Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mrs. Underwood
A testimonial ad from Great Falls Montana praises Dean's Kidney Pills as effective for kidney distress. Mrs. John Underwood recounts years of backache headaches and dizziness cured by the remedy, noting later relapses due to bad water and quick relief from the pills. Sold for 60 cents. Foster Milburn Company Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
John Underwood
Fourth Ave
S. W
Great Falls
Mont
England
Notice to Creditors Estate of Nettie J Spencer deceased
Administratrix Adelaide S Donovan of Nettie J Spencer deceased notifies creditors to exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims must be presented at 304 Ford Building Great Falls Montana the estate’s business location. First publication Aug 19 1920 last Sept 9.
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Nettie J. Spencer
Ford Building
Great Falls
Montana
Adelaide S. Donovan
Public Notice of Homestead Land Claim in Montana
Gershom Hutchinson of Bole Montana filed intent to prove up a homestead claim on Lot 4 section 18 and sections 19 township 23 north range 4 west Montana Meridian before U S Commissioner A C Warner at Chateau Montana on September 21 1920 Witnesses include George A Zachary Volney R Sears Paul F Mathis all of Chateau and Ben Torson of Bole. First publication August 19 1920 last September 16 1920.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Glenn W. Burch
Chateau
NW New
Swyaney
Nwysey
Nwianw
Township
North
Range 7
West
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Choteau
Charles H. Allum
Martin C. Hovde
James J. Burch
Oral G. Meadows
J.A. Barker
Register
Land Office
Leon F. Haley
Newnee
Range 3
Harry K. Ferris
Farmington, Mont
Edward H. Ferris
Kristian Evenson
John Wenhouse
J. A. Barker
Register First Pub
Gershom Hutchinson
Bole
Range 4
George A. Zachary
Volney R. Sears
Paul F. Mathis
Ben Torson
Register First
Escapes from the Gallows and a Historic Old Bailey Verdict
Criminological history recalls two near executions in England. A Sussex murder verdict was spared when rain swelled wooden gallows and delayed the sentence. At the Old Bailey, a juror blocked capital punishment by a gambling-like gambit with a falling poker, reversing a guilty verdict. Twenty years later a Portland convict admitted the earlier innocence.
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Sussex
England
Old Bailey
London
Ludgate Hill
James Simmer
Newgate
Portland
Community Theater to Launch in San Jose West
San Jose will be first western town to inaugurate a community educational theater. Miss Mabel L. Dorsey plans a venue not just for plays but to promote acting among residents from children to seniors and to foster singing speaking and dancing as a community experience.
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Community Theater
San Jose
Cal
Mabel L. Dorsey
Dorsey
Chamber of Commerce
Mary’s drawing shows dog inside house
A student Mary drew Old Mother Hub bard and her dog beside a rough house. The teacher praised the work and asked where the dog was. Mary replied the dog is in the house, revealing a humorous misunderstanding.
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Mother Hubbard
Mary
Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother L Hubbard
London's Subway System Daily Passenger and Revenue
London underground railways carry about 4 million passengers daily. Vehicles traverse the network in a total of 20 earth circuits each day. Monthly gross revenue amounts to £1,000,000.
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London
Underground
Fitting Emotions and the Coal Profiteers Debate
A private exchange hints at political strategy and economic tension as officials discuss warming public sentiment toward coal profiteers and a contrasting cold deal in ice. The remarks suggest maneuvering around energy interests and fiscal pressures.
When the Clouds Gather Thunderstorm Explained by Airmen
Popular Mechanics describes how a thunderstorm forms from ground moisture and rising air. It explains cloud development from white patches to thunder heads, the role of lightning and rain, and the difference between a thunderstorm and a tornado.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Quick Change of Climate Atop San Francisco Peak Arizona
A description traces the rapid climate shifts from desert foot to Arctic summit of San Francisco Peak 12,000 feet high in Arizona. The journey passes from scorching barren flats to juniper and nut pine, then yellow pine, fir forests, dense spruce, and finally the treeless crest with near arctic conditions in June.
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Painted Desert
San Francisco
Arizona
Sonora
Hudson Bay
Arctic Circle
San Francisco Peak
North America
Yukon
Alaska
Opportunities on the Farm
The Christian Herald notes a shift from viewing farming as a fallback to a respected calling. It recalls a late 1890s movement toward land work and praises farmers for seeing growth and hope even in winter. It emphasizes deeper observation beyond routine chores and the broader prospects on rural life.
