Treating railroad ties by the Lowry process at Paradise
The article explains Northern Pacific uses the Lowry process at Paradise Montana to treat railroad ties with a hot mixture of creosote and fuel oil. Each 133 foot cylinder holds 700 to 800 ties receiving about five gallons per tie, yielding a net absorption of about three gallons and a weight gain of roughly 27 pounds.
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Railroad
Paradise
J. E B. Spurling
Northern Pacific Freight
Billings
Northern Pacific Railway
Lowry
Northern Pacific
Brainerd
Minn
Mont
Desperate Gun Battle on Lewistown Streets In 40 Years Past
A Fourth of July standoff in Lewistown pitted two Wyoming desperadoes against locals as guns spoke and three men fell. Charles Owens fought on with eight wounds before dying. Rattlesnake Jake and Fallon perished in the return fire.
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Big Spring Creek
Wyoming
Charles Fallon
Lewistown
Henry” Goodshaw
Bob Jackson
Rattlesnake
Jake
Jackson
Crowley & Kemp’s
John Doane
Doane
T. C. Power & Brother
Joe
Fallon
Benjamin Smith
Smith
Wyoming Bravos
Comanuanity
Lves
Henry
Trigger
Owens
Pioneer Ira Meyers Helped Build Northern Montana
Ira Meyers a Montana pioneer died in Great Falls after 60 years in the state. He helped found the first sawmill in northern Montana with Edgar G. Maclay Sr. and later built Great Falls electric light and street railway systems, and a city water works. Born December 18, 1839 in Mansfield Ohio, Meyers traveled from Davenport to Colorado and Montana, driving cattle to Teton County and contributing to the early development of Great Falls and surrounding regions.
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Ira Meyers
Great Falls
Montana
Alder Gulch
Last Chance
Mr. Meyers
Mansfield
Ohio
Davenport
St. Louis
Kansas City
Meyers
Colorado
Colorado City
Denver
Bannock
Civilization
Blackfoot
Helena
Diamond City
Black Hills
Buck
Messrs
Maclay
Ideal Laundry
First Avenue North
Montana Power Company
L. G. Phelps
Cuticura Aids Pimply Faces with Ointment Soap and Talcum
Advert says Cuticura Ointment clears pimples and blackheads when smeared and washed off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Daily use maintains clear skin. includes Cuticura Talcum as a recommended daily toilet product.
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N.p.ry
Clark
Charles Owens
Ley
Kemp
Miles City
Roundup and Historical Association
Custer Post No
The
American Legion
Missoula
Missoula, Mont
Hudson Super
T. C. Power Motor Car Company
Studebaker
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