Miner John Peterson Found Frozen Near Summit Virginia City
In Summit near Alder gulch Montana a miner named John Peterson was found dead in two feet of snow after a weeklong exposure. He left his wife and infant during a trip to Virginia City and attempted a shortcut home, his tracks showing repeated falls and a circular route before collapse.
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Virginia City
Summit
John Peterson
Peterson
Kearsarge
Alder Gulch
Jessie Morgan
Brown's Gulch
Stillman Green Recovers After Two Doctors Predicted Death
Rebels Attack of Death. Five years ago two doctors told me I had only two years to live. Still aman Green of Malachite Col. credits Dr King’s New Discovery for saving his life. He says the throat and lung cure cheated the grave and urges others with coughs and lung troubles to try it. Potts druggist offers a free trial bottle and sells 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes.
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Stillaman Green
Malachite
Col
Potts
Building Boom in the Gallatin Valley
Bozeman reports a broad building boom among Gallatin valley farmers. Leading farmers, real estate men, and lumber dealers cite new farm residences, barns, granaries, machine houses and other durable structures as proof of prosperity. Notable builders include Frank House and Gene Buckley. Amsterdam sees a new lumber yard and several homes under construction.
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Bozeman
Gallatin Valley
Frank House
Y. Yoma
John H. Bos
Gene Buckley
Will V. Callantine
Amsterdam
Camp Creek
Electric Bitters touted as cure for eczema in Kansas doctor notes
Dr J T Curtiss of Dwight Kansas endorses Electric Bitters as a cure for eczema and other skin ailments and claims personal recovery. The drug is described as a blood purifier that boosts liver kidney and bowel function, expels poisons and aids digestion with a 50 cent price and Potts druggist guarantee.
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J. T. Curtiss
Dwight
Kan
Potts
Box Car Robber Langworthy Dies in Glasgow Murder Case
Glasgow dispatch reports John Langworthy died after a confrontation with Bartle Hayfield during arrest for box car plundering on the Great Northern. Hayfield wounded in the leg remains in jail, as does John Hayfield. Sheriff Stephens uncovered large amounts of loot at the Hay field homes and ranch. Further arrests expected as thefts extended over a long period.
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Butte
Glasgow
John Langworthy
Bartle Hayfield
Great Northern
Hayfield
John Hayfield
Stephens
Hay
Northern Montana eyes new counties under state law
Great Falls area sees push to create Marias county from Teton north of the Marias and a western strip of Hill county with Shelby as seat. Valley county would split into three with Malta and Culbertson as seats, and Merino county proposed from parts of Meagher Fergus Sweet Grass Musselshell with Harlowtown as seat.
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Great Falls
Hill
Merino
Harlowtown
Made 300 an Acre on Montana Farm
John Blewett of Montana told Billings business leaders at a chamber luncheon that sugar beets yield profit of 100 dollars per acre on his Fromberg area farm in the Clark Fork valley. He cited harvesting 107 bushels of oats from land once deemed worthless and praised Montana fruit for commercial viability with ideal soil sun and climate.
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Billings
Fromberg
Clark Fork
John Blewett
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
Judgment Against Montana Revenue Gold Mining Company
Virginia City court issues two foreclosure judgments in favor of Samuel Newhouse over Richmond flat mining claims near Norris. One total $33,400 plus $1,000 attorney fee and $7.50 costs. the other $90,494.84 plus $41 attorney fee and $7.50 costs. Defendant admitted facts through Salt Lake attorney C C Parsons. V F Stewart represented Newhouse.
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Virginia City Times
Samuel Newhouse
Salt Lake
Montana Revenue Gold Mining Company
Richmond Flat
Norris
C. C. Parsons
V. Stewart
Virginia City
Newhouse
Inheritance Tax Law Question Before Montana Supreme Court
Heirs challenge a Custer county tax on the $10,000 estate of W. S. Gilmore arguing the law taxes only amounts over 7500 per heir while the county taxes the total value. The case requests Supreme Court review of Judge Lanner's allowance of collection and interpretation of the inheritance tax.
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Helena
Montana
Supreme Court
Lanner
Custer County
W. S. Gilmore
Manhattan to Boom in Gallatin Valley Growth
Manhattan 18 miles west of Bozeman in the Gallatin valley is seen as set for a spectacular boom this year. The town already serves as a railroad hub being the terminal of the Camp Creek road and a proposed terminal for the Manhattan Northern Electric road while lying on the Milwaukee branch from Three Forks and the Northern Pacific main line.
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Bozeman
Manhattan
Gallatin Valley
Camp Creek
Manhattan Northern Electric Road
Milwaukee
Three Forks
Northern Pacific
Immigrant Rush to Montana Reaches Great Falls
Great Falls reports a surge in immigrant stock moving through the Great Northern line. From Nebraska to Ohio, three to five cars per day pass through stations at Big Sandy Hobson and Stanford. The rush began earlier than normal and may set a new seasonal record if current pace continues.
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Montana
Great Falls
Great Northern
Big Sandy
Hobson
Stanford
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Ohio
To Mothers and Others Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claims to cure children's eczema rashes tetter chafings and injuries with safety and quick healing. It covers boils ulcers piles and other sores and costs 26 cents at Potts the druggist.
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Potts
Blaine County Formally Created in Northeastern Montana
The new Blaine County in Northeastern Montana was officially created today after the Chouteau county commissioners filed the certificate with the secretary of state. More than 65 percent of voters favored the creation. The county joins the Twelfth judicial district.
