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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1923
Page
4
A civil engineers group presented findings on carbon steel heated to 725 degrees then quenched in brine. The hardness on the Brinell scale rises with hotter heat and cooling, while 740 degrees yields a non bending steel with very high hardness. A 20 percent nickel steel is non magnetic, gains strength to 115 tons per square inch when cooled to liquid air, and retains this strength on return to room temperature.
A fragment recalls members of the Custer family who died at the Little Big Horn in 1876 also noting Capt. Tom Custer as the sole soldier with two Civil War medals. The piece touches on Autie Reed and a nephew’s campaign ambitions amid a asides about linguistic coinages and curiosities.
Fragmentary text describes Norse warriors in Valhalla under Odin. It notes soldiers forming in military order, fighting until killed, and bodies later reunited for feasts. Beautiful maidens attend as cupbearers, with emphasis on divine rewards and love’s absence from joys.
An aspiring actor, eager for a speaking role, longs to show real acting despite small parts. He rehearses for weeks before finally getting a cue to utter two words It is during a scene in a third rate drama setting.
Montana artist Charles M. Russell, famed for frontier life portrayals, has drawn six large 18x12 inch pictures. The Review offers a set to every new cash subscriber with any address. Framing enhances these art treasures and buyers are urged to order early.
A gift suggestion highlights Strathmore Script Cabinet of Stationery for men with the recipient’s name engraved on letterheads and envelopes. The piece emphasizes personalized stationery as a thoughtful personal present.
An account warns that the kea, a bold New Zealand parrot, attacks sheep by tearing wool and biting flesh with its powerful beak and talons. It may have shifted to flesh from offal or insects, while Raoulia plants resembling sheep cause shepherds to misidentify flocks on the hills.
A London Letter notes the Company of Barbers elected a chairman who never was a barber, highlighting the lingering ritual of the old guilds. The 1461 incorporation and the 1490 act restricting nonmembers from practicing surgery near London are cited, with barbers traditionally performing surgeon and dental work alongside grooming duties.
The text explains how owl habits are shaped by their night adapted prey. Owls hunt after dark, relying on soft plumage for silent flight and highly dilated pupils to use minimal light. Their vision enables them to spot and capture mice and other prey even in faint light.
Forty thousand ears and noses were left as trophies by Japanese general Hideyoshi, later buried beneath a stone marker near Kloto. The grisly relics were once the property of 40,000 Koreans who resisted Japan's invasion over three centuries ago, serving as warning of the conqueror's power.
A Washington man visiting Richmond befriends a bright eyed boy who polishes shoes. When asked his name the boy replies Genesis, then explains his full name Genesis Jones, but locals nickname him Gen fo' shot. The tale unfolds as the man learns the humor of the youngster’s self chosen moniker.
At a Blaine county meeting in the county agent’s office, the Blaine County Chester White Breeders association was formed with M. H. Babb of Twete as president. The group plans two pure bred hog sales, one in fall and one in spring, plus a futurity contest with the National Association of Chester White Breeders. The move aims to make Blaine county a center for Chester Whites in Montana.
Des Moines Iowa offer by Chamberlain Medicine Co. invites readers to mail name and address with five cents to obtain trial quantities of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and Chamberlain's Salve for coughs colds croup bronchial flu and other ailments plus burns wounds and skin conditions in a small family medicine kit for five cents.
An excerpt stresses leaving for successors proof of adherence to our fathers' blessings in support of good government and civil religious liberty. It urges sincere desire to promote understanding and improve the hearts of men.
Department of the Interior notice from Lewistown Montana dated December 12 1922 states Louis G Fifer of Goes Bango Montana filed on January 15 1920 for Lota 8 and 4 in section 2 township 4 R west with intent to make final proof. Witnesses John Hood Norman M Nichol Shawhen Hiram B Gilbert all of Range Montana. Joe Montgomery Register. First Pub December 21.
The Sioux ceremonial test required a candidate to endure suspension by a raw hide rope digging into the chest or back. Masters warned that fainting or faltering doomed a man to lifelong disgrace as a squaw. Rain-in-the-Face famously hung for two days, taunting tormentors as Buffalo skulls weighed his legs until he broke free.
Dr. Frank M. Chapman reported at the American Ornithologists Union meeting that in a small river valley in western Ecuador a ground finch from a 5000 mile range loses its black throat band and gray underparts, becoming almost entirely white. The change is a spontaneous permanent mutation rather than environmental.
A brief essay notes that cousins are less common and less valued today than in the past. The author recalls cousin terms, reflects on blurred kinship, and suggests people prefer friends over kin. He also observes fraternal irritation despite shared blood and emphasizes humane fellowship.
The piece notes that the ostrich has the largest egg while the kiwi lays a five inch egg despite the bird reaching 27 inches. It claims the smallest eggs come from tiny hummingbirds, with the cuckoo laying especially small eggs since it deposits them in other birds nests.
A historical note describes the blue heron known as a squawk-bird or crane. It is primarily a water bird that feeds on fish and other small prey. The bird remains a patient hunter, stalking quietly or standing for long periods before lunging with its beak at prey.
The term grace is a divine gift enabling believers to do what they could not do alone. Church of England and Protestant Episcopal teaching describe grace as assistance to please God and keep commandments. Catholic teaching holds inner grace of the Holy Spirit necessary for acts leading to salvation.
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