Milwaukee brakeman survives 35 freight cars fall in Baker incident
Miles City reports major derailment drama as Raymond Miles, a Milwaukee brakeman, fell between moving freight cars after losing his lantern in fog. He suffered a torn kneecap and bruises but lived. In Livingston, Jamieson Coal dissolves its partnership due to new regulations and the fuel board’s pricing on inferior coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Guy Raymor
Milwaukee
Baker
Livingston
Jamieson Coal Company
Land Opened for Settlement Near Great Falls
Approximately 7 009 acres east and north of Bynum in Teton county will be opened for homestead entry on February 21 1918. The approved plat of survey for fractional township 26 N range 8 W M M covering sections 7 8 9 16 17 18 19 20 29 3 31 and 32 has been received and will be filed enabling entry at 9 o'clock a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Bynum
Teton County
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
M. M
No Scarcity of Seed Wheat Predicted by Montana Mills Manager
C R McClare manager of the Montana Flour Mills says there will be no seed wheat shortage next spring. He returned from the east with W N Smith and notes government action will ensure supplies. Federal agents will survey the northwest soon to assess the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
C. R. McClare
Montana Flour Mills Company
W. N. Smith
Northwest
Lagripe and cold woes prompt remedy claim
A reader from Henderson Kentucky reports three weeks of lagrippe and general malaise before using Foley's Honey and Tar. The druggist Potts adds that the product helped a daughter recover, suggesting its effectiveness against flu like symptoms in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrippe
Lizzie Tyles
Henderson
Foley
Potts
Tax rule on compensation payments under recovery law
Dave Marks deputy United States revenue collector says compensation received for injuries must be declared as income on tax schedules. The rule also covers accident insurance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Marks
United States Revenue Collector
Marks
Grain safe from cold spell said by experts in Bozeman
Agricultural authorities in Bozeman report the current cold snap will not harm grain. They note grains did not grow well during the unusually warm winter, and winter killing is not expected this season. The main risk would be a chinook wind with dry air drying and cracking exposed roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Newsboys Wear Badges in Anaconda
Newsboys in Anaconda must wear white tags on their coat lapels to show authorization by the police and the sanitary department to sell papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Sanitary Department
Jitney Offer for Foley Remedies Trial Package
An advertiser urges readers to mail five cents with their name and address to Foley Co in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets for coughs colds and croup offered by Potts the druggist with a small slip envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
Imo
Man Loses Foot in Chouteau Blizzard Travel
John Martinez lost his right foot and left toe due to freezing while traveling from Choteau toward a distant camp. He and Clifford Garcit, with another companion, lost their way amid blinding snow and wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chouteau
John Martinez
Martinez
Clifford Garcit
Choteau
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Proves Most Effectual
Advertised as highly effective Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised by J R Moore of Lost Valley Go for curing hacking coughs and colds after taking several bottles. Available at Guy Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Moore
Lost Valley
Guy Drug Store
Ime
Labor survey to study Montana farm labor needs
E. L. Currier of Bozeman, federal farm help agent, will begin a statewide survey of Montana farm labor demands for 1918. He notes a severe labor shortage and plans to organize each county to efficiently manage incoming workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
E. L. Currier
Montana
Currier
Montana Hosts Western Lumber Dealers Convention
Fifteen hundred lumber dealers from ten northwestern states will attend the annual convention of the Montana Retail Lumbermen's Association and the Lumbermen's Mutual Society in Great Falls from February 7 to 9. This marks Montana's first hosting of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana Retail Lumbermen's “Association
Montana
Big Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Lumbermen’s Mutual Society
The Habit of Taking Cold
A brief guide suggests cold habits are breakable by a warm sponge bath on waking and sleeping with the window open. It claims you will seldom take cold and advises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure when a cold occurs, sold by City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Store
Imo
B. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ill
Old Mine Reopened Near Deer Lodge
Champion mine sixteen miles southeast of Deer Lodge in the Champion mining district will be reopened after a closing deal. The property holds a large deposit of low grade ore and some very high grade ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Champion
Champion Mining District
Croup at Midnight Well in Morning
A Bearsville, West Virginia patron reports a child with croup at midnight. The family bought Foley's Honey and Tar from Potts the druggist and the child recovered by morning. The notice urges using Foley's for coughs colds croup and grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croup
M. T. Davis
Bearsville
W. Va
Foley's
Potts
Imo
Man Loses Arm in Hog Dispute at Fort Benton
John Dade lost an arm after a confrontation over hogs trespassing on his farm. Prices Sexton, the neighbor, approached during the hogs removal and an ensuing argument escalated to gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benton
John Dade
Price Sexton
Dade
Sexton
Farmer Drowns Crossing Flooded Coulee on Milk River Trail
Henry Seaman, a farmer six miles west of Harlem on the Milk river, was drowned while attempting to cross a flooded coulee to feed cattle stranded by melting snow. Isaac Phares, who accompanied him, barely reached shore.
