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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
3
A damaged text fragment contains stray lines about a charity benefit fund and a medicinal ointment claim. The fragment references a pledge drive and a tongue in cheek remark about a donation, with unrelated garbled lines and pricing. The readable bits offer no clear event or persons beyond a generic charity context.
A comic dialogue features a teacher and a child debating the fate of the serpent after the temptation of Eve. The child's question prompts a humorous remark on the creature's future life.
Two lawyers discuss their speaking abilities on the street. One notes strong jury addresses but weaker after dinner talks. The other explains timing affects perceived eloquence depending on whether he has eaten.
A group of Blackfoot Indians encamped on the roof of a New York hotel as part of a Travel Show exhibit. Chief Three Bears explains they want air and outdoor space, with tepee tents arranged on the roof. The party, including several dignitaries and a 10 year old, enjoy fresh air but avoid the city below.
In January 11 year old Francis Entsrom, stranded 20 miles west of Anaconda, climbed a tree to escape a hungry mountain lion as a blizzard raged. After hours of exposure his feet were amputated in Butte hospitals. He survived but lost both feet.
Joseph Stefanski, a Geyser Montana cowboy, shot at clerks and Officer Charles Lang in Buffalo New York city hall. Lang was wounded but expected to recover after a struggle with Stefanski who claimed he wanted $100. Stefanski's curiously worded note and claims of anarchist motives undercut his sanity.
Excitement in Clyde Park near Livingston follows a drill striking a well fifty feet down close to the business district. Hundreds visit the scene, land prices rise, and real estate transfers surge. Reports of natural gas in the area circulate, while Dr. B W Shore of Gardiner is fined fifty dollars for offering an elk head for sale.
Gilman Gilman, end of the Sunriver branch of the Great Northern railroad, sixty miles west of Great Falls, three months old, claims a state bank three lumber yards a hotel two general stores meat market two restaurants one elevator two coal yards two livery stables a drug store and a post office a blacksmith shop and a large warehouse built by the United States Reclamation Service for storing supplies.
W H Clark, 21, son of a wealthy Hamilton Ohio family, is wanted by Memphis authorities for forgery. A telegram asked if he would be turned over to Memphis. Clark was turned over to Helena authorities for prosecution in the Twin Cities and may have used the alias W H Tieman.
A brutal winter storm gripped northwest Montana with Burlington train No. 144 turned back at Whitefish. Mountain travel halted for days as trains could not pass and roads blocked east of the range. Logging operations paused due to dangerous conditions for workers.
Canby Minnesota has received thirty emigrant cars this season and sent five to Canada three to North Dakota two to Montana two to Illinois and one to town. Farms change hands with the M S Nelson place east of town selling for 110 dollars per acre and the Beshers and Allen farms fetching 105 dollars per acre.
Great Falls Senator T. J. Walsh submits to Secretary Uryan a request to appoint Andrew G Sathre of Great Falls as secretary of the U S embassy to Norway. Sathre, a Norway native, has lived in Great Falls over twenty years.
James Minor a rancher from near Stanford in Fergus County was brought in for medical treatment after developing violent insanity. He soon began hallucinating that an Italian was attempting to poison him.
North Dakota Good Roads association forms to revive state body. The meeting urged uniform highway planning and construction methods. Committees named to organize counties and draft a constitution and by laws.
Dealers grocers and manufacturers nationwide promote National Canned Foods Week from March 31 to April 6 to show households that canned foods save money and maintain quality through heat sealed sterilized cans. The campaign highlights convenience for the farmer’s wife and urges women to visit dealers and stock up for varied meals.
A dialogue reveals Sam works as a laundry manager. He answers the name Eliza Ann laundry, implying his employer or business identity. The exchange centers on his occupation and the business name.
A Denver resident describes severe eczema affecting her face scalp ears and neck with intense itching swelling and skin loss. After three months of persistent suffering she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and reports rapid improvement and lasting relief.
A compact quip notes managers try out new plays on the dog to gauge reactions and potential success. The joke implies dogs provide an uncritical audience for unfamiliar tactics.
A quoted exchange questions a drowning incident with the claim that the dizziness and near fright were the best possible outcome. The dialogue contrasts fear and relief while hinting at protective action or a rescue. The speakers debate the interpretation of the incident.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip shows a speaker who tried seventeen friends for advice and found seventeen different solutions. He ultimately won by following his own judgment after asking an eighteenth friend, himself.
Parents are advised to examine each Castoria bottle to ensure the signature of C. Fletcher remains present, advertising Castoria as a safe remedy used for over 30 years. Children are encouraged to ask for Fletcher's Castoria.
Comic strip dialogue shows an alderman resisting a corporation agent attempting to push $13,000 into his pocket. The scene highlights clashes between municipal figures and corporate interests in a satirical frame.
Retail advertisement for Allen's Foot-Eage antisentic powder claims to relieve corns bunions ingrown nails and foot issues with bold claims. Includes sample free and address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY with price 26c and substitute warning.
A quotation from George Eliot presents the view that the first condition of human goodness is love and the second is reverence.
A fragment notes a Fargo North Dakota specialist Dr J H Rindlaub in ENT. The source line also contains a Danish proverb about how children’s outcomes reflect their parents.
A fragmented ad touts a laxative called Bromine Quinine with a claim of curing in one day and grip in two. It also mentions Fr W Cures and a Cola in One Day and ends with a quip about worry giving people purpose.
A long-running collection of reader testimonials claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieves women’s suffering. A testimonial from Mrs. L. Brenner of Hudson Michigan describes severe right side pain once diagnosed as organic inflammation and credits two bottles of the remedy with relief.
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