Ford will supply 34 million dollars in tires for 1917
Detroit Edsel Ford, 22, signs a contract for thirty four million dollars worth of rubber tires for the Ford factory for the next eighteen months. Henry Ford asserts expansion eases management as Ford plans wholesale distribution, new blast furnaces, and a one ton truck.
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Detroit
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Ford Organization
Ford Company
Highland Park
Klingensmith
Mobile service cars bring repairs to motorists
Automobile dealers are expanding service by sending day and night service cars to cruise towns. They inspect parked cars, pump tires, replace weak batteries, raise tops in rain, and replenish oil. Salesmen say service is a key selling point and competition grows.
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Middle West
Bull Wrecks Red Auto After Tire Trouble
Liverpool Pa Attacked by an angry bull on the highway near here yesterday the car of Charles Hasenplug was badly wrecked. Hasenplug stopped with trouble on the highway the bull charged and struck the machine driving it into a telephone pole. The windshield headlight and running board were smashed and the front tire torn from the rim. The bull was only slightly injured and appeared to enjoy the situation. The car will be repaired and painted battleship gray.
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Liverpool
Here
Charles Hasenplug
Hasenplug
Bovine
The Hobby Ridder Gag About A Man With A Hobby
A humorous note remarks on a man who pursues a hobby so intensely that he blocks the road, poking fun at obsessive hobbyists and public patience. The quip frames the playful critique in light social satire.
Ford Introduces 1917 Model Cars In Billings Event
The Connelly company reports the first 1917 Ford carload has arrived in Billings. The new model features a streamlined body and nickel trim, with black finish and improved radiator. Six Overland and four Ford carloads will be unloaded this week, all sold with demand high and dealer demonstrator units planned.
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Ford Automobiles
Billings
W. J. Mulvaney
F. B. Connelly Company
Ford
Mulvaney
Connelly Company
State agency to distribute Chalmers cars east and west
Since the Chalmers established a state agency last April, it has split the market for distribution into east and west. Up to now 300 cars have been disposed of and the state plans to supply the remaining area exclusively through state agents and distributors, with Pacific slope shipments ending.
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Chalmers
Pacific Slope
Studebaker sales surge across state in August drive
Reports from the Studebaker camp show phenomenal sales in the last two months across the state. Cascade county August retail sales rival last year’s totals, with wholesale transactions also contributing. Velie car sales state wide are very good and A. P. Heaney travels appointing agencies as demonstrators remain in short supply.
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Studebaker
Cascade County
A. P. Heaney
Zeppelins to Carry Mail Between Berlin and New York
Chicago reports Mor ris Epstein, German-American Alliance agent, says two armed Zeppelins each with 60 ton capacity have been built in Germany to transport mail between Berlin and the United States. The airships reportedly have strong engines and can complete the Berlin to New York voyage in 72 hours.
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Chicago
Germany
Berlin
United States
Morris Epstein
German-American Alliance
Europe
New York
Government Aid for Montana Roads Needs Applications Now
Montana receives 69000 for first year of national forest road funds from a $1,000,000 federal appropriation. Applications must be filed by October 16 with county or state officials detailing road need, benefits, and cost. co operation must equal at least half the cost, in cash labor or materials.
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Helena
Walsh
A. F. Potter
Montana
Potter
United States
Missoula
Iowa court grants $60,000 alimony in major divorce
Mason City, Iowa. Mrs. Bridget Callahan receives a divorce from Patrick Callahan and is awarded $60,000 alimony, among the largest ever granted in the state.
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Mason City
Iowa
Bridget Callahan
Callahan
Patrick Callahan
Indians Pay Income Tax in Oklahoma Oil Wards
Ninety nine full blood restricted Indians in the five tribes of Oklahoma pay the federal income tax. The department reports total tax of 21,948 on a combined income of 2,483,838 all from oil sources. More Indians will be added before year end.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Montana's Only Automobile School Linked with Flexible Schedules
A Montana auto school advertises full equipment and options for morning, afternoon and evening classes. It promotes reasonable terms and offers a free catalog by mail.