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Harlem
Henry Seaman
Here
Isaac Phares
Seaman
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Somerset Man's Vitality
Louis Buckner of Somerset Virginia reports relief from backache rheumatic pains stiff joints sore muscles and swollen ankles after taking Foley Kidney Pills. The ad notes the remedy helps sleep disturbed bladder ailments and praises Potts the druggist.
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Louis Buckner
Somerset
Foley
Potts
Lmo
Death Toll Rises as Scarlet Fever Strikes Markey Family
Three young sons of Mrs Hugh Markey have died here from scarlet fever. Two remaining children are confined in detention hospital with the same disease. The youngest was five, and deaths followed another son's passing just a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
dAnaconda
Hugh Markey
Foley Cathartic Tablets Endorsement by J E Haynes
J E Haynes of McAlester Oklahoma says Foley Cathartic Tablets act mildly and quickly to empty the stomach and bowels. He claims the tablets give the digestive organs a healthy action and recommends them to readers who value good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Haynes
McAlester
Okla
Potts
Lmo
Farmers Organize Northwestern Farmers Auditing Association
Farmers in Sheridan County held a Bainville meeting to form the Northwestern Farmers' Auditing association. Articles of incorporation have already been filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plentywood
Sheridan County
Bainville
Northwestern Farmers’ Auditing Association
Indigestion Remedies Urged With Chamberlains Tablets
An advice note warns that late meals cause indigestion and recommends Chamberlains Tablets to restore digestion. It claims the tablets strengthen the stomach and aid natural function with City Drug Store as the seller. A testimonial from I B Wixon of Farmers Mills endorses the product.
Co operative Cottage For Girls At Missoula
Missoula jan 15 with dean jameson hoping to open a co operative house for about sixteen girl students at the university of montana next september the plan backed by chancellor elliott and president sisson. tenants cook clean and share costs cutting living expenses while providing a social environment and guarantee by the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Jameson
University of Montana
University of Colorado
University of Iowa
Wellesley
Smith
University of Wisconsin
Elliott
Sisson
Equipment for men fighting in France during modern warfare
Lists the standard issue equipment for infantry in France including bedsack, wool clothing sets, belts, gloves, coats, shelter tent gear, and identification tags. Also details eating utensils in haversack and fighting gear such as rifle, bayonet, cartridge belt with 100 rounds, steel helmet, gas mask, and trench tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Hardships of German Soldiers' Family
The Public Information Committee translates a Leipziger Volkszeitung story about a Silesian farm bailiff ordering a soldier's wife to vacate their cottage on January 1 1918. With eight children left behind in midwinter the wife pleads amid tears as winter nears and the husband serves at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Public Information
Leipziger Volkszeitung
Upper Langenau
Silesia
Mueller
Reward Offered for Sheep Thief and Camp Robber Convictions
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Association offers a $500 reward for conviction of any sheep thief and a $250 reward for conviction of any camp robber.
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Madison National Forrest Sheep Growers’ Association
Machinery Installation for Park Milling Flour Mill
Livingston Machinery for the new Park Milling Company flour mill has arrived and is being installed. The remaining equipment is expected soon. A spur track is being built past the mill and elevator to Ballender Street for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Park Milling Company
Ballender Street
Mrs Thomas H Davis Finds Relief With Foley Kidney Pills
Montgomery Indiana resident Mrs Thomas H Davis suffered months of ailments including backache rheumatic pains and kidney trouble before trying Foley Kidney Pills. After starting use she experienced relief, with the drug advertised by Potts druggist as aiding joints and general health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Davis
Montgomery
Ind
Foley
Potts
the Deuggist
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Thrift Card
of Us
State Bank of Dillon
Grain
Chamberlain
Lumber Dealers Meeting
Imp
I. B. Wixon
Farmers Mills
N. Y
Little
Home Savings Bank
Savings Bank
THE
Bank OF Personal Service
Dillon Carriage Works
John B. Mayfield
Prop
C. W. Scott
Resler
United States
D. T. Rettig
Keytesville
Ee Ee
Union Electric Co
Bell Coal and Transfer Co
Johnson & Boone
Frank Hazelbaker
Royal Cafe
Hazelbaker
H. F. Best
Johnson & Boone's
R. R. Rathbone
Hughes and McCaleb
Tattersall's
Singer Sewing Machine
Osteopath
George Brownback
South Washington Street
Holcomb
Tribune Book Store
the Tribune Book Store
Dillon
Burfiend
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