Recalling a 19th Century Six-Horse Freighting Trek
John N. Reynolds of Helena recalls a nine day freight trip between Livingston and White Sulphur Springs in the Yellowstone region during the 1870s. He details crossing bare ground with a six horse team and two bobs under heavy spring snow conditions.
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John N. Reynolds
White Sulphur Springs
Livingston
Helena
Yellowstone
Smith River
Musselshell
Reynolds
Spencer, Mayn and Heitman
Meagher Country
Mr. Reynolds
Price and Price
Bert Bradley
Old Springs
Tommy” Meixell
Bradley
Spencer
Mayn
Heitman
Townsend
Main Street
Ned Hill Ranch
Hill Ranch
Montana
New Fort Peck Town Builds Wagons Amid Mud
In heavy mud on the Missouri River frontier, Reynolds directs the setup of two newly acquired wagons from a Northern Pacific car. He loads five barrels of whisky and 42 cases of coal oil aboard the lead and trail wagons as he prepares for the road.
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Fort Peck
Missouri River
Corral
Spencer
Maya
Heitman
Northern Pacific
Reynolds
Higgins Ranch
Mr. Reynolds
Governor Cooney Outlines Detailed Program to Solons
Governor Frank H. Cooney delivers a lengthy message to a joint Montana House and Senate assembly, outlining a broad program of water conservation, reclamation, highway patrol, liquor control change, tax relief, and state finances. He requests balanced budgeting, housing acts, prisoner remuneration, and a tax exemption up to 2500 for homeowners while urging legislative action on many reform measures.
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Frank H. Cooney
House
Senate
Montana
Commonwealth
Treasury
Treasure
Cooney
State Budget Board
Ernest T. Eaton
Billings
O’brien
Mitchell
Silver Bow
Leavitt
Masterson
Beaverhead
Parkin
Gallatin
Holton
Garfield
Oliver
Melton
Assembly
Carter
Merle Greene
Fergus
Some Liquor Returns for Orthopedic Uses
Leaders of the Montana orthopedic cause propose tapping state liquor receipts to raise the annual appropriation for the state orthopedic commission to 50 000 dollars. Dr Louis W Allard Billings chief surgeon leads the drive to fund crippled children relief from liquor proceeds. Some Montana preparatory schools employ golf instructors.
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Montana
Billings
Louis W. Allard
Scientists Find Fast Way to Relieve a Cold
The article promotes Bayer Aspirin tablets as a fast, safe relief for ordinary colds and associated pains. It claims quick dissolution, instant action, and complete gargle disintegration. It urges buying genuine Bayer products and notes price reductions across sizes.
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Bayer
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Grace Stone Coates
Great Falls Tribune
Hank Potter Ranch
High Divide
Lincoln Ranch
Sixteen Mile Canyon
GOV
el Cool Goold
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