Lewistown News Highlights Local Events and Changes
Miss Norma Rauch spends weekend at home in Lewis town. Grace Darmond to star next Saturday night in The Beautiful Gambler. Local business news includes C A Wilson’s grocery delivery and W S Smith price sale. Catholic Ladies Food Sale set for Nov 29. church construction advances. Several locals attend church, aid meetings, and veterans claim processing. Legal and church notices accompany community updates.
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Grace Darmond
Gambler
C. A. Wilson
Ladies’ Aid
S. L. Gile
A. B. Duffner
Doc Schultz
Forest Grove
W. S. Smith
Lewistown
J. E. Edwards
Fergus County
Pat Grogan
Teigen
Black Panther
Friedell
Ladies Aid
Red Cross Reports 1920 21 Disaster Toll and Pueblo Flood
The American Red Cross records 850 deaths and 2,500 injuries from 43 disasters in the year ending June 30 1921. Property losses reach 30 million with 65 000 homeless across 67 communities. Pueblo flood is the era’s gravest disaster prompting major relief.
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Red Cross
United States
American Red Cross
Wall Street
Salem
Ohio
Republic of Haiti
Tulsa
Okla
China
Alaska
North Dakota
Italy
Pueblo
Shoup
Colorado
Harding
The
Notice for Public Land Claim Publication
Public notice of Peter Buchak of Becket Montana filing a three year proof to establish a land claim, with hearing before U S Commissioner R W Blake at Grass Range on November 21. Witnesses named William T. Martin Victor Nelson Rudolph J Kintzi Pearl Potter, all of Becket. First publication October 20.
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Becket
Eat
Pt. Ort
R. W. Blake
U. S. Com
Grass Range
William T. Martin
Victor Nelson
Rudolph J. Kintzi
Pearl Potter
Mont
Joe Montgomery
Register
Pasture for Rent near Grass Range with Stock Wintering
Rural notice offering 2000 acres of pasture for rent with ability to take stock for winter. Includes 200 tons of hay and is located 12 miles southeast of Grass Range.
Frugal to the End: A Dying Woman’s Candle Wish
An elderly woman near death requests her daughter to blow out the candle so she can die in darkness. The tale underscores frugal habits and a preference for minimal light even in final moments.
Life Saving Corps Enrollment Tops 10 000 Nationwide
Red Cross reports a growth in life saving corps with 160 chapters and over 10 000 members. Among the year's feats is the creation at the United States Naval Academy Annapolis of possibly the world's largest life saving corps.
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Red Cross
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Fire Destroys Powell Livery Barn in Early Morning Blaze
In the early hours, the Bill Powell livery barn burned to the ground from an unknown origin. Ed Degner, awakened by a blast, escaped with his clothes and suffered a sprained ankle and two broken toes after leaping from the haymow. He lost his clothes, a valuable watch, and about thirty dollars. the barn owner carried about 1200 in insurance. Frank Minor and others also suffered losses in the blaze.
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Morpheus
Bill Beedie
Bill Powell
Ed Degner
Otto Heydman
Mr. Heydman
Custer Inn
Frank Minor
Powell
Origin and evolution of the slang term chaff
The notes trace chaff as burlap seed deceit in lure phrases, link an old bird is not caught with chaff to a wise man, and explain you are chaffing me arising from a separate source. They also compare French chauffeur and cora for vexing, and describe roast as a heated but non literal cook metaphor.
Mexicans Use Sun Drying Method for Foods in El Paso
United States experts promote dehydration as a modern process but Mexicans have long dried fruits and vegetables in Juarez and Mexican quarters in El Paso. Slices of tomatoes and cucumbers dry on boards along street edges and rooftops in a local dehydration trend.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Juarez
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Honest Thieves and Honest Buyers in Town
Riley Rezzidew recalls Cyrus Rasp who ran a Petunia grocery store twenty six years and spent much time denouncing thieves. He says Rasp claimed 65 percent of humanity is dishonest and after selling his store for more than its worth he now says 90 percent of retailers are thieves.
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Cyrus Rasp
Riley Rezzidew
Petunia
Arte
Kansas City Star
Marvel of Loop Antenna in Paris Radio Feat
The Scientific American reports a one meter loop antenna with a 12-tube receiving set yields remarkable results in Paris. Low power transmitters heard up to 5000 miles away under imperfect conditions. Messages have been recorded on photographic tape when commercial radio static troubled bands. The 12 tubes detect amplify and filter to reduce static and parasitic disturbances.
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Paris
Scientific American
Gets Power From the Air Pflauson Invents Balloon System
The Scientific American reports Hermann Pflauson extracting electric current from the air using a captive balloon with a pointed metallic cover ascending to 1000 to 1600 feet. Positive electricity is drawn through a spark gap and transmitted to ground. One balloon at 1000 feet yielded 17.28 kWh per day. two balloons 91.6 kWh.
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Hermann Pflauson
Scientific American
M. Plauson
Palaces for Ten Dollars a Month on Banda Neira
Letters to Sydney papers from mariners and merchants describe sixteenth century Dutch palaces on Banda Neira offered for rent at about ten dollars monthly. An English novelist visiting Australia seeks a forgotten island of romance in the Banda Sea.
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South Seas
Sydney
Australia
Banda Sea
Banda Neira
Nerves Revealed by Dyes From Golgi and Cajal
The article explains how nerve fibers were hidden until Golgi and Cajal developed a dyeing method using chromate of silver to stain neurons. This technique made the delicate thread-like projections visible, unlocking insights into how the brain and spinal cord connect to the body.
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Golgi
Woman Tries to Sell Husband at Public Auction
A New York woman bids at a public sale to auction off her husband, challenging the idea that bidders snap up odd items at auctions. The item draws attention as a curious domestic dispute becomes a headlines item in Detroit area press.
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New York
Detroit
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Life Saving Corps
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