Kaffir corn grown successfully in Montana proven by Forsyth farmer
F W Wright of Forsyth in Rosebud county demonstrates Kaffir corn can be grown in the state with a tall seed crop after spring breaking. He says the plant came from Oklahoma and will provide northern grown seed. Wright also notes a Soudan grass field reaching eight feet with seed allowed.
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Montana
F. W. Wright
Forsyth
Rosebud
Wright
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Thin People Urged to Use Nitro-Phosphate for Gain
An old advertisement urges thin individuals to take nitro phosphate to nourish nerves and accelerate weight gain. It claims rapid flesh growth, improved health, brighter eyes, and a rosy complexion, touting guaranteed satisfaction and broad druggist availability.
Standard family remedy for colds and coughs
Fifty year old remedy relieves coughs colds and bronchial attacks quickly and pleasantly. It remains popular and indispensable, sold by all druggists for use in medicine cabinets.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer Safe Digestive Relief
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills regulate bowels to ease bilious symptoms. The text promises relief from headaches sour stomach tongue coating and general discomfort by removing bowel clogging.
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Dr. King
Sloan's Liniment for Nerve Pains and Aches
An advertising blurb promoting Sloan's Liniment as fast acting relief for neuralgia, neuritis, sciatica, rheumatic pains, strains, bruises, and sore muscles with a suggestion to keep a large bottle on hand for family use. Druggists everywhere.
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Sloan
Montana Pioneer Chris Ramme Chroncles Western Giants
Chris Ramme, an old Montana pioneer living in Ekalaka, recalls friendships with General Miles Buffalo Bill Sitting Bull and Theodore Roosevelt. He details how he arrived in 1877, his ventures from meat contracts to ranching, and his refusal of Roosevelt's offer to manage sheep in Dakota. He reflects on war, democracy, and his long life in the open West.
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J. F. Lewis
Ekalaka
General Miles
Sitting Bull
Buffalo Bill
Theodore Roosevelt
Chris Ramme
Cow Town
Carter County
Cow Country
America
Ramme
Lake Superior
Montana
Col. Buell
Fort Custer
Old Milestown
Bismarck
Fort Benton
Missouri
Yellowstone
Miles City
Fort Keogh
Nelson A. Miles
Chicago
Graham
Kahn
Powder River
Mill Iron
Box Elder
Brick & Allens
Brick
Board of County Commissioners
Hash Knife
Bill LaForce
Russell
Standing Rock
South Dakota
Germany
West
Kaiser
Buttes
Edward
Louis T
Julia Emerson
Louis
Bret Harte
Mark Twain
Roosevelt
Dakota
Lewistown Youth Wins War Cross
Private Ralph Silloway, a former Lewistown boy, earns the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry in action in France. He survived a fall and heavy fire during the Argonne forest drive while serving with Battery C in the Thirty-third Division. His father, Prof. P. M. Silloway, is a renowned Montana educator and author of Birds of Fergus County.
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Argonne Forest
Montana
Ralph Silloway
France
Avery Implement Factory
Peoria
Ill
Silloway
P. M. Silloway
Lewistown
Illinois
Professor Silloway
Fergus County High School
Joseph O
Ilinois National Guard
Meuse
Argonne
Grevenmacher
Fergus County
Flathead Lake
State University
Missoula Biological Station
New York State School of Forestry
Herbert W. Silloway
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised Kidney Health
A 200 year old claim touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe gentle remedy for kidney liver and urinary tract troubles. It urges daily doses of three to four capsules and promises renewed vigor with continued use while offering a money back guarantee through the druggist.
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Haarlem
Prohibition Vote Note Cited With Humorous Bitter Comment
A satirical aside notes California voting aye on the prohibition amendment while a personified John Barleycorn laments with a whispered Et tu Brute remark. The ad copy on Cuticura products promotes cleansing and powders at 25 cents each.
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California
John Barleycorn
Berger Rebels Declare Freedom Fight Against Anarchy
Victor Berger proclaims his group fights for freedom while deriding calls for anarchy as old rhetoric. He frames their actions as defending liberty against perceived threats.
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Victor Berger
Montana Draft Inductions Exceed 36000 Amid War Service
Adjutant General Greenan reports that over 36000 Montana men aged 18 to 45 were inducted into the army during selective service. He notes navy and marine enlistees are not counted and estimates a further 5000 in other branches. A congressional bill would have states compile service records to ensure all citizens are tracked.
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Montana
Army
Greenan
War Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
War Departments
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Precision
Sixth Street
Great Falls, Montana
The
Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Co
Montana Power Bonds
U. S
Sam Stephenson
A. H. Gray
C. H. Williams
W. N. Smith
T. J. Walsh
W. A. Brown
J. B. Taylor
Leo P. Mc
John E. Dawson
George H. "Shanley
Alfred Malmberg
Feel, Secy.Treas
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