Montana Inventions Highlighted in Patent Grants
Montana report lists new patents granted in the past year including a flat tire signal, sink cleaning apparatus, stovepipe lock, towel holder, and a prospecting machine with inventors from Townsend to Butte. Grasshopper invasion near Kalispell prompts county agent to mobilize Polson merchants to collect bran and arsenic for control efforts.
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Montana
Washington
Homer L. Brisbin
Townsend
David D. Getman
Minneapolis
J. P. Sternhagen
Glasgow
Mont
Eugene Elliott
Helena
Edward C. Henry
Missoula
Thomas J. Sherman
Billings
Joseph Wisniewski
Butte
Kalispell
C. A. Bush
Rowan
Horte
Bush
Polson
Montana appropriation items in sundry civil bill
Washington dispatch reports house and senate conferees agreed on Montana projects in the sundry civil appropriations bill including Glacier National Park roads 115000 Bozeman fish hatchery 7500 Huntley reclamation 171000 Milk River 330000 Sun River 128000 lower Yellowstone 38000.
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Helena
Washington Dispatch
Tto
the Independent
House
Senate
Montana
Glacier National Park
Bozeman
Huntley
Milk River
Sun River
Lower Yellowstone
Milwaukee railroad official F E Willard found dead in room
Coroner takes charge after the body of F E Willard division superintendent is found in his room last Saturday morning. Authorities cannot determine the cause of death by suicide but believe despondency and temporary mental imbalance may have contributed.
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Missoula
F. E. Willard
Milwaukee Railroad
Willard
Co Operation Urged by Montana Railroad Commission
Helena Montana shippers are urged to load freight cars to maximum capacity regardless of regulations in a Montana railroad commission letter dated Friday. The commission says this will help roads handle more traffic and ease terminal congestion.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Railroad Commission
Farmers Seek Hail Insurance After Severe Storms
Melstone reports widespread interest in hail insurance after a heavy rain and hail storm flooded basements in Musselshell and Delphia. The storm damaged Milwaukee tracks in several locations, spurring farmer concerns and demand for coverage.
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Musselshell
Delphia
Milwaukee Tracks
Paper Changes Hands in Stevensville Local News
J R Faulds, editor owner of the Northwest Tribune, leases the paper and plant to W M Dynes. Dynes, a Bitter Root valley resident for three years, has taken charge and aims to deliver a first class Stevensville newspaper.
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Stevensville
J. R. Faulds
The
Northwest Tribune
W. M. Dynes
Bitter Root Valley
Dynes
Dr King's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds
Medical advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as a remedy for coughs bronchial troubles and throat irritation. It claims to loosen phlegm kill germs and quickly break up colds with antiseptic properties and is suitable for both children and adults. Advertises a 50 cent bottle at druggists.
Bond for School Building Vote in Park County
Park county taxpayers approved a $68,000 bond issue to add to the high school building. About one third of registered voters cast ballots, with plans to finish the new addition by the fall term opening.
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Livingston
Park County
Woman Fireman in Livingston First for State
A woman is believed to be the first female fireman in the state, now assigned to a switch engine in the Northern Pacific railroad yards at Livingston.
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Livingston
Northern Pacific Railroad
Great Falls Flour Mill Reaches Production Milestone
The new flour mill at Great Falls described as one of the finest in the northwest reports a successful trial run and now produces flour at a rate of 1,500 barrels per day.
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Great Falls
Northwest
Pioneer woman Mary Sarah Harn linked to state land claim
Mrs. Sarah J. Harn of Miles City, age 75, is noted as the first woman in the state to file on land. She is also recognized as the mother of the first white child born in the state.
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Sarah J. Harn
Lves
Miles City
Security State Bank
Liberty
Sheridan county funds $1000 for state fair exhibit
Plentywood reports Sheridan county commissioners allocated 1000 dollars for the county exhibit at the Montana State fair this year.
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Plentywood
Sheridan County
Montana
Kickapoo Worm Killer Candy Tablet Ad
Worms drain a child’s strength and vitality, making them dull and listless. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a mildly laxative candy tablet that children enjoy, kills worms, and helps kids grow strong again. Available at all druggists for 25 cents. Adv. ce.
Bear hunter sets Bitter Root killing record in two days
Thomas Holloway a pioneer hunter in Stevensville establishes a new Bitter Root valley bear killing record by killing four bears in the same spot over two days.
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Stevensville
Bitter Root
Thomas Holloway
Plentiful Gas Tractors Drive Plowing on Fort Peck Reserve
On Fort Peck reservation agricultural activity intensified since January 1 1917 with 250 gas tractors unloaded between Culbertson and Nashua. Overall there are an estimated 400 to 500 tractors on the reservation. Tractors often run 24 hours daily in the plowing season, leaving furrows one to two miles long without a turn.
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Fort Peck
Culbertson
Nashua
Smelting Plant Adopts Employee Liberty Bond Plan
Helena The American Smelting and Refining company has implemented a program allowing workers at its East Helena plant to purchase liberty loan bonds with a weekly payment of one dollar. Initial response is described as very encouraging.
Charges Dropped Against School Officials in Boulder Case
The state board of charities and corrections exonerates the superintendent and teachers of the Boulder school for detectives after a discharged teacher’s charges alleging pedagogical inefficiency. The report concludes no wrongdoing by the educators.
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Helena
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Boulder
Livingston Banker Secures Temp Restraining Order Over Bond Sale
James A. Murray a Butte banker has obtained a temporary restraining order preventing Livingston from completing the sale of a 225000 bond issue to Montana for a municipal water plant. Murray owns the water system supplying the city.