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Christian Herald
Natural Purple Dye From Costa Rican Shellfish
A Pacific coast Costa Rican shellfish yields a rare natural purple dye used on silk thread. Dyers collect the greenish liquid by blowing breath on the shell, then pass the colored thread through it and expose to sunlight to produce a fast purple hue. The dye, once called Tyrian purple, was historically reserved for royalty.
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Pacific
Costa Rica
Department of Commerce
Guatemala
Making Starch From Potatoes in Simple Process
The article outlines a potato starch manufacture: clean, grind, wash to free starch, settle, dry into lumps, and obtain commercial starch. The residue resembles alcohol mash and serves as cattle feed or fertilizer, noting wastefulness in the country.
Riddle about a man named Mitchell from a boxing store
A playful exchange ends with the joke that the man’s name is Mitchell because his father was Mitchell. The quip appears in London Tit-Bits humor columns.
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Dobson
Hobson—Neally
Hobson
Mitchell
London
When the Husband Had to Pay in Small Lots
A stern exchange unfolds as a wife asks why her husband insisted on installment payments for their shared property. He concedes the vow to endow all worldly goods, while she questions the burden of lingering installments and repeated urging.
Capital Feels Paper Shortage Hits Post Office
The paper shortage tightens supplies in the post office department with scarce stamped envelopes and postal cards. Old 3-cent envelopes, now unwanted, sell for two cents plus envelope cost. The department also sells vintage postal cards from about ten years ago, resampling 400,000,000 2-cent wartime postal cards.
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Post Office Department
No Rain Sticks for Marines in Uniform
A Brooklyn scene shows a US marine recruit in uniform with an umbrella during a rainstorm on Sands Street. Two older marines confiscated the umbrella, destroyed it, and delivered a severe lecture on military proprieties. The piece notes no regulation bans umbrellas yet an unwritten Marine Corps taboo exists.
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United States
Sands Street
Brooklyn
Marine Corps
Merom College Student And A Title Ditty
A polite young Japanese student at Merom College calls teachers “Hon Professor” and refers to a music teacher’s sister as “Hon Miss M’s sister.” He jokes that he would like to hear the phrase “Miss M’s honorable sister” to test how it sounds, prompting playful peer banter about titles.
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Merom College
Nantucket Nautical Talk Turns Up on Shoreline
The Nantucket essay references sea terms entering mainland speech and local quirks. It cites Judge Crosby on nautical phrases used ashore and shares examples from daily life including expressions for set umbrellas and drawing progress. A past will by Obed Macy and a local notice about a stolen jug from the life-saving station illustrate enduring sea language.
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Newburyport
John C. Crosby
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nantucket
America
Ike
Obed Macy
Hardy Jane
Jotham
Mother
Windard
Union Street
Great Point
Caleb Cushman
To Strengthen Steel Cincinnati Pinpointed In Oil Boil Method
In Carthage a 30000 pound hollow bored tumbler shaft, a record piece for the method, was strengthened by boiling in oil. The shaft, used for California dredging, cost about 17000 dollars and was suspended in a furnace before being dropped into a large oil bath.
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Cincinnati
Carthage
California
Boy seizes rind in honey request for bread and butter
An Indianapolis man recalls bringing home honey with comb. A small boy asked for bread and butter with honey and, in a twist, wanted some rind as well.
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Indianapolis
World Currency Estimates From Mint Director
Official data from the mint director shows monetary stocks of fifty six principal countries estimated in U S dollars. The computation places world money at about 50.686 billion dollars.
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Mint
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Rocky Mountain Fire Aurance Co
Great Fal's Mont
Cheteau Land @ Loan Co
Cottonwood Camp No
Moose Hall
W. H. Webb
John A. Gleason
C. C
Chateau Hospital
Drs. Rhoads & Bateman
DR. Stephens
U. of M
Ann Arvor
Ghoteau Lodge
Bert Christie
W. ©. Howard
Henry D. Robison
Jas. T. Robison
Teton County Abstract CO
NfMice
Cheteau
Cheteau, Montana
E. B. Maynard
Larson
Fred Moran
D.V
Larson Block
Stallion Registration Board
E. J. Crary
Offees
McDonald
Teau Lodge
A.F
A. M
Yoleck P
L. A. Foot
Sooson
South Main Street
Scott & Bowne
Scott's
T. A. Smith
Main Ave
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