Hospital Fund Boost Urged As County Pledges 50 000
Dillon residents are urged to complete a 90 000 hospital plan with a 50 000 ready fund and a 40 000 building site. The piece notes many locals have spent hundreds on out of town care and urges collective effort, plus safety upgrades and fire insurance revaluation. It mentions Montana fire insurance re rating and James J Hill prize publicity, and references Walter Wellman’s north pole lecture planned to return.
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Butte
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Insurance Department of the State of
Montana
Board of Fire Underwriters
July death claims show city leading in payments
The Insurance Press notes that higher July death claim payouts in this city reflect greater concern for families rather than more fatalities. The piece encourages taking prudent financial measures before the grim reaper appears.
Beaverhead County Fair to Open Next Tuesday
The paper urges readers to attend Dillon’s fair claiming it will be the best country fair in Montana this year. It notes $50,000 has been subscribed toward a $90,000 hospital and asks readers to contribute. The notice warns that missing the event would be a loss for the county.
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Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
Local quips echo moral ads and sermons in papers
The excerpt compiles brief quotes from various papers noting community benefit, religious duty, and publicizing moral discrepancies. It contrasts philanthropic sacrifices with the idea of a deity allowing room for many, and urges ministers to hear their own preaching.
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Sonny
Butte Tribune Review
Montana Lookout Boosters and Summer Chatter
A literary fragment urging friendly visitors to enjoy temperate Montana days and cool nights while praising boosters and participation in civic enthusiasm. The tone contrasts heat with chill evenings and lightly mocks excess praise for booster culture.
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Montana
Montana Lookout
Funeral Held for 22-Month-Old Dorothy Ferris in Salmon
The burial of Dorothy Ferris, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Ferris, occurred in Salmon Idaho after her drowning in a culvert near Hamilton ranch. The funeral waited for the missing father Mr Ferris, an assistant engineer with Gilmore Pittsburgh railway, who was reportedly 150 miles away in the Salton river canyon and remained unlocated.
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Dorothy Ferris
George Ferris
Hamilton Ranch
Salmon
Idaho
Butte Miner
Ferris
Gilmore & Pittsburgh Railway Company
Salton River Canyon
Lightning Kills Shepard Near Lima in Basin Creek
A sheepherder employed by Stephen Cook was struck by lightning near Basin Creek by Lima. The man, about 45, began work July 18 and has no identified name. He previously herded for Johnson and Boone at Armstead. Deputy Coroner W J Foreman ordered burial with no inquest.
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Virginia City Times
Stephen Cook
Lima
Basin Creek
Johnson & Boone
Armstead
W. J. Foreman
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertiser notice
A historical advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh, claiming constitutional treatment and blood action. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges sending for testimonials from B J Ceney & Co, with pricing and product details.
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Hall
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude to Friends and Relatives
We thank our friends and relatives for their kindness and support during this time. Your thoughtful messages and gestures meant a great deal to us and are deeply appreciated.
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Dillon Tribune
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Pus
Tna Co
Wilhl
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Walter
Plains Plains
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Missoulian
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Johnson Boone
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Palat
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