Montana Supreme Court Rules Crops Cannot Encumber Land
In a Helena decision Justice Holloway writes the court holds a chattel mortgage on crops to be planted cannot encumber the land where grown. The ruling affirms a Sheridan county verdict in favor of T. L. Isbell against K. O. Slette, involving a mortgage to the State Bank of Culbertson and subsequent crop seizure.
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Helena
Supreme Court
Justice Holloway
Sheridan County
T. L. Isbell
K. O. Slette
G. T. Isbell
State Bank of Culbertson
Dr King's New Discovery for Children Advised
Watch Child's Cough. Colds and running nose may lead to catarrh if neglected. Do something early for your child with Dr. King's New Discovery a sweet tar syrup that is gentle and effective. Almost the first dose helps and no mixing is needed.
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Dr. King
Freezing is an Injury Helena
The state industrial accident board rules freezing is an injury under the compensation law but each case must be decided on its own facts. It states that disability from natural forces is a factual question and longer exposure or greater danger in the work may entitle the worker to compensation if special conditions apply.
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Helena
State Industrial Accident Board
Court testifies at cross roads store over remedy
The cross roads grocery is described as the real court of last resort where Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is repeatedly tried and always found favorable. The ad claims the remedy is valued where people expect value for money and is obtainable everywhere.
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Cross Roads
Carloads Move Through Helena Officials Report January
Montana carriers in January handled 30 261 carloads of Montana commodities as reported in Helena. The figure reflects statewide freight activity and highlights January transport volume across sectors.
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Helena
Montana
Sloan's Liniment Offers Quick Relief for Soreness
Advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment soothes bruises and soreness from house cleaning. Apply to sore spots, rub lightly, and sleep comfortably. one user praises its value. Priced at twenty five cents at the druggist.
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Sloan
Adv
Walkout Imminent in Billings Hotel Dispute
Merchants in Billings who deal with the Northern hotel face a general walkout of their workers. A strike at the hotel has lasted weeks. The Yellowstone Trades and Labor assembly grievance committee warns merchants to stop selling to the hotel or be listed as unfair. Union teamsters are barred from delivering goods. An AFL organizer is being sought to manage the dispute.
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Billings
Yellowstone Trades and Labor Assembly
American Federation of Labor
Specific Against Colds Advised For Sleep and Bath
A Youths Companion piece recommends a sleeping porch or open bedroom as a specific against colds. It adds a cold sponge bath in the morning and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a helpful treatment when a cold occurs. Available everywhere with a one month advertisement.
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Chamberlain
Roundup Enacts Drastic Auto Traffic Ordinance
The Roundup city council passes a new traffic ordinance citing rising auto numbers and driver carelessness as public safety threats. It sets street speed at eight miles per hour, halves the limit when turning between main streets, designates parking strips, and imposes fines up to 300 dollars for violations.
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Roundup
Rates Ordered Reduced at Lighting in Klein and Roundup
The state utilities commission orders lower lighting rates charged by Roundup Coal Mining Co in Klein and Roundup. Meter rates drop from 15 cents to 13 cents per kilowatt hour.
Utility Orders Meter Installations and Rate Review
A commission orders the company to stop demanding a $10 deposit per meter installation and to install meters as part of service. The flat rates were unprofitable, while net earnings of 16.5 percent were deemed excessive. Jurisdiction remains for one year to allow further rate adjustments if needed.
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Pany
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment Guarantee Ad
This advertisement touts a satisfaction guarantee with every box of Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment promising refunds if not fully satisfied. It asserts effectiveness for babies children or the elderly and urges buying from a druggist.
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Dr. Hobson
Montana Banks Ranked Second in Deposits to Minnesota
A comparative statement shows Montana's average bank deposits trail Minnesota but lead North Dakota and South Dakota. For 1915 totals, deposits were 101.6 million in Montana, 551.2 million in Minnesota, 111.0 million in North Dakota, and 121.6 million in South Dakota, with 300 Montana banks, 1,159 Minnesota banks, 630 North Dakota banks, and 804 South Dakota banks.
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Montana
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Twin City
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money
Publicity style promo slip offering a trial package from Foley Co Chicago for lagrippe coughs colds and croup containing Foley Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Potts the druggist Adulm
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Potts
Adulm
Federal Nitrate Plant Proposal Near Polson
A bill by Senator Myers of Montana proposes a federal nitrate plant on the Flathead River near Polson to supply nitrates for explosives in war and fertilizer in peace. The measure funds a $20,000 investigation to determine if large scale, low cost power can enable atmospheric nitrogen production commercially.
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Flathead River
Polson
Congress
Myers
Montana
Dr Kings New Life Pills Advertises Liver Health
An old advertisement promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills as the best liver medicine with a sugar coating to mask bitterness. It claims they move the bowels, aid digestion, cause no gripe or nausea, and improve feeling, priced at twenty five cents at the druggist.
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Dr. King
Hearing Postponed On Express Rates Plan
Helena railroad commissioners postponed a hearing from March 15 to May 5 on the express companies block and zone rate system as promoted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Montana is assigned to zone four, the highest rate zone.
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Helena
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana
Montana Shippers Protest Modified Interstate Order
The Montana commission is not favorable to the proposition and shippers strongly protest a modified form of the interstate commerce commission order, signaling rising opposition and potential procedural clash.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana Commission
Foley Cathartic Tablet Ad Promises Better Tomorrow
An advertisement urges readers to take Foley Cathartic Tablet for relief from indigestion headaches biliousness bloating and delayed bowel action. It promises a painless effect and a brighter tomorrow and is attributed to Potts the druggist.
