17 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
1
The article explains Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday after the new moon or after March 21, with a special case when the full moon occurs on a Sunday. It notes this year’s full moon on Saturday March 2 and mentions several eclipses including two total moon eclipses and three partial solar eclipses, with visibility notes for the North.
Montana railroads offer round trip fares from all points to Bozeman for Farmers Week January 22 to February 8. Tickets available January 18 to 24, final return February 8. Receipts from the seal agent enable one-way return at half fare. Speakers include Holden of Iowa Norton of Chicago and Alder of Oregon. Topics cover rural schools and health, farming, and church life. program details from S Cooley Bozeman Montana. Buckeye Arnica Salve advertised for skin ailments and burns.
Newspap er law notes summarize six Supreme Court decisions on subscription renewals discontinuances fraud and responsibility. Rules cover express notice nonpayment failure to collect moving addresses prepaid notices and post office refusals.
In San Francisco on January 8 Offly Wee Blackie a champion Pomeranian arrived by private train car and vanished into the hands of a mysterious woman who paid $5,000 for him The dog weighs three pounds four ounces and the buyer would have paid more than 96 per ounce to own him His New York to Chicago ticket cost 595 but the custodian bought seventeen tickets at 85 each to ensure a private Pullman car for the dog
The piece likens bread sanitation to reform efforts led by Senator MaCumber of North Dakota, predicting a growing push to require bread to be wrapped in paper or protected. It notes the idea could become a universal standard for keeping bread sanitary.
Local letters argue Malta should form a new county by severing a western strip from Valley County to create a Malta county seat. Proponents demand enough taxable property and a larger line eastward to share tax load, while opponents warn of higher taxes and poor support. The piece rails at the proposed division and urges a ten mile square cut around Malta with a fence to guard the new county’s infancy.
The next House of Representatives will include about fifty more members than the current body. Seating and office space are at capacity in both the Chamber and the House Office Building, with plans once proposed for a British style seating and an underground railway linking the Capitol to the building. The monorail plan has replaced the subway, and senators’ comforts remain a priority while new Congressmen await assigned offices amid likely ongoing protests over makeshift arrangements.
The Coliseum in Chicago displays Mrs. Margaret Carberrys collection of 2344 Indian wearing apparels from eighteen tribes in New Mexico Arizona Nebraska Wyoming and Montana. The gala exhibit features Little Plumes full dress and a Roosevelt inaugural parade moment. The Smithsonian sought the collection but she refused to sell and insured it for 15000 with guards during transit.
The text presents a Q A on marriage labeled as a reflection for the blind, with jokes about divorce belief, single status, money and old maid fears, minister vows, and misinterpretations by bride and groom families. It mocks traditional views and gender expectations in a humorous, fable like exchange.
An old reader exchange answers questions about blame for a child's behavior and a married man’s folly. The reply assigns fault to the mother’s side, then refuses to answer a second query, and ends with a wry remark about a husband’s ignorance unless his wife is dead.
President elect Wile son seeks a simple March 4 inauguration. Yet nationwide enthusiasm hints the event will be the most resplendent in National Capital history. The ceremony will induct Wilson and Marshall into office with a plain core surrounded by expansive civic and military displays. Committees strive to fit the scale to the moment as thousands of visiting officials arrive.
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