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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
1
A fragmentary poem-like piece contrasts autumn skies cornfield geese and mist with deep questions of meaning. It weaves imagery of dawn horizon tide moonlight and mystic ocean with references to Socrates Jesus and universal longing and consecration.
Hon George W Burt and five companions ride a big six cylinder Winton touring car from Terry to Fallon. A sand patch on a hill causes the vehicle to overturn. all occupants escape with few injuries and the car is righted after two hours of digging.
William M Jardine reports on dry land farming experiments in eastern Montana near Forsythe in the Yarrowstone Valley. Yields include 58 bushels per acre of Turkey Red wheat, 2 tons of alfalfa per acre, 250 bushels of potatoes, and 60 bushels of oats, with increasing conversion of grazing land to cultivation. A gasoline plowing engine demonstrates promising, scalable results, potentially cutting costs per acre and enabling larger farms to reduce dependence on horse-drawn plows.
Trade conditions show demand rising for manufactured products, reducing idle machinery and unemployment. Stock depletion indicates expanding business and renewed confidence with cautious commercial behavior. Securities speculation has priced in improvements, while weather affects retail and holiday goods demand.
Milwaukee road reports a daily train to the Pacific coast extension from its Milwaukee shops with Ki type engines, twenty four freight cars and a caboose. It notes weekly additions of locomotives, mail and express cars, and a rise in car production to fill growing requests, with substantial engine deliveries from a locomotive company.
The foundry plant at the Milwaukee shops produces 400 car wheels each day but cannot meet demand. When trains are fully assembled they depart with operatives aboard and the new engine runs under its own steam, using the 'umpties' on the far western divisions.
Poem contemplates a new day as a soft dawn and a silent eye. It questions why people mourn long years while tiny days slip by like windward angels. The speaker reflects on life’s fleeting nature and the elusive arrival of a perfect moment.
A fragmented entry from a county notice references court and land sale details. It mentions Judge Jude, a district court in Missouri, and a townsite agent Ramsland. It notes sales postponed and prices cited in cents or dollars with scattered names and partial phrases.
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