Tecumseh Sleeps in Secret Grave at Thames Battlefield
The Tecumseh Memorial association seeks to turn the Battle of the Thames site at Moraviantown into a highway park as Ontario plans. Chief Tobias recalls the burial by three Shawnees who swore secrecy to keep Tecumseh’s location hidden after the 1813 clash with Harrison’s forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swypet Bey
United T
Vane
Harrison
Tippecanoe
Tecumseh
Godthern
Ontario
Viantown
Thames River
Actian
Wiantown
Snake
Ohio
Drother
Mississippi
Moraviantown
Radio Waves to Mars and Interplanetary Communication
The article discusses wireless communication with planets and notes that while waves travel at 106,000,000 miles per second, distant planets would take thousands of years to receive signals. It mentions Westinghouse East Pittsburgh tests and that several thousand amateurs smoke pickup radio waves at a 330 meter wavelength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
United States
Trackless trolley car arrives in cities of former Austria Hungary
The wireless trolley car is not yet here but the trackless model by Viennese inventor Ludwig Stoll operates successfully in six cities of Austria Hungary. A flexible cable supplies power with a return negative wire beside it allowing four feet lateral movement and adaptation to traffic. Well built roads enable smooth operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwig Stoll
Austria-Hungary
Lightweight boltless steel wheel idea from Michigan inventor
A Michigan inventor unveils a drop process for making ultralight steel wheels for motor vehicles. Rims spokes hubs and brake drums are forged integrally, eliminating bolts or rivets to hold parts together. The design aims for lighter weight and structural integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Explorers Rush to the Pole Face Supply Gaps
Explorers plan a swift approach to the pole while Amundsen secures contracted supplies. Report notes scarce animal life northward and that sleds must be ready for harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pole
Amundsen
Sheriff Sale Notice in Fergus County Montana
A sheriff sale is set for December 10, 1921 at 2 pm at the Lewistown courthouse for the property described as the West Half of the Southeast Quarter, East Half of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of Northwest Quarter in Section 11 Township 17 North Range 18 East Montana Meridian, totaling about 200 acres more or less. Leopold Preuss sues Lambert Rick et al in the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District Fergus County Montana. WM. R. Woods Jr is Sheriff with McConochie & McKenna attorneys for the plaintiff.
Public Notice of Land Claim by Albert Holm in Montana
Albert Holm of Grass Range Montana filed intent to prove up a three year claim on land in sections 3 and 10 township 4 north range 22 east Mont M M before R W Blake US Commissioner Grass Range on December 20. Witnesses named Roland Doughty Thomas M Shaw John D Single John Stolle all of Grass Range. Joe Montgomery Register. First Pub Nov 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Office
Lewistown
Mont
Albert Holm
Tony Benesch
M. M
R. W. Blake
U. S. Com
Grass Eg
Turner Seeks Final Proof on Mont. Land Claim
Clarence A. Turner of Walla Walla Washington has filed notice of intention to make Final Proof under the 1915 act to establish a claim to land described in the Lewistown Montana area. Before the Register and Receiver U S Land Office at Lewistown on December 17 1921 witnesses named William R Woods Sr and Jr Laurine Snyder and William Everett all of Becket Montana First published November 17.
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the Interior
U. S
Lewistown
Montana
Clarence A. Turner
Walla Walla
Washington
Register & Receiver
U. Land Office
Mont
William R. Woods, Sr
William R. Woods, Jr
Laurine Snyder
William Everett
Becket, Mont
Joe Montgomery
Register
Firat Pub
Notice of Land Claim Proof for Grass Range Montana
Hugh L Shawhan of Grass Range Montana filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish a land claim described as ne Sec 11 and nw ne Sec Tp 15 N R 23 E M M. The proof must be before U S Commissioner R W Blake at Grass Range on December 17 with witnesses Leif Stromness Victor Stromness William Cullington and Thomas Kane all of Grass Range Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es of the Interior
U. S
Lewistown
Montana
Hugh L. Shawhan
Grass Mont
H. E
M. M
R W. Blake
U.S. Com
Grass Range
Mont
Leif Stromness
Victor Stromness
William Cullington
Thomas Kane
Joe Montgomery
Register
Notice for Publication of Land Claim in Montana
Notice for Publication in the Interior Department District Lewistown Montana lists LEBRECHT BONKOWSKI of Battrick Montana and others as claimants filing intent to establish a land claim in the Grase Range region. The document mentions proof to establish claim before R W Blake U S at Grase Range on December day and names Harris Clay Brown Riley Brown Jean Markt as parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Clay Brown
Riley Brown
Jean Markt
Daythee
Joe Montgomery
Register
A Timely Suggestion For Cough Remedy
A prudent housewife should replenish Chamberlain's Cough Remedy this season. It delivers prompt, satisfactory results when given at the first sign of a cold before it settles in the system. Safe for children as it contains no opium or harmful drug.
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Chamberlain
The Reason They Say Worry Kills More Than Work
A brief quote from the Boston Transcript notes that worry may be more prevalent than work as a distraction, with the claim that fear can undermine effort and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Primitive Living in Haiti Describes Haitian Towns starkly
Harry A. Franck compares Haitian hamlets to Congo villages, detailing central patrie squares, dirt streets, palm-thatched houses, ruined churches, open markets, gendarmerie, prisoners, and a tropic scent. He notes stark primitive conditions and contrasts with West Indies travel writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tade
Congo
Harry A. Franck
West Indies
Fokker F-ITI uses pump to transfer fuel to tanks
Scientific American notes a tiny power driven pump on the Fokker F-ITI that moves gasoline from drums to the airplane tanks. A rubber tube reaches from the pump to a can, letting one man fill large planes quickly with minimal spillage.
