Billings Chamber Proposes Three Transcontinental Highways
The Billings Chamber of Commerce launches a campaign to urge the government to build three transcontinental routes. The southern line would run Charleston to Los Angeles, the central line from New York to San Francisco, and the northern line from Boston to Puget Sound, leveraging Panama Canal era engineering.
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Billings
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
Los Angeles
San Diego
New York
Baltimore
Washington
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Billings Drives Campaign for Auto Access to Yellowstone Park
The Billings Chamber of Commerce launcheda campaign to win interagency support for allowing automobiles from the Cody entrance to Wonderland to the lake hotel inside Yellowstone National Park. It argues the route is lightly used by tourists and that fears of horse disturbance can be addressed. The effort aims to create an opening wedge toward broader park road access.
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Billings
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone National Park
Interior Department
Cody
Wonderland
Lake Hotel
Montana seeks own corn seed experimental farm
Billings reports efforts to establish an experimental corn seed farm to boost the seed crop in Montana. Farmers face seed shortages for spring planting as most recent corn was used for stock feed and sold as seed at high prices, leaving little local supply.
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Billings
Montana
Miracle Cure: King's New Discovery Cures Cough
Clarendon Texas resident recalls a dramatic cough relief after using Dr Kings New Discovery. The brother reportedly recovered from a severe cough after ten bottles and regained health and weight. Potts Drug Store offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with a free trial option.
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W. B. Holsclaw
Clarendon
Tex
Dr. King
Potts
Green Acres Ranch Files Incorporation Papers in Virginia City
Articles of incorporation for Green Acres Ranch company filed with County Clerk R. Bailey. Virginia City will host a general farming stock and real estate business for 40 years. Capital stock of 300 shares at 100 dollars each totals 30000 dollars, subscribed by A. J. Bennet John S. Allen C. W. Rank and Amos C. Hall each holding 75 shares valued at 7500 dollars.
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Organize Ranch Co
Virginia City Times
Bailey
Green Acres Ranch Company
Virginia City
A. J. Bennet
John S. Allen
C. W. Rank
Amos C. Hall
Local Resident Praises Foley Kidney Pills
H McGowan of 1218 W 2nd St Little Rock Arkansas reports severe back pain and irregular kidney action. After a few days of Foley Kidney Pills the pain subsides and kidney function returns to normal. Potts the druggist endorses the testimonial.
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H. McGowan
W. 2Nd St
Little Rock
Ark
Foley
Potts
Anaconda Woman and Daughter Die Within Days
Mrs Emma Northhurst died last Thursday morning and her daughter Mrs A P Snow died Sunday afternoon after pneumonia and heart failure. The daughter had been cared for by her mother until the illness worsened. The Tribune Book Store advertises stationery and office supplies.
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Anaconda
Emma Northhurst
A. P. Snow
Tribune Book Store
Transformation of Central and Northern Montana to Agriculture
Transformation from grazing to farming in Great Falls and surrounding areas accelerates with three years of growth. Much land once unused is being plowed this fall and spring, aided by favorable winter snow that preserved soil moisture and protected fall wheat. The region expects excellent crops as soil and wheat conditions improve.
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Great Falls
Montana
Ohio flood survivor seeks new start in Brady
Fresh from a flooded farm on the Ohio river near Jeffersonville Indiana W I McKenna arrives in Great Falls with his family en route to Brady in Teton county He plans to settle on high ground start anew and rebuild after five years of spring floods wrecking his possessions Ten days ago his home and buildings were swept from their foundations as waters surrounded the farm
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Great Falls
Ohio River
Jeffersonville
Ind
W. I. McKenna
Brady
Teton County
Ohio
Women Farmers Show Pluck on Plains Farm
J R Wharton reports from Plains that a widow and her two daughters 12 and 10 after their father died four years ago took up farming with modern machinery. The sisters 16 and 14 plowed with six horses and a two horse feeder while the family rebuilt the farm house restocked the land and cleared 1500 dollars in cash last year.
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Butte Inter Mountain
Montana
J. R. Wharton
Butte Street Railway
Plains
Montana Cattle Prices Hit Chicago Market Highs
A shipment of 35 carloads of Montana cattle sold on the Chicago market this week at 6.55 to 7.90 per hundred. A. A. Walters reports from Chicago en route to Miles City for the stockmen meeting. Cattle came from the Big Hole basin, fed on wild hay, averaging 1080 to 1440 pounds. Walters notes strong sheep prices with fat Montana lambs at 8.25 and wethers at 7.15. Prices are the highest in Chicago in 24 years.
