Prosperity Ahead: County Crops Expected to Set Record
The Madison County countywide optimism notes last year’s abundant crops, with forecasts for a bumper yield this year. Growers urged to break up new ground this summer to add acreage and value, promising greater wealth for local households. A Dillon Tribune item mentions a Butte firm offering twin baby buggies as a public gesture alongside the common wish for families with single births.
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Madison County
Twin Bridges
Dillon Tribune
Butte
Ind
Local shoppers urged to patronize home stores
The Philipsburg Mail warns residents against ordering from Chicago mail order houses. It argues that buying locally ensures known quality, merchant guarantees, and easier redress for dissatisfaction, contrasting mail order risks with town retailers.
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Philipsburg Mail
Chicago
Missoula Herald Reports Cody Resident Praises Local Fair Plans
A Cody Wyoming resident in Butte touted his region’s push to front agricultural and horticultural resources while bragging about Kir Horn County’s fair. He noted the fair association has set aside 500 for broncho busters and 75 for fruit and agricultural displays. He hinted ongoing busy days ahead for Wyoming’s bucking scene.
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Missoula
Libby Residents See Bright Future In Local Investments
Libby residents express confidence in the town’s future as reflected by growing investments and a positive outlook. The Libby Western News notes that belief in the area’s prospects is demonstrated by residents planning to settle and invest further, signaling continued growth.
Manhattan Record Promises Town Growth and New Buildings
The Manhattan Record extols continued growth for the town, noting many new substantial buildings in the past 13 months and plans for a large grain elevator in Allan county. Prospects include a flouring mill soon as the town invites investors to join early in the expansion.
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Manhattan Record
Manhattan
Llatin
Setter
Glad Hand society to attract settlers for Clarke Fork valley
Bridger Times advocates forming a Glad Hand society to inform and attract high grade men and women from the Eastern States. The piece argues Clarke Fork valley offers advantages for homes and farming, urging commercial club organization to draw investors and settlers and make Bridger a hub of development.
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Bridger Times
Black Hand Society
Clarke Fork Valley
Clarke Fork
Bridger
Peculiar Injury Mentioned in Red Lodge Shooting
The Livingston Post calls the injury a shot to the noodle joint, a phrase locals use for a neck. Students of anatomy remark that the term reflects Livingston's new neck designation, as the head is commonly called a noodle.
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Red Lodge
Livingston Post
Anatomy
Livingston
Colorado & Southern Railroad Through Billings Predicted
Official confirmation of Colorado and Southern trains running through Billings prompts the state press to note the Journal's railway building department efficiency.
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The
Billings Journal
Colorado & Southern
Billings
Journal
What Makes a Town in Sanders County Plains
Plains as a town hinges on producing a useful good and distributing it for profit. The community has timber, mines, farmland, and favorable climate, plus the county seat status. The missing factor is effective management of resources to yield profit for workers.
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Sanders County
Plains
The Wise Prussians
A Northwest Tribune column criticizes ongoing legal battles and urges disputing parties to settle issues quickly out of court, calling out those who turn every matter into a lawsuit. The piece labels such individuals as fools and prompts swift action against endless litigation.
Wise Guys Respect the Law and Dodge Disputes
The text notes Sians avoid law unless forced to, recounting a past carriage collision between a Prussian and an American. The American’s horse died and he sought compensation, but the Prussian settled by gifting a better horse, avoiding legal action and saving money.
Miners Drill Rocks for Alligator in Stockett Site
From Great Falls Leader notes a strange sighting near Sand Coulee and reports Stockett miners now drilling local rock for an alligator. The unusual inquiry involves the suspected presence of reptiles in mining work as crews probe the rock.
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Great Falls
Sand
Coulee
Stockett
Alligator
Saloon Fights Threaten Licenses in Glasgow City
Valley County News notes two recent saloon brawls in Glasgow that could justify revoking licenses. It warns authorities have overlooked such fights too often and predicts taxpayers may face another murder trial if the council fails to act.
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Valley County
Glasgow
MEN AND WOMEN TO LEARN BAR ber trade in eight weeks
Trade school ad offering eight week barber training with tools free and placement. Mentions graduates earning $5 to $25 weekly, free catalog, and contact at Mater System Colleges Spokane Washington. Also includes varied Want ads and misformatted items from the same column.
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Mater System Colleges
Front Ave
Spokane
Wash
Parson's
W. Park
Butter Bell
LINY
Ind
Moler
Barber College
Salt Lake Tty
Utah
Moon Eclipse Visible Over Culbertson Last Week
Culbertson residents witnessed a partial lunar eclipse last Thursday night. The moon appeared about half lit as it rose above the eastern horizon and lingered for roughly an hour before the shadow receded south and disappeared.
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Culbertson
Taft Raises Diet to Three Meals, Signals Prosperity
From Washington comes news that President Taft has increased his diet from two square meals a day to three. This move ends lingering doubt about the return of prosperity and reflects a buoyant mood in the nation.