Chicago's beauty squad policewomen attract and arrest
A Chicago police initiative formed a beauty squad of policewomen to lure potential masher suspects and arrest them. The plan aimed to use appearance and demeanor to identify offenders and deter harassing behavior.
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Chicago
Montana's industrial survey and chamber growth plan
Seth H. Maxwell notes Montana has vast uncut potential across mining agriculture and manufacturing. He cites 93,586,640 acres of land 91 percent farm ownership irrigable land and high wages with many towns forming chambers of commerce from Butte to Yellowstone to publicize opportunities. The piece urges awareness and coordinated promotion to attract investment and develop the state.
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Seth H. Maxwell
John K. Toole
Missoula
Montana
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
Maryland
Onion and spirits treat copperhead bite in Pennsylvania
In Saltlick township Connellsville Pennsylvania farmer Robert Sanner aged 45 was bitten by an eighteen inch copperhead. He used onion juice from an onion sprout rubbed on the wound then turpentine applied and he drank moonshine whiskey to aid recovery.
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Connellsville
Robert Sanner
Jay Caldwell
Saltlick Township
Sanner
Lanner
New French watch with dual dials for 12 and 24 hour time
Paris reports a new French three hand watch that displays both twelve hour and twenty four hour time. One hour hand is used for each dial while a single minute hand serves both.
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Paris
Veteran Worth Millions Draws Small Pension
St Louis report notes Colonel James Gay Butler civil war veteran died August 22 leaving an estate valued at 4 150 000. Despite millions, his US government pension was 25 dollars monthly, with a 75 dollar quarterly check for August. Total pension since the war about 15 000. Stock holdings had par value around 3 000 000 but market value higher.
Scratch Gravel Mining Company Posts $60,000 Surplus
Over seven months of operation the Scratch Gravel Mining company reports a cumulative surplus of sixty thousand dollars.
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Scratch Gravel Mining Company
British Columbia Votes Dry in Western Prohibition Wave
British Columbia joins Alberta Manitoba and Ontario in dry reform as soldiers overseas vote on prohibition. The province passes special legislation allowing residents serving abroad to vote and elects Sir Richard McBride out, leaving BC as the last western stronghold for licensed hotels. The piece notes brewing origins and war-time motives behind the vote.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Ontario
Pacific Ocean
Great Britain
Flanders
Richard McBride
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Milwaukee
Germany
Erness
Honolulu
Trial Marriage Sparks Scrutiny as Social Norms Shift
The piece notes critics who oppose Trial Marriage yet observe some individuals pursuing multiple marriages in quick succession. It highlights a tension between public morality and evolving personal choices as some seek a fourth partner while others condemn the arrangement.
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Fierch
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Zeppelin Mail Service
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America
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Toston
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Red Lodge
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Cascade
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A.J. Breitenstein
Simms and Gaiman
Fort Benton
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Ismay
Cyster
Glendive
Circle
Dawson
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
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Fergus
Kalispell
Columbia Falls
Whitefish
Polson
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Gallatin
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Hill
Joplin
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Cheater
Jefferson
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Whitehall
Basin
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Lewis and Clark
Twin Bridges
Madison
White Sulphur Springs
Meagher
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Mineral
D. D. Richards
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Wilsall
Park
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Powell
Chambers
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Ravalli
Plentywood
Outlook
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Poplar
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Sheridan
C. H. Austin
Stilwater
Absaroke
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Columbus
Sweetgrass
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Teton
Conrad
Walier
Cutbank
Toole
Shelby
Valley County
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Opheim
Hindale
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Wibaux
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Huntley
Laurel
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Comache
Symons
Western Province
Trade Journal
the ‘Montana Business Man’s Magazine
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Montana Trade Journal
Ford Building
Great Falls
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