Tellurium in Gasoline Promises Major Mileage Boost
Announcement from General Motors chemists midmeley and Boyd in Dayton suggests tellurium additives could double car mileage with high compression engines. Montana mining officials note limited tellurium supply and odor concerns may hinder commercial use, with university and industry researchers cautioned to address safety and feasibility before motorists benefit.
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Dayton
Ohio
General Motors Corporation
Montana
Butte
Great Falls
New Jersey
United States
Thomas Midmeley
Thomas A. Boyd
Boyd
Midmeley
Victor Lenhoer
University of Wisconsin
Cuticura Ad Promises Soothing Hand Care
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for sore hands with a cleanup routine and claims for all toilet uses. News notes Great Northern railroad shops in Hillyard will close for six weeks after orders from St. Paul.
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Spokane
Great Northern Railroad Company
Hillyard
St. Paul
California Fig Syrup Ad Encourages Parents to Use This Remedy
An old advertisement urges mothers to give a teaspoon of California Fig Syrup to cleanse the liver and bowels of sick children. It promises quick relief from constipation and illness, claims a tasty, appealing flavor, and warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Montanans In Mexia Texas Chase Oil Boom Thrills
The Mexia oil boom draws Montanans and other adventurers to Texas as Col A E Humphreys earns about 66 dollars per minute from the oil field. Mexia grows from about three thousand residents a year ago to around thirty five thousand amid fires and rising fortunes.
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Mexia
Wild West
Texas
Col
A. E. Humphreys
Col. Humphreys
From Fort Shaw to federal service a Sioux man’s ascent
Alvin Warrior a full-blood Sioux from Fort Peck Montana rises from Fort Shaw Indian School to a government farmer post after passing civil service exams. He champions Indian farming, helps his people with crops and seeds, chairs the Indian Farmers club, and travels to Washington on behalf of Indians while managing a family at Brockton Montana.
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Fort Shaw School
Young Alvin Warrior
Alvin
Fort Peck
Montana
Poplar
Fort Peck Reservation
Fort Shaw
Helena
Great Falls
Missoula University
Young Warrior
Indian Service
Indian Farm Club
Warrior
Brockton
Mont
Mexia
Méxia
Diamond Dyes promise rich, lasting color for garments
The advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as a simple home dye kit suitable for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims no streaks or runs and guarantees perfect results even for first timers, noting decades of use by millions of women to refresh wares like waists skirts dresses coats and draperies.
Elk Need More Range in Sun River Country
Bruce Neal and fellow guides Matt Scallon Jack Slaughter Ralph Allen Chet Nixon and William Stecker warn that Montana’s elk herd facing winter range loss could suffer if habitat is not expanded. They call wildlife a priceless asset and urge action to protect the herd.
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Sun River Country
Montana
Bruce Neal
Matt Scallon
Jack Slaughter
Ralph Allen
Chet Nixon
William Stecker
Freezone Promises Quick Corn Relief with Tiny Bottle
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. It claims a few cents buys a tiny bottle that stops hurting instantly, allowing removal of hard and soft corns and even between toes without soreness or irritation.
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Winter Garden
Mexia Field
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pullman
Texas Plains
Lessors
Far West
Realife
Bayer
A * i Os
Rawhide Rawlins Stories
Charles M. Russell
Veide Rawlins
Newspaper Association
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