Montana weighing Warm Springs asylum purchase option
Montana electors will decide next fall on buying the Warm Springs insane asylum for 533000. An appraisal by J M Holt Miles City Judge Armstrong Bozeman A M Holter Helena found property needed for operation valued at 561400 but offered to the state at 533000.
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Helena
Montana
Warm Springs
E. L. Norris
State Board of Examiners
J. M. Holt
Miles City
E. K. Armstrong
Big Hole Basin News Briefs From Dillon Area
Mrs Ira Walker returned from a visit to Butte Andconda and Dillon H D Simmons left for Bedrock with cattle bought by Duff Prichett for Pittsburg market C H Strawbridge bought 2500 more head near Dillon C A Pruitt and family arrived from Washington to live on Prichard ranch Big Hole ranch shipped 200 beeves bought by H M Schneider Spokane Wm Montgomery drove 2000 beeves to Frye Co Seattle 600 head a smooth bunch Snow fell nine inches in Dillon last week Wisdon youths hosted a surprise party at Mr and Mrs Desmonds home County Commissioner Francis returned from Butte and Dillon with good season prospects Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised as aiding digestion.
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Ira Walker
Butte
C. H. Strawbridge
Dillon
C. A. Pruitt
State of
Washington
Prichard
Big Hole Ranch
H. M. Schneider
Spokane
Wm. Montgomery
Frye & Co
Seattle
Deer Lodge Valley
Desmond
Wisdom
Francis
Bohemian land racket lands Kohout in jail
Josef Kohout a Bohemian ran a land scam by selling bogus registrations for government lands in Judith basin. He advertised in Bohemian papers and took $15 from buyers who believed they could claim lands. Frank Novonty paid the fee and received location details before Kohout was jailed on felony charges.
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Lewistown
Josef Kohout
Judith Basin
Frank Novonty
Land Office
Kohout
Justice Eli Cherry Cured by Amica Salve in Gillis Mills
A Tennessee judge, Justice Eli Cherry of Gillis Mills, suffered a persistent leg sore thought to be cancer. After trying multiple remedies, Bucklens Amica Salve cured it. The ad promotes Amica Salve curing burns boils ulcers cuts bruises and piles for 25 cents at Potts the Druggist.
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Eli Cherry
Gillis Mills
Tenn
Potts
L-M
Lineman Killed Clearing Wires in Billings
Harold Greenly a 22 year old lineman for Mutual Telephone died while clearing wires for a house move in Billings. He touched two live conductors with his left hand and a third with his right, receiving 2200 volts after assuming no current. He fell from the roof to a porch. He had moved from Minneapolis to join relatives.
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Minneapolis
What Texans Admire for Health Boost from Dr King Pills
San Antonio writer Hugh Tillman touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as restoring vigor and energy. He and his wife endorse them for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Available 25 cents at Potts the Druggist 11m.
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Hugh Tillman
San Antonio
Century Potatoes Prosper as Local Demand Grows
A local grower sold a wagon load of 41 sacks of last season's crop for a little over $100. Nearby, a four acre field yielded a net of $400 per acre, while current local prices run from $1.50 to $3.50 per hundred with strong demand. More farmers are entering the business, forecasting record acreage.
Grain Elevator Contract Granted for Twin Bridges
The contract is let for a 30 000 bushel grain elevator to be built by August 1 to handle this season's crop. Construction starts June 1 or earlier and will be rushed to completion, following the local commercial club’s earlier efforts to push the project.
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T. B
Comercial Club
Hidden Industrial World Behind The Visible Industry
The Toledo Blade notes a secret industrial region unseen by many. It describes laboratories in steel works packing houses and electrical plants where chemists work amid acid fumes and odd smells. Indigo camphor and bread sugar from stale bread reveal hidden global industries and the knowledge Faraday valued in daily factories.
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Far East
India
Faraday
Toledo Blade
Napoleon's Prize Essay and the Fire of Shame
A boy Napoleon won a prize from the Lyons Academy for a paper on truths and happiness. Talleyrand later sent the manuscript to Napoleon, who burned it to avoid ridicule as emperor.
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Napoleon
Napoleon I
Academy of Lyons
Louis
Talleyrand
Academy
Lyons
Hunting the Emu Invention of an Emu Mimic by a Slack
Natives of Australia use an emu skin to cover the body and create a false head and neck. A hidden boomerang and sticks are carried while the right arm imitates the bird, and a spear is drawn along the ground with the toe until the bird is within spearing range.
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Australia
Romance and Fiction Quote Sparks Debate in Galveston News
A Galveston News front remark contrasts romance and fiction citing a rich man marrying a poor girl as romance and a rich girl marrying a poor man as fiction, framing social class in matrimonial storytelling.
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Galveston News
Passing of the Montana Pioneers John D. Wilson
Helena mourns John D. Wilson pioneer resident and mining figure who died at 84 after a paralysis stroke in his home April 19th. He helped develop Helena and surrounding districts with Radersberg holdings and English syndicate investments. His family remained active in local communities and shared in his legacy.
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John D. Wilson
Helena
Wilson
Montana
Territory
John S. Miller
Gold Hill
Radersberg
Mr. Wilson
Charles Rivers of Deer Lodge Valley Passes at 79
Charles Rivers a pioneer rancher in Deer Lodge valley died at noon today at his ranch home after 48 years in the business. He was 79, born in Canada, and came to the valley when few there, leaving a large family of eight children Adolph Albert Victor Octave Charles Louis Clara and Pauline plus his wife. His peaceful life and charitable spirit were widely noted among old timers.
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Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Charles Rivers
Rivers
Mr. Rivers
Canada
Adolph
Albert
Victor
Octave
Charles
Louis
Clara
Pauline
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Promises Relief
The ad urges readers to recognize kidney warning signs such as abnormal secretions and pains and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. John Seymour of Butte, Montana shares long term relief after using the pills and endorses their continued benefit. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. is the U S sale agent in Buffalo New York. Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
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Dean
Doan
John Seymour
Bordman St
Butte
Mont
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Lucky Bessie and the copper request
A mistress calls to her maid Bessie for coppers. The maid timidly says two are tied up with a cousin. The excerpt captures a humorous Victorian exchange from London Punch reflecting social nuance and class humor.
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Bessie
London
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Chamberlain
Tieat
Ford Agency
Ford
Black Dillon Novelty Works
Helena Street
International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated
Chicago
USA
THC Service Bureau
LHC Service Bureau
Harvester Building
Newedford
Mass
Young Rogers
Pennsylvania
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
I. H. Rogers
Gedarine
E. H. Brundage
the Tribune
J. Carhart
M. Paumie's
West
Galena St. Butte
Mont French
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