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Washington
Taft
No such condition prevails in this hustling nation
A Billings Gazette column laments American driving pace versus France. It notes a chauffeur slows for police in France but not here, citing a jailed locomotive engineer for over ten miles per hour crossing and an auto driver allowed to bowl through crowds at zero miles per hour, claiming machines set the pace.
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Billings Gazette
France
Deer Lodge merchants urge prudent shopping this spring
In the Deer Lodge Silver State the peddler and cheap auctioneer promise big stock at sale time but readers are urged to trust their home dealers. Local merchants emphasize fair promises and better selection, offering value and reliable transactions rather than empty offers.
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Deer Lodge
Silver State
Why do girls mangle Christian names in signatures
A Montana Churchman letter laments that young women alter biblical and saintly names in signatures, turning Ethel into Ethyl or Mary into Mae, and argues for preserving traditional spellings to maintain meaning and religious association.
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Montana
Ethel
Anna
Ana
Mary
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Heaven
Mae
Maie
Mamie
Maime
Margaret
Katherine
Martyr
Alexandria
Kathryn
Alyce
Grayce
Lucyd
Jacque
Tomine
Harrye
Wilvarm
Dikkie
Molaine
Franck
Fannye
Vdythe
Politicians Delay Independence Day Orations Over Tariff Outlook
The writer notes many senators and representatives scheduled to speak on Independence Day may cancel as Washington signals delays in passing a tariff bill past the Fourth of July. A swift political breakthrough is hoped for but uncertain.
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Washington
Ledger urges senior baseball team to practice away from sidewalks
The Sanders County Ledger notes citizen complaints about ball playing on sidewalks. It urges the senior baseball team to practice off town streets, preferably beside the railroad green, to avoid frightening pedestrians. It expresses hope not to raise the issue again.
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Sanders County Ledger
Ledger
The
Nail Driving Day Urged for Lewistown Sidewalks
In Fergus County Argus style, towns on the coast hold nail driving days to fix protruding nails from sidewalks. The column urges Lewistown property owners and tenants to act to protect wearers, especially women and barefoot boys. A recent incident where a boy injured by a nail required a surgeon underscores the call to “hit the nail on the head.”
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Fergus County Argus
Lewistown
Real estate loans and local services advertised in Butte
An assortment of ousing and business ads from Butte listings includes moneylenders offering real estate loans at 8 10 and 12 per cent by The Bailey L and R Co and Wilson and Smith Co plus B and B Stables offering saddles and rigs at 317 Broadway. Also advertised are Dr Leeshe a surgeon chiropodist, midwife Mrs Walmer, Dr H M Hall in the Owsley block, and various rental notices for rooms houses and flats in Butte Anaconda and related areas along with Butte Stove Repair Co and contact details.
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Smith & Shewe Co
Broadway
Butte
Bailey L. & R. Co
E. Granite
Leeshe
Penn. Bik
Ind
Broadwater plunge opens as Helena anticipates big bath
Great Falls Leader From Helena reports the opening of the famous Broadwater plunge. Helena newspapers express joy and anticipation for the Capital city's annual big bath event.
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Great Falls
Helena
Farm products may lead Dawson county wealth this season
Glendive reports that while wool and stock have long been Dawson county’s top industries, farm products now appear set to become the wealth leader this season, signaling a shift in local economic emphasis.
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Glendive
Dawson County
Helena council to jail dandelion permitters
The Kalispell Inter Lake reports Helena city council votes to enforce a war on the dandelion by jailing anyone who lets the weed grow on their property. If carried out, every owner in Helena could be imprisoned within a month.
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Kalispell Inter Lake
Helena
Largest inland towboat built doubles power of rivals
The Chicago Tribune notes that some inland towboats have reached immense size with the biggest steel river steamer yet, designed to tow coal on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. It carries 12,000 bushels per barge and would cover a city block in coal capacity. Despite new ideas, builders keep the classic stern wheel design due to river characteristics. Exhaustive tests show the stern wheel type remains superior to other designs.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Ohio
Mississippi
Havre land office idea gains momentum in Signal history
From the Chester Signal, the article recalls how the paper first proposed establishing a land office at Havre and notes the plan moving toward realization after years of advocacy. The piece frames the Signal as a catalyst in the early push for the project.
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Chester
Havre
Local Chemical Analyzers and Dye House Advertise In Butte
Thomas Buggy assayer and chemist at 430 North Main Street Butte Box 52. M. E. Mayer assayer and chemist at 7 North Montana Butte Box 314. Parisian Dye House French dyeing and cleaning guarantees satisfaction Tel 616 60 West Galena Butte.
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Thomas Buggy
N. Main St
Butte
M. E. Mayer
N. Montana
Galena
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Purmpman
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Charles K. Smith
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Alaska - Yukon - Pacific
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Edward Stoory
Fuller Addition
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Farrell
Warren Ave
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Summit
Wilson & Smith Con
Owsley Kiock
Granite St
Marshall
N. Washington
Butte Stove Repair CO
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Rombauer CO
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N. Wyo
Ouree
C. S. Jackman
Harbour Block
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