13 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
1
The progressive Board of Trustees has expanded Westmore School with another room and a teacher. A four year high school program is in preparation and weekly Note Book and Topic Review sessions test student progress. Principal F A Todd urges regular attendance and invites visits to observe work.
Department of the Interior notice states William B Nerenz Jr of Ismay Montana has filed intent to prove up a homestead claim for SE14 and NE Section 26 Township 10 Range 55M P Meridian. Hearing before U S Commissioner Leon C Hayes at Ismay Montana January 17 1913. Witnesses Cuthbert V Eno William Schwartz William Fisher Leslie Newsum all of Ismay.
The article details twenty four separate operations that enter into the construction of a watch. It explains the intricate process and precision required in assembling tiny components to produce a reliable timepiece.
Twelve large boxes of sapphires weighing 4069 pounds were shipped from Moore to the New Mine Sapphire Syndicate in London. The rough stones come from the Yogo district mines above Utica Montana and are sent to England for cutting before returning to New York markets. The mines are described as producing world class sapphires commanding top prices and the company ships about twice yearly, with heavy insurance from mine to London.
The Interior Department ruled in Neil W. Myers vs Richard Sherwood that Sherwood’s land claim near Billings remains valid. Sherwood slept on the claim and worked locally while his family lived in town. the decision said a home is not automatically the entryman’s residence and continued cultivation preserves the title.
A fragment shows a rejected lover declaring a heart full, with a seaside Romeo remark and the beloved noting the swain’s imagined long history. The dialogue touches on time, memory, and the compare to a directory style heart.
Edw Rohner and family left Sunday for the Twin Cities to spend the winter. Hans Larson departed Sunday for Minneapolis, planning a brief return. Threshing continues on Cabin Creek with yields: Steve Macomber 50 bushels oats per acre. Mary Mathison reports 27 to 30 bu wheat per acre from 45 acres, 55 bu oats per acre from 20 acres, and 15 bu flax per acre from 10 acres. Coleman Krokker returned from Beach North Carolina after a week threshing. Mr Storkel came back from Carlisle Monday with two teams and plans to bring grain to town.
John Bowyer returns to Wisconsin from six months in Saskatchewan where bumper crops existed but storage and rail capacity were overwhelmed. Wheat and oats fetched low prices while life costs rose, and Bowyer notes widespread poverty and a desire to return to the United States, challenging Canadian land marketing promises.
Montana headlines praise G. P. Nash and Chas Bridgeman of Clyde Park as their five bushels of wheat won the top prize at the Northwestern Products Exposition in Minneapolis. The piece asserts Montana leads in per acre yields and predicts a new era of achievement and prosperity for the state.
Preservation measures echo ancient Inca practice as Peru aims to conserve and sustain its vast guano deposits. About 9,000 tons have been owed and some deposits exhausted, prompting modern governments to protect this valuable fertilizer resource.
A compact quotation attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson urging personal integrity and steadfastness against public pressure.
A simple low stool with a broad square-topped seat, designed for drying feet and assisting in putting on shoes and stockings. It features a neatly fitted slip cover in thick white Turkish toweling, making it effective and sanitary.
For heavy grease on a cotton dress front sprinkle with finely prepared starch until well coated. Cover with brown paper and iron with a hot iron for a few minutes. Remove the paper and wash in warm soapsuds. The grease should leave no trace after washing.
Quote from Carlyle about great men as fire-pillars in mankind’s pilgrimage and as witnesses to the past and signs for the future.
The first discovery of coal in America dates to Father Hennepin’s 1698 London work describing a cole-mine on the Illinois river near Ottawa. Coal mining began in Richmond Virginia’s fields around 1750.
The author argues that sensory training in children is largely unconscious, often through play, while psychology notes that belief should be cautious. The old adage about not trusting what is seen or heard is presented as largely true.
A youthful autograph seeker wrote to a world rich man requesting an autograph sentiment and enclosed a two cent stamp. The reply arrived on a post card bearing the line A penny saved is a penny earned attributed to the benefactor.
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