Fine Theater at Wolf Point to Be Liberty Show House
Glacier theater owners George L Onstad and Clarance J Severson of Wolf Point have accepted preliminary plans for a $30,000 Liberty theater to be built this summer. The 650 seat picture house will feature vaudeville and road shows and be the most up-to-date between Minneapolis and Great Falls, with occupancy expected September 1.
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Wolf Point
George L. Onstad
Clarance J. Severson
Glacier Theater
The
Liberty
Minneapolis
Great Falls
Thin People of Montana Promises Quick Flesh Gain
Bitro-Phosphate claims a small steady daily increase in firm flesh by supplying an essential brain substance in active nerve form. It supposedly replaces nerve waste, creates strength and energy, and is sold by druggists with a results guarantee or money back.
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Colds and Coughs
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery for relief of croup coughs colds and throat irritation with the claim of long standing efficacy and high demand from druggists.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Health
Purporting to cleanse wastes and support digestion, the ad claims bowel regularity and a clear complexion. It highlights mild yet positive action and improved breath, urging use for constipation relief.
Sloan's Liniment Eases Nerve and Muscle Aches
A Victorian era note praises Sloan's Liniment for a wide range of pains from sciatica and neuritis to lumbago and strains. It highlights easy application, rapid relief, visible results, cleanliness, and economy, claiming universal preference among users.
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Sloan
North of Lac La Biche Murder Case Rocks Alberta
Mounted police arrest Julius Desserlier on a double murder charge linked to the disappearances of Conrad Repinski and Roy Morrison north of Edmonton. Skeletons found 30 miles north of Lac la Biche confirm the killings. Desjerlier’s trial set for Edmondton later this summer.
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Montana
Esquimaux
Scarlet Riders
Plains
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
France
Alberta
Mounted
Julius Desserlier
Conrad Repinski
Edmonton
Repinski
Minnesota
Mounted Police
Roy Morrison
Fort McMurray
Lac la Biche
Julius Desjerlier
Desjerlier
Peace River
Morrison
Desjerier
Desserlier
Helena lease prompts mining venture in city center
Raleigh Wilkinson, a veteran Montana miner, plans to sink a shaft and prospect placer gold in Helena. Under a city council lease, he will pay 10 percent of any proceeds to the treasury if gold is found. The long negotiations with Helena officials have culminated in immediate work starting.
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Raleigh Wilkinson
City OF
Helena
Montana
Wilkinson
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief
An advertisement warns kidneys weaken and urges treatment with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It promotes daily doses to ease pain, claims Holland heritage and government charter, and offers refunds if not satisfied. Look for the Gold Medal logo in sealed boxes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Placer Mining Reignites In Helena Old Last Chance Gulch
Prospectors pursue a new placer claim in Last Chance gulch near Helena. The site lies 0.25 miles below Grizzly and Oro Fino gulches, where 18,006,000 in gold dust was extracted previously. Water from the gulch supplies the city, so heavy timbering aims to avoid bedrock flooding at an estimated 55 feet depth.
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Last Chance Gulch
Raleigh Wilkinson
Helena
Grizzly
Oro Fino
Cuticura Ad Promises Soothing Scalp Relief
An advertisement urges readers to use Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching, rub gently on affected spots, wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and make these products part of daily grooming for clear skin and soft hands.
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Adv
Montana Forty Oil Stations Cover Statewide Needs
Forty Montana Oil Company distributes fuel and lubricants across the state through conveniently located stations. Monaco oil is advertised as suitable for tractors trucks and motor cars, with a Monaco product for every motor.
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Montana Oil Company
Mummy of Father-In-Law Sold for Cash in Edinburgh
A man sold the mummified remains of his wife’s father to a buyer who paid cash. The sale prompted the woman to demand payment as well. The mummified remains are now housed in a museum in Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh
Mummy Heist at Reed Cross ing a Montana Legend
A 1879 Reed Crossing tale recounts Lord Jamison of Edinburgh seeking a mummy from a Piegan burying ground to gift to a museum. Reed swindled the relic, his wife discovered the theft, Piegan kin pursued, and a $150 bonus calmed the dispute before the mummy reached Edinburgh.
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Lord Jamison
Edinburgh
Helena
Musselshell
Reed
Montana Shriners Honor Veteran Missing in War Return
Gus Rafalich, member of the Algeria Shrine and Scottish Rite in Montana, reported killed in action in WWI, returns to Helena after years of presumed death. A Balkan War veteran and Serbian army survivor, he was once prisoner in Bulgaria where his gold-filled teeth were removed. He now awaits dental restoration.
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Algeria
Scottish Rite
Gus Rafalich
Montana
Gus Rafaleich
Helena
War Department
Ed Shoemaker
Rafahich
Anaconda
Serbia
Rafalich
Rafaleich
Montana Aviator Killed in Virginia Practice Flight
Lieutenant John Ernest Neeley, formerly of Missoula, Montana, died in an airplane accident at Langley Field Virginia while his aerial squadron performed Victory loan exhibitions. An expert aviator and former instructor, he aged 24, studied in Seattle and at the University of Washington before joining the service. Harlowton claims the smallest town fire truck, bought for $2,000.
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Montana
John Ernest Neely
Missoula
Langley Field
Virginia
Neeley
Seattle
Bellingham Normal School
Portland
University of Washington
Weiss nets 17-pound muscallonge near Fargo in garden rake tale
Maurice Weiss, manager of the Placer hotel in Helena, recounts stopping a Great Northern train at Barnum Creek near Fargo after mistaking a 17-pound muscallonge for a drowning person. With a rake borrowed from the locomotive, he and the crew corralled the fish, slated for exhibition at his hotel.
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Maurice Weiss
Placer
Helena
Weiss
Florida
Last Chance
Barnam Creek
N. D
Fargo
G. N
Five Ways to Protect Your Family From Life’s Risks
A Pacific Mutual policy ad presents Sickness, Accident, Permanent Total Disability and Death as baseball bases, with Old Age as the catcher. It urges readers to mail a coupon for full information on coverage and rates suited to their needs.
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Pacific Mutual
Hercules Macaroni Claims Superior Nutrition and Local Production
An advertisement from the Montana Macaroni Manufacturing Company promotes Hercules Macaroni as more nutritious than bread meat or potatoes and cheaper as a table food. It contrasts Western market surpluses with Eastern makers using wartime leftovers and urges Montana made product from Great Falls facility.
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Montana
United States
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