Montana piano pioneer touts skill and universal instrument
Charles J. Kops of Great Falls argues Montana homes house more pianos than any state. He compares modern piano playing to Beethoven's era, notes the piano's universal role, and cites Paderewski on the greater effort needed to master piano versus violin or voice.
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J. Kops
Musical Club
Montana
Union
Charles J. Kops
Great Falls
Kops
North Dakota
Northwest
Beethoven
Czerny
Chopin
Schumann
Russia
MacDowell
Paderewski
Harold Bauer
Tausic
One-Legged Robin Becomes Returning Father at Columbia Gardens
J R Wharton, manager of Columbia Gardens in Butte, recalls a one legged robin that survived a string entanglement, learned to fly, and returned with a mate to raise a new brood. He notes the garden’s rise as a bird haven with many species visiting since 1908, aided by trees, shrubs, and protections that deter guns and welcome feathered life.
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J. R. Wharton
Columbia Gardens
Butte
Gardens
Wharton
Puntata
Senator Clark
Knights of the Grip to Hold Annual Grand Council Convention
Montana Idaho and Utah commercial travelers prepare for a sixteenth annual convention on Antelope Island Great Salt Lake with buffalo barbecue on June 8 9 and 10. Delegates gather in Ogden Weber club banquet parade dance and street carnival amid plans for a Salt Lake City Salt Lake Brigham Provo and Ogden band performances. Governors from Utah Idaho and Nevada expected to attend.
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Knights of the Grip
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Buffalo
Antelope Island
Great Salt Lake
Ogden
Grand Council
United Commercial Travelers
Pathe News
Knights of Pythias Hall
W. R. Williams
Salt Lake
Weber Club
Ogden Chamber of Commerce
Pythian Castle
City Hall Park
Gden
White City
Brigham City
Logan
Provo
Overnors
Nevada
Shriners
Dynamite Dan Donohue a Montana health leader
Dynamite Dan Donohue heads the state board of health. He practiced medicine in Glendive since 1900, served in the Spanish American War, led the Montana National Guard as colonel of the Second Montana Infantry, commanded state troops during the Butteriots era, and later led the regiment on the Mexican border. He graduated from the Physicians and Surgeons' College in Minneapolis and served two terms in the legislature.
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Donohue
State Board of Health
Glendive
Free Range Country
Third
Wisconsin Infantry
Montana National Guard
Second
Montana Infantry
Physicians’ and Surgeons’ College
Minneapolis
Cuticura Advertises Complexion Trio
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for clear complexions clean scalps and soft hands. In a separate note Dr J S Hammond of Butte was found guilty of Harrison drug act violations and fined 500 with a one week stay granted by Judge Bourquin.
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aAdv
Butte
J.S. Hammond
George M. Bourquin
Fragmentary OCR record of a pricing/pledge note
Readable bits show a signatory list and a clause about a one-way price and a portion described as one third. The text appears as garbled OCR with missing context and unclear dates or places.
Dandelion Eradication Campaign In Great Falls Engages Children
In Great Falls a dandelion eradication drive paid children one cent per pound for plants. Within a week about five tons were delivered to three fire stations. North side district yielded a ton in one day with crippled boys among participants for up to 20 cents each.
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Great Falls
North Side
Freezone Corn Remover Promises Quick Pain Free Results
A druggist sells a tiny bottle labeled Freezone for a few cents that claims to remove hard corns soft corns and corns between the toes without soreness or irritation. The ad touts instant relief with a simple application.
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Dynamite
Dan” Donohue IS
Dan Donohue
Campbell Discovery Well
Stapleton
OFL
Campbell
Shelby
Charles M. Russell
Blackfeet Trading
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la Verendrye
Rocky Mountains
Pierre Radisson
Mississippi River
Bee
Russell
Cheely-Raban Syndicate
Great Falls, Montana
Charles’ M. ‘Russell
Postoffice
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