Insurance scandal rocks state as Tyree faces inquiry
Goodwin's Weekly reports arrest of Hiram Tyree as president of Continental Life & Investment Company amid alleged false entries and risky finance. The district court probe highlights extravagant pretensions, questionable assets, and a flawed advisory contract claim chart promising large, dividend rich returns to 200 policyholders over twenty years.
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Goodwin
Salt Lake City
Hiram Tyree
Continental Life & Investment Company
Life Insurance Report
San Francisco
Meiger
Tyree
New York
Equitable and Mutual Life
Whigh
America
Tabor
Chicago
Standen
Professor Tabor
Messrs. Hyde, McCurdy
County Officials to Reimburse Superintendent Travel Costs
Attorney General Galen's opinion supports paying county school superintendents' actual and necessary travel expenses while visiting schools or handling office business. Previously, many counties bore these costs personally, but the ruling says expenses are proper charges against the county, even outside seventh and eighth grade counties. Authorities cite code sections to back the conclusion and expect boards to adopt the policy countywide.
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Galen
Valley County
Ofice
Boards of Commissioners
Fine to Be a Lawyer and Take a 23000 Fee
A columnist argues that lawyers can justify earning a large one time fee of twenty three thousand dollars as acceptable compensation. The piece defends the profession and its fees as reasonable in certain cases.
Cure for Headache Promised by Moki Tea Ad
An advertisement touts Moki tea as a permanent cure for headaches, claiming it also treats constipation indigestion and improves appetite sleep and work. It guarantees satisfaction or money back with prices at 25 and 50 cents from Riley's Drug Store. The copy ends with a proverb about optimism.
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Riley's Drug Store
Magnetism as nature’s cure and dissipation of pain
A persuasive claim extols magnetism as a universal remedy for all pain and disease. The text asserts immense curative powers and urges a social cue to flatter purchasers by guessing a higher value for items.
Little remedies offer gentle care for young children
A brief ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for children at 35 cents, available as tea or tablets from R. L. Riley. The piece also notes tomato supply and catchup, implying no effect on vivid red supply.
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Hollister
R.L. Riley
Imeal Minae
Spring Cleaning for the Body with Rocky Mountain Teas
In springtime rhetoric declares Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Teas cleanses blood and purifies the system for 35 cents. An ad by R. L. Riley targets readers seeking health improvements amid returning soldiers facing job challenges as Japan grapples with postwar peace issues.
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Hollister
R. L. Riley
Eczema and related skin diseases cured by Chamberlain's Salve
A claim that Chamberlain's Salve relieves intense itching and can permanently cure eczema tetter salt rheum itch ring worm herpes barber’s itch. It cites many cured cases and notes the price as 25 cents per box with sale by Riley the Druggist.
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Chamberlain
Riley
Bell and others weigh time versus eternity in flight
Prof Bell argues flight is a matter of time while others contend it is a matter of eternity. The debate contrasts tempo with timeless belief about aviation and human ambition.
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Bell
Stomach Turmoil Sleep Restored By Chamberlains Tablets
Disorders of the stomach cause nerves and sleeplessness. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets stimulate organs restore health and allow sleep. Sold by Riley, the Druggist. It is noted the Chinese minister in Washington is a glib talker named Tung.
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Riley
Washington
Tung
Always Keeps Chamberlain s Cough Remedy in His House
W W Kearney editor of the Independent Lowry City Missouri urges every family to keep Chamberlain s Cough Remedy on hand. He says it checks colds early and speeds recovery and also prevents or relieves croup in children when given promptly. Sold by Riley the Druggist.
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Chamberlain
W. W. Kearney
the Independent
Lowry City
Riley
Judge Grosscup Quotation Sparks Civil Rights Debate
A remark attributed to Judge Grosscup stating that gods never intended a privileged class prompts questions about the judge's original intent. The exchange raises issues of equality and class during ongoing legal discussions.
