27 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
1
A jealous editor recounts a cautionary tale of a man who bought mail order cures and schemes. From “how to get rich” to “impress a girl” and “double your money,” he sent money and stamps to dubious ads. He finally quits chasing scams, keeps his home paper, and is happier now.
Governor Smith issues a strict quarantine rule forcing all imported and moved sheep to be dipped twice under state veterinary supervision before entering Montana’s public or private lands. The measure tightens 1897 rules, targets high risk bucks, and aims to curb scab by ensuring proper disinfection at origin and upon arrival.
The St Paul Dispatch reports plans for a large North Dakota horse meat canning plant this year. A Marquis de Mores plant may reopen at Medora with a Miles City, Montana stock company. Slaughter horses would come from Idaho Montana and Washington with ranchers offering thousands of ponies in exchange for shares.
Louis A. LaGarry of Willow Bunch Saskatchewan recalls capturing Sitting Bull after a 1879 pursuit from the Canadian side. The raid and pursuit in northern Montana ended with Sitting Bull surrendered at Fort Buford and LaGarry awarded $30,000, though heavy expenses reduced his net.
A reader from Andersonville Indiana recounts a severe cold and cough cured by Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy after trying advertised claims. The testimonial notes the bottle nearly finished and endorses the medicine as the best for coughs and colds, sold by Budd Drug Co.
In neighborhoods, many credit Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving lives or curing chronic diarrhoea. They share these testimonies whenever possible hoping to help others. For sale by Budd Ding Co.
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