Montana Writer Surveys California Exodus From Los Angeles
A Montana writer reports 17 000 former Montanans in Los Angeles plan to leave as rents rise and housing tightens. The piece notes booming building, high wages for trades, and widespread poverty lines with soup kitchens and a free gas supply. It describes deluges of rooming houses bought by Butte families and a rapid, risky real estate market before a slowing peak.
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Byron E. Cooney
The
Montana American
Los Angeles
South
Biltmore
San Francisco
Oakland
Berkeley
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Heydey
Butte
Ed Cleary
Dan Mack
Will Magill, Jr
Jim Lynch
Howard Weatherwax
John O’rourke
Jimmie McCarthy
William Fisher
Frank Walker
Phil Levy
Jack Strobel
Denny Egan
Joe O'Meara
United States
Montana
Olson
Coutts
Great Northern
Sioux removal marks final act of Great Sioux War
The 1881 evacuation of Sioux and Cheyenne prisoners from Fort Keogh to Standing Rock and Indian Territory ends the Great Sioux War. Thousands are moved by steamboats and overland escort as Two Moons and other bands retreat to reservations. Major Miles and Army troops oversee the relocation.
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Indiana
Montana
Indian Territory
South Dakota
Fort Keogh
Yellowstone
Standing Rock
Dakota
Cheyannes
Second Cavalry
Fifth Infantry
Big Road
Little Wolf
Sitting Bull
Majjor Brotherton
Poplar Creek
Black Thunder
Idaho
Philo Nobby Clark
Joseph
Nez Perces
Bear Paw Mountains
Nelson A
Paddy) Miles
Leavenworth
Guido Elgess
John Brugier
Elgess
Brugier
Fanny Bachellor
General Rucker
Katie P. Kouit
Custer
Little Big Horn
Far West
Company BE
E. P. Ewers
Jim
Keogh
Chief Two Moons
Rosebud
Lame Deer Creek
Lame Deer
Miles
Why Pay the Penalty of Lying Awake
Advertisement urging readers to switch from coffee to Postum a caffeine free cereal beverage to improve sleep. Highlights Postum as healthier with a pleasant aroma and flavor and promises better rest after a month of use.
Cuticura Ad Promises Pimply Face Cure
An advertisement touts Cuticura for pimples and blackheads. It recommends smearing Ointment, washing with Soap in five minutes, and daily toilet use to keep skin clear, plus Cuticura Talcum as a product tip.
Diamond Dyes Promote Easy Home Dyeing At Drugstores
An advertisement urges customers to look for the Diamond Dyes name on 15 cent packages and refuses substitutes. It claims the product includes simple directions so any woman can dye or tint fabrics from skirts to draperies, and assures choosing any color at the drug store.
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California
Byron HB. Cooney
Metropolis
Soldiers of Fortune
City of the Angels
Albert Wicks
McNeill Island
D. J. O'Malley
Nellia Peck
Katie P.kouitz
Fannie Bachellor
KEVIN
Ohio
North
Ofl
Teapot Dome
Wyoming
Canadian
Calgary
Regina
Great Northern Railway
Smackover
Ark
Great Falls
Fred Bushnell
Bushnell
Mr. Bushnell
Absher
Shelby
North Montana
Dakotas
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