Montana News of Interest Valuable Well
Wolf Point reports E O Mickel drilled a 70 foot well with water tasting odd yet easing his 20 year stomach trouble after analysis by Bozeman State College showing valuable appurtenance potential. Bottling may follow. Great Falls prepares copper rod and wire mill at the reduction plant costing over a half million dollars with 200000 pounds rod and 85000 pounds wire output per eight hour shift.
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Wolf Point
Mickel
Bozeman State College
Great Falls
Tiny Butte Cafe Owner Sells World’s Smallest Eatery
Frank Hickman, owner of the smallest cafe in the world, sold the seven and a half by three foot ten inch cafe he started 12 years ago. He retires to a 1,000 acre Jefferson valley ranch bought with cafe profits and has stocked it with cattle and built a home. He still has money in the bank. The cook waits on customers in the tiny shop furnished with a range a table and four stools.
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Cafe
Butte
Frank Hickman
Jefferson Valley
Flour Mills Granted 90 Percent Grind In Great Falls
The Food Administration has issued an order restoring flour mills to grind 90 percent of capacity, a step seen as beneficial for local mills. Earlier rules allowed 75 percent of the 90 percent, meaning a 1000 barrel mill could run 675 barrels daily under the prior limit.
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Great Falls
Food Administration
Bids Sought for Leprosy Patient State Senator Home
Mineral county commissioners invite bids to build a five-room bungalow for State Senator C. G. Willett who is reported to have leprosy. Construction aims to provide a home suitable to his needs in the county. The notice calls for bids from prospective contractors and sets forth site and finish expectations.
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Superior
Mineral County Commissioners
C. G. Willett
Bad Taste in Your Mouth Medicine Ad
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as remedy for digestion and a gentle bowel movement. The copy endorses the product as among the best medicines and directs readers to City Drug Store for purchase.
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City Drug Store
Great Falls Plans Bigger Potato Harvest This Year
The city of Great Falls will raise potatoes again with improved care after criticism of prisoner workers last year. Mayor notes Highland park as an exceptionally fine growing area and expects a large yield.
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Great Falls
Highland Park
Timber output declines in 1917 across Montana Idaho
In the district No. 1 national forests report, 19 Idaho and 11 Montana mills show 1917 timber cuts below 1916. Montana totals 282,730,000 feet in 1917 versus 333,677,000 in 1916. Idaho reports 531,053,000 feet in 1917, down from 600,839,000 feet in 1916.
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Missoula
Office of Products of District No. 1
The
National Forests
Montana
Idaho
Spring Relief Ad Promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets
The ad promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets for indigestion biliousness gas and constipation with no bad after effects. Sold by Potts druggist advertising one month supply.
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Potts
Havre Flax Mills to Demonstrate New Fiber Plant
The Havre Flax Mills company announces a public demonstration of its new fiber plant on March 19 in Havre. The event offers a chance for the public to inspect the facility, touted as second to none in size.
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Havre
Havre Flax Mills Company
Read Mrs S C Small praises Foley Kidney Pills
A Clayton New Mexico woman states Foley Kidney Pills have done me more good than all other medicines. She says they strengthen weak kidneys and banish sleep disturbing bladder ailments.
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S. C. Small
Clayton, N. M
Foley
Yellowstone Bar Association Opposes Draft Service Charges
The Yellowstone Bar Association publicly opposes any charges for services tied to the conscription law. After a member improperly collected fees from aliens in draft cases, restitution was demanded and he was warned against repeating the offense. He had obtained 250 dollars for preparing a short affidavit and disbarment proceedings were threatened.
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Billings
Yellowstone Bar,association
Montana Man Invents Revolving Bullet Device
Ben Holter chief of police of Whitefish Montana has invented a gun that makes bullets revolve longer than standard rifles A demonstration was given at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois He has been urged to present the invention to the war department The revolving bullet keeps the missile on an accurate course
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Whitefish
Ben Holter
Holter
East
Camp Grant
Rockford
War Department
Almost a Young Man Again Promises Kidney Relief
Norfolk reader E R Whitehorse writes he had suffered over a year but after Foley Kidney Pills feels almost a young man again. The ad claims kidney, bladder and backache relief and lists Potts druggist as seller.
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E. R. Whitehorse
Norfolk
Potts
Adv-Imo
Moratorium law delays divorce ruling in Lewistown case
The first known use of the moratorium law from the recent special session delayed a divorce action in Lewistown. The statute requires an affidavit showing the defendant is not in the military or naval service, which was not present in the filed default.
