Oysters As Watered Meat Substitute Chow Down In Great Falls
In Great Falls H M Shea reports oysters sold in markets contain excess water raising prices per quart. A seal was found unbroken in one case but water was measured. federal law requires solid pack. Arrests in Butte and a shooting attempt in Poplar involve attorney George Ericson. Also an ad promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets for digestive issues.
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Great Falls
H. M. Shea
State Board of Health
Shea
Butté
Montana Soldier Inventor Develops Ammunition Free Big Gun Practice
Private Walter Olander of the 164th infantry now in France reports to his brother A. C. Olander of Billings about a device that records hits while practicing with large guns without live ammunition. The War Department is testing it. He also designed a nonbreaking rifle firing pin now in use in his company.
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Montana
Billings
Walter Olander
164Th Infantry
France
A. C. Olander
War Department
Olander
Metal Workers Idle in Great Falls Strike
About 150 metal trades workers idle due to a strike order from the Metal Trades council. Some workers still receive the council’s demanded scale while others are not. The council and the Employers' association declined comment. No arbitration negotiations are offered by either side.
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Great Falls
Metal Trades
The
Metal Trades Council
Employers’ Association
Chamberlains Tablets Claim Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement notes that a bad taste indicates digestion trouble and a dose of Chamberlains Tablets will correct the disorder while gently moving the bowels. It praises the medicine as one of the best, promotes City Drug Store as where to obtain it.
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City Drug Store
Gas for Soft Drinks Opens Montana Gas Plant
Operations start at the Montana Liquid Gas plant the only facility of its kind between the Mississippi and Pacific coast in the northern tier. A shipment of liquid carbonic gas was sent to Great Falls the same day. The plant currently can produce 4,000 pounds daily with gas shipped in 50 pound tanks. Its product is used to aerate soft drinks.
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Billings
Montana Liquid Gas Company
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Great Falls
Want Peas Planted In Bozeman Farm Appeal
A local Bozeman canning company calls on farmers within five miles to plant at least ten acres of peas this year. It has four threshing machines and will thresh for free, returning vines as silage. The company guarantees 40 percent of the peas to soldiers.
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Bozeman
Kidney Pills Claim Great Benefit From Mrs. S C Small
A Clayton New Mexico woman Mrs S C Small says Foley Kidney Pills have done her more good than all other medicines. The pills strengthen weak kidneys and banish sleep disturbing bladder ailments.
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S. C. Small
Clayton, N. M
Foley
Fatal handcar collision near Upton claims two Sheridan men
George Beck was killed instantly and Dr. C A Harmon seriously injured when a handcar they rode was struck by a freight train near Upton. Harmon was thrown to the engine pilot and dragged several miles before the accident was found by the locomotive crew.
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Sheridan
George Beck
C.A. Harmon
Upton
Harmon
Great Northern to Install Automatic Block Signals
Great Northern railroad will install automatic block signals between Summit and Columbia Falls and Stryker and Rexford. Signals placed ahead and behind trains will block tracks and prevent unauthorized trains from entering the line, aiming to reduce railroad accidents.
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Whitefish
Great Northern
Summit
Columbia Falls
Stryker
Rexford
Man Claims Mayr's Remedy Healed Stomach Ailments
Dillon describes two years of stomach pains belching sour fluids and coated tongue. He credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with 100 percent improvement and urges others to try it. The ad claims the preparation removes intestinal mucus and inflammation and offers a money back guarantee. Potts druggist sells it.
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Dillon
Mayr
Potts
Paroled Man Sent Back To Prison For Wheat Theft
Harlan Quinn a Belt native aged 24 and paroled from the state penitentiary was sent back to prison for a term of two to four years after pleading guilty before Judge Tattan to stealing a wagonload of wheat valued at 141 dollars from A. M. Robertson at Fort Benton.
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Fort Benton
Harlan Quinn
Belt
State
Almost a Young Man Again
E. R. Whitehorse of Norfolk Virginia reports relief after a year of suffering from kidney trouble by using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad claims the pills strengthen kidneys relieve sleep disturbances backache rheumatic pains and stiffness. Available from Potts the druggist. Adv 1mo.
