Banbury Cross and Banbury Cakes in Travel Talk
In Banbury England the town is famed for Banbury Cross and Banbury Cakes. The modern cross at Horsefair dates to 1859 near the site of Edward I’s memorial cross. Banbury lies 68 miles from London with good highways noted for American motorists. The original cross was demolished in 1602 by Puritans.
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Banbury
England
London
Frederick III
Germany
Princess Royal
Edward I
Banbury Cross
Murder Mystery Near Wunderlich Fence Stirred Dillon Residents
A 1883 report describes a cold blooded murder near Wunderlich fence on Canyon Creek. Charlies Merrill alias John A Jesering, recently pardoned, is accused after a snow trail and blood evidence led to his arrest. Davidson allegedly warned of money and left for Lion City. Detectives traced paths to a fire and bones.
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Glendale
Canyon Creek
Big Hole
W. H. Davidson
Charlies Merrill
John A. Jessering
Lion City
Merrill
Avery House
Davidson
Browne
Jessering
Wunderlich’s
Butte
Andrew Madison
Madison
Timber laden freighters head to Bannack dredge project
The Tribune notes timber and machinery for another dredge boat bound for Bannack. The Dell Debating Society will debate the Cuban question Saturday night. Miss Jean Bishop hosts a Valentine gathering on South Idaho Street tonight. Clark Anderson returns from an eastern trip improved in health.
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Bannack
Dell Debating Society
Jean Bishop
South Idaho Street
St. Valentine
Clark Anderson
Justice Bert Storrs Prisoner Jessering Locked in Dillon Jail
Jessering waived a preliminary examination and was jailed in Dillon to await grand jury action. He previously escaped the penitentiary, for which Sheriff Rhinehart received a $200 reward. Reports say he admits Davidson froze to death and that he burned the body.
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Bert Storrs
Jessering
Dillon
Rhinehart
Davidson
Elder Beaverhead settler Fredrick Sadler dies at 92
Fredrick Sadler father of Mrs. L. J. Price of this city died in his sleep at his daughter's home last Sunday morning. He was believed the county's oldest resident and near his 93rd birthday. A Bond station was ordered by the Montana Railroad Commission. Charles Niblack of Dillon Dry Goods Co. visited Salt Lake on firm business.
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Fredrick Sadler
L. J. Price
Mr. Sadler
Beaverhead County
Bond
The
Montana Railroad Commission
Charles Niblack
Dillon Dry Goods Company
Salt Lake
Census puts Montana's wealth at 2.22 billion
The Census Bureau estimates Montana's total wealth at 2,223,189,000 dollars, reflecting the state's economic size.
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Census Bureau
Montana
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertises Safe Cough Remedy
Mothers demand a reliable cough medicine free from narcotics. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound has supplied this need for fifty years and is described as one of the world's largest selling cough medicines. Children like it. Potts the druggist endorses Foley's.
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Foley
Foley’s. Potts
Doan's Pills Help Dillon Woman Back Pain
Mrs. Sarah Williams of 522 Pacific St Dillon says kidney weakness caused sharp back pains and dizziness. After using Doan's Pills she reports full relief after two boxes. price 60 cents. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY advertises the remedy.
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Doan
Dillon
Sarah Williams
Pacific St
Dean
Real Estate Transfers from Beaverhead Abstract for Week
Real estate transfers listed from the Beaverhead Abstract Company for the week ending January 31, 1925. The record covers numerous parcels conveyed by deed, with names of grantors and grantees, and notes on location and considerations where shown in the title book entries.
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The
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Regional land and mining deals and railroad updates in 1924 Montana
Deeds record transfers including Alva E Stratton to Landon Ranch for 640 acres on Little Sage Creek. Mining deeds show A H French and others to Great Western Development Co for Beaverhead county property. Articles of Incorporation filed for Boston and Montana Milling & Power Corp and Montana Southern Railroad Co. Certificates locate properties and mining claims in Montana. Missoula State University builds a 500 watt broadcasting station. Basin Hattie Ferguson Mine resumes after 18 years idle. Shelby Johnson Signal Hill gusher in Kevin Sunburst field delivers 3 000 barrels daily. Pipelines move 190 481 barrels from Kevin Sunburst and 120 042 from Cat Creek in November. Cyanide Gold Co starts 200 ton mill at Scout Mountain with placer deposits. Miles City reports hog shipments three times higher in 1924 than 1923 from Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line. Scobey notes over 5 million dollars in 1924 wheat, average 1500 per capita making Scobey a leading wheat market.
