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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
3
A historical post office entry records an action at Saco Montana on October 1 1209. Details are limited to the date and location with no additional context.
The piece argues soldiers live on 27 cents per man per day while restaurants charge 35 cents, noting soldiers eat nine cent meals yet stay strong. It calls for identifying waste costing the nation untold millions and questions where the extravagance lies.
The article notes that the correct title for Russia's ruler is emperor and autocrat, not czar. It cites Peter the Great abandoning czar, and Vienna's 1815 recognition of the imperial title with no precedence over Western kings, per St James's Gazette.
A fragmentary chuckle column notes a pun about stamps and memory. A playful misunderstanding leads to aなど exchange about judgment and perception, capturing a light moment in a newspaper humor page.
Alexander Muirden appeals to Saco readers to counter social ills with love and the Spirit of Christ. He cites a Church Forum statement about brave persevering effort against evil influences and invites all classes to Sunday evening services at 7 30 with topic The morality of Intemperance.
A blast in the Shattuck mine at the 300 foot level opened a vast cavern 345 feet across and 175 feet high. Crystals glitter on the walls and roof, and colored stalactites and stalagmites add beauty. specimens from the cave were added to Michigan College of Mines collection.
The esrog or cedrat, a costly and little known citron used in the Feast of Tabernacles since Babylonian times, is grown in Palestine and Greek islands. The fruit resembles a lemon and is prized for its perfume, while careful handling from bloom to sale preserves blemish free fruit and delicate stamens.
The Yellowstone trail is described as a West restoration of curiosity with forks along the route inviting travelers to choose the real path. Patriotism is defined as service to others through honesty purity courage and fairness, with critics of grabbers jingoes and spoilsmen excluded from patriotism.
A young woman tells Gobsa Golde's heiress Lotta that her fiancé boasts she is worth her weight in gold. Lotta, blushing, asks who hears it. The other girl replies he tells it to all his creditors.
Proudley and his wife exchange quips after Mrs. Guschley comments on marriage to a clever man. Proudley asks what was said and the wife replies she had only been married once, noting she cannot claim cleverness by alternative marriages.
A clipped dialogue centers on a proposed union described as a dream. One speaker cautions not to frighten, noting a prior hesitation and secrecy. Agnes teases that the proposal has long been anticipated, framing the moment as almost fantastical.
Clarence L E Simon of Beaverton Montana filed notice of intention to make final three year proof to establish his homestead claim on the north half of section 8 township 32 north range 35 east M M. before U S Commissioner Frederick B Gillette Hinsdale Montana on November 14 1916. Witnesses named: W L Whitaker Chesley Lutz August Zarling all Beaverton Montana and Fred Smoke Hinsdale Montana.
Montana district court in Phillips County orders Ida Brewster as Administratrix to show cause on October 30 1916 why an order of sale should not be granted for all real and personal property of Daniel Riegle deceased. Publication required in The Saco Independent for four consecutive weeks. Dated September 25 1916.
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a pecan related item or event linked to a local figure or shop. The text mentions a bear and a purchase, suggesting a small community note or anecdote about a pecan purchase and a local name.
A fragmentary OCR line hints at a public post or notice with partial words and names. It mentions a public posting, perhaps a government notice, with unclear dates or locations embedded in the garbled text.
Contestant Nils Abramson alleges that Seleh Ahmed Geder has never made improvements on Homestead Entry No 034358 in Wy Section 2 Township 35 N R 33 E and has been absent over six months. The notice requires a sworn answer within twenty days after the fourth publication or cancellation of the entry without further hearing. Dates of publications Sept 29 Oct 6 Oct 13 Oct 20 1916.
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