Dean's Kidney Pills Backed by Mrs. Underwood’s Testimony
An Arkansas style testimonial praises Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney trouble. Mrs. John Underwood of Great Falls Montana recounts past attacks in England and says the pills cured her, noting price 60 cents and availability at dealers. Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York is cited as the producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
John Underwood
Fourth Ave
S. W
Great Falls
Mont
England
Notice for Public Sale Non-Coal Homestead Claim
Notice is given that James Cowan of Chateau Montana filed intent to prove up a three year homestead claim for SW% NEY section 8 township 22 north range 4 west Montana meridian. The hearing will be before U. S. Commissioner A C Warner at Chateau on October 17 1920. Witnesses named: James Thorn Philip M Bird Valdis M Pyatt Thomas E Falk. J A Barker Register. First pub September 16 last October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
James Cowan
Chateau
Ney
Township
Range 4
West
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
James Thorn
Philip M. Bird
Bole
Valdis M. Pyatt
Thomas E. Falk
Fairfield
J. A. Barker
Register
Homestead Claim Proceeding in Chateau Montana
Land Office notice states Leon F Haley of Chateau Montana filed intention to make three year proof to establish claim on SY 4 SE, TY 10, T24N R3W Montana Meridian. Hearing before U S Commissioner A C Warner at Chateau September 28 1920 with witnesses Harry K Ferris Edward H Ferris Kristian Evenson and John Wenhouse. First publication August 26 1920 last September 23 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U S
A. C. Warner
U. S
Chateau
Montana
Harry K. Ferris
Farmington, Mont
Edward H. Ferris
Kristian Evenson
John Wenhouse
J. A. Barker
Register First Pub
Homestead Claim Notice Filed in Chateau Montana
Gershom Hutchinson of Bole Montana filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish a claim to land in sections 18 and 19 township 23 north range 4 west Montana meridian before U S Commissioner at Chateau on September 21 1920 with witnesses George A Zachary Volney R Sears Paul F Mathis and Ben Torson and J A Barker as Register first published August 19 last September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Gershom Hutchinson
Bole
Neynw
Range 4
Montana Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Chateau
George A. Zachary
Volney R. Sears
Paul F. Mathis
Ben Torson
Irkutsk Seen Through Maps and Memoir of a Far City
The piece surveys Irkutsk's distance from major capitals and its wartime isolation, notes its notable institutions and lavish hospitality, and recalls prewar customs such as two days prior ticket sales. It also describes the Buriyat people, their attire, religion, and horse sacrifice at graves.
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Irkutsk
Petrograd
San Francisco
New York
Siberian
A. W. Greely
Omaha
Noeb
National Geographic Society
Baikal
Moscow
Vladivostok
Cotton discovery opens vast fortunes in new deserts
The report of wild cotton found in an Australian desert hints at future wealth. The article notes the rise of cotton’s history from El Dorado dreams to modern Lancashire riches built by inventors like Arkwright, Hargraves, and other machine makers who cut prices and changed industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
Arkwright
Hargraves
Britain
Utopia Gibraltar A War Prosperity Model
The piece argues Gibraltar offers a wartime friendly living space with no taxes except on alcohol and tobacco. It notes revenue from customs and port dues, a debt free status, and rising savings deposits doubling in a year to about 250 dollars per depositor. British civil population around 16 000 with room for a few more on the Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Coal of Africa and its limited reserves
The piece notes global coal scarcity pushing exploration, highlighting Africa as the continent with the smallest estimated reserves in 1918. It states Africa has about 57,839,000 tons of coal, with the Union of South Africa holding 97 percent of that total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Africa
Union of South Africa
Wild Herds Increase In Montana Bison Range
In ten years the Montana national bison range has grown from 37 buffaloes to 296. The range also hosts 125 elk, 33 antelope, and 13 mule deer. The authorities believe the range could support 800 bison, 400 antelope, 500 deer, and 800 elk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana National Bison Range
French Brides for Portuguese Soldiers in France
About 700 Portuguese officers and soldiers in France during the war married French women. The wartime marriages reflect cross cultural ties and recruitment trends among allied troops stationed in French towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Beyond China's Great Wall and Mongolia Frontier Visit
Elizabeth Coatsworth writes of Mongolian interior deserts, gray towns, and the Great Wall as a living barrier. The journey passes the Traitors Gate into old Mongolia, with caravans, camels, and watch towers against a blue sky, recalling Rome’s wall as archaeology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Wall
China
Monggolia
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Asia Magazine
Kagan
Mongolia
Rome
Three Cents a Drink in 1837 Traditions in Montgomery Ohio
Village historian William Swain says a quart of liquor is entombed in the cornerstone of the Universalist church in Montgomery built in 1837. He recalls liquor was a respectable water and preachers drank with others. A tavern across the road served whiskey for 3 cents a drink during farmer transport to Detroit.
