Ranching Out West and English Boys in Hard Scenes
A Western ranching piece contrasts English youths sent to learn farming with harsh realities. It follows contracts with English sponsors, poor meals, and menial labor. many fail, returning home or seeking other work, and some adapt to rugged Western life amid misled expectations. A Dakota lawyer anecdote describes two "boots" from England enduring brutal attire and eventual disengagement from their teacher, with one regretting his £100 payment. A separate note recounts a man nearly killed by snakes but surviving unbitten after a fall from a mountain.
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Warest
England
America
Reginald
West
New York Tribune
Alabama
Cor
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ephram's Incredible Meanness In Tooth Tale
In Washington county an old octogenarian boasts of investing in dentures after losing his teeth while recounting how Ephram died with his teeth still in his mouth. The Lewiston Journal relays the anecdote with humor about the double decker teeth and the stubborn insistence on burial with them.
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Ephram
Washington County
Ephrum
Lewiston Journal
Central Exchange Proposal For Building Associations
The piece notes idle capital in about 50 of 400 local building associations averaging $2,000 each, totaling $100,000. At 6 percent this causes $6,000 yearly loss. A central exchange could reallocate funds, saving about $4,000 annually, with costs under $2,000 yearly. A movement toward a central exchange has begun.
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Building Association
Central Exchange
Cincinnati Enquirer
A Dove Luncheon in Louis Seize Fashion
A noted society hostess hosted a dove luncheon inviting twelve guests who dressed as famous women of the French revolution. The table decor and service mirrored the era as conversations focused on the women of the period.
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Antoinette
Louis
Sach
New York Evening Sun
The Good Enough Way in a Patchwork Market
The piece notes over 130 washing machines exist yet none beat the classic method credited to Eve in the Garden of Eden. It emphasizes scrubbing action is hard on knuckles but leaves garments streak free. It then shifts to a French military debate over smokeless powder and potential removal of bright colors and shiny gear.
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Eve
Garden of Eden
Detroit Free Press
Sheep for Sale in Bannack Montana Band of 1150
A ranch sale advertises 1150 grade sheep available in Bannack Montana. Interested buyers may visit the Horse Prairie ranch of Gro L. BarenkLDERr for particulars and to arrange purchase. Also offering printing services at the Tatsune job room for letter head note head bill head and card orders.
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Horse Prairie
Gro
Tatsune
Notice of Public Land Proceedings in Beaverhead County
Public land records list witnesses proving residence and cultivation for multiple claims in Beaverhead County Montana. Notices name claimants Duncan M Adams and others with periods for final proof and locations Dillon Wisdom Red Rock and beaverhead County offices.
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Orrice
Baran
Clark
Cene
Lanp
Hellena
Mont
District Court
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
Duncan M. Wadams
Panet
Liease
Horatio M. Kissick
Sheophalus
B. Craver
Daniel H. Noble
John Kissick
Red Rock
Dota
W. Lanauorne
Justice Court
Dillon Township
Beaverhead
E. J. Brock
James Quail
Notice of Intent in Helena Montana Case
Official notice from Helena Montana dated May 2 1800 states an individual named Martin Butch of Dillon Montana has filed intentions of proof for a claim identified as No 48 bound for BW percent sale on June 30 1890.
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Fifth Judicial District
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Madison
Montana
Jefferson County
Madison County
RZ. Tuomas
Helena
Mont
District Court
Beaverhead County
Dillon
David F. Wampler
Stephen D. Vance
Alva J. Noyes
John H. Freyschlag
William A. Armitage
Wisdom
W. Lanouorne
Register
HevEena
Royo
Willian A. Armitage
Schlag
Iam
A. Armitage
A of Wisdom
W. Langhorne
U. S. Land Office
Helena, Mont
Erastus D. Edgerton
Charles K. Cole
George F. Cope
O and Field
J. Kelpee
Whence
White
Lawp Orvice
Connie
Moe
Dillon, Mont
Martin Butch
Jons
Reuben Raxton
Gerhard A. Tohn F. Bishop
Joseph ‘Charlton
Langhorne
Banpoor
Desert Land
United States Land Orgsem
Michael
J. Gomer
Benoit
Fournier, Carrier
John Borpey
Anghorne
Antrid
Laxparrier
John H. Sheser
Amesville
Volney B. Belees
James McKnight
William G. Blair
William M. Snow
Wiebeence
District Court of
Beaverheld County
Sven Vis
William
Gilbert
Rye
Vid
Lamont
Jean J. Jubert
Conrad Meine
Dilon
W. Laxauvuans
United States Land Office
William M. Snor
Intentia
Matana
States Land Office
Cora E. Freeman
Bontana
Kee
Navy
Tonio
En Cook
Lina
John
S. D. Milla
Aartz Lode
Eliorn
Kite
the United Stes
Ason Thomas Cray Allen
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