Friday the Thirteenth Morning of Misfortune
A reader reports a man suffers a string of mishaps on Friday the thirteenth. Delayed waking, broken collar button, cut chin, empty toothpaste, listerine spill, scorched bacon, underdone eggs, burned tongue, torn coat tail, bumped shins, tax error, missing receipt, poor quality order, toothache, and a Scarlet Fever sign on his porch. The piece notes hopes for fates to spare the rest of the day.
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Ball
Dempsey
Dillon Ladies Elected to P T A Officers in Helena
At the annual state Parent-Teachers Association election in Helena on Thursday, Dillon women won two key posts with Mrs. J. H. Gilbert chosen president and Mrs. A. F. Waldorf named secretary. The Beaverhead delegation notes an interesting meeting.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association of
Helena
Dillon
J. H. Gilbert
A. F. Waldorf
Beaverhead
Meusel Discusses Acting in Slide, Kelly, Slide
Famous baseball star Bob Meusel argues ball players and actors share showmanship and discipline. He discusses his first film role in Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Slide, Kelly, Slide, directed by Edward Sedgwick, starring William Haines and Sally O Neil with Harry Carey and other baseball greats.
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Bob Meusel
New York
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Slide
Kelly
Hartwig Theater
Meusel
Edward Sedgwich
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
William Haines
Sally O'Neil
Harry Carey
Tony Lazzeri
The
Hansen Buys Pierce-Arrow Speeds Ahead of Butte Market
Walter Hansen spent the forenoon in Butte purchasing a Pierce-Arrow speedster and two steer lots for ranch weight. He paid about $40,000 for the car and $8.75 per uneven steer, with roughly 400 head expected to average $100 each. Hansen defends high prices as needed for quality and notes other local buyers like Jorgenson, Doubble, and Robinson.
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Walter Hansen
Butte
Hansen
Fred L. Hirschy
Fritz Waldhly
Mr. Hansen
Jorgenson
Hanson
Jackey and Robinson
Lottie Pickford Returns to Films in Dorothy Vernon
Lottie Pickford Forest returns to the screen after two and a half years in Mary Pickford’s United Artists release Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall at Hartwig theater. She plays Jennie Fax ton, aiding Mary Pickford’s Dorothy Vernon while opposing an arranged marriage to Sir Malcolm Vernon. Manager Hartwig notes fans will welcome her back in support of her sister.
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Lottie Pickford Forest
Mary Pickford
United Artists
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Hartwig Theater
Lottie
House of Bondage
William D., Taylor
William Russell
Roy Stewart
Irving Cummings
Allan Forest
Jennie Faxton
Polk Wins Divorce Decree In Lima Case
J Maxine Polk of Lima gains a decree of divorce from Charles H Polk of Three Forks. Polk edits the Lima Ledger. The court also admits the will of Charles H West to probate with Nettie West and S E Watt named executors. An estate sale in Harriet Boatman’s estate was confirmed by Judge H G Rodgers, with the Atlantic street house and lot sold to Marjory Welborn. John C Patterson is appointed water commissioner for Sage Creek.
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J. Maxine Polk
Lima
Charles H. Polk
Three Forks
Polk
Lima Ledger
Charles H. West
Nettie West
S. E. Watt
Harriet Boatman
District Court
H. G. Rodgers
Atlantic Street
Marjory Welborn
John C. Patterson
Sage Creek
Lima bout planned by J. S. Butner promoter
J S Butner promoter for the American Legion boxing bouts announces a June 11 program in Lima. The event includes 33 rounds with 12 in the main, eight in the semi final, six in the last prelim, and four and three in the first prelim and curtain raiser. A dance and midnight barbecue follow the boxing program.
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J. S. Butner
American Legion
Lima
Notice on Messenger mailing terms for out of town readers
The Messenger will mail to out of town subscribers for 50 cents a month to cover postage and addressing. No charge is stated for the paper itself.
Montana Employment Agency advertises farm help
Butte Montana employment agency offers experienced farm help laborers teamsters cooks and general staff through 3248 Arizona avenue and phone number 6567 for hiring services across the region.
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Montana Employment Agency
Arizona
Butte
Jeanne Beaufort Seeks Revenge in Civil War Tale
Jeanne Beaufort, daughter of a Virginia tobacco planter, loses her father and two brothers in the Civil War and vows revenge. Living with Aunt Wetmore in the south, she travels to Richmond to meet the president and is sent to Washington to locate Parson Kennedy and bring him into Southern lines.
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Jeanne Beaufort
Mrs. Wetmore
South
Jeanne
Delia
Richmond
Washington
Parson Kennedy
Jeannie Trent Crosses Division Lines as Spy
A young woman named Jeanne Trent disguised as a boy infiltrates Union spy networks in Virginia and Richmond. She learns telegraphy and plots to locate eleven Northern agents, including Parson Kennedy, while juggling relationships with Morgan and Armitage. The tale follows her dangerous double life and personal ruses as she foils plans and seeks revenge.
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Henry Morgan
Jeanne
Morgan
Richmond
Baltimore
Alice
Trent
Alice Trent
Armitage
Capitol
Joanna
Mr. Morgan
Miss Trent
Secret Service
Parson Kennedy
Parson
Sumner’s
Potomac
Jeanne Beaufort
Hidden Threat Sparks Secret Service Pursuit
In a tense sequence, Parson Kennedy and the Secret Service discuss a dangerous hunt for Jeanne Beaufort linked to a mysterious figure known as the scorpion. A dead man’s paper reveals a possible photo goal while Fogarty’s fate looms.
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Lottie Pickford
Reynolds Tobacco
N. G
MacGrath
Henry Jay Lee
Harold MacGrath
Bee Arise
Ument
Virginia
Union
Trony
John Kennedy
D. D
Secret Service Bureau
Kennedy
Scorpion
Fogarty
Military
War Office
Great Lakes
Acme
Beaverhead Lumber CO
Mont
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