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E. R. Whitehorse
Norfolk
Potts
Harlem Restaurant Worker Defrauds With Worthless Checks
Glen R. Welch, once cook at the Grand restaurant, passed worthless checks for liberty bonds. He has since left town and is being sought by authorities.
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Harlem
Glen R. Welch
Grand
Take Children out of Danger Ad
An old ad urges immediate action to remove a child from danger on railroad tracks and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as relief for coughs and croup. It notes the product contains no opiates and is for sale by Potts, the druggist.
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Foley
Potts
Advimo
Henry Kurtz Promotes Montana Land Deals During Western Tour
After a 10 day trip to British Columbia Alberta Oregon and Washington Henry Kurtz aroused interest in Montana land sales. He found several prospects in northern Montana and expects many buyers from that region to visit Montana points.
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Chester
British Columbia
Alberta
Oregon
Washington
Henry Kurtz
Montana
Montana Points
County Aid Sought for Widows’ Children Pensions
Many women remarry after losing their husbands and seek county funds under a pension law for widows’ children. The effort hinges on eligibility and state rules.
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Butte
Cold remedy endorsement from City Drug Store ad
An old style advertisement promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for a bad cold. The City Drug Store features the product with a one month time frame.
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Chamberlain’s
City Drug Store
Montana Teachers Association Prepares Annual Meeting in Helena
Dr J P Rowe reports the Montana Teachers Association will hold its annual meeting in Helena the three days before Thanksgiving. He recently returned from a trip to the city where he conferred with association officers to arrange the session.
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Misaoulas
Montana Teachers’ Association
Helena
J. P. Rowe
Association
Try This for Sour Stomach
Advice for relief from sour stomach suggests eating slowly and chewing well, eating little meat and no meat at supper, and trying a Cham berlain's Tablet before bed at City Drug Store Adv-Imo.
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Chamberlain
City Drug Store
Adv-Imo
Fined for Stealing Grain
Ira Meineke and Roy Meineke of Harlem were convicted of first degree burglary for stealing flax seed and alfalfa seed. The jury set a penalty of one to three years in prison.
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Ira Meineke
Roy Meineke
Harlem
Gets-It Peel Off This Gorn
A vintage advertisement touts Gets-It as a safe effective corn and callus remedy. It claims two drops relieve pain, allow peeling with a finger, and leave the toe corn-free. Sold by druggists or direct mail from B Lawrence & Co. Chicago Illinois. Dillon also markets it via H. C. Burfiend.
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Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Dillon
H. C. Burfiend
City To Remove Billings Traction Rails
Billings city officials notify the Billings Traction company to remove car tracks and ties on Lewis avenue by March 15 or the municipality will do the work and assess the cost to the company. The firm largely ceased operations last year after street car service ended.
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Billings
Billings Traction Company
Lewis Avenue
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Sample Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to cut out the slip and mail it with five cents to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. Potts the druggist lists the sale.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
Fire in Bole district likely incendiary, arrests possible
A blaze that destroyed most of Bole's business district near the Great Northern branch is strongly suspected to be incendiary. The fire was discovered early and fought with limited means, spreading rapidly through nearby buildings.
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Chouteau
Bole
Here
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Helpful in Dillon Testimony
Mrs. J. L. Hughes of Dillon testifies in 1912 and again in 1917 that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her backache, nerve weariness, and dizziness. She notes no further need for kidney remedies since the first recommendation. Price 60c at dealers. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Dillon
J. L. Hughes
Helena Street
Doan
Ribbons and Paper for Adding Machines at Tribune Book Store
Tribune Book Store advertises ribbons and paper for adding machines. The listing promotes compatible supplies and basic essentials for business machines, inviting customers to visit the shop for related accessories and service.
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Tribune Book Store
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A. L. Stone
W. A. Graeter
Cashier
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Poplar
Jerry Dempsey
George E. Ericson
Dempsey
Ericson
Clyde Patton
Republican
Mt. Giliad
Ohio
Morrow County
Imo
C. of D.s and Savings
Security State Bank
Bank of Personal Service
Mr. Farmer
J. I. Case
H. D. Weenink
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