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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
3
A husband reads a newspaper aloud to his wife and notices her distant look. He jokes about a bizarre tale of misfortunes from a prison of words, while she nonchalantly replies with a sharp quip about buying more shirts as a joke on their stock.
Mrs Harry West reports an eight year old boy’s ringworm began as a blister on the shoulder and neck and spread to the size of a dollar. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the condition improved after one month. She also notes Cuticura keeps her plumber husband’s scratched hands fine. Sample free via Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
At a birthday gathering a friendly entertainer tried parlor magic ventriloquism burlesque and similar tricks to amuse the children. Adults laughed while some children barely smiled. The hostess mother praised the show before serving refreshments and asked the kids to acknowledge his talents. A small voice from the back declared he is not so funny as he thinks.
In witty verse, Shakespearean echoes meet modern romance as the speaker muses on love enduring across deserts and climates. The riff questions whether physical locations dictate lasting affection and hints at traditional, idealized love contrasted with contemporary longing.
A clipped exchange about belief and shortage frames a local office humor debate. The dialogue hints at seeking someone amid fiscal or resource constraints, reflecting workplace wit and management whimsy in a newspaper page snippet.
A brief note says a man who stole a watch is jailed. It also mentions Dr J H Rindlaub, eye ear nose and throat specialist in Fargo North Dakota, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 25 cents a bottle. The text notes misc business and a teamster’s trouble.
H. A. Stansky arrived from the east and shot H. A. Wellington, Hazel Cook, and Mrs. Wellington before killing himself. Mrs. Wellington wounded, and a 14-year-old boy was also shot. cause given as rejected wooing. The incident occurred near Dixon.
Helena reports Willard Bennett, president of the Black Friday Gold Mining company at Radersburg, is preparing to resume operations. He seeks eastern capital after a $490,000 suit by Butte parties was settled out of court. The company holds ten patented claims with full title and may add a concentrator to process ore valued at about $12 per ton, aiming for $150,000 in potential returns.
In Great Falls last week, nearly all business buildings displayed flags and bunting in national colors to honor the Grand Army of the Republic, the United Spanish War Veterans and their auxiliary bodies.
Mrs Bessie A Gallagher obtained a divorce from John A Gallagher on grounds of cruelty and possible infection from tuberculosis. The husband, not expected to live more than a month, was brought home from Arizona to die. Mrs Gallagher resumes her maiden name and is described as the daughter of a wealthy local dentist.
Solomon Abbott of Shelby reports finding petrified pine timber on a butte near Sullivan ranch at Cut Bank and Two Medicine creeks. Ax marks on two foot diameter sections indicate a woodman used a tool with commercial purpose, implying ancient inhabitants and early ax use in the Mont Great Falls region.
In Butte Montana two masked gunmen shot Harry Drumm deputy clerk of the United States court and Theodore Thomas secretary of the Mining Stock Exchange. Drumm died from his wounds while Thomas, shot twice, was taken to a hospital in critical condition with little hope for recovery. Police have arrested two suspects.
Mildred Keller 23 testifies in her defense about repeated quarrels and threats from Edward Pratt. She recounts Pratt drunk and abusive, dragging her, and threatening to finish her, leading her to reach for a revolver under a pillow before stopping in tears. Keller says she was born in Carbondale.
A complete espionage system is being built into the federal building project, with a $150,000 budget and concrete foundations. Superintendent Johnson notes peep holes interspersed throughout the structure allow workers to be watched unknowingly, and small compartments enable rapid inspector access from one area to another.
The Bozeman lodge No. 463 celebrated its fourteenth anniversary with a social session music and dancing party at the new home. About 150 attendees enjoyed a high class entertainment and a generous supper in the dining room.
The Western Lumber company begins operations at the Millwood mill near Bonner with 100 workers. Logs from Potomac feed a 25 million feet per year capacity mill. The Big Birthfoot mill, run by Anaconda Copper, adds 45 million feet per year and has operated steadily.
Henry age five is tasked with furnishing his father a box of tacks during kitchen linoleum work. After half an hour he asks if the father loves him best. The father replies that he loves all his boys equally, prompting Henry to wonder the point of delivering tacks to him.
Keddie reports the neighbor offered a penny for his mother’s words about her. The mother praises his discretion and recalls she would not let the neighbor know anything she had said. Freddie boasts of telling the neighbor the remark was “awful” and worth a half dollar.
A crowd in a London booking office sees a burly man rebuff a woman's late arrival as she placates him with a coin. He boasts that he taught his wife courtesy, she replies she is not his wife, and another man remarks he once took that precaution years ago.
Mr H J Barker recounts a schoolroom tale about a girl whose father, not always sober, is described as a brick ager when at work and a teetotaler when out of work. The line underlines child wit and humor from the era.
The article notes salt water may extend life with mussels and oysters potentially living thousands of years comparable to ancient trees. Sea anemones may also endure long lives. a colorless Iver sea anemone lived seven years before dying in Edinburgh in 1887, despite healthy appearance.
Andre de Fouguieres praised the energy of the American business man departing for Paris. He quoted a banker who defined leisure as spare time that can be devoted to some fresh job of work, reflecting social admiration for U S enterprise.
A young author announces a new volume in the press while the roguish girl admires it with blushing envy. They sit together on a sofa and share a moment of happiness as he recognizes the achievement.
A practical guide suggests countering doubt by reframing remedies as anti skeptic. It advocates clear claims, demonstrations, and accessible language to win over cautious readers and build trust in treatment approaches.
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