Indian Crow vs Langford Snail Race on Montana Plains
On the Montana plains Langford’s horse Snail defeats Old Crow’s buckskin Plenty Coups in a high stakes race watched by trappers, miners, and Crow riders. Bets pile up in buffalo hides and gold dust as tensions flare between white racers and Crow participants amid a broader context of frontier danger and calls for protection.
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Doc Allen
Doctor Allen
Montana Plains
Langford
Old Crow
Servant Eyes
Plenty Coups
Bell K
Drew
Allen Cave
Dr. Allen
Pryor
Ben
Gallatin Alon
Montana
Indian Problems Stirred Politics in Early Montana
The 1869 Montana mining camps faced violent raids and fragile towns built to serve shifting populations. Residents relied on military protection as desperations, scouting hunts, and outlaws created threats, with improvised defenses failing against Indian raids.
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Redman
Helena
Diamond City
McG
Gallatin City
Montana
Nave
el Dorado
Isso
City
Deep Creek
Steel
Butterfield
Butterfield Indians
Hedges
Montana School Fund Distributes 765235 to Counties
The state distributed 765235 from the general school fund to Montana counties in semi annual payments based on enrollment. Silver Bow received the largest share 36115 while Mineral received the smallest 720.
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Montana
Silver Bow
Mineral
Six Legged Lamb Report Sparked at Wisdom
Lambing in full swing among Big Hole flocks. Warren Shaw's band reports a six legged lamb, a rare birth with extra front legs attached near the shoulders. The creature was frisky and thriving near a week old though many freaks do not survive long.
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Warren Shaw
Health Board Advised to Test Beer Parlors Statewide
After preliminary tests in 14 Helena beer parlors the director of the states food and drug division urged the board to conduct laboratory analyses to determine the sanitary condition of amenesee in beer parlors across the state.
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Helena
Food and Drug Division
The
State Board of Health
E State
Men Love Girls with Pep at Dances and Parties
A vintage advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to improve mood and comfort for women. It claims pep and energy attract men, and cites generations of women reporting benefits from the product available through local druggists.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Pinkham
LYDIA_E. PINKHAM
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W. A. Allen
Plains
Columbus
Glendolin
Damon Wagner
Flae Bill
Herman Ba
Aney
Justice Romans
Billings
Chief Plenty Coups
Satpetel
Wisdom
Conoco
Continental Oil Co
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