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Herr Fokker
Scientific American
Scarcity of Hurricanes in Early June Warns Public
The Weather Bureau says early Caribbean hurricanes this year should not alarm the public. While June storms are rare, records show no link to higher activity later in the season. The marine division notes eight June hurricanes in the last century, with 1886 the only year of above average later storms.
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West Indies
United States Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Jane
West India
Marine Division
Weather Bureau
Wild Crab Apples in Jellies and Preservation
The Woman’s Home Companion extols wild crab apples as a valuable autumn crop with excellent jellying properties. They soften when cooked, resist mushiness, and improve texture and flavor of other fruits, supporting preservation and patriotic use.
Fergus County Montana Sheriff Sale Notice
Judicial District State of Montana Fergus County will sell at sheriff sale on Saturday December 17 1921 at 2 PM at the Lewistown courthouse front door all the defendants right title and interest in the property described as Southeast Quarter of Section 23 and North Half of the North Half of Section 26 Township 18 N Range 26 E Montana Meridian containing 420 acres more or less according to government survey. Dated Lewiston November 28 1921 William R Woods Jr Sheriff Schmidt Schmidt Attorneys for Plaintiff First Pub Nov 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Tenth Judicial District
Fergon
Lewistown
Fergus
Montana
Becton
Montana Meridian
Lewiston
WM. R. Woods, JR
Schmidt & Schmidt
Notice To Creditors Estate of Helen C Wellman
Notice is given by the administrator of Helen C Wellman deceased to creditors and all who have claims against the estate to exhibit them with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims should be sent to the administrator in Grass Range Fergus County Montana or to attorney Chas J Marshall in Lewistown Montana. Dated Lewistown Montana November 16 1921. Frank F Miles Administrator of estate of Helen C Wellman Deceased.
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Helen C. Wellman
Grass Range
Fergus County
Montana
Chas. J. Marshall
Lewistown
Fergus
Frank F. Miles
How Not To Take Cold
Some people avoid frequent colds by daily cold sponge baths in a warm room and sleeping with a window open. They avoid overheating and chilling and take Chamberlains Cough Remedy at the first sign of a cold, which is then quickly resolved.
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Chamberlain
Good Health Through Regular Bowels
Advice on maintaining health by keeping bowels regular. Recommends taking Chamberlain's Tablets when needed, describing them as mild and gentle for constipation relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Wife seeks pardon for Roy Gardner in hope he reforms
Mrs. Roy Gardner, arriving from San Francisco, pleads for a pardon and work for her husband, the escaped mail robber. She says he is not bad at heart, not lazy, and that hunger drove his crimes, while denying the assault charges against him.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Roy Gardner
San Francisco
Roy
Mare Island Navy Yard
Fresno
Los Angeles
Tijuana
Daugther
Mandolin Replaces Lute in Medieval Europe
An aristocratic instrument once dominant in the middle ages, the lute, was supplanted by its descendant the mandolin. The lute, from the Moorish etymology and meaning wood, spread from Spain via Saracens and influenced contemporaries like the gittern and rebec, all favored in medieval Europe.
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Spain
Europe
Chamberlain's Tablets Praised by New York Woman
Mrs. Ella L. Button of Kirkville New York says Chamberlain's Tablets have done her a world of good. She recommends them to friends and reports that all who have used them praise them highly. The tablets are suggested for indigestion or constipation.
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Chamberlain
Ella L. Button
Kirkville
N. Y
Becket Mine Coal Offers Inexpensive Supply
At Becket Mine prices for coal are five dollars and fifty cents per ton at the mine and three dollars delivered in town. The ad urges readers to load up now as the coal quality is improving.
For Sale Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover Seed
For sale home grown yellow blossom sweet clover seed ten cents per pound clean ed and scarified. TOM L. FLEMMING Grass Range Mont.
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Tom L. Flemming
Grass Range
Mont
Photographs Capture Major Aurora Borealis Display
Norwegian scientist M. Stormer photographed aurora borealis observed last May across Norway. He compared images with known state photographs and calculated the aurora’s height as 812% miles, suggesting the atmosphere extends that far above Earth.
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M. Stormer
Detroit News
Heritage of Honesty in Youth and the Cheating Dilemma
A veteran man credits honesty with success and condemns stealing as wrong. An editor and he discuss how children naturally reject theft, yet exposure to worldliness can shift a few toward dishonesty. Most youths resist cheats, while corrupt examples teach ruling by force rather than fairness.
Improved Airplane Propeller with Aluminum Veins
The Times reports an improved airplane propeller design reducing engine power needs and vibration. Aluminum veins six inches high are added across the blade surface in a staggered pattern to direct air and reduce end losses, claimed to yield maximum thrust with lower power.
Rhode Island Red and Ancona Cock Erels Inquiry
An inquiry is directed to IRA R. Hedge of Grass Range Montana regarding Rhode Island Red and Ancona cock erels.
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Rhode Island
Ira R. Hedge
Grass Range
Montana
Apiary on a New York Rooftop Draws Bees to Honey
A New York man with a passion for natural history set up an apiary on the roof of his home at One Hundred and Seventeenth Street. He installed a hive, and soon the bees produced honey, signaling a small success in urban beekeeping.
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New York
One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
Notice to Teachers on December Teachers' Examination
State teachers examination scheduled for December 1 2 3 in Lewistown Roy Winifred and Denton. Notify County Superintendent if any candidate wishes to take the examinations.
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Lewistown
Roy, Winifred
Denton
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Thames Battlefield
Ahd
Leopold Preuss
Lambert Rick
Wiesel
McConochie & McKenna
Haiti
Deceas
Scheidt Bros
Leading Jewelers
Main Street
Hedges Real Estate Co
Becket Mine
Judith Steam Laundry
Burbank Seed
Amos Snyder & Son
Becket, Montana
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