Residents and visitors chronicle Dillon area social notes
A roster of travelers and locals appears in Dillon with Henry Walter Sheridan visit, William Lacy Milrose business trip, Adelaide Gelhaus and Gelhaus siblings to Virginia City, A B Beardsley Lima visit, Miss Eva and Annie Stocker Grant at county fair, Wendall Jardine Jackson at fair, Browne couple from Browne's Station, Lester Opp Colorado arrival, Reverend Peterson Melrose, Jay LaDue Sheridan business, Mary Heavey to Bristow teaching, Francis Gelhaus to Edgar teaching, Marjorie Dauterman Alder guest, plus assorted sales and local ads. Several motorists head to Bozeman and back, Joseph Allen Seattle visitor, Fannie Cahill and Henry Cahill Ruby valley visit relatives, high school board/rooming ad, Gregorys return from Glacier Park trip, Waldhly and Hirschy among Jackson visitors for Gaines McCracken injury news, and McCracken recovering after Bozeman accident visit with T Lee McCracken.
Dillon Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Local residents and visitors are listed in Dillon with cross town trips and new beginnings. Ralph Steb from his Melrose ranch called on city friends Wednesday while others arrived from Virginia City Anaconda and Columbia Missouri.
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Ralph’ “Steb
Melrose
Five Room Modern Bungalow For Sale Dillon Montana
Home bargains advertise a five room modern bungalow with full basement in a desirable location on Atlantic street. Owner leaving town offers a fully furnished eight room home with five bedrooms on 69 feet front for 4500 dollars with terms. agent C N Newman at Dillon Hotel, Adv. 36 37 Dillon Mont.
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Atlantic Street
C. C. Newman
Legend of Sweeney Todd Extends Through Fleet Street Tales
A report discusses the myth of Sweeney Todd the Fleet Street barber linked to a chair vault and a pie shop confederate. It notes the legend appears in ballads and dramas, though there is no Newgate record of his existence and Tyburn execution is part of the lore.
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Fleet Street
London
Sweeney Odd
Sweeney Todd
St. Dunstan's Church
Todd
Tyburn
Newgate
Vast Army Built the Great Pyramid in Ancient Egypt
The article describes the great pyramid of Egypt as vastly larger than later structures. It cites its original height about 480 feet and base sides 764 feet, with a curved content over 809 million cubic feet and mass around 6.84 million tons. Heralds 100,000 workers for 20 years per Hero dotus, a figure modern scholars deem reasonable.
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Great Pyramid of
Egypt
Herodotus
Hat Trick at Westminster Causes Laughter in Cloakroom
A tin of liquid eggs owned by MP Mr Tom Johnston was spilled in the House of Commons cloakroom, trickling into a fellow member’s bowler hat and provoking much laughter. The tale recalls a former incident when actor Tree joked about an author poaching an egg in a silk hat over a spirit stove before realizing the hat belonged to him.
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House of Commons
London
Tom Johnston
M. P
Tree
Real rewards of usefulness and noble service
The passage argues that wealth, fame, and influence are acceptable when they arise from useful deeds and are used to further usefulness. The true soul satisfaction comes from being useful, with the final self-assurance of a good and faithful servant.
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Henry van Dyke
Holbein Portrait of Lady Jane Seymour Highlights Detail
Holbein the Master of Detail at Henry VII's court painted Lady Jane Seymour. The portrait stands out for its fine overall composition and especially the delicate brocade pattern and lace on Seymour's sleeves.
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Holbien
Henry VII
Jane Seymour
Anne Boleyn
England
Origin of Dollar A Brief History From Thaler to Peso
The name dollar traces to the thaler coin from Bohemia in 1519 and its wide central European use. The Spanish peso shaped the West Indian trade and gave the term Spanish dollar. In 1702 the United States formalized the dollar by law, later adjusting silver content.
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Bohemia
Europe
United States
Ink Stain Removal from Carpet and Ink Blotting Tips
Instructions describe removing ink stains from a carpet using blotting paper and milk. Apply milk with a sponge, squeezing dry between applications, then soak with more milk. Repeat until ink lifts, wash with weak suds, rinse with clear water, and air dry away from dust to minimize visible marks.
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Iit
Northside Country Club Meeting With Mrs Selway
Northside Country Club will convene with Mrs Lylis Selway on Tuesday September 8 to discuss club affairs and plans for the season.
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Northside Country Club
Miss Julia Anderson Hosts Towel Shower in City Home
Complimentary to Miss Martha Jone daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Stone of this city Miss Julia Anderson entertained Tuesday afternoon at a towel shower at her home on South Idaho street Fall blossoms and sweet peas decorated the room An afternoon of sewing closed with lunch Those present include Jeanette Garver Mary Gist Cora Berry Ella Free Rachel Smith Mary Schoenborn Oakel Nelson Josephine Kins Mrs Clark Anderson Mrs A L Cushing Mrs Henry Irwin Mrs Hugh Anderson Mrs W W Haw Strong and bride to be Miss Stone soon to wed Jack Wernli a Los Angeles businessman Belt High School to get new farm and manual training shops Miles City Northern Pacific to send 1500 empty cars west weekly for grain
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Martha Jone
A. L. Stone
Julia Anderson
South Idaho Street
Missex Jeanette Garver
Mary Gist
Cora Berry
Ella Free
Rachel Smith
Mary Schoenborn
Oakel Nelson
Josephine Kins
Busy Time on Farm but Not for Farmer
A county fair visit lets a farmer rest while his wife keeps the farm in order. He returns at dusk and checks on the cows, horses, fowls, ducks, wood, and wagon, finding all tasks done. He sighs that farming is beginning to tell on him and asks for supper before bed.