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Lewistown
United States
Take Children out of Danger from Cough Remedy Ad
An advertisement urges quick action to remove a child from danger if found on railroad tracks and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for cough relief. The product claims no opiates and is sold by Potts, the druggist, with an Adv-Imo notice.
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Foley
Potts
Adv-Imo
Idaho Match Works Starts Sawmill on White Pine Creek
Thompson Falls reports Idaho Match Works begins a sawmill project on White Pine creek to cut 5,000,000 feet of white pine for match production. The mill’s machinery arrived and a dam was built to store logs. Completion is estimated at four to five years to finish cutting, sawing, and delivering timber to the railroad.
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Thompson Falls
Idaho Match Works
White Pine Creek
It Sure Does the Work Ad from Mrs. W H Thornton
A Little Rock reader praises Foley's Honey and Tar for a severe croup attack in her child. The testimonial notes immediate relief and declares the product essential, advertised as the best remedy for coughs and colds. Potts druggist markets the product with a one month duration.
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W. H. Thornton
10Th St
Little Rock
Ark
Foley
Potts
Great Falls Council Accepts Union Wage Demand
Great Falls city council at its weekly meeting approved a $4.50 per day wage for common laborers, meeting the Federal labor union's demand. The strike ended and the city agreed to hire union men on jobs where they are available.
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Great Falls
For a Bad Cold Take Chamberlain's Remedy
An ad from City Drug Store promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted, time tested cold cure. It urges readers to rely on this remedy for relief and convenience.
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The
Republican
Mt. Giliad
Ohio
Morrow’ County
Chamberlain
Chamberlain’s
City Drug Store
Imo
War Savings Stamps Investment Slogan
Five years from now your dollars will come marching back and with them will be other dollars for you. Invest in War Savings stamps.
Ample Sugar for the Canning Season of 1918
The federal food administrator of Montana reassures that there will be ample sugar for preserving foods in 1918. With improved transport, households are urged to can more, as sugar used for canning is considered a high use, and every home should obtain a full supply this summer.
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Federal Food Administrator of
Montana
America
Try This for Sour Stomach in War Savings Ad
Advice lists steps to ease sour stomach with slow chewing and light meals. Recommends Cham berlain's Tablets at bedtime and mentions City Drug store. Ends with a patriotic pitch to invest in War Savings stamps.
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Chamberlain
City Drug Store
Advlmo
Gets-It Corn Remedy Promises Quick, Painless Peel
Advertisement touts Gets-It as a world leading corn remover, claiming it relieves corn pains quickly without pain. It promises a banana-peel like shedding and encourages buying at druggists or by mail from E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, for 25 cents, with Dillon listing a local endorsement by H. C. Burflend.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Dillon
H. C. Burflend
Save for Uncle Sam with Thrift and War Savings Stamps
The call urges readers to invest spare change in Thrift or War Savings stamps, insisting the money is a loan to the government that will be returned with interest. It stresses immediate action and personal sacrifice from every reader.
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Citizen
George
Harry
Sam
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money
Advertisement urges readers to cut out the slip and mail five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley remedies including honey and tar compound kidney pills and cathartic tablets. Potts the druggist offered for sale.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
War Savings stamps urged as victory fund
The piece urges citizens to invest in War Savings stamps as the main tool to finance the war effort. It frames dollars as the artillery powering victory and directs readers to contribute to the national fund through the savings program.
Local Businessman Encourages Youth Savings Drive
F. M. Wall of Roundup distributed thrift stamps to 20 boys and girls this week to help them complete their savings cards and learn the habit of saving.
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F. M. Wall
F. M. Wall Company
Roundup
Old Dillon Resident Bounces Back After Remedy Ad
Aylesbury era ad recounts an old Dillon resident given up by five doctors who found relief after trying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach trouble. The claimant, previously unable to eat for ten days and pale, credits the medicine with curing catarrhal mucus and related ailments, noting a money back guarantee.
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Mayr
Potts
Curtis Hospital and Kingsbury Residence Notice
Helena B H Curtis R N.raft details appear with Curtis Hospital on South Washington Street and the Kingsbury residence in a local notice. The fragmentary text lists Mrs. Helena B H Curtis and mentions a registered nurse draft reference.
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Curtis Hospital
South Washington Street
Kingsbury Residence
Helena BH. Curtis
R. N.raft
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A. L. Stone
W. A. Graeter
Cashier
Anon Ooo
Security State Bank
Associated News Service
Washington
the Tribune Book Store
Swift & Company Publicity
Federal Trade Commission
Swift & Company
U.S. A
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