy magistracy protection, with no recorded strikes to date.
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China
Power company to serve Wolf Point and area plants
Poplar-Big will serve Wolf Point Poplar Culbertson and other points by taking over small local plants in a regional energy consolidation.
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Poplar—Big Power Company
Wolf Point
Poplar, Culbertson
Illinois pipeline at Shelby April output 117 690 barrels
The Shelby Illinois pipeline recorded an April output of 117 690 barrels. Total production since field opening reached 1 990 000 barrels.
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Shelby
Illinois
Authentic Victorian yarn on Nasmyth and Bessemer
The tale, vouched by Harry Furniss, shows Nasmyth warning of risk while Bessemer conceals his discovery by pocketing a steel lump and registering his invention with his last half-crown, illustrating Scots canny humor and shrewd financiers.
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Harry Furniss
Bessemer
Nasmyth
Steel-Hammer
Lenny Foskett Claims He Never Weighed Hog
In a village scene from Youth's Companion a stubborn man named Lenny Foskett announces he killed a prize dog and refuses to reveal its weight. Volunteers guess weights ranging up to 275 pounds while Lenny nonchalantly admits he has not weighed the hog yet.
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Lenny Foskett
Lenny
Man Made Earthquake from Quarry Waste
In Midlands England remarks claim a string of minor quakes result from mining. A July 1018 event near Carnarvonshire coast saw land between Rivals granite quarries and the shore slide seaward. Waste from long‑abandoned quarries caused the ledge to move, mimicking an earthquake.
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Midlands
England
Carnarvonshire
Tree Climbing Perch In India Literally Climbs?
Reports describe the tree climbing perch Anabas testudineus scandens as capable of moving overland between waters using fins and gills. The US Bureau of Fisheries calls such tales largely mythical though the fish can traverse stones and inclined trunks.
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India
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Foley Pills Promote Kidney Activity, Testimony Cited
Inactive kidneys may regain function with a diuretic stimulant. J. D. Stephens of Samson Alabama reports using Foley Pills improved his kidney condition and overall health. Potts the druggist advertises the remedy.
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J. D. Stephens
Samson,Ala
Potts
Adv
Japan Cherry Dance Celebrates Geisha Cherry Blossoms
Japan marks April with the Geisha cherry dance celebrating cherry blossoms. A traditional event draws participants and spectators to observe cultural rites and festive displays.
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Japan
The Apple As Healthful All Purpose Food
The American Pomological Society Bulletin extols apples as a healthful versatile fruit. It calls apples a tonic cosmetic and social connector, praising flavors and varieties while noting raw fruit needs no cooking and crushed texture yields peak enjoyment.
Cook and the stubborn egg tale from a plantation kitchen
A New England woman visiting a South Carolina plantation asks a cook to boil an egg for a timer of three passes. The cook replies he can bite the egg and use a wasp-wax bottle, but the big egg won’t boil in time. The anecdote traces a humorous literal obedience stereotype.
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New England
South Carolina
Irish Wake Traditions and Ostentatious Celebrations
A wake is a vigil over a dead body with roots in ancient watching rites. In Ireland and other regions it often becomes a festive gathering with drinking dancing and storytelling attracting curiosity from writers like Grace Greenwood.
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Ireland
Grace Greenwood
Pathfinder Magazine
Dignities in Store A Baltimore Girl Predicts Samuel’s Rise
A Baltimore girl puzzling over an elder brother’s fate imagines a progression from freshman to lawn mower then janitor and senior, ending with graduation. Her cryptic forecast electrifies the breakfast table.
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Baltimore
Samuel
Early wireless idea dated to 1662 tale
A 1662 book by P. de l Ancre claims a man demonstrated to King Henry of Germany a method to communicate with absent people. Two needles rubbed on magnets hooked to clocks moved in sync as the operator moved one dial. The king reportedly banned publication of the invention.
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P. de l'Ancre
King Henry
Germany
Henry
Time at the Poles and Meridian Time Standard
The Naval observatory notes local mean time has no meaning at the poles, yet worldwide practice uses a nearby meridian. In the United States time follows the 75th, 90th, and 120th meridians, while pole stations would still need a chosen meridian for standard time.
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Naval Observatory
United States
Richard Martin Sentenced For Raised Check
Richard Martin was sentenced to one to two years in state prison by Judge H G Rodgers in district court yesterday for raising a check. He was paroled after proving the amount was restored before arrest in the Sheep Creek basin about a week prior. The check, from Ed Kennison of Dell, was raised from 5 to 15 dollars and cashed at the Dell hotel after Martin pleaded guilty in justice court.
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Richard Martin
H. G. Rodgers
Mart
Sheep Creek
Ed Kennison
Dell
Martin
Justice Court
Gelatin as Food Fuel Not a Protein Replacement
Gelatin stores more potential energy than some fats and albumin but in the body it provides little energy for growth and repair. It cannot replace proteins or albumin, and its role is akin to carbohydrates and fats as a fuel food rather than a tissue builder.
Harlowton Consumers Oil Company Opens Local Service Station
The Harlowton Consumers Oil Company completes a large new service station in town, expanding fueling options and vehicle services for residents and travelers.
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Harlowton
Consumers’ Oil Company
Conrad-Drilling Advances at Denzer Farm and Genu Oil Well
Conrad-Drilling continued operations at the Denzer farm site and the Genu oil well location, advancing drilling activity amid ongoing development work and exploration efforts.
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Conrad
Denzer Farm
Genu
Shelby refinery construction begins with August operation target
Shelby company starts building a refinery with plan to begin operation by August. Malta cities and county join Canada in marking and improving D Y highway. Baker White Eagle Oil and Refining establishes a local headquarters. In 1924 Montana refineries sold 21,048,299 gallons of gasoline and the state used 34,000,000 gallons.
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Shelby
Malta
Canada
D. Y
Baker—White Eagle Oil and Refining Company
Montana
State
Shelby-Queen City Oil Well 10 Increases Output
Shelby oil well No 10 has boosted flow from 2 830 to 4 500 barrels daily with shut in valves in place.
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Shelby
Queen City
Matrimony Course Draws Forty at Boston University
Forty women enroll in a new university course at Boston University teaching that marriage introduces problems that can be analyzed and solved in advance, as part of a domestic science program and counseling initiative.
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Boston University
Chough Picks Insects From Wild Sheep in Himalayan Highs
The chough, a bird of the barren Himalayan Mountains, is described perched on a wild sheep’s back as it searches the animal’s hair for insects.
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Himalayan Mountains
Wheelbarrow as transport and coffeehouse politics noted
The wheelbarrow serves as a common transport in China with up to eight people carried by a single coolie. In 1676 the Earl of Danby failed to suppress English coffee houses seen as centers of political agitation.
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China
Earl of Danby
Kalispell Builds New Clubhouse and Cottages at Apgar
A Kalispell project advances with a new clubhouse and several cottages under construction at Apgar, expanding facilities and housing in the area.
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Kalispell
Apgar
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David
Wv. C. Givens
Armstead
Alvin Owens
Clarence Koenig
Hildreth Ranch
Scholars On
Beggars’ Trade Union
Standard Lumber & Coal Co
Bond Grocery Co
Utah
Scott Coal & Transfer
Pioneer Coal Dealer
Tribune Pub. Co
Dillon, Montana
Gladstone
Boston
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