Diary of Major Owen to Be Published as Pioneer's Record
Famous historian Seymour Dunbar joins Paul Phillips to edit and publish Major John Owen's day by day journals. The Montana Historical Society project will form two volumes totaling about 800 pages with notes, detailing Owen's 1849 arrival, Fort Owen, Indian relations, the Bitter Root region, and the Westward transformation including his influence on the Northern Pacific route.
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Butte
Seymour Dunbar
New York
John Owen
Bitter Root
Oregon Territory
Fort Owen
Missoula
Dunbar
Paul Phillips
Department of State History
State Universit A
Montana Historical Society
Tate
Great West
Department of History
University of Montana
Owen
Helena
N. P
Northern Pacific Railway
Major Owen
Bitter Root Valley
Fort Benton
Portland
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Deseret
General Scott
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Owens
War Department
Flathead
Victor
Nancy
Santa Claus
Cuticurn Toilet Trio Ad Promotes Skin Care
An old advertisement touts Cuticurn products for daily skin care with soap ointment and talcum priced at 25 cents each, claiming cleansing soothing healing and fragrance benefits for every toilet table.
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Cuticurn
Final Years of a Pioneer End in Philadelphia
The narrative recalls the late life of a celebrated pioneer whose mood darkened after the death of Nancy. Journals ended in 1871 as his memory faded and he sought care in Helena. He later returned east, boarded a stagecoach for one last farewell to the West, and died in Philadelphia several years later.
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Philadelphia
Nancy
Helena
Flip of a Coin Determines Fourth Democratic Delegate
In Missoula Montana a coin flip resolved a tie for fourth place on the Democratic delegation. Frank Nelson and Sid J. Coffee each had 1085 votes, and after the tally the county clerk’s office recorded the result with Nelson winning the place on the official ballot. It was the first known use of a coin to decide a candidate.
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Montana
Missoula
Lady Luck
Frank Nelson
Sid J. Coffee
Nelson
Coffee
Formal Opening of Montana Life Home in Helena Reflects Growth
The Montana Life Insurance Company opened its new Helena headquarters reflecting rapid growth since 1910. The $250000 structure houses multiple departments across three floors with a state leading vault and burglary insurance. The firm now serves seven states with assets rising from $525000 in 1911 to above $6000000 projected in 1924 and a surplus over $1 million.
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Montana Life Insurance Company
Helena
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Montana Life
The
Gunn, Rasch & Hall
Montana
Grand Counsel
Wyoming
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Colorado
Utah
Oregon
Washington
California
United States
H. R. Cunningham
A. C. Johnson
Jacob Mills
B. C. Brooke
O. M. Lanstrum
C. E. Herfurth
F. A. Howard
A. J. Clemo
Gunn, Rasch and Hall
Invention of Great Falls Men Completed May Revolutionize Placer Mining
A gold separating machine developed by R. Hanssen and P. Haug in Great Falls is shown there for the first time. The device uses centrifugal force with mercury amalgamation to recover gold from sand, claiming far higher efficiency than gravity methods. The small model reportedly handles about 4½ tons of gold sand daily and has drawn favorable attention from the Butte School of Mines and mining practitioners.
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Great Falls
R. Hanssen
P. Haug
Butte School of Mines
Hanssen
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Mr. Dunbar
Phillips
University Library
Missouria
Flatheads
Blackfeet
King of Pioneers
Pacific Coast
Old Fort Owen
A. C. M. Hardware House
Main
Quartz
Butte, Mont
Say
Bayer
Billings Polytechnic
Lewis T. Eaton
Director Polytechnic
Ment
Atrium
McKee Stationery CO
F. A. Ironside
Maia
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