Death of Vic Smith recalls frontier hunter and Montana life
The Duluth note on Vic G. Smith outlines decades as plainsman, Indian fighter, trapper and guide who lived in Anaconda Montana before retiring to Duluth. Friends recount adventures with Roosevelt, Miles, the Younger brothers and Rock, and Smith’s late-life pledge to hunt only harmful or edible game.
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Vic’ Smith
Duluth
Montana
Vic G. Smith
Minn
Anaconda
Wilds
Heppner
Roosevelt
Butte
Vic
McDermott
Montana-Dakota
Teddy
Northfield
Stillwater Penitentiary
Cole Younger
Miles
Nelson A. Miles
Smith
Dick Rock
Henry’s Lake
Rock
Yellowstone
Missouri
Sharpe
Big Horn River
Sully Springs
Big
Missouri River
Cow Island
Joseph
Canada
General Miles
Johnson
Idaho
Jennie Dingley
Dry Gulch
Dad Smith
Pap
Hunter
Pyorrhea Remedy Promises Radium Based Treatment
An eminent chemist declares radium a cure for pyorrhea also called trench mouth bleeding gums and loose teeth. The Pyriadium remedy is marketed with guarantees and dentist follow up including tartar removal and pus pocket irrigation. Free information packets are offered by Radium Laboratories to those seeking relief from gum disease.
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Hia
Radium Laboratories
Miss Winifred Arthur Conducts London Hippodrome Orchestra
Miss Winifred Arthur, a 19 year old from New Zealand, conducts the orchestra at the London Hippodrome in an event highlighted for her notable role and appearance.
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Winifred Arthur
New Zealand
Great London Hippodrome
Cuticura Promises Pimples Vanish With Ointment and Soap
Ad copy urges Smear Cuticura Ointment on pimply faces to remove pimples and blackheads then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Claims skin stays clear with daily use for toilet purposes. Ends with a nightly Cuticura Taleum advertising cue.
State Fair Opens Labor Day in Helena
The Montana State Fair opens on Labor Day with extensive attractions. Dixie Lahood faces Pete Sarmento in a pivotal bout as racing returns with Judge L. J. Rose overseeing a clean program. Ram sales, bands, and expanded grounds reflect strong state support and renewed interest.
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Dixie Lahood
Pete Sarmento
Montana
State Fair Board
Helena
Butte
Jefferson County
Manilla
Sarmento
New York
Lahood
Rapid
Great Northern Railway Company
Victoria
B. C
Seattle
State Fair Office
Lewis Penwell
Fair Board
Montana State Fair Plans Spectacular September Show
The Montana State Fair unveils a $12000 plus fireworks and daylight display for September 7 to 12. Headline acts include the dancing McGee's with two troupes, vaudeville by the McGee's, and a daytime fireworks program never tried in Montana. Also showcased are a hundred thoroughbred race horses traveling from Vancouver Victoria and Salt Lake City for large purses, with music and outdoor expositions promising top entertainment.
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Butte-Mines
Treloar
Portland
Ore
Fair Board
Montana
Montana Wool Growers Association
State Fair Office
Helena
State Fair
Northwest
United States
McGee
Montana State Fair
West
Los Angeles
Russian dancer Nemtchinova insures legs for 150000
Mme. Nemtchinova of a Russian dancer troupe performing in London has insured her legs for $150,000. The move underscores the high value placed on stage performers during the tour.
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Mme. Nemtchinova
London
Centenarian Americans Often Widowed at Longevity
Statistics indicate that more than half of Americans who reach 100 are widows. The data highlights the impact of long life on marital status among centenarians.
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America
Live Glacier Reaches The Sea
A live glacier is described as one that extends all the way to the sea. The phenomenon highlights how ice flows from interior regions toward coastline and interacts with ocean waters.
CherryLane Produce Specials In Greenacres Washington
CherryLane offers tomatoes in 22 pound boxes at 1.50 with hearts of gold cantaloupes in 25 and 70 pound crates at 2.00 and 4.50. Pickling cucumbers 22 pound box 3.00. slicing cucumbers 22 pound box 1.40. Red or yellow pre serving tomatoes 22 pound box 1.76. fall apples 465 pound box 3.50. sweet peppers 10 pound box 1.25. red sweet peppers 10 pound box 1.50. We pay express and guarantee satisfaction. Send check or money order. CHERRYLANE Greenacres Washington.
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Express
Cherrylane Greenacres Washington
Camp Sawtooth Bear Sighting Report by Johnson
At Camp Sawtooth near Red Lodge a bear with a silver tip appeared while fence builders Robert Schendel and Ed Burger sheltered from a brief lightning storm. They saw the bear sniff a scent on a tree but could not report its direction, both likely with backs turned.
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Big Hole
Vic
Sawtooth
Camp
Red Lodge
F. J. Johnson
Robert Schendel
Ed Burger
Shendel
Johnson
Turns in Liquor Cache from Scobey Ranch Find
O H Dunn a farmer near Scobey found a hollow cache half a mile from his home containing eight cases of beer in pints, about a dozen bottles of wine sherry and port, and some whiskey. The liquor bore Saskatchewan liquor board labels and appears to be smuggled across the boundary. Dunn took the items to Scobey and the sheriff will seek a destruction order in court.
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O. H. Dunn
Scobey
Saskatchewan Liquor Board
Dunn
Rita Humphreys Prolific English Novelist Visits America
Mrs W Desmond Humphreys, recently visiting America, is a prolific English novelist known by her pen name Rita. For over 30 years she has published at least one novel annually, establishing a steady output and literary presence.
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W. Desmond Humphreys
America
Humphreys
Surplus Women in Germany Falls Since War
The census shows 2,282,000 more women than men in Germany now, down from 2,834,000 in 1919, a decline of over 600,000 since the war. The shift reflects demographic changes following conflict.
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Germany
Princess Alla Mestchersky Finds Work as London Chambermaid
Princess Alla Mestchersky, whose family and fortune were swept away by the Russian revolution, is employed as a chambermaid in a London hotel. The article notes her fall from aristocratic status to common work.
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Alla Mestchersky
London
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