19 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
1
George S. Leonard proposes a 220000 bushel elevator feed mill and warehouse at Ismay with a farmer majority in a stock company capitalized at 60000. Farmers would own 55 percent, business men would provide cash, and meetings are set at Woodmen hall on April 27 to hear details and assess fairness.
The three year homestead bill sits with a conference committee for weeks with no clear path to White House action. Secretary Fisher opposes amendments extending law to existing entries and both 160 and 320 acre claims. Committee fears a veto unless Fisher is mollified, while homesteaders face drought and limited tillable soil on public land.
The annual school meeting elected Frank Cass as trustee and chairperson for the coming year. The board spent most of its session selecting teachers for the next year. Chas. K. Stevens was named principal and Miss Olive Lovett was re elected. One vacancy remains to be filled at a future meeting.
A French explorer's caravan faced a camels mishap as one beast rolled onto its back in a ditch of thick mud. The creature lay helpless with feet in the air until many men dragged it out, illustrating the species inability to right itself on uneven ground.
A bright young man, after studying six best sellers on business, abandons real work. He proclaims he has the success dope and will not shake down for more. He leads a friend to expect a return to business, but reveals his plan to lecture instead of applying principles.
A humorous exchange frames a wedding write up noting the bride’s remark that the groom should be mentioned. The reporter records his presence among those attending with light tone and concise wording.
A brief dialogue shows a son pushing for marriage with funds in hand while the father quips that money exists to wed but not to maintain a marriage. The exchange underscores practical limits of finances in domestic plans.
Brief note notes pessimists seek indigestion as a sign of strain among kin in a crowded social scene.
An altar consecrated by eccl es astics is mounted on an automobile to serve as a portable church. The device aims to spread mission work in rural England. Adam's Luck recalls winters and snow endured. A Persian philosopher explains knowledge from questions asked without shame.
The fragment references a Koranic line about watchers and recorders noting every action. It emphasizes that even an ant's weight of evil is recorded, highlighting accountability and moral scrutiny.
The fragment compares two headaches the size of different tasks for a man. One headache is as large as the one he had when seeking the banquet, the other is as large as the headache that kept him from church.
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