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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
3
Archaeologists dispute traces of football and baseball on ancient tablets, but bowls claim the oldest records. Southampton shows a bowling green existing in 1299 with longtime customs. Each summer a "fire jack" contest honors the winner who is knighted on the green.
Bartsch of Shreveport Louisiana profits from a city health board fly bounty. He set about 100 traps in fly infested districts and earned 24.20 in two days as premiums offered for dead or alive flies. His work pushed market price down from 50 to 20 cents a quart and he continues catching flies while funds remain.
A humor cartoon shows a waiter and a diner debating the origin of the meat with a sharp quip about uncertainty. The caption reflects a playful look at dining honesty and customer skepticism.
In the dialogue the best drink for lovers is suggested as pop. The exchange frames pop as playful, lighthearted beverage advice for romance.
A Texas primary teacher describes starting Postum after coffee caused nervou sness and poor skin. She reports calmer nerves, clearer skin, and relief from indigestion and headaches after switching, and notes Instant Postum offers quick preparation. The ad promotes Postum products and the slogan There’s a Reason.
Montana's 1913 crop value may near 360 million dollars as J M Kennedy the state agriculture and labor commissioner reports a 25 percent rise in winter wheat planting and large gains in spring wheat flax rye barley oats and corn with better farming methods and higher prices boosting prospects after backward spring conditions.
Montana wool production is expected to fall to about 25 million pounds for 1913, down roughly 5 million from last year and over 6 percent. Reports from Billings and other markets indicate losses up to 20 to 50 percent on eastern ranges as settlers encroach on the ranges. Fort Benton foresees a one third to one half drop, while Madison County predicts a 20 percent fleece shortage in southern Montana.
Miles City plans a grand reunion of pioneers trail blazers and old-timers to mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of the town founded as the first settlement in eastern Montana. The event spans July 4 6 and recalls the last bloody battles that ended with General Custer’s command.
The body recovered from Silver Bow creek was identified as John Young a prominent Butte contractor. Authorities still seek answers about why he died with theories pointing to accident or murder while his sudden disappearance last September remains unexplained.
The socialist state committee moves to appoint one hundred members to a second committee tasked with seeking the revocation of the local charter. They cite alleged fraud by Industrial Workers of the World members during the recent referendum election that chose city office appointees. The panel claims IWWs tried to substitute their doctrines for regular socialists who advocate political action and condemn sabotage, a point supported by numerous witnesses.
Charles Noyes, aged 79, a famed figure in the Black Hills era, died in Butte of apoplexy. He served as guard for bullion trains and fought Indians and bandits. Noyes moved to Montana in 1866 as a placer miner, later mining in Alaska in 1870.
Within 60 days the franchise of the Billings Traction company will be forfeited to the city unless it fulfills pledges to place four mills in operation within Billings. Action came from the city council on the city engineer report and attorney recommendation.
A party from Stanton North Dakota surveys the Gallatin valley to revise an older line and seek a longer route with a gentler grade between Bozeman and Logan about twenty five miles west of here.
Floods from Hartry and O'Brien creeks cut Neihart and its mining camp from the outside world last week. The Diamond Rim dam breached, causing heavy losses and marooning the roundhouse and passenger station. Every footbridge and wagon bridge was swept away.
A flat sound magnifying tube with a small attachment supports the telephone receiver. When needed, the user places the receiver on the time saver to bring the earpiece into position, freeing both hands for writing, referencing, or taking dictation while awaiting the other end. The device magnifies speech so it is audible at a distance, and listening can resume normally when desired.
In a San Francisco testimonial from 1912, Harry A. Jones details severe eczema covering most of his body, including blistering and raw skin. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, his skin cleared to a smooth condition, and he endorses the products as cures with free samples and a Skin Book offer.
London is described as the most conservative city in Europe for its attachment to lamp post notices about hackney carriages. The piece muses that relics like these remain as social history while transit evolves toward omni-aeros, with future discussions in Notes and Queries about enduring local quirks.
A 37 pound meteorite fell in Zulu land recently near a woman who witnessed it from about 15 miles away. The stone was found within a few feet of her, aided by information she provided. The meteorite cannot yet be broken and is believed to contain platinum though this is not confirmed.
The article argues there is only one safe way to regulate body weight through natural methods such as diet and activity. It warns against flesh-adding nostrums that promise quick results, claiming they are dangerous and that the same diet that adds flesh to a thin person will remove it from a fat person.
An American tourist and an obsequious landlord discuss Paris history. The tourist notes that financial prosperity began with the discovery of America, implying it spurred Paris’s growth as a hub of commerce and travel.
A humorous exchange about a trip abroad. A wife visits Shakespeare's home but also wishes to see the tub of Diogenes, prompting a witty remark on misplaced priorities.
Eye specialist Dr J H Rindlaub answers queries on tombstone inscriptions noting they are often more impressive than accurate and advises cautious interpretation.
A humorous survey contrasts how nations prepare boiled eggs. English and French prefer three minutes, Spaniards favor one minute, Italians use cold water then boil, Germans eat near liquid eggs, and Americans commonly boil hard and mince with pepper and salt for toast.
Jacob Rabinowitz aged fifty four of Philadelphia used an 800 pound safe supported by a wooden block to suffocate himself with a strap around his neck. He toppled the block from under the safe and the weight fell. His wife found him. he died before a doctor arrived. He had been despondent after losing a lawsuit.
A newly rich woman eager to impress her neighborhood invites the bishop to view her antique collection. She narrates the history of each item and proudly points to an old yellow teapot claiming it was used in the Boston tea party.
A doctor testified that a broken heart caused by sudden violent emotion led to the death of Alexander Burness, a master tailor aged sixty four, in a London inquest. Burness collapsed during an argument with a foreman cutter over ownership of items he planned to move to new premises.
A passenger train struck a truck carrying dynamite in Dallas Oregon. The impact hurled the truck onto the engine pilot over 100 feet, but the crew escaped injury as the driver leaped clear before collision.
The exchange features Senator Sorg hum debating the term yellow peril as a vivid, lingering phrase. He notes its pictorial power and suggests many minds will seek conditions to fit it, highlighting anxieties about danger and perception in political discourse.
Quote laden note on a man always kicking unable to reflect on his real grievances. The exchange highlights a restless, self occupied attitude as a social observation. No identifiable persons or places are named in the readable text.
A street encounter centers on Miss Slasher noted for her striking appearance when dressed up. The speaker refuses to comment further, saying only that he has seen her on the street.
The Kind remarks that a gambler's son resembles his father, jokingly asking if the comparison is a poker chip. The exchange hints at family parallels and playful wordplay in a casual setting.
Spot the dog at Aaron Silverman’s cafe on West 27th Street woke the family with barking. Silverman struck Spot to silence him, then found burglars had rifled the cash register, stealing $30 and a ring, plus safes broken into and multiple jewelry items taken, including three rings and a watch.
A witty remark frames suffragists as women without husbands and antis as those without uncles, highlighting the playful gendered logic in a discussion about voting rights. The exchange uses humor to critique stereotypes in the suffrage movement.
A terse exchange unfolds as a petitioner pleads for money to travel while a judge questions the amount and purpose, highlighting tensions between need and approval in a courtroom setting.
Ninety year old David Worthlow of Sunbury Pennsylvania is sued for desertion by his eighty year old wife. The case highlights a long marital dispute centered in Sunbury and involves local court action.
Two readers from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin and Providence Rhode Island report relief from organic displacement backache and standing pain after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Both women say their health improved and they would recommend the remedy to others.
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