Mexia oil boom sparks northern Montana awe and dreams
The Toole county oil field between Shelby and Sweetgrass fuels Montana optimism for a northern rival to Mexia. Mexia in Texas, now a 30 000 population boomtown with hundreds of derricks, rapid land value rise, and vast daily production, fuels hopes, investments, and rapid town growth as suppliers, pipelines, and capital flood in. Colonel Humphreys leads profits and philanthropy while Mexia dreams of even larger outputs and pipelines to tidewater.
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Toole County
Montana
Shelby
Sweetgrass
Great Northern
Mexia
Great Falls
Kevin
United States
Texas
el Dorado
Tidewater
Gulf of Mexico
United States Texas Company
Fish Pond
Albert E. Humphreys
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller
Humphreys
Pure Oil Company
Ohio
Indiana
Denver
Fred S. Carr
Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington
Sissonville
W. Va
R. §. Carr
Col. Humphreys
Messaba
Minnesota
British Columbia
Big Muddy
Wyoming
Colonel Humphreys
Rogers No. 1
Magnolia Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Ross & Green
A. B. Humphreys
Croesus
Z. L. Thompson
Warren Anderson
John Wall
Mexia Oil Ledger
Montana Heads for National Editorial Convention in Missoula
An editorial in the National Editorial Association bulletin promotes a June convention in Missoula with special trains touring Montana. It highlights Montana’s vast resources and growth, citing editors from Missoulian and Pilot and noting plans for Yellowstone and Glacier Park tours along a Northern Pacific rail route. It stresses Montana’s wealth, population expansion, and opportunities to attract new residents and investment.
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National Editorial Association
Association
Missoula
Montana
Martin J. Hutchens
G. M. Moss
Pilot
Whitefish
Moss
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Great Northwest
Twin Cities
America
Glacier
United States Park System
Pioneer Railway of
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
North Dakota
New West
Great Northern
Union
New England
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Pioneer Chinaman Passes Away in Miner al County
An aged Chinatown resident known as Cedar Creek John died at Superior after 40 years at Cedar Creek. He survived loneliness through decades and, aged about 100, calmly accepted modern wonders like electricity, telephone, and rail transit when shown. He moved between Superior and Missoula during his final years.
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Mineral County
Cedar Creek
John
Superior
Missoula
Enormous Growth in County Expenses Figures Revealed
A Montana Taxpayers Association chart shows county government outlay rising from 7.56 million in 1914 to 20.26 million in 1920 while population grows from 445,189 to 548,889. Seven year totals include large increases in miscellaneous expenses and overall cost.
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Taxpayers’ Association
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
State House
Freezone promises painless corn removal with tiny bottle
Advert says Freezone relieves corn pain instantly with a few drops and lets you lift the corn away with fingers. Drugstore bottle costs only a few cents and claims to remove hard and soft corn and between toe corn without soreness.
New York Jews raise 14 million for eastern relief
New York Jews of America subscribed 14 million dollars to a relief fund for war and famine affected eastern European Jews. David A. Brown of Detroit announced the final rally as national chairman.
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New York
Jews of America
New York City
David A. Brown
Detroit
Danderine Claims Dandruff and Hair Revival
An ad promises Danderine stops hair coming out and thickens hair. A 35 cent bottle at drug stores is said to remove dandruff after one application and renew hair with life vigor brightness color and abundance.
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Smith Chapel
T. B. Mills
Nation
J. G. Woodworth
Placer
Celestial
Boston
Brockton and
South Shore
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Manila
Lagawi
Philippine Constabulary
London
Russia
South Africa
Johannesburg
Pall Mall Gazette
Red Pann
Moscow
Fauvie
Star
Jersey
American Jersey Cattle Club
Fauvico
Prince
Danderine
Bayer
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