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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1922
Page
6
Diamond Dyes claim to restore color to worn skirts waists coats stockings sweaters and draperies with simple directions for beginners. The ad guarantees no streaking spotting fading or running and asks buyers to specify wool or silk or linen cotton or mixed fabrics.
A 10 cent advertised product Cascarets promises easy bowel cleansing without cramping. It claims to relieve sick headaches biliousness gases indigestion sour upset stomach and similar distress by morning. Marketed as the nicest physic on earth for grown ups and children with candy like taste.
The marble memorial honors Eugene Field the children's poet with a brooding angel over sleeping children and lines from Wynken Blynken and Nod and The Sugar Plum Tree. Grandchildren unveil as Melville Stone and local donors note Chicago children funded most of the near ten thousand dollars.
The Weimar government imposes a special residence tax on foreigners with Americans charged between 2 and 50 dollars based on length of stay.
A short ad claims Pape's Cold Compound cure for colds and grippe in hours. It promises quick relief with head and nose clearing effects and no feverishness or headache. Druggists guarantee tablets break up the cold and are inexpensive to buy.
Col L H Ruggles of the United States ordnance department advocates drafting all labor from banker to laborer for war time. Reports from Raleigh and Washington cover related labor, economic, and political developments including bond issues and industry statistics.
A planning mill and 115000 feet of lumber were destroyed by fire at Hamilton near Charles Heights. The October 1 livestock report notes generally good condition and improved feed compared with a year ago. The Neihart Consolidated Silver Mining stock 8 percent dividend was declared.
Helena leads Montana cities in business purchases per Babson's latest report received by the Helena Commercial club. The figures show Helena at 9,566,000 dollars, followed by Billings 7,385,000, Great Falls 6,292,000, Lewistown 3,393,000, and Miles City 568,000.
Fort Benton resident Oscar Johnson, one of the oldest Montana stage line operators, visited Lewistown for the fair after years away. He originally ran lines from Martinsdale to Ubet and Fort Maginnis, then established the Lewistown to Fort Benton route. Notables Dan Toby and Billy Rowe drove for him. Toby has died and Rowe reportedly sought truck gardening in Kalispell. Johnson also noted Springs near Coffee Creek belonged to Fort Benton.
Joe Benson and Miss Bessie Davenport obtained a marriage license in mid September in Broadus Powder River county. After a trek through Carter county and failed efforts to find a minister the couple completed the ceremony in Powder River county outdoors with sagebrush and sky as witnesses.
Meyer Jr. of the War Finance Corporation departs for a Western tour beginning in Albuquerque New Mexico to assess drought afflicted areas and meet agricultural loan agencies. He will visit Los Angeles San Francisco Cheyenne Billings and Minneapolis to discuss loans and western legislative needs for agricultural and livestock industries.
A man named Nick DeGolf, claiming to be Napoleon Bonaparte, attracted attention in Conrad and was ordered committed to Warm Springs state asylum after a sanity hearing. He wore Corsican dress, spoke several languages, and gave few details about his past, saying he had been married about three times and came from Kankakee Illinois.
The Northern Pacific passenger traffic manager announced 1922 set a new record with 98 223 travelers to Yellowstone, up from 81 656 in 1921, as Gardiner gateway saw 3 266 more visitors. A. B. Smith noted growing park appreciation and expected further boosters. A strong Rome earthquake caused no damage.
Canada reports an average wheat yield per acre of 17 1 4 bushels for all grains this year, the dominion bureau of statistics says. The 1915 bumper crop of 26 bushels remains the high mark, with 1916 at 17 10, while the decennial average stands at 15 3 4.
Ringling Mines begins a 410 foot tunnel at the Willow Creek iron properties owned by R. T. Ringling to reach ore at a lower level. The shaft undercuts existing workings by 110 feet and aims to lower mining costs while tapping a premier flux ore. A mining force will stay on site as machinery is moved, signaling confidence in a lasting ore body and heavy development costs in rock.
Frank Wemple of Florence while hiking Sweeney creek canyon last week found a peculiar rock formation that yielded an aluminum sulphate sample worth about 300 dollars per ton. He filed a claim on the discovery site.
The ad urges care for falling hair and dandruff with Danderine tonic. It claims the scalp is cleaned of dandruff and hair roots tightened, preventing further shedding and preserving oils for hair vitality. It says the product is non greasy and has helped millions, urging readers to buy at-arux stores now.
Seager Wheeler reports Saskatchewan yields on his Rosthern farm show all grain totals rising over 1921. Fall wheat reaches 16,932,000 bushels, spring wheat 371,841,000, oats 558,358,000, and barley 76,395,500 with significant gains in rye and flaxseed. Wheat totals lead at 29 percent above 1921, the top since 1915 except for that peak year.
The text describes aspirin as a Bayer trademark for monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid. It notes Bayer package directions and states handy boxes of twelve tablets cost a few cents, with bottles of 24 and 100 sold by druggists.
Stock ranch adjoining forest reserve with good improvements. Two sections offered at 6400 dollars by Ed Tex in Cold Springs Jefferson County Montana. Also lists various local ads for medicines radiators framers and professionals in Great Falls Montana and surrounding areas.
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