Classified ads from Big Timber Montana era listing sales and services
Local ads promote property listings with J A Lowry Co and E J Mo for real estate loans and land scrip. Businesses including Big Timber Supply Co livestock machinery hardware and a second hand store offer furniture repairs, sewing machine service, and various goods with contact notes. Missing or damaged items include lean-to notes and partial names. several livestock notices and rental offers appear alongside used car and piano sales.
Examinations Scheduled for Big Timber August 30 31
Notice states regular teachers and eight grade examinations to be held in Big Timber on Thursday and Friday August 30 and 31.
Fairbanks Morse Engine and Overland Car For Sale In Big Timber
One 8 horse power Fairbanks Morse gas engine. One new large feed printer. Four resident lots, best in Big Timber. One 35 horse power Overland car, 1916 mode. 30 head horses, work and saddle. Leo. J. Cremer, off Big Timber.
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Fairbanks Morse
Leo. J. Cremer
Dentists Schedule Saturday Closures This Summer
The undersigned dental offices will close at 1 o clock on Saturdays from July 15 to September 1 except in emergencies. Dr. L. H. Lintz Dr. M. W. Barr Dr. R. J. Piedalue announce the temporary change.
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L. H. Lintz
M. W. Barr
R. J. Piedalue
Piano for Sale at Substantial Reduction in Big Timber
New piano offered for immediate sale at a substantial price reduction. Quality fully guaranteed and located in Big Timber. Liberal terms to a responsible party. Details provided to those addressing The Denver Music Company, Denver, Colorado.
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Denver Music Company
Denver
Colorado
Cattle and livestock shipment notice by W R Stokes
The seller schedules regular shipments starting September 1 with stock to be in by a week prior. Cattle hogs and sheep accepted in any amount with advance payment offered. Shipments will occur every 15 days thereafter.
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W. R. Stokes
Alfalfa Mill for Sale Through Private Trustee Sale
The alfalfa mill of the Alfalfa Products Co. or any part of the machinery will be sold at private sale by trustee G. M. Parker of Big Timber Montana. This notice provides the sale opportunity and the trustee’s contact.
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Alfalfa Products Co
G. M. Parker
Big Timber
Mont
Premium list for Midland Empire Fair outlines many prizes
The Midland Empire Fair premium booklet, 190 pages, totals over 8000 dollars with half for regular premiums and half for special awards. New divisions include children's garden pet and poultry, domestic and culinary arts. Readers are urged to follow grain preparation rules, such as not touching sheaves after binding, to avoid disqualification. Copies available by July 14 from Manager FL M. Lawrence, Hillings, Mont.
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Lawrence
Midland Empire
Generom
Hart-Albin
Muanager
M. Lawrence
Hillings
Mont
Tommy Atkins Plays House In A Soldier’s Game Of Chance
In France soldiers indulge in a simple gambling game called house. Cards show 15 numbers among 1 to 90, up to twenty or thirty players buy shares at five cents each. The banker draws numbers from a bag, players mark hits on their cards, and the first to clear wins the pot minus a cut for the house.
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France
London Chronicle
Indians Make Literacy and Living Standards Gains
In four years twenty thousand Indians learned to read and write English, now 30 percent can use English. Income from various sources exceeds $28,000,000 with growth of $6,000,000 in four years. Livestock value tops $30,000,000, and 85,327 acres are cultivated. There are 36,000 farmers, up 7,000 in three years, and child mortality and disease rates improve with better sanitation and medical access.
Pay Scales For United States Army Officers And Enlisted
A historical note details active service pay for U S regular army officers from lieutenant general at 37 000 a year down to second lieutenant at 1700 monthly The pay increases with length of service up to 40 percent For service outside the United States a 10 percent boost applies Except Porto Rico and Hawaii Private pay ranges from 15 to 45 dollars monthly across enlistments with a three year term.
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United States Regular Army
United States
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Risky Flight Ends With Nervous Scot Refusing Loop
Sandy McTavish, a skilled worker at a new aircraft factory, joins a trial flight with the aviator. He prefers being on the ground and fears looping the loop, worrying about the silver in his vest pocket. The scene highlights nerves and danger in early aviation testing.
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Sandy McTavish
Sandy
McTavish
Onward and Upware strange dialogue fragment
Fragmentary OCR text shows a quirky exchange about a man who sought a tackle lease and a thief named Be. The lines mix questions and nonsensical phrases with mentions of museing and equilibriuas, yielding no clear event, date, or participants.
Surgery Cures Imbecile Boy in Philadelphia Hospital
Surgeons at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia report a nine year old boy named Robert Horner improved after brain surgery to relieve pressure. Dr H L Northrop operated during the Congress of Surgeons of North America last October removing part of the skull. The boy’s family physician says his condition is now verging toward normal.
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Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia
Robert Horner
Frank Horner
Gloucester
N. J
H. L. Northrop
Congress of Surgeons of North America
Northrop
Horner
R. T. Fox
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Big Timber Supply Co
E.j.mo
Billy Miles & Bro
Livingston, Mont
Montana Power Laundry
Livingston
Knight Barber Shop
J. A. Lowry
C. N. Skillman
E.j.mo. Churchill & Amery
Bray
Dixon
E. J. Mo
J. A. Hall
J. A. Lowry & Co
City Meat Market
Cadalac
L. F. Doubhett
F. J. Skala
A. L. Bray
Gust Nordquist
Nts
W. R. Morris
Ellington
Pioneer Office
Oxford Hampshire
Shropshire Bucks
Enes
John F. Work
Bozeman
Montana
Oakland
Ford
Fred H. Coors
Grey Cliff
Cross’s Tailor Shop
C. L. Bryan
F. B. Lindsay
Gibson
R. L. Lewis
Citizens State Bank
C. H. Meyer
Billings
J. AH. McCann
Garanteed
Michelin Tire
Rim
C. C. Nelson
A. J. James
Melville, Mont
David Nevin
Sweet Grass
Hans Pedersen
Big Timber Creek
Anton Lien
Mort
Pleasant View
J. J. Gallagher
Chas. W. Campbell Brownlee
Over Bakery
Tommy Atkins
House
Great Britain
Tae
Big Timber Undertaking Co
Patterson Furniture Co
Big Timber, Montana
Bear Creek
General Insurance
Fidelity Farm
N. Skillman
U. S
J. A. Lowry & Company
Grand Hote
Dillon
Ed Dailey
Mike Tuttle
Goering Brothers
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