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Universalist
Montgomery
O. William Swanl
Swain
Swaim
Detroit Journal
Woolen industry workers urge own unemployment plan
British woolen and worsted industries propose employees contract out of the national unemployment insurance bill with a self devised scheme. About 200000 workers in northern wool textile trade would contribute like the national bill plus a tenth from the state, yielding an estimated extra benefit pool of 591980 dollars.
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House of Commons
Real Automatic Phonograph Demonstrates New Stage of Machines
Popular Mechanics extols a highly ingenious phonograph that can play up to 40 records in sequence, choose any record, insert 10 second to 30 minute intervals, repeat cycles, and stop at a set point. An arm advances the first record from the rack and centers it on the turntable.
European Complexities Meggendorfer Blatter Quotation
A quip from Meggendorfer Blatter of Munich questions travel to the station. The line humorously expresses hope amid war fears and civil strife, mentioning a hungry horse and barbed wire as obstacles.
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Meggendorfer Blatter
Munich
Moments With Mark Twain Theme Drafts An Agricultural Paper
Albert Bigelow Paine recalls a scene from his early editor days when a stern reader challenges a humorous piece about turnips and a boy shaking a tree. The mock interrogation ends with the man storming out, leaving Paine puzzled by the misunderstanding.
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Albert Bigelow Paine
Mark Twain
Ife
Forest decline and lumber industry shifts threaten U S forests
The article notes annual US lumber cuts equal three times natural growth, with 30 billion cubic feet harvested worth about 2 billion dollars. It warns of rapid westward shift to Washington and Pacific coast, heavy use for railroad ties, and vast forest reserves protected by federal funding over five million dollars yearly.
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United States
Washington
Faelfic Coast
Alaskan
Porto Rico
Roys
Graves in Commons Show War Grave Models in Tea Room
Four graves with real grass are displayed in the House of Commons tea room. Models for the war graves commission are shown to illustrate how battlefield cemeteries in France will look and how memorials will be carried out.
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House of Commons
War Graves Commission
France
Duel Threats Spark Slander Suit In Irish Court
In Kinsale court a lawyer accused another of being a “workhouse brat” prompting a heated exchange. The remark led to a slander suit instead of a quick settlement, and the matter proceeds as a civil action.
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Kinsale
Weatherwise Quip Signals Summer Storms Ahead
A humorous exchange about lightning frames a lighthearted slice of daily talk. The speaker muses on whether this summer will bring much lightning while the other replies that it must strike somebody, underscoring a playful weather joke.
Bible for China translation hailed as first in national language
The Christian Science Monitor reports the American Bible Society will publish a new Revised Mandarin Bible after over twenty five years of joint Chinese and international scholarship. It aims to reach more readers than any prior translation and to become the most nearly perfect Chinese literary work in the republic.
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American Bible Society
China
Chinese Republic
America
Confucius
Thut
Christian Science Monitor
The Hudson River Tunnel Project Aims for Huge Tube
A proposed tunnel under the Hudson would connect New York and New Jersey, large enough for two to three lanes of traffic and rail. It would exceed a mile in length, about thirty feet in diameter, and handle over 6,000 vehicles per hour with a ventilation system drawing fresh air in and pushing stale air out through pipes.
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Hudson River
New York
New Jersey
Fifth Avenue
Loys
To Irrigate Egypt Project Under Nile Waters Control
A generation long effort to obtain control of the Upper Nile waters is under serious consideration. The plan would cost tens of millions of dollars and reshape irrigation across the Nile basin. A commission has three members: an irrigation engineer from India as president, a British physicist from Cambridge, and a U.S. government nominated irrigation engineer.
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Egypt
Upper
Nile
India
University of Cambridge
United States
Jimmy's Role
Billy's mother overheard a commotion in the yard and saw him chase a playmate while the boy cried out. Billy explained he was running a blind pig and that Jimmy was the pig, describing a child's game in playful mischief.
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Jimmy
Billy
Entrance Revolving Door Sparks Office Prank
A playful scene unfolds as a curious girl seeks entry during a bustling rush of messengers. The crowd presses toward the office building and the entrance revolving door becomes the centerpiece of a lively, if mischievous, moment.
Misquote Sparks Debate on Creativity and Risk
Louisyills Courier-Journal notes a quote about mistakes and invention attributed to a famous friend of humanity. The item hints at a broader discussion on courage, effort, and progress in creative work.
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Louisyills Cowrier-Journal
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Rocky Mountain Fire Surance 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
Graguate
U. of M
Ann Arbor
Moat
Bhoteau Lodge
Bert Christie
W. ©. Howard
Henry D Robison
Jas. T. Robison
THE
Teton County Abstract CO
Thal
Cheteau House
Cheteau, Montana
E. B. Maynard
Larson
Fred Moran
D.V
Larson Block
Tate Veters
Stallion Registration Board
M. E. J. Crary
McDonald Beck
L. A. Foot
W. M
Sooson
South Main Street
Scott & Bowne
Scott's
J.A. Barker
T. A. Smith
Main Ave
Siberia
Coal of Africa
China’s
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