08 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1912
Page
1
Whitney Creek residents present a four act home talent drama at Ismay Woodman Hall on Friday Mc 19 to raise funds for a Whitney Creek school organ.
The script lists characters such as David Matson Susannah Maso Arthur Floyd Dot Ale Clifton Mis Clifton and Verna Smith Laity Shonnats Win Striker, with scenes 1 and 2 set in Mason's Kitchen, scene 3 a wedding, and scene 4 a family reunion. Performances labeled Mason’s Kitchen and The Family Reunion anchor the sequence.
The notice lists ticket prices as adults 35c and children 15c for an event starting promptly at 8 15 P M. It notes reindeer and yak interest for Alaska and mentions Labrador shipments and efforts to obtain yak from the Andes. It also references The Philosophy of Mr Micawber with a quoted example of income and expenditure.
A Washington subcommittee of the public lands committee tentatively agreed to amendments to the Borah Jones three year homestead bill. Provisions require settlers to reside seven months yearly and build a habitable house before final proof. The bill would apply to pending unperfected entries, allowing title after three years instead of five.
Knowlton notes reveal social visits Miss Olive Koch with Miss Mabel Lawrence and Hlirans ekte returning from Plevaa. Mrs Wasland Wood anticipates Isabel Wood recovery after local treatments. Pinner Redman visits Knowlton bringing a postcard of a big fifteen point buck and plans to mount the head. Local homestead politics discuss the three year plan and petition to Congressman Pray. A note on England’s shore erosion highlights recent coast losses, with Yorkshire and other counties affected.
A fragmented prose piece comments on ants and human dwellings as a moral metaphor. It muses that if human homes scaled with virtue, even the humblest cottage could attain height. The author ties character to deeds and suggests years have shaped us into who we are.
A New York Press report notes Rev A Allen Barrett of Clusgate Fneland advocating a novel mental device to curb church snoring. The contrivance involves placing a small ring on the lips to quiet sleep during services, preventing disturbance to worshippers and ensuring timely wakefulness for dinner.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a Drenchman and a friend discussing a future ride in the country with a promise of visiting the door on the return. The garbled text preserves a warning tone without clear context or names.
In Japan charcoal dust is sold as fuel. It is preserved and mixed with chaff and chopped straw, moistened into a paste, rolled into apple sized balls, and packaged for sale to consumers in large ships.
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