First Peanut Shipment to Last Chance Nets $4,000
S F Gilpatrick a pioneer Last Chance merchant and Helena resident recalls selling the territory’s first real peanut shipments in the 1860s. Two 500 pound sacks arrived after delays and aroused a regional peanut rush, boosting sales and prompting a western newspaper and book trade expansion with the Montana Post and other papers.
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Last Chance
S. F. Gilpatrick
Last Chance Guich
Helena
Montan
Gilpatrick
Bryant
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Montana Post
Virginia City
State Street
Oliver
Territory
Post
Virginia Daily Enterprise
Nevada
Mark Twain
Dan de Quill
West
San Francisco
Catholic Hill
Systematize Road Building Receives Commission Report
The Montana Commission outlines funding flows from 1917 road funds and motor vehicle fees, totaling about 132 777 after expenses, with distributions to counties and state funds. It argues for state wide organization and modern engineering to replace county road supervisor models, urging centralized, scientifically investigated highway construction.
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Montana
Secretary of State
Commission
General Administration
Highway Department
Bridge Department
Stewart
Sytem
Sloan's Ointment Advertises Fast Pain Relief
An advertising copy touts Sloan's ointment for neuralgia headaches and general muscle pains. It promises quick relief after shopping or a hard day, with easy application, no rubbing, and no staining. It recommends home use for sprains strains back rheumatic pains and stiff joints with bottles at 25 50 and 1 00.
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Sloan
State notes diverse Montana items in early 20th century
Havre Hay sells at 30 dollars a ton and a Billings bank opens a local branch. Yellowstone teachers seek higher pay. Blaine county organizes a farm and stock bureau. Yellowstone park season opens June 26. Helena appoints L C Williams to drug and food division. Plentywood buys Pioneer Press. Buck buys 1700 cattle for 139400. Hemmington sells 160 acre farm to Henry Jensen of Oregon for 6000. Jack Flannery, aviation student, dies near Boston. Missoula builds a wire stockade for IWW detainees. Cattle conditions favorable after harsh winter. Cadet Otis Smith named naval academy nominee. Bozeman nurse sent to Red Cross overseas. Miles City man enlists after lengthy trek. Butte Y M C A building costs 346509.30. Fergus reports no winter wheat kill. Emma Horwith dies from burns. Alaska trip details. Prices rise for staples and apparel. Slacker DeVee charged with draft evasion. Butte thrift stamps push. Simonsen sues Barth over reserve issues. Colonel McGuinness reports Montana troops aboard the Vaterland. War department urges precise military address formatting.
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I. W. W. Glasgow
Miles City
Lewistown
Otis Smith
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Bozeman
S Mary Rust
Red Cross
Ivan “Ansac
Miles
Butte
Butte Y. M. Co. A
Lewiston
Fergus County
Emma_ Horwith
Big Timber
E. T. Fisher
Alaska
Billings
Sam DeVee
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Butte Limit Club
Lee Simonsen
A. H. Barth
Simonsen
Crow Indian
Barth
Montana
Helena
J. J. McGuinness
Second
Montana Infantry
France
Hner
Will of James A Stillman Leaves Heir to Wealth
James A Stillman dies recently leaving an estate valued around 100000000 dollars. A son inherits the fortune as the principal beneficiary and successor to the property according to the will.
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James A. Stillman
Following a Call That Some Will Never Catch Up With
A terse reflection notes many men chase a calling they fear will outpace them, leaving some unable to reach the mark. The line underscores the pressure of ambition and the elusive standard that haunts workers and dreamers alike.
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Colonel Sanders
Hauser
Colonel Smith
State Highway Commission
Havre
Minneapolis Loan and Trust Company
Billings — County
Miller
Yellowstone County
Harlem
Blaine County
Livingston
Yellowstone Park
L. C. Williams
Drug and Food Division
State Board of Health
Entywood
Joseph F. Dolin
Medicine Lake
Plentywood Pioneer Press
Browning
Charles W. Buck
Charles Deveraux
Gale
War Department
Typewriter
Montana Typewriter Co
Butte, Montana
Barkemeyer
Grain and Seed Co
Great Falls
S. C. Huseth
Optometrist
Optician
Stillman
C. Gotzian & Company
Souke
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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