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Livingston
James A. Murray
Butte
State of
Montana
Murray
Court Terms Postponed to September in Montana District
Judge George M. Bourquin continued all cases set for the June term of the federal court in Billings. The cases will be heard at the next regular term in September as farmers are needed in the fields to aid the food program.
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Billings
George M. Bourquin
Federal
Bowel Remedies Highlighted By Indian Missionary
A Des Moines lecture quoted an Indian missionary who fell ill in the Indian interior and credited Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life. He said the remedy is used successfully in India as both a preventive and cure for cholera and touted it for milder bowel complaints here. Sold by City Drug Store.
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India
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Public testimonial for Chamberlain tablets
Mrs. C. E. Riley of Ilion New York declares six months of use with great benefit from Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion. The City Drug Store offers Chamberlain's Tablets for sale.
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C. E. Riley
Ilion
N. Y
Lewistown Sunday closing agreement declared off
Merchants who used the pact to close all stores at six on Saturdays had it declared off on Monday. Big stores may still choose to keep the agreement.
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Lewistown
Chamberlain's Tablets Endorsement by Wellsburg Druggist
S H Murphy a Wellsburg New York druggist praises Chamberlain's Tablets as the most satisfactory stomach trouble and constipation remedy he has sold in thirty four years of drug store service. Sold at City Drug Store.
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S. H. Murphy
Wellsburg
N. Y
Spy Suspect Used Aliases in Helena and Butte
Federal authorities seek Hermoine Hasser, posing in Helena and Butte as a backer for a moving picture company, as a German spy. He has disappeared, and papers seized among his effects are said to show he is an officer in the German army.
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Helena
Hermoine Hasser
Butte
Moving Picture Company
Sloan's Ointment Promise Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's ointment as fast relief for muscle soreness from unusual work or strain. It claims easy application without rubbing, non staining, and penetration to ease rheumatism gout lumbago grippe bruises stiffness backache and other external pains, priced 25 cents at any druggist.
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Sloan
New York Medical Journal
Medical Journal
Plan Fails to Sell Dahl and Anderson Store
The proposed cooperative company to operate Dahl and Anderson under the Rochdale plan has fallen through and the store will not be sold at present.
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Dahl & Anderson
Co-Operative
Rochdale
Forethought and a Remedy Save Big Expenses
E W Archer of Caldwell Ohio notes that his family has used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy for years and always takes it on extended visits. City Drug Store advertises sales of the product.
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E. W. Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Chamberlain
City Drug Store
Portland Union Stock Market Report Sees Strong Sales
North Portland June 6 cattle market active with prices up to 25 cents higher. Best beef steers 9.75 to 10.25, fair to good 9 to 9.50, common 6 to 7.5. Hogs down with prime dogs at 15.70, pigs 13 to 14. Sheep demand steady with spring lambs 13.5 to 13.75 and heavy shorn ewes 9 to 9.75. Demand remains very good. prices on a strong basis.
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North
Portland
Willamette Valley
California
Dr Kings New Life Pills promote regular bowels
This ad touts Dr. Kings New Life Pills as a mild laxative that regulates bowel movements and relieves congested intestines without griping. It claims improved health and energy after taking a pill before bed and notes a 25 cent price at druggists.
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Jr. King
Dr. King
Signs of Reform in Transit Habits
A Richmond Times-Dispatch note observes changes in daily routines with a focus on personal habits. It highlights a man named Binks and contrasts his past frugality with a newer, more businesslike morning behavior including buying a newspaper rather than reading the neighbor’s.
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Binks
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Adler-i-ka Miracle Cure Advertised for Digestive Ailments
The ad claims a merchant’s wife suffered severe stomach trouble and could eat only toast fruit and hot water. A single spoonful of Adler-i-ka with buckthorn bark glycerine allegedly relieves constipation sour stomach gas and prevents appendicitis. Potts the druggist endorses the product as the quickest-acting remedy ever sold.
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Potts
For Sale Old Newspapers for Home Use Tribune Office
Classified notice offers old newspapers for sale suitable for carpet backing and other domestic uses. Advertises at the Tribune office.
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Tribune
Mill Point school entertains with baskets and dance
Bannack June 4. The Mill Point district No. 34 entertainment at C. M. Hansers home drew about seventy five attendees from Dillon and Big Hole basin. Baskets sold for 77.75 to fund school needs while pupil performances and a lively auction highlighted the evening.
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Mill Point
C. M. Hansers
Dillon
Big Hole Basin
Ira Sanders
Almon Glidewell
Myrl Hansen
the Shoemaker
Dolly
Hazel Jacobson
Ruth Tash
Esther Knoll
Special Representative Magnus Announces New Mutual Life Office
T Magnus announces his office move to the Phillips block room 3 formerly used by Judge Poin dexter Co Baltimore. The notice identifies Magnus as Special Representative for the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York.
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Phillips Block
T. Magnus
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
N. Y
The Curtis Hospital and Residence Mentioned
The fragment mentions Curtis Hospital on South Washington Street and the Kingsbury residence, noting Mrs. Helena E. Curtis, R.N. 42 ft.
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South
Washington Street
Kingsbury
Helena E. Curtis
R.N
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A. L. Stone
W. A. Graeter
Cashier
Portland Union Stock Market
Astounding Report
Oew B. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Kupfer Drug Co
America
State Bank
C. C. Thornton
Pearl J. Smith
C. F. Bailey
Mill Point School
Pop
Valley Forge
Baltimore
Curtis Hospital
Fisk
Sheppard & Ditty
Dillon Lima Auto & Welding Co
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