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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
3
Montana banking chief H S Magraw issues circular urging banks across the state to finance farmers for grain and potato crops to support war needs. He promises leniency in loan standards as long as bank solvency remains intact. Montana University freshmen also study memorized anthems.
Governor Stewart calls the State Association of Wholesalers and Jobbers to Helena for a conference to address the serious Montana food shortage. Officials expect talks to address hoarding and speculation and to discuss possible steps to curb abuses in wholesale orders.
A cold April in Butte sets new snow records with 11 inches during the month. The mean maximum temperature is unusually low, and the month aligns with a winter total nearing a never-before-seen figure compared with prior years.
Great Falls mayor enacts a conscription plan using jail inmates to plant potatoes on 50 acres of city property. Beans to be planted on 10 acres. Produce to be sold to residents at cost. The program aims to boost local food supply.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Liniment for chronic and muscular rheumatism, claiming pain relief justifies its cost. It notes availability at City Drug Store.
District Judge John A. Matthews of Townsend reports to the state council of defense that ten percent of Montana wheat is lost because stalks are too short for machine harvesting. He proposes sending gleaners, including organized Boy Scouts and other boys, into the fields to harvest this portion by hand.
The ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as effective relief for spring colds caused by temperature changes. It claims the remedy clears the head soothes irritated membranes and breaks up lingering colds, advising continued use until fully cured.
The faculty decided on Monday to keep the State Agricultural college open despite wartime concerns. Faculty members have already enrolled and remain subject to call for more men at any time.
Sloan's Liniment offers quick relief for rheumatism pains and general aches. The clear liquid claims faster penetration than plasters or ointments and targets gout, lumbago, toothache, backache, and stiff neck. Sold at druggists for 25 cents.
Great Falls resident Val Phillips an Italian national was killed in St Paul on Sunday while en route to enlist in the U S Army. Police probe points to robbery as motive with authorities seeking suspects and alibis in the crime.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a non griping laxative to remove winter waste and purify blood. It claims to brighten eyes clear complexion and restore vim and snap with overnight effect at five cents.
The War Department informed on Monday that married men are not exempt from service if married after the war declaration. The telegram states that marriages contracted now by those otherwise eligible for military service will not be considered a bar to enlistment.
A Brandon Springs Alabama parent reports Chamberlain's Cough remedy cured a severe whooping cough in their baby. The note accompanies a sales line for City Drug Store and promotes the product as a successful preparation against the disease.
J. F. Simons received 90 days in jail for insulting the American flag in Missoula. Justice Gagnon delivered the sentence, marking the first flag disrespect case in the city.
Mrs. Anna Kadin of Spencerport New York reports long stomach trouble relief after using Chamberlain's Tablets. She says they gave positive lasting relief and values the medicine highly. For sale by City Drug Store.
The incoming mayor proposes converting city land into gardens growing potatoes onions and beans. Produce to be sold at cost. Jail labor not used. hired workers to perform the work.
A red five pointed star on Chamberlain's Tablets serves as a health symbol dating back to the Pythagoreans. If indigestion biliousness or constipation trouble you, get a package from City Drug Store for quick relief.
The Associated Students of Montana State University announce all intercollegiate athletics will be suspended for the year after May 5. The baseball schedule will continue as planned since no games are scheduled beyond that date.
To Prevent Self Poisoning. Bowels clogged with waste matter poison the whole system. Foley Cathartic Tablets work gently, but surely do not gripe nor cause nausea. Recommended for indigestion, constipation, sick headache, bloating, biliousness, sour stomach, gas on stomach, coated tongue, bad breath or other conditions caused by disordered digestion. Potts, the druggist.
M. L. Crouch, former athletic director at the high school, is commissioned to lead a government food production effort planting potatoes and beans. He will engage all high school pupils in the national drive for foodstuffs.
Knudt Lee of Wannaska Minnesota reports his daughter’s chronic cough vanished after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The letter claims no opiates, safe for children, and endorses Potts the druggist as the source.
Fifteen dollars for hogs set a new Montana record at Great Falls stockyards on Tuesday as demand remained high. The packing plant is short of hogs, despite the strong prices, with no rush to sell here.
A Mrs. A. G. Wells of Rocky Mount North Carolina praises Foley Kidney Pills for helping kidney strain from heavy housework. The note credits the pills with wonderful benefit and notes a local druggist Potts handling the product.
Lewistown reports Nels Hegland, a local rancher, confronted William E. Coppedge of the Denton Mercantile company on Monday afternoon. After exchanging words, Hegland shot and instantly killed Coppedge. Hegland was transported to Great Falls to avert possible lynching.
A letter from Amberg Wisconsin praises Foley's Honey and Tar for curing a severe winter cough after medicines failed. The druggist Potts endorses the product as best for coughs colds croup and whooping cough.
Matt Richards a German native is held at the city jail for federal authorities after shouting die phrases in a Helena saloon on Sunday night. He was rescued from soldiers who forced him to kneel and kiss the flag. Richards says he is a miner.
A. M. Hunsaker of Bogue Chitto Mississippi reports relief from rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble and dizziness after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad urges readers to consider Foley Kidney Pills for disordered kidneys causing side and back pains sore muscles swollen joints and a general tired feeling. Potts the local druggist handles the product.
Judge R. Lee Ward ruled in the state district court Tuesday that justices of the peace elected before a recent bill to place them on a salary must continue under the fee system until their terms expire. The decision sets a statewide precedent on the issue.
A promotional note invites readers to mail in a slip with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for coughs colds and croup.
Helena reports a price hike for fishing licenses from 1.00 to 1.50. Some 60 000 licenses were mailed to authorized sellers across the state. Sporting goods dealers agreed to distribute the licenses free of charge to the state.
An old advertisement describes worms causing fretfulness dullness irritability and disturbed sleep in children. It promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer in candy tablet form as a mild laxative that relieves worm infection and restores appetite and activity at the price listed.
An ad claims Gets-It removes corns easily by applying two drops. The product is sold in Dillon and touted as the world's best corn remedy by Kupfer Drug Co.
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