Dillon to Share in Christmas Fund Savings Rise Nationwide
Montana stores will receive a portion of $8,000,000 saved in Inter Mountain states for Christmas shopping. Nine million people will be paid through 800 banks with average deposits around $59.50. Payouts range from $12.50 to $1,000 with some special funds up to $25,000 for specific purposes.
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Lyons Pleads Guilty in Gambling Case in District Court
Phil Lyons pleaded guilty in district court to operating a gambling game. Judge H G Rodgers presided. Lyons was fined 800 with the amount posted for release. The fine will go to the county general school fund.
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Sundown Student and Doctor Term From Night Classes
A sundown student refers to a young person who attends night classes at colleges or universities while holding a daytime job. A sundown doctor is similarly a practitioner who works by day in another field and conducts medical practice at night.
Everlasting Division Between Empires Haunts Human Soul
The quote reflects a struggle within the human to choose between light and darkness across two hostile worlds. It discusses fate, choice, and the enduring tension between necessity and free will attributed to Thomas Carlyle.
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Thomas Carlyle
Preparing to work drains progress more than the effort itself
The saying notes that many men stall despite hard work because they exhaust themselves in preparation. It emphasizes practical action over overcautious planning and urges starting the task rather than endlessly prepping.
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American Magazine
Sociologist quips on model husbands fixing more than hearts
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette observation notes a sociologist arguing the model husband should mend faults, fences, and furnaces and even repair his own thumb afterward, blending humor with gender role critique.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Expert Question from Littlehampton
The Expert asks a punning riddle implying that true mastery means narrowing knowledge to a finer specialty. The quip suggests an expert knows more about less over time, reflecting on expertise and focus.
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Littlehampton
Franklin’s advice on dictionaries and precise word meaning
In a 1928 Western Newspaper Union piece, Franklin urged a young English friend to keep a dictionary handy for unfamiliar terms. The author recalls classroom habits favoring dictionaries, noting how scholars learned accuracy through constant reference and resisted guessing from context.
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Rolly Stevenson
Western Newspaper Union
Fall Paris fashion settles on long feminine gowns
The season favors longer skirts and minimal waistlines with strictly feminine gowns for statuesque women. Premet showcases a Directoire revival with molded princess lines and flowing irregular backs. An American version uses coral Pink fulga satin rayon with high luster, featuring tiny inverted tucks along the front and a waistline appliqued bow, while the long back skirt remains floor-skimming.
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Premet
Directoire
Typographic Note on Minute Lettering
The piece discusses the smallest type size seen in printing, noting five eye type as an example and explaining its relative height in point measurements.
No Original Sin Concept Not Novel Says Thinker
A philosophical note argues that the idea of original sin is not unique or new though it may seem unusual. It recalls that thousands have contemplated the concept, suggesting enduring relevance rather than novelty.
Swastika Symbolized Luck Across Civilizations
The swastika has long stood as a symbol of good luck across many cultures. It appears in China, Korea, Japan, India, and ancient Troy, with relics from Bronze Age Europe, the Etruscans, and pre-Columbian Americas. In Indian language swastika means good luck, while swasti in Sanskrit means hall or be well.
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Defends Modern Amusements in Education Debate
A fragmented note argues that amusements claim to educate while crook methods pose harm, yet suggests clever ideas lead the way. The text asserts a balance between entertainment and education and hints at influence on public opinion.
Meeting notes delight bankers, writer says
A Norfolk Leader-Dispatch writer remarks that bankers are generally pleasant in person but notes the pleasure is in meeting notes, suggesting a humorous contrast between personal demeanor and meeting minutiae.
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Norfolk Leader-Dispatch
Martyr Remembered at Brentwood Memorial Service
A memorial service was held at Brentwood England for William Hunter aged nineteen who was burned at the stake in 1555 for reading the Bible.
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Brentwood
England
William Hunter
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