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Billings
Montana
Chicago
A. A. Walters
Illinois
Miles City
Big Hole Basin
Legislature Sets Montana Butter Weight At Fifteen and a Half Ounces
At a Montana meeting the board decided to fix a full legal butter pound at fifteen and a half ounces to account for evaporation. Butter manufacturers argued moisture loss occurs before reaching consumers, avoiding charges of short weight. The decision ends a month of discussion on moisture allowance in packaging.
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Helena
Montana
State of
Health
Foley Kidney Pills Prove Beneficial to Helena Man
M. D. Boardman of 573 West Main Street Helena Montana reports improved health after using Foley Kidney Pills at nearly 79 years old. He states he has spent hundreds on medicines yet gained more benefit from Foley Kidney Pills than all others. Further particulars available on request from Potts, the druggist.
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M. D. Boardman
W. Main Street
Helena
Mont
Potts
Beasts Are a Menace in Thompson River Country
Kalispell reports Robert Sheppard an experienced trapper says wolves and coyotes are abundant and attack cattle. He notes calves pigs and chickens killed in winter and urges higher bounty to encourage summer trapping efforts.
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Kalispell
Thompson River Country
Robert Sheppard
Sheppard
Merchants to Meet in Bozeman This April
The Retail Merchants Association of Montana will gather in Bozeman on April 22 and 23, as announced by Secretary Charles S. Austin. Last year the group met in Butte. Officers include President F. M. Loughrin, Missoula. Vice-President A. S. Bradley, Bozeman. Secretary Charles S. Austin, Butte. Treasurer Henry Fisher, Helena.
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Butte
Retail Merchants Association of
Montana
State Merchants’ Organization
Bozeman
Charles S. Austin
F. M. Loughrin
Missoula
A. 5S. Brandley
Henry Fisher
Helena
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promoted for Croup and Coughs
A mother urged to give only pure medicines free of opiates for children. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is recommended as a safe cure for croup whooping cough bronchitis and other throat chest and lung affections. Potts the druggist endorses it as best and safe for all ages.
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Foley
Potts
That Home Town Feeling and the Burlesque Star
Mercedes Meron of the Morning Glory Burlesquers speaks against the life in show business. She says she longs for a simple routine, a quiet town, and a final newspaper notice with a verse, expressing fatigue with grease paint and theater travel.
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Adna Ferber
Mercedes Meron
Morning Glory Burlesquers Company
Mercedes
Millie Krause
Forged Postage Stamps In 19th Century Britain
The London Standard notes stamps forgery as rare yet notable in 1872 and 1932. Most forgeries targeted telegraphic rate stamps of one shilling, passed through the Stock Exchange office, but philatelists’ vigilance halted many frauds.
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Great Britain
Stock Exchange Telegraphic Office
London Standard
The Queer Elephant Shrew Described in Vivid Detail
A compact portrait of the African elephant shrew noting its four inch body length plus trunk and tail, drab fur, large ears, kangaroo like legs, and a sensitive trunk. It highlights its quick leaps and quirky after meal behavior with short durations between feeds.
Hidden Nest Egg Hint Prompts Discreet Saving Tip
An advisory notes keeping a nest egg quiet while building it up. The message suggests cautious saving and privacy to protect future financial security. It emphasizes steady contributions and prudent planning using discreet approaches.
Begging the Question Explains Logical Fallacy
The article defines begging the question or petitio principis as assuming a proposition is true without proof. It describes the fallacy as treating a premise as demonstrated fact to dodge presenting argument. Appears in Uncle Remus Magazine.
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Uncle Remus’ Magazine
Pocket-crime joke ends with a pocketing twist
A humorous exchange about a street theft attempt ends with the wife preventing nothing because she wasn’t present and the teller reveals she had already taken items from the man’s pockets. The punchline flips the misdirection on the listener.
Anxious Call for Prompt Doctor at Family Crisis
A family pleads for a quick doctor as one member suffers a sudden fainting spell. The caller asks what to have ready to save time, and the physician jokes about collecting the fee.
Beekeeper Seeks Advice on Treating Sick Bees
Assistant Editor responds with respectful guidance to a farmer who asks how to care for ailing bees. The exchange emphasizes humane treatment and practical beekeeping practices.
If the shoe fits life adds a smaller size
A man quips that if the shoe fits he should wear it while a woman counters to find a size smaller. The exchange highlights contrasting views on perseverance and self fit in daily life.
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