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Alva E. Stratton
Millie Stratton
Landon Ranch Company
Little Sage Creek
A. H. French
Florence French
George W. French
Mary W. French
Great Western Development Co
Beaverhead County
Boston and Montana Milling & Power Corporation
Montana Southern Railroad Company
California Fig Syrup Promotes Easy Bowels for Children
Advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a pleasant tasting laxative for children of all ages. It claims to soothe biliousness feverishness and constipation without cramping and warns buyers to insist on the genuine product with printed directions. Do not risk an imitation by omitting the state name.
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California
In Tune with Earth Not Mars Says Hurley
E L Hurley urges readers to value education and personal effort over chasing distant ideas like Mars. He notes education requires work and lemons in life can be turned into lemonade for Sunday. He cites heredity, environment, and personal strength as key factors in development.
Forest roads and trails built in Missoula district
In the past fiscal year the Missoula district reports 143 miles of roads and 791 miles of trails constructed across Montana and Northern Idaho. An additional 753 miles of road and 8,242 miles of trails were maintained. Forest road funds totaled 1 607 000 dollars with 176 700 dollars in cooperative funds from state and local agencies. Since 1916 a total of 724 miles of road and 2 152 miles of trail have been built.
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Missoula
Montana
National Forests
Idaho
Missoula District
United States Forest Service
Sauerkraut Industry Considered Profitable in Dillon
A New York food expert in Cincinnati claimed sauerkraut could extend life to 103 years. The piece notes rising demand for sauerkraut, its health appeal, and high crop yields for cabbage. A Huntley project report valued cabbage used for sauerkraut at just over $3800 per acre, supporting local factory profitability.
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New York
Cincinnati
Huntley Project
Billings
Dillon
Montana 1924 metals production totals
Montana produced gold valued at 2 006 800 dollars and silver worth 8 951 200 dollars yielding 13 379 000 ounces. Copper output reached 250 182 000 pounds valued at 32 478 000 dollars. Lead amounted to 37 712 000 pounds worth 3 035 800 dollars and zinc 123 000 000 pounds valued at 7 761 300 dollars for 1924.
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Montana
Forgiveness as Core Spirit of Christian Faith
The text centers on the Christian idea that Jesus offers continual forgiveness of sins and that the glory of Christianity lies in conquering by forgiveness. It emphasizes ongoing pardon as a defining theme of faith and practice.
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Jesus
Minstrel Vaudeville Planned by Beaverhead Legion
Arrangements under Beaverhead post of the American Legion for the annual minstrel and vaudeville show on March 11 and 12 are rapidly progressing. Francis Tonney will lead the new orchestra, Terry Browning returns with the blackface troupe, and a chorus is being formed with new costumes and scenic effects planned. James McCollum is stage manager with helpers, Frank Ashworth handles costumes, Morton Elliott lighting, and Lambert Eljel programs. Walter Jones oversees planning as the busy manager of the 1925 production, with strong community anticipation and a likely full theatre both nights.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
Francis Tonney
Terry Browning
Terry
James McCollum
Joseph Fuller
Fred Chapman
Tom Sillers
Frank Ashworth
Morton Elliott
Lambert Eljel
Henry Wyatt
Walter Jones
Dillon
Montana Sheepmen Feed 432000 More Sheep This Winter
Montana sheepmen plan to feed 432000 additional sheep this winter compared with last year. The update signals increased livestock handling and fodder demand amid ongoing herd management.
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Montana
Montana butter output rises sharply 1923 to 1924
Montana creamery records show butter production increasing from 11 million pounds in 1923 to 15 million pounds in 1924, signaling a strong expansion in dairy industry demand and processing capacity within the year.
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Montana
Federal surveyors to map water-grade highway route
Federal surveyors plan to study a water grade highway from Missoula to Spokane to establish an all winter route to the coast. The project aims to create a year round coastal connection by grading and surveying the potential route.
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Missoula
Spokane
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the Tribune
George Howard
Safe
Missoula—State University
Basin
Hattie Ferguson
Shelby—Johnson
Signal Hill
Kevin-Sunburst
Cat Creek
Cyanide Gold Company
Scout Mountain
Miles City
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Scobey
United States
E. L. Hurley
Mars
Earth
Sauerkraut Factory
Mrs. Wilson
PTE
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Central Presbyterian Church
Washington
Chamberlain
Edward McCullough
Lindy
Mrs Scott
Paris
U. S
Citron
Hague
Legion Minstrel
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