Free raw wool would help the masses not woolgrowers
In a long speech, the Montana senator argues against tariff protection for wool, noting 97 years of protection failed to build a lasting industry. He cites historical duties from 1816 onward, calls for free raw wool to lower prices, and appeals to the common man over a privileged few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Congress
Far West
Rocky Mountain and Pacific Canal
Rocky Mountain States
Idaho
Montana
Arizona
Nevada
Wyoming
Colorado
United States
East
Democratic Party
Maine
California
Washington
Florida
Grape-Nuts letter cites health boost from Postum drink
A reader testimonial praises improved health after using Grape-Nuts and Postum from Battle Creek. The letter details relief from dyspepsia, anxiety, and heart palpitations, noting weight gain and restored vitality. It ends urging readers to consider “The Road to Wellville” and mentions new letters appearing periodically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Bouchers Announces Half Price Cleanup Sale on Finest Suits
The advertisement touts Kuppenheimer and Hirsh-Wickwire Co. suits with unmatched quality and fashion. It claims superior fabrics, smart models, and fine tailoring attract discerning buyers. Tomorrow's prices will drop about half during Bouchers twenty sixth semi annual sale at 387 39 West Park Street.
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Boucher
West Park Street
Adv
Washington Awakens To A Sabbath Purity Wave
Washington observers noted from midnight Saturday to 7 AM today no arrests for drunkenness. Police reported a quiet period in the capital as a new and strict excise law passed by Congress curbed alcohol offenses and emptied the police court docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Capital
Congress
Police Court Rules Fifteen Year Old May Not Drive
A Butte police court judge ruled a fifteen year old boy cannot competently run an automobile, fining Richard O’Rourke $25 for speeding at about 30 mph and not sounding his horn. The car belonged to his mother. The court urged a speedometer and noted support for an 18 year old minimum to operate in the city.
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Booker
Nhe
Richard O'Rourke
Utah Avenue
Gilbert
O'Rourke
Butte
Ernest Lindstrom
Calle
Tom Nugent
R. H. Pearson
Nyland
Nugent
Copper State
Pearson
Straw Hats and Panamas at Bouchers Sale Tomorrow
Straw hats and panamas will be sold at half price tomorrow during Bouchers twenty sixth semi annual cleanup sale at the style store of Butte located at 37 39 West Park street.
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Boucher
Style
Butte
West Park Street
Adv
Japanese Fishermen Warn Others to Strike
Vancouver August 4 Japanese fishermen on strike warned others at sea to stop work. They reportedly number over 6,000 including men and women seeking 20 cents per fish instead of 15. Chinese workers in canneries may be pressured to exit.
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Montana
Vancouver
British Columbia
Gulf
Puget Sound
Anaconda coal title upheld in Great Falls case
In a federal court decision Judge Bourquin rules United States cannot overturn Kostelake homestead filing, affirming Anaconda company’s ownership of coal properties at the Tracy mine in the county. The ruling says Kostelake filed land not known to be mineral rich, backing the defendant’s rights and ending the title dispute.
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California
New England
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Great Falls
Bourquin
Anaconda Company
United States
John Kostelake
Tracy
Great Fallsemester
Kostelak
Governor to Speak at Huntley Project Settlers Picnic
Billings Aug 4 Gover nor Stewart will stop at Huntley Aug 23 en route to a governors conference in Colorado Springs Aug 26 to speak before the Project Settlers Picnic association Eugene C Sampson president says J M Hamilton Bozeman agricultural college president will attend The Huntley project lands opened to settlement Aug 22 1907 for the sixth celebration with prizes for products and a strong athletic program expected
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Billings
Conference of Governors
Colorado Springs
Stewart
Huntley
Project Settlers’ Picnic Association
Eugene C. Sampson
J. M. Hamilton
Bozeman Agricultural College
Billings Girls Celebrate Dormitory Cornerstone Laying
In Billings on August 4 a cornerstone ceremony marked the laying of a new two story girls dormitory at the Billings Polytechnic Institute. Funded by donations from 1,000 eastern contributors, the sandstone building will house 50 students and was largely built by students under instructor supervision.
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Billings
Billings Folytechnic Institute
James A Nelson of Livingston Adjudged Insane
James A Nelson, pioneer of the upper Yellowstone and former Livingston resident, was adjudged insane in Red Lodge this afternoon and will be taken to the Warm Springs asylum tomorrow. His condition follows a paralytic stroke and he formerly served as steward of the Carbon Commercial club.
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Red Lodge
James A. Nelson
Upper
Yellowstone
Livingston
Warm Springs Asylum
Carbon Commercial Club
Leaps From Train Drowns In Saline River Near Sedalia
Oscar Hedrick of Waco Texas is believed to have leaped from a Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train near Sedalia and drowned in the Saline River. Letters in his belongings and a Masonic lodge emblem from Amarillo Texas helped identify him. Fellow passengers say he seemed hallucinated and declared a detective before leaping from the window as the train crossed the river.
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Sedalia
Oscar Hedrick
Waco
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Saline
Masonic Lodge
Amarillo
Punishment Proposed for Impersonation of Officials
Washington reports Senate action on a Cummins bill to punish impersonators of members of Congress or public officers by any means. The measure, prompted by David Lamar’s impersonations of Representatives Palmer Riordan and others, would impose heavy fines and imprisonment.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Cummins
Judiciary Committee
Palmer and Riordan
David Lamar
Rich Gold Field Found in Katanga Province
A gold field of exceptional richness has been discovered in southern Katanga province in the Belgian Congo. Dispatches from Elizabethville, the district capital, reported the find on August 4 in Antwerp.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Katanga
Belgian Congo
Elizabethville
Cuticura credited with curing soldier’s psoriasis case
Walter Mahony of Troop H sixth U S Cavalry at Camp McCoy Wisconsin reports a two year battle with psoriasis on arms and limbs. After trying several remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, took three months to complete the cure, and endorses its daily use for skin and hair health.
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6Th
U. S. Cavalry
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
Walter Mahony
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Simple Bay Rum Hair Growth Remedy Promises Dandruff Cure
A personal tale touts a home formula using bay rum menthol and Lavona de Composee said to stimulate hair growth restore color and remove dandruff. The author warns against wood alcohol preparations and claims the mixture improves combing ease and scalp health with nightly applications.
Pity the Man Sot in His Ways
Editor notes the value and humor in advertising as a channel of information. It argues that advertising columns reflect daily needs and human interest stories, offering intimate, useful insights from bright writers across the world.
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Anaconda
Deccan
Grocer
Crescent Manufacturing Company
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Dept
Resinol
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Ing
Kuppenheim
Er, Hirsh-Wickwire Co. and
Kuppenheimer Suits
Dane Automobile
Jundge Booher
Ant
Paris
Beve Conrplgdt
New York
Great Northern
Winnipeg
Rate Butte
Billings Girls
Nelson
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