Grass Range Notes Spin a Busy Week in Town
Mrs. Darwin Johnson visits Mrs George Breckenridge as Sheriff Woods and County Attorney Baker call on Grass Range. Banks show strong statewide presence at Helena opening of the Federal Reserve Bank. A big Catholic ladies dance, a Grand Theater meeting for Sanderson Post of the American Legion, and local accidents plus headlines from Maiden, Winnett, and Mayo Brothers medical visits fill a busy Grass Range week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin Johnson
Hobson
George Breckenridge
Sherif W. R. Woods
Baker
A. B.duffner
Carl Erickson
Forest Grove
Louise Dengel
First National
Frank F. Miles
Helena
Federal Reserve Bank
Moose Hall
Ward Rathbun
Chico
Montana
Townsend
George Mudd
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Bros
Grand Theater
Sanderson Post
American Legion
Ida Shoudy
P. W. Koenitz
Highland Beach News Highlights Local Socials and Events
A town oil meeting at Teigen is noted with several residents attending. The week included a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A W Chicken for Elliott, DeLap, Wojtowicz family, Nisbit, and Gowans, plus a Bobbie Burns celebration in Roundup. A Friday schoolhouse dance drew strong attendance and Grass Range shopping trips occurred Saturday.
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Teigen
A. W. Chick
Elliott. DeLap
Wojtonwicz
Isabell Nisbit
Wm. Gowans
Geo. Petrie
Bobbie Burns
Thos. Buckler
Opal Buckler
Mr. Schuh
John Wojtowicz
Mason Buckler and
Blanche Buckler
A. E. Buck
Viggo Sigvardt
Lewistown
Victor Stromness
School Notes Recap of Recent Activities and Thanks
The program and dance last Friday drew a local audience and raised $33. Special thanks go to Mr Cameron for the Grand use and to seven teachers for aiding three enjoyable numbers. Mary Hanson returned after illness while the boys won a basketball game with the town team. A rash of bandaged hands and glasses prompts questions about the cause. The Domestic Science department started the co course and the main training department built tar and shelves for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Mary Hanson
Davi
Beaver
Subscriptions Open for Ladies Hone Journs Evening Post and Country Gentleman
Readers may subscribe or renew to Ladies Hone Journs Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman by writing to Ruth Cameron in Grass Range. The notice invites all interested individuals to secure or restore their periodic copies.
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Evening Post
Ruth Cameron
Grass Range
Simplicity as Supreme Excellence in Style and Manners
A succinct musing on Simplicity praising it as the ultimate virtue in character conduct and demeanor, reflecting on how plainness governs all things. The remark underscores elegance through restraint, modesty, and clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Porpoise a Fast Swimmer
Describes the porpoise as an exceptionally fast mammal capable of long stunts near moving ships. It compares its speed to a pursuing hunter, noting it adjusts pace to the pursuer and can outrun vessels like a 22 knot ocean greyhound.
Language of the heart and the soldier in unfamiliar lands
A reflection on cross language exchange between an American soldier and French people. The piece notes actions speak louder than words and compares his courteous approach to famous explorers as audiences judge his intent and humanity.
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France
Wbe
Farabee
Amazonia
Stanley
Africa
Roosevelt
Senin America
Kinglake
Readers study German military mind in postwar culture
The American Legion Weekly notes Germans continue to read about war and study tactics after defeat. Across Europe and America, publications emphasize peace yet Germany shows persistent interest in military questions and lessons from the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hun
Germany
America
Britain
France
Italy
American Legion Weekly
Er ‘Mans
von Sanders
Heinle
House for Rent Ad With Partial Furnishings
Classified notice offers a partly furnished house for rent and provides a contact phone number. The rest of the text is an aside about a home remedy for a sore throat, mentioning honey and lemon juice to relieve hoarseness and irritation of the throat.
Whose Country Is This and a War Hero Struck by Lightning
An essay argues against banning immigration, urging measured limits to preserve American citizenship quality and national vitality. The piece contrasts with a World War I veteran, Richard J. Foran of Paterson New Jersey, who died instantly from a lightning strike near his home after showing wartime bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Foran
Paterson
N. J
Foran
Three Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun Battalion
Jupiter Fulminator
Mark Memorial Trees In National Donor Roll
The American Forestry Association of Washington urges that memorial trees receive ongoing intelligent care to thrive. It will register memorial trees in its national donor roll to recognize continued stewardship beyond planting.
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American Forestry Association of Washington
Neat Worker Won’t Let Fiancé Lorded Over by Fame
A brief quip from The American Legion Weekly follows a young woman asking her father permission to marry Jim. She praises him as neat and recalls his service in France where he reportedly earned two medals for cleaning dugouts and mopping up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
France
The
American Legion Weekly
Bird Outruns Horse in Mesquite Range Tale
The piece notes that in western Texas mesquite and chaparral plants form dense clumps where the road runner thrives. It describes the road runner as a ground cuckoo that flies only when pressed, but can outrun a horse on open ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
American Forestry Magazine of
Washington
Dictionary Disputes Highlight Old Boston Debate
A quotation from the Boston Transcript notes that some people favor the dictionary over a Bostonian when both disagree. The remark reflects enduring tension between everyday speech and formal language prescriptiveness in early 20th century culture.
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Toledo
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Singley
Jack Russell
Young
Jack
Charlie Rusxi
Great Falls
Main Street
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Studebaker
Lillie Parente
Roy Boyd
Ayers Ranch
H. A. eCollum
Idaho
Leslie Collins
Becket
Harry Carey
Blue Streak McCoy
Harry
Harlowton
All Star University
Highland Beach News
Orington
Ro Og Cos
M. J. B. Folger’s
Corree
Grass Range Mercantile Co
Calvin Coolidge
Mark
McCoy
Grand “Theater
Grass Range Orchestra
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