Dillon social notes and local ads from a Montana paper
Personal visits and greetings from Bedrock to Dillon plus lists of local merchants Hughes McCaleb and Dart Hardware. Notices include church events, New Year greetings, a $50 phonograph prize, and health ads for Buckeye Pile Ointment and One Minute Cough Cure. Frequent names: Mrs Dave Robb, Miss Jennie MacKenzie, P M Sweeney, D F Reinhardt, J W Morton, Williams Drug, J Clark son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
M. E. Church
Dillon
al. E. Graeter
Argenta
Hughes & McOslebin
Dave Robb
Frank Powers
Butte Eyes Bold Plans Amid Local News Waves
The paper reports Butte plans to burn a detention hospital and erect a new one, with an inaugural ball at Helens next Monday. Helena hosts a bustling election season while Missoula fears a diphtheria outbreak and a new coal boom forms around Koalispell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Helens
Janu
Shooting Match at New Year Draws Top Marksmen
A New Year shooting contest at the rifle range near the courthouse attracted many of the nation's best riflemen. OC W Scott led by several points to win first prize a dressed steer half. F Thompson took second prize a hind quarter. Third place went to Stoller Srahl and Kaiser tied for third with a fore quarter. Stahl won the final contest and Herbert Selway earned fourth prize ten pounds of sausage. No turkeys ducks or chickens were shot for as interest focused on the four prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
F-Thompson
Stoller
Srahl
Kaiser
Stahl
Herbert Selway
Lane's Tea Promises Digestive Health and Beauty
An advertisement touts Lane's Tea as a daily bowel stimulant and indigestion cure, claiming blood purification and complexion improvement with a good appetite. Priced at 250 and 50c a package, sold by City Drug Store. It notes caution about feeding liquids in cold weather and suggests candy from granulated sugar as safe for large cakes over frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Store
Lane's Tea advertised as a laxative and digestive aid
A vintage advertisement touts Lane's Tea as a remedy that improves complexion drives the yellow from the eye and maintains healthy kidneys. The copy urges readers to buy a 25 cent package at City Drug and try it tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
City Drug Atore
Absorbent Use Advises Against Diarrhea Risk
A medical note warns that keeping adequate absorbent material over the shoster is essential to soak moisture. Insufficient absorbent material may lead to diarrhea or exacerbate moisture-related issues.
Celery Nerve Compound Promoted by City Drug Store
An old advertisement touts Lachty's Celery Nerve Compound as an invaluable specific for female complaints and diseases arising from an impure state of the blood. The product is held for sale by City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Store
Lichty
Deaf Woman Sets Off Yelling Frenzy at Grocery Counter
A grocer recalls a deaf customer requiring him to shout for half an hour. An insistent visitor, Mr. Ohboy, demanded salutes and bowing, prompting a loud exchange that revealed the grocer’s inability to lower his voice. The column ends with ads for Lichty’s Celery Nerve Compound and Dr King’s New Life Pills and a note on Methodism’s church counts.
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Oh- Boy
Mr. Black
Tam
Couhktrt
Sherman’s Headache Cure Promises Fast Relief
Anecdotal ad claiming one dose cures headaches and neuralgia. Pills sold for 250 and 10c a box at City Drug store. The blurb accompanies a counterfeit consumer warning about a milk distributor skimming milk on top and bottom, cited from the Chicago Daily News.
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Sherman
City Drug Store
West Side
Chicago Daily News
Kemp's Balsam for throat and lungs advertised
Daily and nightly promotion for Kemp's Balsam claims it is the most successful cough remedy for coughs croup bronchitis whooping cough asthma and consumption. Sold by City Drug Store with 25 and 50 cent bottles and a free sample bottle offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
City Drag Store
Handsome bound books shown for holiday trade
The Tribune store displays a selection of bound books touted as the handsomest line in the city for holiday trade. The promo notes people deride what is not possessed and mock what is unclear, but the display emphasizes quality and variety for the season.
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Tle Tribune
Cascarets Candy Cathartic and a Pubic Health Note
An ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure or money back, promising relief from constipation and liver sluggishness with a 10 cent price and free sample. A brief note from St. Louis Republic describes worker bees nursing larvae before they mature.
