Montana Hearing Planned on Western Classification Rates
The Montana railroad commission will hold the state’s largest open hearing since its creation to study the western classification ruling affecting inter state shipments. An analysis showing rate increases will be distributed to shippers and associations before the proceeding. The hearing will gather testimony on intrastate and interstate rates to inform both state actions and interstate commission considerations.
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Helena
Montana Railroad Commission
Montana Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Montana
Two Doctors Said I Had Two Years to Live
Five years ago Still man Green of Malachite Col. faced a grim verdict on consumption. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for saving his life and now urges others with coughs colds or lung troubles to try the remedy. Potts druggist offers a trial bottle free with purchase.
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Stillman
Potts
Dixon replies on Fort Harrison fate amid army post plan
A letter from Joseph M. Dixon to T. C. Power discusses Secretary Stimson’s army post recommendations affecting Fort William Henry Harrison. Dixon says Congress alone can approve new posts and funding, noting no risk to Fort Harrison and criticizing the plan as creating distant, mythical posts. He cites Warren’s anger over D. A. Russell and Smoot over Fort Douglas at Salt Lake City.
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General Staff
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Mexican
Congress
Chicago
Seattle
Warren
D. A. Russell
Smoot
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake
Electric Bitters touted as eczema cure by Dr Curtiss
Dr J T Curtiss of Dwight Kansas proclaims electric bitters cures eczema and even cured himself. The ad claims it purifies blood and aids liver kidneys and digestion, addressing eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils and running sores. Priced at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by Potts druggist.
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J. T. Curtiss
Dwight
Kan
Druggs&t
Death From Hay Fork Accident at Wells Remicks Barn
H C Shaw, about 50, died after a double pronged unloading hay fork fell from a gable at Wells Remicks livery barn in Ranchester Wyo. One prong entered his neck and passed downward. He was exiting the barn and may have touched a trip rope. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Plains
Gable
Wells & Remicks
H. C. Shaw
Ranchester
Wyo
Pork Market Expansion Report At Twin Bridges
Local farmers have sold about 5000 dollars worth of dressed pork since December and expect a similar amount more before May 1. The total marks a sharp rise from last year’s marketing.
Tornado Kills Seven in Lincoln Jefferson and Arkansas Counties
Seven people died and more than twenty were injured as a tornado struck areas including Lincoln Jefferson and Arkansas counties late Sunday. The worst damage was near Almyra in the prairie and fire lands of Arkansas.
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Lincoln
Jefferson
Arkansas
Almyra
Prairie and Fire
Sheep Poisoner At Work In Great Falls
Great Falls reports a suspected poisoning of 3000 Long Bros. sheep on Box Elder creek near Highwood road. Herder Abraham Cosmo woke to gunfire, was locked in, and 40 sheep lay dead with others suffering effects by daybreak. Fred I. Long investigated and brought details to town.
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Great Falls
Long Bros
Fred I. Long
Box Elder Creek
Highwood
Abraham Cosmo
Cosmo
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for children’s skin ills
An old advertisement promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for eczema rashes tetter chafings and minor injuries in children claiming rapid healing and safety. It notes boils ulcers piles and other sores respond to the salve and sells for 26 cents at Potts the druggist.
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Potts
Dentist Dr Charles Lord Grows Mint On Ten Acres Near Manhattan
Dr Charles Lord plans to plant about ten acres of mint this summer near Manhattan. He says distilling is simple and handling costs are low. with oil selling at 2.75 dollars per pound, the crop could net about 250 dollars per acre. One man can manage the entire 10-acre tract.
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Manhattan
Charles Lord
Lord
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promises Quick Cough Relief
A Cold, La Grippe, Then Pneumonia is too often the fatal sequence, and coughs that hang on weaken the system and lower the vital resistance. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is a reliable medicine that stops the cough promptly by healing the cause, soothes the inflamed air passages, and checks the cold. Keep always on hand. Refuse substitutes. Potts, the druggist. 1m.
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Foley
Montana newspaper man dies at Lewistown
Dudley Axtel a Montana newspaper man aged about 40 died in hospital on February 24 after illness. He had come from Stanford for treatment and previous posts included Whitehall Stafford. He was unmarried and his mother lives in Michigan. The Elks will handle funeral arrangements.
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Lewistown
Dudley’ Axtel
Stanford
Whitehall
Stafford
Michigan
the Elks
Mill Nears Completion at Rochester Gold Coin Plant
The Gold Coin mill at Rochester, delayed by construction, is nearly finished and a trial run is planned in about two weeks. A dewatering pump for the mine has been ordered and is expected to control the water issue effectively.
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Rochester
Nineteenth Miles a Second Without a Jar
An old time ad promotes Dr King's New Life Pills claiming they move the body to health with no griping or distress. The note contrasts space speed with natural ease and advertises a 25 cent price at Potts, the druggist.
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Space
Upton Sinclair Defends Help for Poor at New York Convention
Upton Sinclair argued against the idea that aiding the poor would disrupt natural selection. He contrasted a swamp ecology example with a moral call to drain the swamp and improve conditions, insisting compassion preserves the fit in a wholesome society.
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Upton Sinclair
New York
Tornado Toll Near Shreveport Racks Up Dead and Injured
Eight people died and about fifty were injured when a tornado struck the western outskirts of Shreveport Louisiana last week. The dead included several Black residents, and a two year old child of A J Manheim who perished when his home was demolished. No damage occurred within Shreveport city limits.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
A. J. Manheim
Postal Carelessness Reflects Mail System Strain
The Washington Star warns that about ten thousand pieces of mail fail to reach their destinations each year due to illegible addresses improper wrappings and missing sender information. The piece notes losses risks tragedies and comical misfires in the vast postal flow.
Park staff to relocate Yellowstone beavers to multiple national parks
Interior officials order trapping of beaver colonies in Yellowstone and shipping to Glacier Sequoi General Grant Yosemite Platt Mount Rainier Wind Cave and Hot Springs Arkansas. Additional funds will send colonies to Crater Lake and Syllis Hill parks when available.
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Yellowstone National Park
Department of the Interior
Glacier, Sequoi
General Grant
Yosemite
Platt
Mount Rainer
Wind Cave
Hot Springs Reservation
Arkansas
Crater Lake
Syllis Hill
Rerall Hair Tonic Promises Cure and Refund Guarantee
A historic advertisement touts Rexall 98 and Rexall 03 Hair Tonic as the best scalp remedies. It claims resorcin and Beta Napthol destroy germs, restore scalp health, and promote hair growth with alcohol as a stimulant. The manufacturer guarantees a cure for dandruff and baldness, offering refunds if unsatisfied.
Molasses as Horse Feed Across Global Trials
The Farmers' Cyclopedia reports molasses fed to 400 Fiji horses with up to 80 pounds daily, but 15 pounds daily with bran and greens proved effective. Copenhagen Milk Supply notes 3 pounds molasses equals 4 pounds oats. Trials in France, Holland, the US, Louisiana mules, and Berns' tests show molasses is nutritious, easily digested, aids digestion, and allows safe oats to molasses transition. Porto Rico notes 13 to 15 pounds grass for a 1000 pound horse.
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Cyclopedia of Agriculture
Fiji Islands
Copenhagen Milk Supply Company
France
Holland
United States
Louisiana
Berns
Porto Rico
Griffin
Weather pioneer Captain Townsend dies at 75
Captain Theodore F. Townsend, renowned weather expert and inventor of many delicate instruments used by the Weather Bureau, died last week at age 75. His work advanced meteorological observation and forecasting nationwide.
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Theodore F. Townsend
Weather Bureau
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