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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
2
In Labrador born Jesse Smith, a rugged American woodsman, shares a tense encounter with Mrs. Trevor on a cliff headland. She learns of his past, bears, bears and bears and his wish to drift toward romance beyond the horizon, while she returns home burdened by her husband and danger.
The narrator reflects on wealth as a misbegotten chase and finds true treasure in solitude and humility. He recalls guiding ponies with Bar Y outfit near the Grand Canyon, witnessing a night of quiet awe, and choosing independence over wages, wandering toward a British possession and a lone abandoned ranch.
A narrator named Jesse Rainstorm writes home from a northern mining route. He details long letters to his dead mother, a copper hauling contract, and life near Skyline and Hundred Mile House. He describes women, appetite, and companions at Eighty Mile and the Widow O Flynn as he heads toward a railroad. He ends noting a hiccuping Jones woman and rumors of Mrs Trevor. (TO BE CONTINUED.)
A farmer near a small town across the boundary constructs a clever water lifting device using a tree with four branches forming a long sweep. He attaches a bucket on a rope and a weight to draw water as the stone’s weight pulls the bucket up, illustrating practical ingenuity.
In Palestine children imitate adults in playful ceremonies often involving a pasha. They greet with phrases like “Reat, I pray you” and “Nay, he who sees you is rested” then retreat as the pasha sprinkles dust on his head. A mock law court scene uses melon seeds as props.
The passage describes vivid scenes of bribery and a desert raid, interweaving the story of Joseph with interviews of his brothers and the trials of the men of Oz. It notes Job's wife shaving her head and selling her hair for bread while a Moslem girl experiences a major life event described as a wedding-like celebration.
Jones arrives late to dinner and finds his meal left in the oven by his wife. He explains he did eat it but it was mistaken for the dog's supper on the stove. Mrs Jones realizes the dinner was never eaten by him.
One thousand feet of film depicting Maryland oyster industry steps from catching with tongs scrapes and dredges to shucking packing and shipping will be shown by Swepson Esrle of Baltimore secretary of the National Association of Shellfish Commissioners at the annual convention in Norfolk. Afterwards the films will be duplicated for exhibition in U S cities.
This ad explains that Cascarets remove toxins from torpid liver and bowels, cleanse the stomach, and relieve dizziness and headaches. A 10 cent box works while you sleep, leaving the head clear and digestion regular by morning.
A revolutionist remarks to correspondents, noting that while they admit capturing the insurgent general and subjecting him to starvation and beating, they claim they have not ventured into harsher cruelty by suggesting they could run him for vice president, per the New York Evening Post.
Miss Mildred Dennis of Pierson North Dakota details a year and a half eczema struggle starting on the scalp spreading to the back neck arms and chest with intense itching and a scab forming. She reports relief after daily use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for two months and urges readers to obtain samples and skin book from Cuticura in Boston.
During the morning service an organ-blower’s noisy lever irritates the organist. A London preacher visits to preach. The organist drafts a note asking for quiet, which a choir boy misroutes to the preacher. The note requests the blower stop when told.
A barracks joke has a soldier named Pat halted by a sergeant for disreputable trousers. When asked where he’s going, Pat replies to get water and insists he’ll wear the patt instead. The quip appears in the Saturday Evening Post.
Urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature Ug. SV Tela and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A brief note recalls a man nicknamed Tom who rose from humble work as a cigar maker to notable status. His acquaintance Jerry questions the shift and frames the rise as a notable transformation.
Short, sharp column voice notes a teasing remark about Miss Gascoyne and her figure while advertising Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops for quick relief. The piece hints that beauty can be skin deep, with a casual detergent of social tidbits and product promotion.
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