09 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1912
Page
1
The Borah Jones three year home stead bill with a six month leave faces strong opposition from the secretary of inter gr yppy who says it is too lenient. He proposes a two year residence before three years continuous living and five years cultivation before patent. Western senators plan a hard fight to keep main features.
A special report from Miles City relays that Montana Lyre Baker plans to address eastern Custer County residents with candid details on county division. The piece notes farmers nearby are busy plowing and planting, underscoring ongoing rural life. A light anecdote about a cockroach and a fishbowls’ improvised boat adds a humorous aside.
The Borah three year Homestead Bill cleared the Senate almost unanimously on Monday. A fight is expected in the lower house where Secretary Fisher has registered a vigorous protest.
A man named Tordorck suffered severe facial and hand burns when a kerosene lamp exploded while lighting a fire. He was treated in Miles City after being found in Wibaux and died soon after. The incident serves as a warning about kerosene hazards.
In an Oklahoma shop a man compares a $1.65 saw with Sears 1.35 a difference the dealer matches mail order terms. The buyer wants cash only no charge account and pays 25 cents postage money order 6 cents expressage plus 2 cents for the mail order. He leaves with the saw.
A dealer in Oklahoma delays a saw purchase insisting the buyer wait two weeks, stating that extra time and cost total 1.67 dollars. The customer complains that the delay adds two cents and time, while Tam in Chicago is mentioned. The dealer hangs the saw on a peg and moves cash to the drawer.
Amid calls for reform a protest by saloonkeepers and railway workers heats Miles City. Mass meetings, local option petitions, and threats of a five cent beer election mark a nationwide temperance struggle as China news and nostalgic patriotism shade the debate.
Department of the Interior Miles City Montana notices William K E Walsh of Westmore Montana filed to prove up his homestead entry Us917 for the nw wiy sw section 32 township range m p meridian before U S Commissioner W R Barber at Baker Montana on March 11 1912 witnesses Fred Livingood Harry Thayer Julia Higbee and Mr Higbee all of Westmore Montana
The Washington Herald quotes a floor-walker saying guests need not exchange gifts from the purchase place. A reader asks about exchanging a rose jar for a frying pan, illustrating practical wedding gift etiquette.
Mrs de Style selects a child for church as she debates which one suits her new purple gown. The Maid consents and a dialogue reveals social nuance in a Boston Tran script excerpt.
The passage contrasts admiration for physical courage with the rarity of praise for moral courage, noting that society often scorns the harder virtue rather than honoring it.
The quoted instruction urges concise, thorough communication. It emphasizes talking to the point, stopping once the main goal is achieved, and being comprehensive in content to avoid filler. It frames the idea as a virtue attributed to John Neal.
Former British prime minister Lloyd George denounces callous greed among individuals blamed for causing extensive civilian deaths in Britain, surpassing harm by enemies in the fiercest war. He frames the issue as severe indictment of those responsible.
A Hindoo proverb quotes that true nobility lies not in superiority over others but in surpassing one’s own past self, urging personal growth rather than social dominance.
Fragmentary quote study notes reference never fully clear words about readiness. The text mentions concepts of process and preparedness before events in a historical naval context.
The State of Montana summons George Davis to appear before Justice J. Ed Prindle in Ismay on March 4 1912 at 1 PM to answer a civil suit filed by J W Zook for 279 64 dollars for goods and merchandise furnished in 1911. If ignored judgment will be rendered for 279 64 plus costs.
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