Washakie the Eastern Shoshone Chief in Indian Wars and Peace
Indian wars figure Washakie led Shoshones against Sioux and Cheyennes and aided settlers during the Rosebud and Crook campaigns. A trusted ally of whites, he guided tribes into reservation life and survived into the early 20th century.
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Washakie
Montana
W. H. Banfill
Plenty Coos
Crows
Union Pacific Railway
Frank Linderman
Northwest
Grace Raymond Hebard
University of Wyoming
Rosebud
George Crook
Crazy Horse
Custer
Crow Country
Huntley
Billings
Flathead
Idaho
Sacajawea
Three Forks
Beaverhead
Wadze-wipe
Wind River
Bannocks
Hudson Bay Company
Bridger
Kit
Crook
Sheridan, Wye
Big Horn Mountains
Guy T. Henry
Goose Creek
Powder River
W. T
Billy
Hamilton
Plains
Hamittom
Bill Williams
Bayer Aspirin Headache Relief Ad
An older Bayer advertisement urges readers to take Bayer Aspirin for headaches and various pains, emphasizing quick comfort, reliability, and safety for the heart. It advises seeking a doctor for underlying causes and promotes buying the Genuine Bayer box from druggists.
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Ork
Bayer
Indian War Veteran L. E. Smith Dies at Fairmount Home
Lyman E. Smith an Indian War veteran and Civil War soldier died at a son's home in Fairmount North Dakota. Born December 6 1846 in Warsaw Wisconsin he fought in Petersburg and other Civil War fronts and later served in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas against Indian uprisings before joining General Miles at Fort Keogh in 1874. He later freighting between Buford North Carolina and Fort Keogh and owned ranches near Miles City until his wife’s death two years ago.
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Miles City
Lyman E. Smith
Fairmount
N. D
Warsaw
Wis
Smith
Wisconsin Volunteers
Lee
Petersburg
W. Va
Wisconsin
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Fort Keogh
Miles
Buford
N. C
Park employee aiding in death inquiry identified
Charlies Hickson a park laborer about 30 is in custody at Cut Bank as investigators probe the death of James Donnelly 45 a Glacier National Park employee from Spokane Donnelly said two half blood Indians beat and robbed him near Belton before he died Hickson claims he struck Donnelly with a beer bottle after Donnelly allegedly tried to attack his wife near Belton The sheriff discounted robbery citing cash and checks found on Donnelly and an inquest will be held after a deputy returns
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Washakie
Brigham Young
Utah
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Sweetwater
South Pass City
Montana
Crowheart Butte
Wind River Country
South Pass
Wind River
Connecticut
Charlies Hickson
Cut Bank
James Donnelly
Glacier Park
Spokane
Donnelly
Belton
Hickson
R. J. Croft
Croft
Radio interference cleared up for Forsyth residents
Rupert Crum of the Mountain States Power company in Casper, Wyoming explains the Forsyth signal noise is largely man made and solvable once sources are located. He cites vacuum cleaners, loose connections, worn sockets and loose rosettes as common disruptors to radio reception.
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Forsyth
Rupert Crum
Mountain States Power Company
Casper
Wyo
Hamilton's Shoshone Encounters and Horse Racing Tales
Hamilton records interactions with the Shoshones under Chief Washakie including hunts, scalps taken in conflicts with Idaho Indians, and hospitality. He recalls guiding eastern hunters in the Big Horn region and racing horses against the Crow with Washakie’s son, noting the Kentucky bred Runner outperforming Crow ponies.
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Miles
Washakie
Hamilton
Big Horn Mountains
Crow Country
Runner
Forest Planes for Fire Fighting Considered in Montana
Supervisor L G Hornby of Flathead Forest outlines five landing fields near Kalispell Swan Lake Java and Missoula for emergency aerial firefighting. Airplanes could transport crews and supplies within an hour saving time and possibly cost while enabling more experienced personnel on fires. He notes progress in marking fields and wind cones but cites wind and terrain as main obstacles to safe operations. Milk advice from J O Tretsven accompanies the piece and a closing quote from Ovid about surveying the heavens.
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Montana
L. G. Hornby
Flathead Forest
Hornby
Flather Forest
K Alispell
Spokane
Missoula
Big Prairie
Swan Lake
Rumble Creek
Three Forks
Java
Holbrook Field
Plathead River
Black Bear
Kalispell
Healthful California Fig Syrup Praised by Texas Mother
A Texas mother recounts using California Fig Syrup to ease her son Lee Boyce’s whooping cough and colds. She notes doses from California improved his bowels and coughing and recommends the product for its fruity flavor, urging readers to look for the California name.
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Lee Boyce
Sam Heyman
Dallas
Tex
California
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L. E. Smith
J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College
Ovid
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