Marvel Day in Cedar Lane
Boy Dan runs away from loneliness to find a real mother and father in Miss Sarah at Cedar Lane. A town scene unfolds as they meet a hopeful pair and form a family with a fireplace and a dog named Jip, turning a lonesome morning into a hopeful marvel.
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Boy Dan
Jip
Dan
Cedar Lane
Sarah Graham
Cross Roads
Woodbine
Sarah
Bey Dan
Miss Sarah
Are. of Cedars
Cedars
Dad
Thief Steals Year’s Poultry Profits From Farm Woman
Great Falls police seek a barefaced thief who lifted a sack of dressed poultry from a farm woman in Central avenue. The theft deprived her of a year’s earnings to buy cloth and a new wardrobe, leaving her to go home in a worn 1916 suit and hat.
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Great Falls
Nct
Central Avenue
Farm Marketing Bill Is Drafted by Montana Leader
S M Ward of Hamilton drafts a bill to form agricultural marketing districts funded by bonds. The districts would provide warehousing and marketing machinery for farmers who would finance themselves, promoting self reliance and competition among rural communities while aiming to benefit consumers through better pricing and distribution.
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Montana
S. M. Ward
Hamilton
Nonpartisan League
N.P. L
Ward
Stockmen aim to rid state of scrawny cayuse horses
Winston leaders gathered to devise methods to remove unowned unbranded cayuses from ranges. Dr W J Butler, state veterinary surgeon, has long campaigned to curb these feed- demanding horses. They argue cayuses waste forage that cattle need and that the era of the cayuse has passed in Montana.
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Winston
W. J. Butler
Butler
Montana
Banker Advice Encourages Cattle as Money Makers
A fragmented note urges borrowing to start a cattle business citing cows as perpetual value and easy sellable assets. The message emphasizes cows as reliable money makers and recommends consulting a banker for financing.
Coal Oil Johnny Called to Rest in Nebraska
John W Jeel known as Coal Oil Johnny, famed in the East a century ago for fortune from oil land, died Friday at Fort Crook Nebraska where he was a Burlington railroad station agent. He came west 45 years ago and attracted attention in New York for extravagance he enjoyed watching others scramble for his money.
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Omaha
Nebraska
John W &Jeel
Johnny
Pennsylvania
Land
Fort Crook Neb
Burlington Railroad
Steele
New York
Germany to pay maintenance costs of 1000 strong force
Mr. Baker stated the operating cost of a 1,000 men force was about 75 000 dollars per day. He noted that under the armistice terms Germany must cover these maintenance costs.
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Baker
Germany
Death of Coal Oil Johnny Steele Recalled by Oil Men
Veteran oil men in the district recall the life of Coal Oil Johnny Steele a once wealthy oilman who squandered over 500000 after a start as an orphan adopted by Culbertson McClintock. He amassed riches from a Venango county farm before the oil boom and later spent his fortune across the eastern states. He ended by losing his wealth and heading West in the late 1860s.
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Pittsburgha
Johnny
Steele
Culbertson McClintock
Venango County
McClintock
Pennsylvania
Pioneer Oil
Mrs Sutherland Organizes Boys Gym Club
Mrs Sutherland forms a boys gymnastics club for youths under 15. A room beneath the First National Bank will serve as a gymnasium. A meeting was held to complete organization and weekly practice will run through the school year led by Mrs Sutherland.
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iMrs. R. D. Sutherland
First National Bank
Editorials and a Wedding Tale Touching Subscriptions
A Gibsonburg Derrick item reflects on Church and press roles during a wedding and funeral, noting editors profit little while ministers and undertakers receive payments. The piece humorously questions editor wealth and asks readers if they have paid subscriptions.
Electrification plans linked to Flathead lake power site
Helena reports Rocky Mountain Power Company plans to lease a major Flathead lake site to feed hydroelectric power to Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines. The Montana project forms part of a $3 billion reclamation and irrigation scheme, with construction on Kootenai river plants set for spring.
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Helena
Flathead Lake
Rocky Mountain Power Company
The
Power Company
Montana
Idaho
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Cascades
Milwaukee
Whiteall
Butte
Kootenai River
Washington ‘State Engineers
Reduction of American occupation troops in Germany
Washington reports the war department ordered a reduction from 15,000 to 8,000 occupation troops in Germany. Secretary Baker said production of reorganization is already under way and that total withdrawal remains a future consideration.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Baker
Four Chicago youths held for part in 400 robberies
In Hyde Park vigilantes disbanded after four youths confessed to more than 400 robberies and kidnapping on the South Side. They often robbed male victims near the University of Chicago, displaying weapons yet remaining courteous. Two youths remain at large.
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Chicago
Hyde Park
South Side
University of ‘Chicago
Fred’ Loomis
Tattering good at the movies prompts kids to bring dad
A ragged note urges children to fetch two dollars from their father to buy tickets at the Saco Independent for a three kid show, suggesting even if the paper price is higher the money will cover admission.
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Saco
Independent
Shoes Cost Six Hides
Milwaukee expert L D H Weld of Swift & Company says the hide cost behind shoe leather is about one sixth of a pair’s retail price. Hides fell in value since before World War I, with calf skins down from about $1 per pound to 15 cents and one grade skin dropping to 15 cents per pound.
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Milwaukee
Wis
L. D. H. Weld
Swift & Company
Chicago
Funeral and Memorial Service for War Casualties
The Lake Mills Wisconsin Leader notes a double funeral and memorial service for Geo Whiting and Frank Meyer at the Methodist church. The American Legion led a group of about 80 pallbearers and observers honoring the late soldiers who died in service.
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Lake Mills
Wis
Geo. Whiting
Frank Meyer
M. R. Hoskins
American Legion
Whiting Private George Whiting Dies in France 1918
Private First Class George Whiting born January 4 1891 in Aztlan Wisconsin died in France September 30 1918 at age 27 pneumonia from front line exposure. He served in several units and fought from the Argonne Forest before his death. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs J B Whiting of Azalan and six siblings. Memorial services held by Saco Lodge No 114 LO O F.
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George Whiting
Aztlan
Jefferson County
Wisconsin
France
Mosves
Earl
Take Mills
Frank
Saco
Montana
Camp Merritt
N. J
33rd_ Co
Co. K
George
Saco Lodge
LO. O. Fj
J. 8. Whiting
Azalan
Harry Whiting
Lake Mills
Wis
Ada. Spencer
Chesterton
Ind
Ellen Stark
Milford
Alfred. Whiting
Azzalan
Frank Whiting
Zerkel
Minnesota
Imaginative gaps in a party story spark a sequel guess
A fragmented narrator notes the absence of a young man in a tale about parties and hints at a potential sequel. The piece suggests imagination is essential to foresee what might follow.
A Modern Courtship Dialog Fragment
A short dramatic exchange between a couple tests commitment and future obligations. The dialogue hints at practical concerns like alimony as part of their evolving relationship.
Green dress saves day in New England town
In a rural New England setting, Lucille frets over a worn green dyed dress for a party with summer visitors. Mrs. Merritt recycles the mishap by boiling the dress again, yielding a pastel blue gown. Lucille cheers the recovered fabric and imagines accessories, proving nothing ever truly stays dull.
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Dad
Chick Feed
New York City
New-England
Lucile
Rose ° Wilder
Lucille
Lucillé
Mray Merritt
Sole
Mrs. Merritt
Everly
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Marvel Day
By Myrta A. Little
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Woman’s Poultry
Bill
Cayuse
Joan
Mrs. Sutherland
Gibsonburg
Derrick
Ohio
Army OF Occupation
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