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George
Daddy
Gonto
Cradle Used in Placer Mining Described
The article explains placer mining and describes the miner's cradle. It details a box on a rocker with a perforated bottom where pay dirt is placed, water is added, and rocking causes fine gold to pass through, accumulating on riffles.
Hyperboreans in Classical and Anthropological Contexts
The Hyperboreans, from ancient myths, were favored Apollo’s people living beyond Boreas in a paradise with perpetual youth. Virgil locates them near the North Pole. Herodotus and Pliny offer varied, nongraphic explanations for the tale. Anthropologists later use the term for certain northern peoples in Asia and North America.
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Apollo
Boreas
Herodotus
Pliny
Asia
America
Rossetti Delays Paintings Prompt Bishop Visit
Engaged Rossetti, famed for Llandaff cathedral reredos, kept the dean and chapter waiting as letters went unanswered. In London, the Bishop of Llandaff visited Rossetti in Blackfriars to learn why, only to be told by the maid that Rossetti had married and stopped painting.
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Rossetti
Llandaff
Rosetti
London
Blackfriars
Notice for publication of land claim in Dillon Montana
Department of the Interior gives notice that Joseph Y Lyon of Dillon Montana has filed intent to prove up a homestead claim on W half of section 26 township 4 South range 6 West Montana. The hearing before I A Hazelbaker U S Commissioner in Dillon is set for October 23 1925. Witnesses Frank Bird Lawrence L Price F Glenn Lyon John W Lyon all of Dillon Montana. Non coal land. I ta.
Notice of Homestead entry proof for Roy Lyon Dillon MT
Department of the Interior notice records Roy Lyon of Dillon Montana who filed Homestead Entry G F No 061933 Helena No 021042 for S% section 35 township 8 South range 6 West to prove up on three years witness list includes John W Lyon and F Glenn Lyon both of Neovel land with Hazelbaker U S Commissioner Dillon MT date October 28 1925 永
Homerestead Entry Holder Notices Three Year Proof
Freder ick Glenn Lyon of Dillon Montana filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish a land claim under Homestead Entry G F 0619386 Helena 021059 for N half of section 35 township 8 south range 6 west Principal Montana Meridian before F A Hazlebaker U S Commissioner at Dillon on October 23 1925 with Frank Bird Lawrence L Price John W Lyon Roy Lyon listed as witnesses all from Dillon Montana.
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Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Joseph Y. Lyon
Dillon
Helena
Township
Range
Montana Meridian
I. A. Hazelbaker
U. U
Frank Bird
Lawrence L. Price
F. Glenn Lyon
John W. Lyon
U. S. Land Office
Roy Lyon
F. A. Hazelbaker
U. S
Frederick Glenn Lyon
Coalland
Malta Great Northern Lines Ship 350 Cars of Cattle
The Malta Great Northern lines completed a four day shipment carrying 350 railroad cattle cars. The operation moved the livestock efficiently under railway oversight and logistics coordination.
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Malta
Great Northern Lines
Twenty cattle cars shipped to western points in a day
Wolf Point reports twenty cattle cars were loaded and sent to western destinations in a single day's shipment, reflecting active cattle movement and regional trade.
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Wolf Point
Western Points
Circus Day Dream of a Clown in Progress
Child narrates a family outing to Circus Day with scenes of loading wagons, a field gathering, a chimneyed tent, breakfast tables, a singing black performer, a giraffe, monkeys and elephants. The speaker fantasizes about growing up as a clown, imagining slips, flips, and a parade ride through town with the circus cage and a ballooning wrap of playful chaos.
Shelby-Oil Engineer Predicts Limited Kevin Sunburst Field
An Shelby-Oil engineer warns that two decades may pass before the Kevin Sunburst field is fully explored, highlighting slow development and long drilling timelines in the area.
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Henry ‘Walter
Emerick
Butte
William Lacy
Milrose
Adelaide Gelhaus
John
Tony Gelhaus
Virginia City
Beardsley
Lima
Eva
Annie Stocker
Grant
Wendall
Helen Jardine
Jackson
Joseph A. Browne
Our City
Browne’s Station
Lester Opp
Greeley
Colorado
F Peterson
Jay LaDue
Sheridan
Mary Heavey
Bristow, Mont
Francis Gelhaus
Edgar, Mont
Marjorie Dauterman
Alder
R. J. Dansie
Phonia
Orr St
Carl Decker
Bozeman
Joseph Allen
Seattle
M. E. French
E. C. Bricker
Jerome
Idaho
Fannie Cahill
Henry Cahill
Ruby Valley
Elizabeth Greene
Kentucky Ave
Adv
Fred Waldhly
Fred Hirschy
Gaines McCracken
T. ‘Lee ‘McCracken
Is City
John Mailey
Blaine
Gon Gus
Jack Allen
Berton Carey
E. J. Bowman
Anaconda
W. J. Romersa
Miss Eva
Red Lodge
Mont
James Kirkpatrick
Bill Orr
Ernest Orr
Monida
P. & O. Company
George Clemon
Tom
Mark
Big Hole Basin
Mrs. L. 8. Morand
California
Leo D.celles
State Normal College
Wibaux
Jessie Poindexter
Marart Poindexter Tello
Lois
Columbia, Mo
L. Poindexter
Ralph McFadden
Harry Black
Glacier Park
William Lewis
The
Barrett Hospital
Marian Hunter
Persis Whitehead
Pyle Ranch
Los Angeles
Jack Brown
Elkhorn Springs
James Brown
Hollie Staudaher
Chinook
Emma J. Staudaher
Fred Staudaher
Dillon, Mont
Miss Stone
Belt—High School
Miles City
Norther Pacific
Andrus
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