Linda Miller Finds Hope as Mrs Dillon’s Housekeeper
Linda Miller, a 17 year old factory worker who bore a child and faced a grim life, finds a path to stability as Mrs. Dillon hires her as a housekeeper in Long Island. Over weeks she discovers education, gentler routines, and companionship, building confidence away from past fear.
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Mark Warburn
Miller
Linda
Jennie Gunter
Frank
Frank Miller
Mr. Miller
Mrs. Dillon
Long Island
New York
Linda and Forrest Tie Quiet West Indies Wedding
Linda Miller, a widowed housekeeper, agrees to marry Forrest Dillon after years of caring for his mother Mrs. Dillon. A hidden past and Betty’s fatherless birth loom as Linda contemplates telling Forrest the truth. They wed quietly and begin a new life in town after a West Indies cruise.
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Mrs. Dillon
Linda
Paing
Forrest Dillon
Forrest
Inda
Betty
Mark Harburn
Mrs. Talbot
Mrs.Dillon
West Indies
Beauty Parlor Boom In Montana Aims For Modern Comfort
A 1920s Montana survey shows increasing use of beauty parlors for hair shampooing nails and facials as women seek relaxation and convenience. Stylists cite marcel waves and regular visits as essential, with many patrons noting end of day rest and time saved.
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Montana
Marcel
Murray Eyes Planes After Auto Empire Rise
Roy Murray, Montana auto dealer born in Kentucky and longtime Dillon resident, rose from bakery clerk to head of three big garages. He built Montana’s largest auto institutions, moved to Butte, and now plans to diversify into aviation, aiming to open an airdrome and secure a plane agency within a year or two.
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Wilchey
Roy Murray
Dillon Examiner
Montana
Morrow
Kentucky
Dillon
Butte
Principa
Murray
Dillon Bakery
Riley
Malin Street
Virginia City
Helena
Kentucky Derby Revered Nation as Spokane Triumphs
The 1889 Kentucky Derby drew national attention with Spokane defeating favorites like Proctor Knott in a landmark race run over a longer distance. Spokane set Derby records, then continued to win the American Derby and Clark Stakes before others like High Tariff and Poet Scout rose in prominence. Montana, Tammany, Ogden, and Hamburg are noted as influential Montana bred or regionally notable horses shaping early American racing history.
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Montana
Spokane
Twin Bridges
Noah Armstrong
Butte
Ruby
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Proctor Knott
East
Kentucky
High Tariff
Poet Scout
S. EB
Larabie O
Deer Lodge
Kinley Mack
Larabie
Saratoga
Sarahbie
Ben Holladay
America
Belmont Park
Brooklyn
Bitter Root Stock Farm
Hamilton
Withers
Belmont
Tammany
J. B. Haggin
Bitter Root
Ogden
Hamburg
Montana Induction Officials Praised by San Francisco Surgeon
Col John H Schaefer of the surgeons office in the ninth corps area headquarters San Francisco visited the Montana induction station praising the low draft rejections during current selective service and noting Montana's apparent four percent rejection rate. He toured alongside local boards as 185 state selectees entered the fifth call. He contrasted with higher World War I draft rejection rates in other states.
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John H. Schaefer
Ninth Corps
San Francisco
Montana
United States
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Curley
Fred Allen
Marcel Waves
Jane Amar
Columbia Network
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