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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1921
Page
3
E Travis of 810 Getchel St Helena Montana reports long suffering from a weak painful back and urinary distress. After using three boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the backache left him and he felt like himself again. Price 60 cents at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufacturer.
Congressional committees across the Capitol will focus on new money-raising legislation this week. Across cities reports show varied economic and political developments including railroad earnings, public safety incidents, independence anniversaries, and state government actions.
August 26 will be a black Friday in Montana as three murder defendants face execution. Steve Byrne and Theodore Chronopolis of Butte are to be hanged in the county jail courtyard, Albert Yelk of Dillon to be hanged in the Beaverhead courthouse yard. The court scheduled the sentences after the state supreme court denied appeals. The condemned showed varied reactions as Judge Smith fixed the Aug. 26 date between 3 and 6 a.m.
Ranger C. E. King observed a crater eruption north of the Thumb station about 175 feet inland from the lake edge. The oblong geyser shoots boiling water to 15 feet high, with steam clouds for five minutes, and eruptions recur roughly every six hours.
The Yellowstone Park Tattler reports a 30 percent rise in tourist numbers for the 1921 season through early June, with autos up from 1030 in June 1920 to 1945 in 1921 and visitors from 7435 to 9659. Hotel patronage fell 10 percent while camp patrons dropped 16 percent, yet overall travel grew signaling continued public prosperity amid economic hardship.
A crowd of about three hundred gathered to watch an endurance swim when the Broadwater bathing house platform gave way. The water was shallow but many spectators floundered. No injuries were reported.
An old advertisement extols Postum a cereal beverage as a coffee substitute to prevent tea or coffee induced insomnia and nervous strain. It notes two forms Instant Postum and Postum Cereal, claiming faster cup preparation and a longer brew option. The copy urges a week or two of use to notice improved sleep and vitality.
Secretary of State Charles T. Stewart reports for the new state fiscal year that automobile registration fees from December 1 to June 3 totaled 530,876 dollars. Of that amount 530,649.50 came in March through June, with December 226.50 and zero in January and February. He notes the rise is from higher fees, not more cars, and says 10,000 or more Montanans may dodge payments. Fees for the first 15 days of July totaled 15,605 dollars, with revenues shared by counties and the state highway commission. Publicity on evasion prompted many reports from communities.
Ads promote Montana and Washington state training in auto mechanics welding telegraphy and related trades. Institutions claim large active programs with government wartime approval and special rates. They advertise job-ready training, free catalogs, and nationwide employment prospects.
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