Ismay Meeting Drives Fallon County Boundary Plan
An Ismay impromptu gathering endorses forming Fallon County with boundaries set from the Dawson county line north to the Dakotas east to the Powder River and 2nd standard parallel to a line midway to Fallon and Terry. Delegates from Ekalaka urged a larger span, but the vote favored the described limits. Petitions prepared to begin circulation as towns nearby miss the talk, yet goodwill prevails.
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Messrs Oliver
Lucas
Martin
Messrs
Lang
Morr’s
Pearce
Baker
Dakotas
Township 2
Ekalaka
Powder River
Fallon
Terry
Milwaukee to add three transcontinental trains Chicago to Seattle
Milwaukee railways announce three new tech trains on the Chicago to Seattle route starting May 1. The new service will run daily between the two terminals, reducing the Olympian’s run time by about four hours.
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Milwaukee Railway
Columbian
Olympian
Citie
Chicago
Puget Sound
Milwaukee
Two Steadiest Men You Could Meet In A Day’s March
An employer asked another if he could recommend two steady sober men. The reply said I know two men the steadiest you could meet in a day’s march. I watched them for an hour and neither moved.
Elephant suffers toothache at English menagerie
A keeper at a Woodbridge, England, menagerie heard trumpetings and roarings from the elephant cage and found an elephant in agony. The creature later dropped a tooth weighing about seven pounds, an astonishing discovery cited in the report.
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Woodbridge
England
North Cottonwood Notes Highlight Services and Events
Rev Williams preached to a good sized audience at North Cottonwood Sunday. Trustees extend the school term by one month making nine months. Easter Exercises at 10 30 a m next Sunday followed by a basket dinner everyone invited to bring baskets. First plowing on Armstrong place south of Ismay last Wednesday March 27 farmers eager to restart work. Miss Rosenburger closed Hay Creek school term and on return to Whitney creek claim detained overnight due to a snowbound team.
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Williams
North Cottonwood
Armstrong Place
Ismay
Fragmented Historic Memo Lapses Into partial Prose
The text hints at cautionary musings about appearances and virtue, urging deeper inquiry beyond surface impressions. It reads like a reflective, somewhat archaic meditation on character, temper, and the value of discreet, modest embellishment.
Why didn’t you notify Mrs Wem about the fire
A Washington Herald fragment quotes a deputy or witness describing an attempted interruption of a badge game to inform Mrs Wem that her house was on fire. The tone notes hesitation and regret over missed opportunity to warn.
Men Adopt Women’s Work as Lifelong Occupation Describe
A Wise World Neovezine piece notes among southwestern American Indian tribes a practice where men take up women’s labor as a life task. The voluntary shift involves wearing female garb and adopting feminine duties, with identity minimized. In Germany, dog fanciers fetch high sums. a Cassel dog show saw a French bidder offer 3000 for a police dog, refused by Sergeant Dacker who won’t let his dog leave Germany.
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United States
England
America
Germany
Cassel
Dacker
Court finds no officer of the corporation violated rules
A London court of common council after informal inquiry found that no officer of the corporation ever played golf during business hours without the head of the department consent. The investigation cleared officials of misusing time at work.
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Court of Common Council
London
England
Bank Welcome Promise Highlighting Absolute Security
A bank advertises that your account will be welcomed with guarantees of absolute security and a secure banking experience for customers. The message emphasizes safety and trusted service.
King Louis XIV Faces Music in Courtly Scene
The royal band plays for Louis XIV as the king and court kneel during the Masserere of Lully. After the performance the king asks Gram mont how to found the music, receiving the reply that it is sweet to the ear but hard on the knees.
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Louis XIV
Lully
Taunt de Grammont
Abe Martin Says A note on staying the same and costs of goodwill
Abe Martin muses that when people say you have not changed it is often because they cannot think of anything new to say. He adds that maintaining goodwill from some folks costs more than owning a touring car.
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Abe Martin
To Be Pardoned Mistakes
A fragment from The Macey Monthly argues that honest people act for what they believe is right and deserve forgiveness for their errors. It reflects on moral judgment and mercy.
Anecdote Illustrates Clever Scotsman On Education
A Scotsman dismisses praise of a clever person by saying he went to school with him in a dialect, highlighting the idea that local honor is limited even when acclaim is justified. The remark suggests skepticism toward outsiders and the value of schooling as a measure of cleverness.
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Ekalaka, Baker
Promptu
Riet
Kalaka
Fallon County
Dawson County
Ekalakaites
B. W. Moore
Ismay, Mont
Dunham Lumber CO
F. M. Schwartz, Mer
North Cottonwood Notes
Mrs. Smith
Minnesota
Mrs
J. Hep. Knudson
The
Trustees of
First National Bank
Ismay, Montana
R. L. Anderson
David Bickle
E. J. Armstrong
James Hunter
Wm. Fulton
J. H. Price
W. G. Lang
van Nostrand
Minneapolis Threshers
Universal Gas Tractors
Roundup Coal
Midland Coal & Lumber Co
Earl E. Gaines
J. E. Prindle
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