Armstead News Highlights Local Store Opening And College Notes
Mc Cracken Bros plan to open a new Dillon store on November 14 offering men's clothing boy's apparel groceries and general merchandise with Orville Smith in charge and Fred Jorgenson preparing the site. Edwin M Whitney will give a dramatic program at the Normal College on November 14 at 5 15 PM. The Normal College Index October issue is mailed this week and covers professional and college news. Armistice Day activities drew students away from a scheduled assembly. Caps gowns and collars funding for 1925 1928 graduates will support rental and loan funds for future graduates.
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Orville Smith
Fred Jorgenson
Edwin M. Whitney
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Normal College Index
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Rainy season yields big oat crop as threshing nears end
Sheridan notes a wet spell but farmers finished threshing with oats averaging 55 bushels per acre. The Foster Bros. run completed threshing amid a snow storm while ranges stay lush for next season. Pioneer day observed by Sheridan Woman's Club and high school pupils. Buckeye mine at Brandon being developed with electric power planned.
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Foster Bros
Sheridan Woman's Club
Carl Duncan
James Duncan Sr
Sheridan
William Taylor
Ruby
Buckeye
Brandon
Cisler Group
Joe Kenningsen
Shelton
Neihart
Queen Victoria Saves Kew Gardens From Decline
In a historical note, the royal Botanical Gardens at Kew nearly faced extinction before Queen Victoria intervened to rescue them from abandonment. The piece highlights early scientific precision, noting eighth century Arab balances weighed to .004 of a gram.
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Royal Botanical Gardens
Kew
Queen Victoria
Banting Baptized in Wilderness by Revered Osler Line
Dr. Banting, father of the insulin discoverer, was baptized in the Canadian Wilderness by Rev. Featherstone Lake Osler, father of famed Dr. William Osler.
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Banting
Insulin
Featherstone Lake Osler
William Osler
Football duel set between Normal College and Brigham Young College
A Saturday afternoon football game features Normal College against Brigham Young College on November 14. The Booster Club hosts a Saturday night recreation hall event for attendees.
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Normal College
Brigham Young College
Recreation Hall
Margaret Curran to Visit High Schools and Speak at Bozeman Conference
Margaret Craig Curran leaves for a visitation trip visiting Whitehall Three Forks Willow Creek and other high schools next Saturday. She will address the Woman's Vocational Conference at Bozeman on Teaching The Road to Independence Travel and Adventure.
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Margaret Craig Curran
Whitehall
Three Forks
Willow Creek
Woman’s Vocational Conference
Bozeman
Diana of the Ephesians and the Temple at Ephesus
The article recounts the temple of Diana at Ephesus in Asia Minor, its fame as a seven wonders site, and its two successive temples. It notes the first temple’s dimensions, a fire in 356 B C, and the second temple burned by the Goths in 256 A D, with discovery of the site by J T Wood in 1869 and retrieval of marble columns to the British Museum.
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Ephesus
Asia
Minor
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Asia Minor
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B. C
Alexander of
Macedonia
Alexander the Great
Herostratus
Paul
Demetritus
Silvers
J. T. Wood
England
British Museum
London
Galled to Western Readers: Galland’s Arabian Nights Translation
Antoine Galland, born 1646, translated and introduced The Arabian Nights to the Western world. He served as attache in Constantinople and learned eastern literature during travels including Bagdad. His Mille et une Nuits appeared in 1704 and secured his lasting fame as a foremost oriental scholar.
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Antoine Galland
Galland
Constantinople
Bagdad
Huroun al Rashid
Moonlight Polarization Affects Plant Growth
The article explains that light drives plant growth and that polarized moonlight benefits certain species like cucumbers. It notes moonlight vibrations run in one direction and have been experimentally polarized, suggesting some plants may grow better under moonlit conditions, though full development remains unknown.
When Barnum Was Mayor in Bridgeport
Harvey W. Root unearthed forgotten incidents from P T Barnum’s mayoral term in Bridgeport Connecticut. Root’s article in McClure’s Magazine recalls Barnum’s closing address to the common council and his playful mockery as the gavel dropped.
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P. T. Barnum
Bridgeport
Conn
Barnum
Harvey W. Root
McClure
Man in a Sluggish Car Evades Police Then Is Let Go
A man in a rickety flivver refuses to stop when signalled by a police officer. After a brief pursuit the driver explains it took two hours to get the old bus started. The report says the cop let him go.
German Dogs Do Mission Across Rural Land
Four million dogs populate Germany with one for every fifteen people. Over three quarters live in the countryside performing duties that earn their daily bread. More than five thousand dogs serve in military and police roles and all work hard for their living.
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Germany
National W C T U Convention To Meet In Detroit
Thousands sign the Patriotic Roll of the National W C T U pledging loyalty to the Constitution and support for enforcement of laws. The fifty first convention meets in Detroit November 11 to 19 with international speakers and Youth’s Night.
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National Woman’s Christian “Temperance Union
United States
Detroit
Anna A. Gordon
Evanston, Ill
White Ribbon Organization
Gordon
Scotland Forever Jean Refuses English Meat in Butcher Shop
In a Scottish town a shopper named Jean asks to see a sheep head and learns it is Scotch not English. Declaring her mistress wants English meat, she rejects it. The butcher calls for his assistant to remove the brain from the head.
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Scotland
Jock
Vancouver Province
Made Sure Her Third Husband Was Worthy
A narrator explains why she pursued a third marriage after doubt and who her husband is. She emphasizes lasting happiness from a strong institution and describes two years of observing her Irish husband Avery Strakosch, noting how he behaved in good and bad times and his relationship with her daughter.
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Avery
Strakosch
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
Pygmalion Pleases Large Hartwig Theatre Audience
Moroni Olsen players staged Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw to a near capacity crowd at Hartwig theatre last Monday. Moroni Olsen as Higgins and Janet Young as Eliza led a strong cast including Byron Foulger Dorothy Adams and Gordon Nelson. The production traced Higgins attempt to transform Eliza into a duchess with a final reversal of power by the pupil. The ensemble received high praise and the orchestra provided fine intermission music.
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Hartwig
George Bernard Shaw
Moroni Olsen
Henry Higgins
Janet Young
Eliza Doolittle
Byron Foulger
Eliza
Dorothy Adams
Gordon Nelson
Colonel Pickering
Higgins T
London
Dillon
Ralph McFadden
L.A. Gregory
Hindu Wedding Costs Strain Families As Dowries Rise
The expense of Hindu weddings often devastates households as brides families mortgage all they own to fund the ceremony and dowry.
Forest roads and trails spending tops 2 million in 1925 District 1
More than 2 078 000 was spent on District 1 forest roads and trails during 1925. The figure reflects expenditures across construction maintenance and improvements within the district.
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Missoula
Protect Your Child's Health With Foley's Honey and Tar
Thoughtless neglect of a child's cough can lead to serious illness. A few doses of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound at onset brings speedy relief and is safe for all ages. Potts, the Druggist, advertises this cough remedy as effective and affordable.
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