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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
5
Helena county assessors will retain hail insurance applications on file as instructed by the state board. If a applicant cannot finalize acreage by June 1, he may file for the number of acres he expects to seed. Corrections to the estimate may be made up to June 15 after seeding is complete.
Helena officials report forest supervisors may graze national forests to the limit to meet expected food shortages and support the state wide preparedness plan. More cattle are being admitted to ranges beyond the government allotment due to grazing land scarcity in eastern Montana. Sheep shipments to western national reserves are certain to rise.
Roundup excitement grows after Senator D. W. Slayton offers $300 in prize money for potato growing on a three acre tract. One hundred dollars goes to the child producing the most bushels on one acre. A second prize of fifty dollars is awarded. Separate prizes apply for irrigated and unirrigated plots.
To meet demand and forestall a coal famine the Bear Creek field mines will operate all summer. M. M. McGuire, general manager of the Montana, Wyoming & Southern railroad, announced the plan. A spur is being built to the Montana Coal & Iron mines to raise output, and coal mines elsewhere in the state will also run throughout the season.
The Intermountain Telephone and Electric company asks the public service commission to require Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph to grant improved rates or it will abandon 300 miles of lines to Big Ox Marysville Gloster Canyon Creek Wilbern Gould Stemple Fleasher and Lincoln.
Sloan's Liniment relieves the torture of rheumatism with a clear liquid that penetrates quickly without rubbing. It treats pains from exposure strains sprains and muscle soreness and is handy for gout lumbago toothache backache and stiff neck. Sold by druggists for 25 cents.
Billings A is the site of major talks as real operators in the state push for roughly a 25 percent wage rise for miners. A joint committee from operators and the United Mine Workers of America is reportedly chosen to settle the issue.
Floods, fires and food shortages loom as eastern Montana faces a grasshopper plague threatening about 300 square miles of grain country. School children in affected counties are mobilized to combat the danger.
A reader from Rocky Mount North Carolina credits Foley Kidney Pills with major kidney health benefits describing overwork strain on kidneys and aging effects and praising the product quoted by Mrs A G Wells and Potts the local druggist.
A Missoula gathering of combined war relief organizations is slated for next Friday evening in the Chamber of Commerce building. A. L. Stone will preside, contending that united action will improve relief efforts.
Cut out this slip and mail to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package. The offer advertises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets as free introductory items.
Gov. Sam V. Stewart proclaims June 19 as Good Roads day urging citizens to contribute labor money and material to build better Montana highways across the state.
A reader from Amberg Wisconsin reports a severe cough last winter cured by Foley's Honey and Tar after medicines failed. The ad copy claims no substitute equals Foley's for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Potts the druggist endorses the product.
Mary 8. Cain aged 20 and Mary J. Roy aged 21 from Wibaux are being held in Portland as witnesses in a case in which the wife of a prominent physician killed herself due to jealousy.
Reports indicate several Montana areas are stirred by alleged flag desecration. The Daughters of the American Revolution and other agencies urge respect for the national emblem and warn of penalties for improper use in advertising.
Mrs Anna Kadin of Spencerport New York says Chamberlains Tablets gave positive lasting relief after years of stomach trouble despite trying many remedies. The ad notes the product is for sale at City Drug Store.
Efforts to stem the Stillwater river flood continue at Kallispell with sandbags reinforcing the dam. Authorities fear a large acreage may be inundated, risking substantial damage to Somers Lumber Company property.
A red five pointed star on Chamberlain's Tablets marks a health symbol steeped in ancient Greek Pythagorean ideas. The ad promises quick relief for indigestion biliousness and constipation and directs readers to buy at City Drug Store.
A monster parade is planned in Livingston on June 5 to honor all conscripts. Judge A. P. Stark will deliver the day’s address. A ceremony at the Northern Pacific shops will raise a large new flag.
The article advocates limited meals, stressing one meal daily for many, and urges vegetables at two meals. It recommends roughage from baked potato skins and whole wheat bread, plus diverse greens to stimulate bowel action and avoid habit forming laxatives.
Children suffer from dullness irratibility puny and weak from worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a candy tablet laxative that kids take. It quickly eliminates worms and relieves worm related symptoms. Available at druggists for 25 cents. Adv.
