Development of Communication in the Old West
The piece traces the evolution of mail and passenger travel from early camel experiments by Edward Beale to the Butterfield Overland Mail, then the Pony Express, and the rise of Concord and Abbott-Downing coaches. It notes route choices, harsh travel, winter challenges, and the impact of the Union Pacific on replacing stage lines.
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California
Ast
Congress
el Dorado
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
Southwest
Biterfield
Professor Paxon
The
Platte
Ohio
North Platte
Lander
Platte Road
Tipton
Missouri
San Francisco
Butterfield
Ile
Mark Twain
Mala
North Plate
Salt Lake
Omaha
United States Mail
Utah
Concord
New Hampshire
Abbot-Downing
Paxon
Prairie Schooner
United States
Union Pacific
Nast
West
Concord Stages
Pony Express
Railroad
Musterole advertised as flu relief for all ages
An advertisement promotes Musterole to fight influenza cold and pneumonia symptoms. It describes relief from congestion and circulation boost, claims no blister like mustard plasters, and notes a milder child’s version called Children's Musterole with jars and tubes available.
Havre Police Chief Charges Cruelty in Horse Shipments
Havre Police Chief James Moran alleges horses shipped east from Browning and Cut Bank are packed so tightly in cars that many die or are shot on arrival. He says young colts are driven with their mothers and trampled to death, and that the animals arrive in a starved condition.
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Havre
Browning
Cut Bank
James Moran
Moran
Ouster Pleadings Filed Over County Officials and 1920 Levy
Ouster actions filed at Thompson Falls target W. B. Russell Hugh R. Stephens and E Beers for county road foreman duties. Attorney General argues Montana 1920 2 mill levy for University of Montana is unconstitutional. Also notices award to Bob Dozen may prompt Supreme Court appeal. State funds and taxes described include bail insurance reserves and inheritance tax rulings. Cattle tax assessments rise with Beaverhead leading and Mineral counties low.
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Sanders County
A. F E. Williamson
Thompson Falls
W. B. Russell
Hugh R Stephens
Plains
E. Beers
Tuscor
Attorney General’s Office
Supreme Court
University of Montana
State Board of
Montana
State Supreme Court
Montana Industrial Accident Commission
Bob Dozen
East Butte Copper
Dozen
W. E B. Warmon
Silver Row
Joseph F. Oppenheimer
State of
State Board of Equalization
County of
D. R. Clean
Beaverhead
Mineral County
State Briefs From Montana Sugar Beets To Irrigation Plans
Montana state news notes a August Missoula convention for the Montana Eagles, new Glacier Three Link head in Conrad, and W A Wendling dairyman dead in Great Falls. Other items include a Shelby grain fire loss of 35000, Great Falls club presidents, Bozeman commerce leadership, and Pondera Poultry officers. Also reported are a Hamilton spotted fever illness, North Star rural telephone line, Cascade county real estate lead, and Montana irrigation project plans in Wheatland county.
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Cascade County
Montana
Helena
State Board of Equalization
Leaverhead
Wheatland County
Harlowton
Shave With Cuticura Soap Ad Offers Twice Daily Shaving
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as boosting razor efficiency while promoting skin purity comfort and health. It claims no mug slimy soap germs waste or irritation even with shaving twice daily and presents the soap as suitable for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Northern Pacific May Build Ice Plants at Division Points
The Northern Pacific railroad plans ice manufacturing plants at division points to replace seasonal ice cutting. B O Johnson, assistant to the VP in charge of operations, says current practice causes too much shrinkage and is not dependable for icing main points.
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N. P
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
B. O. Johnson
Idaho Mill Buys Hope Lumber Mill Equipment
The Dewey Lumber company of Polson has purchased the machinery and equipment of the Hope Lumber mill in Hope Idaho. It will be moved to Polson and be in operation by April 1.
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Idaho
Dewey Lumber Company
Polson
Hope Lumber Company
Hope
Lake Erie Shallowest Great Lake Reaches 204 Feet Depth
The article notes Lake Erie as the shallowest of the Great Lakes with an average depth of 204 feet, highlighting its comparatively limited depth relative to its peers.
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Lake Erie
Great Lakes
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Liver and Bowels Cleanse
The copy touts the pleasant tasting California Fig Syrup as a universal remedy for children of all ages. It warns mothers to insist on the genuine product so they avoid imitation syrups.
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Fletcher
California
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M. E. Plassmann
Lui
Cert Fosane Searsy
Minos
State Nursery and Seed Co
S. O. Huseth
Great Falls
Steele
Great Falls, Mont
Board OF Commissioners
Attorney General
C. N. Mannis
Powell County
District Court of
Lewis and Clark County
Basechud County
Bank of Commerce of
Forsyth
Margaret Young
Robert I. Will
David Marks
Montana Acrie of Eagles
Missoula
G. L. Ellingson of
Valier
Glacier Three Link Association
Conrad
W. A. Wendling
Equity
Shelby
Ira T. Wight
Montana Wool Growers Exchange
Oregon Wool Growers' Association
Pendleton
L. Co. Stevenson
Sunburst
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Lovelace
Charles Vandenhock
J. P. Fabrick
George Cox
Carl Leavitt
Fowler
Pondera Poultry Growers Association
Theodore Crawford
Walter
L. Alquist
Frank Merritt
Hamilton
Hailtonn Hospital
Laboraory
Muueeuuue
A. FP. Smerudene
Flaxville ‘Commercial Club
Rasmus ‘Nelgon
George Lane
Peter Hexom
Marry Banhart
Wewr
S. D. Largent
L. T. Pemberton
Forsyth Flat
Rosebud County
Rocky Mountain
Northern Pacific
Alice D. Knapp
Daniels County
Mountain States
Frazer
Lustre
North Star
Montana State College At
Bozeman
Edith Swingle
Alene Morris
Starry Kigora
Butte
Ruth Swingle
Max Legge
Dagmar
Washington, D. C
Silver Bow
William Gemimwell
Vete
Rosebud Mercantile Company of
Rosebud
Tryson
Get Co
Montana Life Insurance Company
Enduring
the Mountains
A. C. Johnson H. R. Cunningham
i\HELENA
Montana Meat and Commission Co
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