Sheep Industry Meeting Actions and Board Requests
An association met at the courthouse on Saturday March 20 at 3 p m with large attendance. They discussed the state sheep board from the last legislature and directed B Bond to seek Madison and Beaverhead counties as one district and J P Murray as inspector. They endorsed a state association rate of one dollar per thousand sheep to cover Washington and other expenses and approved John Gilbert for membership. Meeting adjourned to meet on call.
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Court House
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
B. Bond
Madison
Beaverhead
J. P. Murray
Washington
John Gilbert
T. M. Sunway
Sec’y
Governor Smith appoints new board for Montana normal school
Governor Smith named a new local executive board for the state normal school in compliance with last session’s law. The appointees are W. M. Oliver Fidel Huber A L Stone G T Paul all of Dillon and J D Mahoney of Silver Star Madison county. The old board consisted of Mr. Oliver ex Governor B F White and Frank Eliel.
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Smith
State Normal School
W. M. Oliver
Fidel Huber
A. Ll. Stone
G. T. Paul
Dillon
J. D. Mahoney
Silver Star
Madison County
Mr. Oliver
B. F. White
Frank Eliel
Chautauqua Circle Meets At Mrs Hooker’s Home
The Chautauqua circle gathers this evening at Mrs. H. D. Hooker’s residence. Program features quotation favorites on social and political topics, astronomy chapter X Time, and constitutional law discussions led by Mr. W. Crowell. Mrs. L. O. Fubric presents Fundamental Beliefs and My Social Philosophy, RJT Ely t., Mrs. N. E. Hammer discusses The New Belgian Constitution, and Frank Elie offers a comparison of constitutional ideas of a century ago with today.
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W. Crowell
U. S
Ely
N. E. Hammer
Frank Elie
Dresscutting School Announces Dillon Opening
Notice states an instructor will be in Dillon by April 15 to open a dress-cutting school. The teacher has secured the saunty right to teach the Standard Square Inch Tailor System in Beaverhead County and invites all who wish to learn the latest improved dresscutting methods.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
Bourret Announces Fine Millinery Stock At Spring Opening
Manan J Bourret invites friends and patrons to a spring opening on April 1 1897 to view a very fine and complete stock of millinery.
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Manan J. Bourret
French Tanny Tablets Advertised For Menstrual Relief
An ad touts French Tanny Tablets as a remedy for painful and irregular menses. Manufactured in Paris by A. Augendre and sold exclusively by D.M. Newbro Drug Co. in Butte Montana. Price two dollars per box, mail order available sealed.
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A. Augendre
Paris
France
D.M. Newbro Drug Co
Butte
Mont
New Horseshoeing Machine At Anderson Bros Blacksmith
D W Callahan at Anderson Bros blacksmith shop promotes a new horseshoeing machine. He says it can shoe the worst kinds of horses as easily as gentle ones and invites customers to bring in their horses and try the machine.
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D. W. Callahan
Anderson Bros. Blacksmith Shop
Wishing to Roam Like a Fly on the Wall
A playful verse imagines a fly roaming walls and riding a bicycle without falling, expressed in light whimsical tone. The speaker longs for the insect’s carefree mobility and humorously contrasts human clumsiness with the fly’s ease.
Ancient water heaters show Roman ingenuity in Naples museums
The Boston Transcript reports Roman antiquities in Naples reveal water heater designs with a double shell and water tube grates. Bonner of Cincinnati studies a 12 inch by 17 inch heater with bronze tubes, a tripod stand, and a separate urn shaped boiler possibly used for heating wine.
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Naples
W. T. Bonner
Cincinnati
Pompeiians
Pompeii
Boston Transcript
Outwitting an Editor in 1888 Missouri Campaign
A 1888 Missouri gubernatorial race tale describes Francis allies using The Globe-Democrat to publish a full-page display praising David R. Francis. Editor McCullagh confronted the rogue ad, triggering mass subscription protests and a citywide scene as the paper pivoted from its anti Francis stance.
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David R. Francis
Missouri
Globe- Democrat
McCullagh
Dave
Francis
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Fast Mail
Southern Hotel
Fourth
Pine Streets
Drydock Village and the forgotten Manhattan Island
The text traces Manhattan Island to a knoll near Corlears Hook once called Manhattan Island Land. Marshes and tides submerged it. it evolved into Drydock Village, a shipbuilding hub no longer discernible except for the nickname. Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer notes its historic role in Century.
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Manhattan Island
Island of
Manhattan
Corlears Hook
Drydock Village
Mistress Johanna Birthday Poem Delays Dinner
In Household Words a light quarrel over chores and a birthday mood is noted as Mistress Johanna delays cooking while Cook apologizes for an unfinished poem. The scene captures domestic life with humor and period tone.