Howella Health Claims and Bibliographic Note
An advertising snippet touts Cascar ets with claims of bowel health and painless relief, prompting readers to start with 10 cents. It also notes 428 James L. Whitney as Boston Public Library head and lists linguistic fluency and a Ticknor Catalogue of Spanish Literature among his works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Whitney
Boston Public Library
Ticknor
Quinine Cure Promises Quick Relief In Capsule Form
Krause's Cold Cure capsules claim to cure the deepest cold within 24 hours without interrupting work. The pills are described as pleasant to take and refreshing during use, priced at 25 cents and sold by City Drug Store. Count Tolstoi recovers from illness and resumes revisions of his Resurrection proofs. an American edition is expected before next autumn.
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Williams’ Drug Store
Presbyterian Church
Ballard
Williams
William Willard
Jackson
M. E. Church
Stevensville
Koalispell
Butte Oil Company
F. W. Stevenson
Doc” Woodside
Melrose
W.A. Clark, Jr
Mabel Foster
Butte
W. A. Clark, Jr
Senator Clark
Miss Foster
Montana
Young
Alex
Beaver
Burlington
Iowa
George Anderson
Henry Staebler
Silver Bow County
Joseph Richards
Richards
Peter Sherman
North Stratford
N. H
L. J. Williams
Dr. King
Krause
City Drug Store
Count Tolstoi
Letter of Thanks for Love's Tea Clears Skin
Mrs M E Tirostas reports two weeks of Love's Tea use clears facial pimples and redness, calling complexion mirror bright and skin white. The note lists address 27234 Oak St and City Drug Store as seller. William Dean Howells praised for both pencil and pen by readers and critics.
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Portnam
O. F. Woodward
M. E. Tirostas
Oak St
City’ Drug Store
William Dean Howells
Thackeray
Acker's Blood Elixir Sold at Central Pharmacy
Advertises Acker's Blood Elixir claiming to cure blood diseases and improve appearance. Promotes a ponitive guarantee and lists J. Williams' Central Pharmacy as the seller.
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UL. J. Williams
Central Pharmacy
Menelys Dynamic Cures Colds Overnight Says Endorsements
A set of testimonial notices from 1900 touts Menelys Dynamic Tablets as a rapid cure for colds and coughs. Included are quotes from a former congressman Baronay Henry and other San Francisco residents, claiming quick relief after taking the pills and noting where to buy them.
Also Mentioned on This Page
San Francisco
Cal
J. D. Callahan
Bedrock
Dart Hardware Co
Hughes & McCaleb
Jennie MacKenzie
Minnesota
P. M. Sweeney
Sheep Creek Basin
D.F. Reinhardt
Indianapolis
Mexico
Baptist Church
Twentieth Century
Mise Florence Wickham
Anaconda
D. B. Barton
Episcopal Church
Dan OsHahan
M. F. Howe
Bannack
Anna Hart
Ms. Reinhardt
Jack Clarkson
Bald Mountain
Idaho
DeWitt
Mae Rich
Chinook
M. Stolle
Brother Joseph
Charles Sharkey
Simon Murray
Old Mexico
Edna Squire
Lizzie Jones
White
T. W. Poindexter, Jr
Helena
Tabler
William’s
Harry Allen
Co. E
Idaho Falls
Oregon
Mr. Allen
H. Robinson
Hillsborough
Bucklen
Missoula
Hobart
W. G. van Emen
Sister’s
Peter Dempsey
DeWitt’s
Montana Josane Sassylum
Beaverhead County
M. E
M.E
Washington
Corcoran Art Gallery
Josh
Seta
New York
Japan
Siebren
London
England
Methodist Church
Wwe
St. Louis Republic
Menel
Menory
Self
Nome
Capitaljet
Washington Street
Post
Inland Drug CO
Catarre
BLY Brothers
Warren Street
Alius Witt
Canova
Dak
J. C, Ayer
Lowell, Mass
Jersey
Belflower Apples
Dillon Cash
Pam. Thorp
Tribune
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