Alexander the Great laments how close companions turn to indolence and luxury while praising toil as noble. The remark labels luxury as slavish and labor as royal, illustrating leadership ideals on virtue and effort.
An old advertisement warns that sudden temperature changes cause spring colds with nasal congestion throat irritation and general symptoms. It promotes Dr Kings New Discovery as relief and urges completing the full course until the cold ends.
W McClinton of Brandon Springs Alabama reports his baby recovered quickly after using Chamberlains Cough remedy. The ad notes a price of eight dollars and that it is for sale at City Drug Store.
Helena A. E. Spriggs, chairman of the state industrial accident board, returned Sunday from a trip to New York and Washington. He said eastern conditions are excellent and that the war will act as a strong spur to national prosperity, not dampen spirits.
Helena reports A. M. Alderson former state secretary and brother Walter Alderson ex Red Lodge editor plan a new daily newspaper in Billings. The project aims to bring a regional news daily to the area with strong editorial roots.
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Association offers a reward of 500 dollars for conviction of any sheep thief and 250 dollars for conviction of any camp robber.
To prevent self poisoning the advertisement claims bowels clogged with waste harm the system and promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as gentle yet effective. It cites indigestion constipation sick headache bloating biliousness sour stomach gas coated tongue bad breath and other digestion related conditions with Potts, the druggist, as seller.
An official reports Americans now predominate among buyers in the Carey lands project near Helena. About 40,000 acres have been sold under state auspices, marking a milestone in the market's development.
The Ditlon Volunteer Fire Department meets on the first and second Thursday evenings of each month. A three-tap meet call will be given using the courthouse bell, signaling the start of each gathering.
An advertisement proclaims Gets-It as a magical, easy corn remedy. It cites Kupfer Drag Co. as the recommending seller and asserts the product’s unmatched effectiveness worldwide.
Knudt Lee of Wannaska Minnesota reports his daughter suffered a long lasting chronic cough until Foley's Honey and Tar provided relief. He notes the trouble disappeared in a few days and never returned. Potts the druggist is credited.
Three children with vision problems hid from daylight in a cellar on Saturday. Ten children in the same family slept in two beds. Steps for immediate relief are being taken. The father fell ill last fall after a house fire and refused to beg due to pride.
If you suffer from chronic or muscular rheumatism try Chamberlain's Ointment. The relief from pain it provides is worth many times its cost. For sale.
A. M. Hunsaker of Bogue Chitto Mississippi reports relief from rheumatism kidney and bladder troubles and dizziness after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad notes disordered kidneys cause pains in side and back sore muscles swollen joints and tiredness with Potts the druggist promoting the remedy.
Basil Clyde Bennington Jr. of Palm Beach County earns the top score 99.3 percent in a baby contest judged by the Woman's club. The article notes his parents Clyde and Mrs. Bennington, and mentions connections to Bennington and Haning families from Bennington, Bennington, Vermont.
Western Montana county agents met in Missoula to boost food production and household economy. Prof F S Cooley of Montana State College presided and said the efforts aid in making the world safe for democracy. Plans include 400 district picnics to educate farming populations statewide.
An old ad promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a spring laxative to remove winter wastes from the intestines and refresh the blood. It claims non gripping action aiding nature and urges purchase at all druggists for 25 cents.
The passage describes the flounder’s metamorphosis from an upright young fish to a flat mature one. It notes the eyes migrate to the upper side and comments that the mechanism remains undiscovered, praising nature’s operations as remarkable and mysterious.
The merchandise manager orders ready to wear and millinery buyers to daily and weekly stock reports showing age, sizes, and colors. Faced with the task, buyers try, then shift to faster selling as the plan spreads through departments, yielding better selling activity.
A New Zealand tale claims Dick Seddon, of Lancashire origin, had a wreath with I have gone Whoam. A journalist misread the Lancashire dialect as Who am I, turning a funeral inscription into a puzzled quote.
A Washington Star cartoon caption jokes about George Washington, with Mrs Tor kins doubting his deception and remarking his pictures make him look like a wig. The dialogue satirizes idol worship and public perception of the founding father.
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