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Potts
Farmers Begin Plowing on Deer Lodge Beach Lands
Warm spring weather and a shallow frost allow rapid spring plowing along the beach lands east of Deer Lodge. Heavy snow melted, leaving soil in excellent condition for the work as farmers started Monday morning.
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Deer Lodge
Here
Out of the Race with Kidney Trouble Remedy
A generic health ad notes waking with stiffness and rheumatic pains can hinder performance. It urges prompt action for tiredness kidney trouble and promotes Foley Kidney Pills to help kidneys remove waste. Potts druggist advertises this remedy.
Anaconda Copper Starts First Half of New Electrolytic Refinery
Great Falls reports the first half of its new electrolytic refinery for Anaconda Copper Mining Company was commissioned last week after months of labor and an expenditure of about $1 000 900. The company expects full operation within a few weeks.
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Great Falls
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Mrs P Redkamp Praises Foley’s Honey and Tar Cough Syrup
Covington Kentucky resident Mrs P Redkamp says she has eight children and has used Foley’s Honey and Tar for nearly two years. She reports it effectively treats her family’s coughs and croup from babies onward.
Night School Planned for Plant Employees at Hawthorne School
Great Falls Allen born workers at the Boston and Montana reduction plant of Anaconda Copper Mining will attend English instruction through a night school held at Hawthorne school in Little Chicago, near the smelting facility.
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Great Falls
Boston & Montana Reduction
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Hawthorne School
Little Chicago
Promote Regular Bowels with Chamberlain's Tablets Ad
This vintage ad urges daily bowel movement and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets after supper to relieve constipation. It claims availability everywhere and uses catchy phrasing to encourage use.
Drilling Ceases Over Billings Oil Well Dispute
Drilling operations on the proposed Billings oil well have stopped abruptly due to an undisclosed dispute between the driller and the owner of the drilling equipment. The halt ends any immediate plans for further work at the site.
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Billings
Patient praises Foley Kidney Pills in Rocky Mount ad
Mrs A G Wells of Rocky Mount North Carolina reports remarkable relief from aches pains and stiff joints after using Foley Kidney Pills. She says she cannot praise them enough and credits the product with the quick benefit. Potts druggist. Adv Im.
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A. G. Wells
Route 5
Rocky Mount
N. C
Foley
Potts
Adv
Offer to raise Montana and Wyoming Cowboy Regiment
A plan to form a regiment of cowboys from Montana and northern Wyoming was wired Saturday to Secretary of War Baker by Paul McCormick Jr., a local cattleman. The message signals frontier manpower for military service as national defense considerations unfold.
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Billings
Montana
Wyoming
Baker
Paul McCormick, Jr
Grain Dealers Meet in Helena Mid Winter Session
Grain dealers from across the state gathered in Helena last Saturday for a mid winter session. The meeting focused on market prospects, pricing approaches, and cooperative strategies to stabilize grain trade statewide.
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Helena
Station Destroyed Lombard by Fire
The Northern Pacific station at Lombard was totally destroyed by fire last week.
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Lombard
Northern Pacific
Americans Answer Calls Quicker
Americans answer telephone calls faster than English operators by about two seconds according to new statistics. The finding highlights efficiency gaps between the two national systems and may influence future telecommunication training and customer service benchmarks.
Former Dillon Man Killed in Billings Heating Plant
Victor Dunn died Wednesday March 8 at St Vincent hospital Billings after a brick wall toppled while he shoveled coal at the Mutual Heating Plant. The 1890 birth near Macon Missouri arrived in Montana in 1907 and lived in Dillon until 1918 before moving to Billings where he worked since. He left a wife Lyda Long and his father W N Dunn of Dillon in mourning.
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Victor Dunn
Billings
St. Vincent Hospital
Mutual
Dunn
Victor J. Dunn
Macon
Montana
Dillon
Lyda Long
Anabel
W. N. Dunn
Remains Shipped for Interment of Local Man
Macon Missouri details two sisters Mrs. W. C. Long of Dillon and Mrs. Will Vanshike of Macon two brothers Oscar and Elmer Dunn both of Dillon and a host of relatives and friends. The remains were shipped to his old home for interment, accompanied by his wife and brother Elmer.
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Macon
W. C. Long
Dillon
Will Vanshike
Oscar
Elmer Dunn
Elmer
Corns All Gone Lets Kick Lets All Kick
An ad touts Gets It as the world’s best corn remedy sold in Dillon by H C Burfeind and Kupfer Drug Co It claims quick relief for corns and calluses and markets the product with a catchy slogan and global night theme.
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HB. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Dillon
H. C. Burfeind and
Kupfer Drug. Co
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State Bank OF Dillon
Montana News of
Railroad Commission
Federal Nitrate
Houston
Texas
Rexall
A. E. Kiesling
R Rexall
Chichester S Pills
Chichester
First National Bank of Dillon
Burroughs Bookkeeping Machine
First National Bank
E. G. Farnsworth
M. W. Bucy
General Real Estate and Land Office
Farm Loans and Insurance
Clarke
Woodward Drag Co
Oregon
A. Potts
Dilson Mas
LS. Kimmel, Armstead
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