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Helena
Blaine
Montana
Chouteau County
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promises Quick Cough Relief
A medical pitch notes that colds can lead to pneumonia and that lingering coughs weaken the body. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is promoted as a reliable medicine that stops the cough, soothes inflamed air passages, and combats the cold. Keep on hand, refuse substitutes. Potts, the druggist.
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Foley
Potts
Blaine County Formed in Montana on March First
Blaine County in northeastern Montana was formally created March 1 after the Chouteau county commissioners filed the certificate showing voter approval for the new county. The action establishes Blaine County with Helena as the region noted.
Prisoners to Be Released in March at Deer Lodge
Dr Hindley reports 27 prisoners will be released during March at Deer Lodge. He plans to guide them as they start anew, calling all prisoners his friends. Hindley held services at Deer Lodge yesterday for both women and men prisoners.
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Butte Inter-Mountaine
Alfalfa Candy a Hit at Kansas City Show
A wire from Dr. W. X. Sudduth reports alfalfa candy displays at the Kansas City land show are a great hit. Ed Dowling, alfalfa candy line maker, notes a full range of dies and strong demand from the country. The Montana forage plant’s exposure could boost acreage, cutting costs and improving prices for growers nationwide.
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Billings
Kansas City
Ed Dowling
W. X. Sudduth
Great Western
Montana
Sword said to belong to officer slain at Custer battlefield
Helena collector Harry M. Ralston donated a sword found four years ago in an Indian dugout near the Little Bighorn. The blade bears a U S engraving and is wrapped in buckskin. Though the handle is partly gone, the relic is deemed highly valuable by the historical library.
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Helena
Custer
Historical Library
Harry M. Ralston
Commissioners Liable Over Road Duty
The supreme court finds the county commissioners liable for dereliction of duty by a road supervisor in Helena. It holds it is their duty to ensure roads are kept in a safe condition and orders the issue to be tried after the lower court granted a non suit.
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Helena
Supreme Court
Smith
Nineteenth Miles a Second Without Disturbance
An ad promotes Dr. Kings New Life Pills claiming they ease natural earth motion without griping or distress. The copy touts health benefits and urges purchase for 25c at Potts, the druggist.
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Space
Billings Clearing House Reports Sharp Increase in Clearings
The Billings Clearing House association shows a huge rise in the month’s clearings compared with February 1911 and a total year to date gain of about 200 percent over the same period last year.
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Billings
Billings Clearing House Association
Beauty as a Gift and Loss in Nature and Time
A literary reflection on beauty granted to women by nature and its inevitable fading, framing beauty as both a precious gift and a thief that diminishes with the passing of time.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Ad Urges Relief
An advertisement promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims improved digestion, bowel regulation, and nutrition, with a money back guarantee after 15 days of 25 cent treatment. Larger sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar are offered. Potts the Druggist, 15 Bannack B.
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Rexall
Enly
Potts
Careful Wordplay Sparks Witty Domestic Exchange
A London Answers quip shows Henry Jones arguing over phrasing with his wife about origin statements. She mocks his concern for wording while he teases back and mentions a letter from his father tucked in her pocket. The humorous exchange ends with his rueful grin.
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Henry”Jones
Sunderland
London
Advice to the Trustee From World's Work on Handling Other People's Money
The piece urges trustees to keep the principal intact and refuse requests for income that risk depletion. It warns that any loss in a trust brings shame, and a single error can condemn future generations to poverty. It emphasizes the heavy responsibility of trustees executors bankers and advisers.
Reminders of Napoleon on a Missouri Pacific trip
A traveling man recalls Napoleonic echoes along Missouri Pacific’s river branch to Boonville. Train stops Waterloo and Wellington trigger thoughts of Napoleon and Waterloo, then Grouchy appears as the incongruous conductor, leaving the mystery unresolved.
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Missouri
Missouri Pacific
Boonville
France
Waterloo
Wellington
Kansas City Journal
Printing Chinese Type Fonts and Block Printing Traditions
A Chinese printing office faces font limitations as Kang Hsi’s dictionary lists 40890 characters but a practical font needs about 7000. Missing unusual characters are hand cut on blank type. Modern topics use movable metal type, while classic works remain printed from wooden blocks.
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Kang Hsi
China
Early Fiftys Printing Sprint for Presidential Message
In the early fifties the New Orleans Picayune sent printers by steamboat to Mobile to secure the president’s message. They set type on the Northern steamer, returning to New Orleans to print it on arrival, showcasing quick enterprise.
Philosopher Quips About Unmet Desires Over Fried Potatoes
In a Newark News vignette a patient diner agrees with a careless waitress that fried potatoes were desired. He notes he has long wanted many things he never got, a refrain reflecting his lifelong resignation.
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Newark News
No clear subject and tone in desert island remark
A humorous quote from the Houston Post ponders a man described as from an unknown origin and raised on a desert island. The dialogue notes that he claims no woman has ever made a fool of him, but the speaker doubts the certainty of the claim.
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Houston Post
Study and Discipline Echoes in Daily Joy
A reflective piece contrasts the tollsome road of study with the hard road of discipline. It suggests a scholar finds joy in books stones and trees while a disciplined person finds joy in everyday living. The meditation ties learning to contentment across life.
Remark Sparks Memory of Noted Home Accident
A wartime wag recalls a shocking moment saying a terrible accident occurred at their house one night. He notes Annt y was in the dining room and the speaker happened to look out to see the kitchen sink.
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Annty
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