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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
3
Washington says seepage does not prove oil discovery and limits placer claims to 20 acres per person and 160 acres per location. The guidance cites court rulings and affects Carbon county filings from the past six months. The note also mentions active service for students and an army reserve officer pathway upon graduation.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Kings New Life Pills as a time tested laxative that moves sluggish bowels stimulates the liver and clears the system of waste and impurities. The copy urges readers to buy for 25 cents at their druggist.
President J. M. Hamilton told agricultural college students that they will be commissioned as reserve army officers if the military measure before Congress passes. The plan calls for two years of drill under an officer from the service.
A druggist promotes Rexall Orderlies as a safe gentle inexpensive laxative in tasty candy tablet form. He argues it benefits health and serves as the best family laxative for men women and children.
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as most effective when drafts cause pain and danger. It claims it improves circulation to sore areas, relieves neuralgia and neuric headaches after one or two applications, and fosters comfort and sleep with a warm tingling sensation. Priced at 25 cents.
The state case against the Royal Milling company of Great Falls began in Helena on a short weight complaint in flour. Witnesses testified sacks weighed 46 pounds instead of the claimed 49, and 20 sacks weighed 46 to 48 pounds.
Mrs. A. G. Wells of Rocky Mount North Carolina reports using Foley Kidney Pills and praises the relief of aches pains sore muscles and stiff joints. The testimonial appears in an Adv. im drug promotion for Potts.
Lewistown report tells how Herman Logan son of L M Logan left farming to rejoin the army over a year ago His father found him in a group photo of seven men from the Thirteenth cavalry survivors of a Villa attack at Columbus He previously did not know his unit or location until now.
Three day effort by Montana senators to secure 750000 for Flathead 100000 for Fort Peck and 50000 for Blackfeet is highlighted by a promotional insert offering Foley products in exchange for mail order. The text urges readers to cut out the slip and mail it with five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of remedies.
Coroner jury returns verdict of death by own action for Mrs. John Dougherty of Evaro who was found with a bullet wound at the station platform last Thursday. The husband tied to the case was released after the verdict.
An advertisement urges readers to act promptly against back pain muscle aches and rheumatic twinges warning of kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills are touted to help the kidneys flush poisonous waste with Potts the druggist named as the seller.
Judge Winston last week sentenced Michael Lonergan to an indeterminate term of 30 to 40 years in the penitentiary for the second degree murder of James C. Duffy a deputy state game warden. The killing occurred in front of the Phillipsburg post office on January 8.
Mrs. P. Redkamp of Covington Kentucky reports using Foley’s Honey and Tar for nearly two years. She gives it to her eight children who were prone to croup since infancy, calling it a safe and reliable cough syrup.
Mrs. August Schroeder, wife of a Musselshell rancher, was killed when a corral fence collapsed under her weight and a stake breached her bowels. She bled to death before help arrived, with only two young sons as witnesses.
If today went wrong or you suffer indigestion headache biliousness bloating or foul breath try Foley Cathartic Tablet now for a better day. The safe physic acts without pain or nausea. Potts the druggist Adv. 1m.
Herbert L. Connor ferry man at Whites landing on the Kootenai River near Eureka was shot and killed last week following a quarrel over money with neighboring ranchers Ralph Burlingham and Andrew Burlingham. The case involves a fatal dispute tied to monetary matters.
A home hair remedy combines water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until shade improves. Ginseng?
Five suspects are jailed as police investigate a dynamite attack on the Cut Rate barber shop owned by Harry and Ben Sief. The blast occurred at three o’clock Monday morning. Four of the five men are barbers and members of the barbers union.
Missoula reports the year’s first tick fever death a 15 year old, James Burks, son of Mr and Mrs W C Burks, living near the MacLay bridge south of Missoula, died after a short severe illness at a local hospital.
In Montana the senate on Monday approved three amendments to the Indian appropriation bill. The package, supported by Senators Myers and Walsh, would provide 900000 dollars to continue irrigation projects for Montana Indians. Of this amount the exact allocation details follow.
William Harkness, a western pioneer who in 1865 drove pack horses across plains and through mountain passes, died in Butte Friday at 79. He came from Walla Walla to visit his son Ray Harkness, a singer. He leaves two sons William and Jesse and two daughters Mary and Margaret.
John Morris, a famed Montana pioneer who helped shape Butte before its layout, died last Thursday in New York City at age 82. He lived in Butte from the 1860s until four years ago, leaving to join his daughter Mrs George Luft. He also had a daughter Mrs Jennie Kent Smith in New York. Morris owned substantial early Butte real estate developed for income.
A civic quip from the Kansas City Star surfaces in a dialogue between Professor Pate and the Old Codger. The exchange compares a legislator’s pretense to a water snake inflating itself before entering water, suggesting the wind of rhetoric only masks reality until truth exposes it.
A Dillon Montana mother reports her child’s kidney weakness improved by Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad claims the pills strengthen kidneys, restore daytime control, and end fatigue. Price is 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York endorses the remedy.
Billings and eastern Montana mourn two early history makers. Charles A. Wustum died in Racine Wisconsin after long involvement in Musselshell stock raising and the Box W ranch. He served as Billings postmaster from 1889 to 1892. John Miner, among the state’s earliest settlers, came to the Gallatin valley after the Civil War, later lived in Park City and Carbon County for 24 years.
Fred Lindwedel aged 82 died in Helena on Tuesday. A Montana pioneer since 1864 he founded Silver City fifteen miles from Helena, a silver shipping point and early stage stop. He was highly regarded. his son Fred Lindwedel of Butte is the sole surviving relative.
Changeable March weather triggers coughs colds croup and grippe with no safe light cold headline. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a safe reliable family medicine that heals inflamed air passages stops coughs and eases breathing. Potts the druggist.
Dr. F. L. Frick of the U S health department arrived in Montana to combat spotted fever. He is joined by Dr. W. C. Walbach of Harvard. The pair will operate from Missoula during the summer.
Frank Powers shot Minnie Oswald last Saturday after she refused to kiss him goodbye. The injured woman is expected to recover.
Mrs. Peter L. Mock of Dayton Wyoming suffered long with severe stomach trouble. After one dose of Mayr s Wonderful Remedy she felt immediate relief and completed a two bottle course claiming cure without surgery. Sold by Potts in Dillon Montana and druggists nationwide Adv. 13-1.
A Connecticut octogenarian sold an invention after more than sixty years of work and 300 models, all failing until the final one. The story highlights that persistence leads to success, as illustrated by the Christian Herald quote.
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