Local notes record Dillon visitors and town news
A compilation of social updates and brief notices from Dillon and surrounding areas. It covers visits by Miss Laure Durston and Miss M T Tait, fields for postmistress Grace Lamont, trips by Chas Richards and George Woodworth, illness and recoveries, school and church events, local business activity, and upcoming entertainments and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Eliel
Standard
Laure Durston
Dillon
M. T. Tait
Grace Lamont
McKinley
Chas. Richards
Butte
Oregon
Henneberry
Martin Gleeson
Standard. CO. P
Carbonado coal mine abandoned and regional developments
Abandoned coal mine at Carbonado reported while new flume in Anaconda operates. Carbon county launches anti vice crusade. Helena hosts State Association of Assessors meeting. Multiple crime and business items touch Butte, Helena, and Great Falls with robberies, mining, rail projects, and financial transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Martin
Carbonado
Dillon
Carbon County
Butte
Red Lodge
State Association of Assessors
Helena
Boston
Montana
West Park Street
Edward Clark
Andconda
Portland
Jess” Robbeu
J. O. Cole
Great Falls
Alum in Food How Can the Danger Be Avoided
A public health notice warns against alum baking powders linked to poisoning. Cheap prices or gifts mark inferior powders, and consumers should avoid purchase and decline such offers.
Baby's Fat Troubles Prompt Cod Liver Oil Appeal
A desperate plea describes a sick baby missing fat for weeks and fading in strength. The ad urges Scott's Emulsion Cod Liver Oil as the fat that will restore health, promising a sample and noting the genuine packaging.
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Scott
Dominie Church Expansion and Clerical Moves Highlight Faith News
St Mary's Episcopal in Baltimore under rector Rev F Ward Denys plans a fourfold enlargement becoming a major city chapel. Rev Smith Baker urges attentive listening to sermons. Bishop Charles McCabe, reassigned to South America for mission conferences, and Bishop Courteney of Halifax, returning from Australia after Canadian church duties, feature ecclesiastical mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Baltimore
F. Ward Denys
Smith Baker
Christian Endeavor World
Charles ©. McCabe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Omaha
South America
Bishop Courteney
Halifax
St. Thomas’ Church
New York City
Australia
Church of England of Canada
Maclary
All Canada
Australian Board of Missions
Town Topics on City Life and Rivalries
A montage of opinions from multiple cities assessing local culture and behavior. Kansas City’s opera season prompts a street cleaning question, Nashville touts its southern Athens mien, New York streetcar manners draw critique, Chicago optimism contrasts with London and New York, plus a quip about a battered walker’s woes.
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Nashville
Athens
Memphis
New Jerusalem
New York
Baltimore Sun
Harrison
Chicago
London
Canal proposals spark optimism on Nicaragua route debate
The Panama Canal Company circulates persuasive material to support its route while opinions differ on Nicaragua progress. Some papers speculate the U S may pursue multiple canals if foreign opposition persists, and question if practical canal legislation will pass this session or next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
J. H. Holet
E. A. Brooke
Wm. J. Cushing
G. M. Marsh
Panama Canal Company
Nicaragua
Dallas News
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Congress
Boston Globe
Proud Father Brags on Three Year Old Spelling Prodigy
A congenial luncheon in a fashionable downtown cafe features Mr. Mac boasting about his son Jimmy Mac 3, who spell tests with humor. When asked to spell Jim and eat the child hesitates then accurately says whisky prompting laughter and the boy’s dismissal from further questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mace
Jimmy
Vagrant's Plea and a Laughing King Reward
A dying man before the king pleads for life by claiming his new found worth in growing whiskers. The king relents grants liberty and appoints the man inspector at twelve thousand dollars yearly plus an assistant. Also note Gov Nash denies pardon for Mosslyn Ferrell, slated for execution March 1 in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Guvernor Nash
Mosslyn U1
Ferrell
Express Messenger Lane
Ohio
Lane's Tea Promises Digestive Aid and Vitality
A vintage advertisement touts Lane's Tea as a pleasant laxative improving complexion bright eyes and digestion. It claims to cleanse bowels relieve yellow tinge and support kidney health with a 25 cent package advertised for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
City Drug Store
Fruit Theft Syndicate Baffling Butte Gangs
A Butte report describes a local gang preying on fruit and sweet merchandise on main streets. Police struggle as thieves watch for officers while others steal. A group was captured last Saturday and held for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Christendom
Sherman’s Headache Cure Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts a headache and neuralgia remedy called Sherman’s Headache Cure. One dose of a pill ends headaches, with claims of rapid relief. Available in 25 cents and 100 box quantities at City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard’s
Williams’ Drug Store
Tarble
L. J. Williams
Chamberlain
Sherman
City Drug Store
Missoula man jailed for beating Chinaman
Liga Whalen of Missoula received a 30 day jail term for a blow on a Chinaman. Soon after, he developed blood poisoning in the injured hand and it swelled and burst, prompting caution that harming Chinese people is serious and should be protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Williams
Harry Ringwald
W. A. Clark
Butte Mining and Developing Company
Lown
New Jersey
Butte
DeWitt
Montana
St. Paul
Lydia
Anns Grose
Daniel Grose
Butte Lesa
Peter Sherman
North Stratford
N.H
L.J. William
Liga’ Whalen
Missoula
Celery Nerve Compound Sold By City Drug Store
An advertisement notes Lichty’s Celery Nerve Compound claimed to address diseases from an impure blood state. Marketed for sale at the City Drug Store.
Miss Georgia Billings Emerges In New York Art Circles
Miss Georgia Billings of Craig Montana gains notice in New York art circles as a young artist of animal life sketches. At 18 she shows poetic talent and is lauded as a potential Rosa Bonheur. A mountain ranch upbringing and New York study shaped her work. Buy school supplies at Tribune Store.
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Flora Davis
Virginia City
George Barfeind
Chicago
Northwestern University
J. O. Smith
Miner
Misa Hattie Waldorf
Glendale
DeWitt
L. J. Williams
Joby Cox
R. J. Moore
Helena
Seven Devils
Idaho
Lee Mountain
Ramini
Burlington
Wyoming
Billings
Montana
W. J H. Weaver
Montana Music Hall
I. B. Sheldon
Georgia Billings
Craig
New York
Rosa Bonheur
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