Hot potato fuels divorce case twists at table
A divorce case opens amid a metaphorical hot potato passed during dinner, with the dinner table scene revealing strains and incentives behind the split as the process begins.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Touted For Digestive Health
An old druggist ad promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and related bowel issues. The copy claims the pills regulate stomach liver and bowels without pain or discomfort.
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Dr. King
R. L. Riley
County Commissioners Hear Road Petitions
The board has spent the week auditing bills and hearing road improvement applications. Final action on petitions and other matters will be decided in a final manner tomorrow. A full report will appear in next week's Tribune.
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Board of County Commissioners
Tribune
Pain Balm Praised By Editor For Rheumatism Relief
J C Bayne editor of the Herald Addington Indian Territory reports relief from rheumatism using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He recommends the liniment for prompt aid and notes one application relieves pain. Sold by Riley the Druggist.
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J. C. Bayne
The
Herald
Addington
Indian Territory
Chamberlain
Riley
Humble Roots Rule in Presidential Lineage and Tobacco Campaigns
A quirky column notes three U S presidents descended from humble blacksmith ancestors and jokes about bachelors in Corea abstaining from liquor. It promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at Riley's Drug Store, claiming bowel and appetite benefits. It also mocks the steel trust’s spending while urging attention to tobacco plants for campaign cigars.
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Riley
Chamberlain
Steel Trust
A Favorite Remedy for Babies From Chamberlains Cough Remedy
Its pleasant taste and prompt cures make Chamberlains Cough Remedy a favorite with mothers of small children. It quickly cures coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia or serious consequences. It cures croup and can prevent an attack if given early. For sale by Riley, the druggist. 1m
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Riley
Mad dog scare grips Winsted women seeking trees
A mad dog killed in Winsted Connecticut recently frightened several women on the streets who climbed trees in fear. Local authorities report attempts to locate another dog to avert further danger.
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Winsted
Conn
Doctors Praise Remarkable Recovery Of Kenneth McIver
Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Maine credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after three doctors gave him up due to severe lung inflammation and congestion. The remedy cures coughs colds bronchitis tonsillitis weak lungs hoarseness and La Grippe and is sold by R L Riley at 50 cents.
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Kenneth McIver
Vanceboro
R. L. Riley
Mysterious Preparation Turns Water Into Aged Whisky
A claimed scientific preparation, added in tiny amounts to a barrel of whisky diluted with three quarters water, supposedly transforms the entire liquid into a 10-year-old whisky. The notice presents it as a scientific item.
Torture By Savages Recalled in Kidney Disease Story
W. M. Sherman of Cushing Maine recounts three months of kidney inflammation and credits Electric Bitters with a full cure after three bottles. The ad promotes Bitters for liver complaint dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria. Sold by R L Riley at 50 cents.
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Burne Grove
Savapo
Philippines
W. M. Sherman
Cushing
R. L. Riley
Unusual Baseball Case Reaches Montana Supreme Court
The Montana supreme court issued an alternative writ of mandamus to Judge L L Callaway to show cause why it should not become permanent. The case arises from a Sheridan and Virginia City baseball contest on Miners Union Day. Sheridan allegedly failed to pay visiting team expenses, with a $24 claim involved. A district court judgment was appealed. the defense contends the appeal was filed late, an argument overruled. The writ returnable April 2.
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Helena
Supreme Court
L. L. Callaway
Sheridan
Virginia City
Miners’ Union
District Court
Callaway
Record Box Office Hits In Butte Seven Day Span
The managers of local theaters reported a record week with estimates that the Butte public spent between 15000 and 20000 dollars on amusements during the seven days ending last Sunday.
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Butte
Three Little Rules For A Happy Life By R L Riley
A brief quip from R L Riley praising simple rules for daily happiness. It urges smiling in the morning and at noon and taking Rocky Mountain Tea at night as a lighthearted daily routine.
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Rocky Mountain
R. L. Riley
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