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Johanna
Missus
Early astrology linked to Chal dean and Egyptian priests
The text notes astrology as the invention of Chal dean and Egyptian priests and suggests its practice with astronomy in Chaldea and the Nile valley 4000 to 5000 years B C. It also mentions slippery elm inner bark containing mucilage giving its name and property.
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Chaldea
Valley of the Nile
New York and Christiania Knot in Tongue Tangle
A garbled fragment references New York and Christiania and a phrase about knots and tongue length. The readable parts offer no clear event or identity to confirm a news item.
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New York
Christiania
Care of Books Emphasized For Children and Home Libraries
The New York Ledger urges teaching children to protect books and store them properly. It describes a five-child household with modest shelves, curtains from worn clothes, and strict ownership rules for books and toys. Each volume bears the owner's name across the opening pages.
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New York Ledger
Thiers and Girardin Duels Echo French Duelling
The text recalls Thiers fighting a youthful duel over marriage plans then lacking funds. It also recounts Emile de Girardin fighting four duels in 1884 after lowering La Presse prices, killing Armand Carrel in the final duel and escaping death in the hip wound.
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M. Adolphe Thiers
Thiers
M. Emile de Girardin
la Presse
Armand Carrel
Girardin
France
Cornhill Magazine
Household first aid for wounds from the 19th century
The document lists three practical items for a farmer's home first aid kit adhesive plaster iodoform gauze and carbolated absorbent cotton. It instructs how to cleanse approximate wound surface avoid water bring edges together with minimal plaster cover with ipoloform gauze and cotton then secure with a bandage and avoid constriction or excessive string pressure.
Nat Goodwin Reminds Fan to Use Proper Name
After a late bite Nat Goodwin sat with friends when a youth boasted of knowing a real actor. The star rose, gripped his chair back, and coolly declared, Call me either Nat or Mr. Goodwin, if you please, before resuming his seat.
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Nat
Goodwin
First Row
Nat Goodwin
Mr. Goodwin
San Francisco
The Harmful Spread of Grumbling in Daily Life
Grumbling poisons health by keeping nerves in constant unrest and spreading discord to listeners. It weakens the grumbler’s system and can set the stage for illnesses during any prevalent health threat.
Pick Me Up Quote About Love and Money
A line from Pick Me Up features a man asking if his partner loves him and receiving a witty reply about borrowing money to marry. The exchange highlights humor over financial constraints in relationships.
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Arthur
Unique Feast at 1877 double royal wedding described
Max von Binzer recalls the 1877 double royal wedding with a horse shoe banquet for 100 in the Hall of Knights. Royal and foreign dignitaries, including Leopold of Belgium and the Prince of Wales, are served by nobles amid grand ceremony and a lively wedding ball.
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Max von Binzer
Berlin
Ladies’ Home Journal
Éspalier
White Hall
Mendelssohn
Kogel
Count von W
Leopold
Belgium
Willian I
Count von Stolberg-Wernigerode
Prince von Pless
Anonymous Letters Plague Firm Head and Porter
The firm head voices frustration over three unsigned letters received in two weeks. The porter asks if that settles the matter. Mike suggests the writer may be unable to sign his name. The Detroit Free Press presents the exchange.
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Mike
Detroit Free Press
A Plain Case Involving Letters And Dinner
Roxbury Gazette notes a whispered domestic intrigue as a cousin in love with Jack Fitzbooby is observed. The woman reportedly eats her dinner before reading his letters, suggesting mindful secrecy within a private affair.
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George
Jack Fitzbooby
Fred
Roxbury Gazette
Parks Sure Cure Sold At N. M. White Drug Store
The advertisement promotes Parks Sure Cure as a remedy for nervous trouble by purifying blood and removing uric acid from the kidneys. It targets worn out women and notes availability at N. M. White Drug Store.
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Parks
N. M. White Drag Store
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New Local Board
Chautauqua Circle
8. D. Hooker
Somerville Journal
Comcuna Soar
Portis Dave
Safer Henry
Goodwin and
the Dude
Timothy
Dillon Implement Company
Reynolds
E. L. Page
Reynolds & Page's
Dillon, Mont
Y. T. Cox
W. S. Pyle
COX & Pyle
Geo
J. Staudaker
Veal
Dillon National Bank
Dillon, Montana
Keatings
Keating Wheel CO
Middletown, Conn
Holyoke, Mass
W.H. Boatman
Holcomb
Kate Holcomb
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