Supreme court quashes writ to block ballot names in Silver Bow
In Helena the Montana supreme court issues an oral decision dismissing the case against Clerk Kerr Beadle of Silver Bow county and directs removal of a man date on the state senate ballot. In Butte the post office calls in all street car tickets for mail carrier use on November 1 and will redeem them. full 5 cent fares apply afterward.
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Senate
Helena
Supreme Court
Kerr Beadle
Silver Bow County
Butte
Post Office
R. Wharton
Dr King’s New Life Pills Endorsed for Women Health
A vintage sales pitch claims millions would vote for Dr King’s New Life Pills as the true remedy for women. The advertisement promises relief from dull ragged feelings backache headache constipation colds with a toning boost and appetites gain. Sold at Potts the Druggist. 1-m
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Dr. King
Potts
Helena Man in Los Angeles Suicide Due to Ill Health
Andrew McGee a longtime Helena resident and member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows died by suicide in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon. He shot himself in the head as a result of failing health, according to police reports.
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Helena
Andrew McGee
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Los Angeles
First Regular Train Runs Bozeman to Three Forks
The first regular passenger train on the Bozeman to Three Forks branch of the Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound line operated today. A daily round trip schedule has been set.
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Bozeman
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Road
Three Forks
Stop coughing with Ballard's Hore-Hound Syrup
Potts the Druggist offers Ballard's Hore-Hound Syrup to ease irritation and heal the lungs improving breathing. Bottles priced at 25c 50c and 1.00. Sold locally by Potts the Druggist.
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Ballard
Potts
Pioneer Freighter, Montana Pioneer Frank Threlkeld Dies
Frank Threlkeld died at his family residence after a long illness. One of Montana's oldest pioneers, he came to the territory in 1864 from Kentucky. He worked for Diamond R as a freighter for years and settled in Deer Lodge valley in 1875 on a ranch east of the city, later moving to town due to declining health.
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Anaconda
Frank Threlkeld
Montana
Territory
Kentucky
Diamond ‘R People
Deer Lodge Valley
New Cure for Coughs and Spring Preparations Mentioned
D T Sanders of Harrodsburg Ky credits Dr King s New Discovery with stopping a long cough and improving health. Advertisements tout its use for coughs colds and asthma and offer a trial bottle free. Also notes cyanide tank plans for Beargulch Lorenger property and promotes Bucklen s Arnica Salve for various skin and wound conditions with 25c price.
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D. T. Sanders
Harrodsburg
Dr. King
Potts
Four Butte Miners Die In Mine Blast Tragedy
Early yesterday a blast at the Leonard mine 1 800 foot level killed four miners Gus Backlund Oscar Maki Elias Punkarl and John Lillrose. Bodies near the blast were found scattered many feet from their positions at the moment of the explosion.
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Butte
Leonard
Gus Backlund
Oscar Maki
Elias Punkarl
John Lillrose
Ballard's Horehound Syrup With Free Plaster Offer
An old remedy promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup for severe sore lungs. The ad claims a free porous plaster for the chest with each bottle, emphasizing internal cough suppressant and chest relief. Sold by local druggists.
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Ballard
Herrick
Potts
Rifle relic of Jim Bridger given to state library
Helena November 2 The rifle used by Jim Bridger was presented to the State Historical Library by J I Allen of Columbus Montana The muzzle loader bore as large as a twenty gauge shotgun Allen bought it from Pierre Chine an Indian who obtained it from Bridger in 1866 at old Fort C F Smith
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Helena
Jim Bridger
State Historical Library
J. I. Allen
Columbus
Montana
Allen
Pierre Chine
Bridger
Old Fort C. F. Smith
Milwaukee man praises Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs
Mr Otto Paul of Milwaukee Wisconsin writes that Foley’s Honey and Tar is still more than the best for coughs and colds. He notes it cured his baby’s bad cold in one day and thanks City Drug Store for the product.
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Otto Paul
Milwaukee
Wis
Foley
City Drug Store
Montana Leads October Gold Output in Fergus County
Helena report shows October gold handling of 155,018.95 with Montana contributions totaling 154,077.21. Fergus County tops Montana in production, followed by Madison, according to the United States assay office monthly tally.
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Helena
United States Assay Office
Montana
Fergus
Madison
Lewistown Prize Awarded for Dry Farming Display
Lewistown November 2 The Commercial club received a $250 cash prize from James J. Hill for the best display of dry farming products shown at the state fair. The award honors Martin Martin who submitted the winning exhibit from the Lewistown area.
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Lewistown
Martin Martin
James J. Hill
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Quick Throat Relief
An advertisement urges rubs with Ballard's Snow Liniment to cure sore throats in one or two applications. It lists prices of 25 cents 50 cents and 1 dollar per bottle and notes sale by local sellers.
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Ballard
Potts
Registration totals compare city turnout to presidential year
Butte on November 1 reports 111 sick and absent voters registered yesterday. The total registration stands at 13,450, down from 15,258 in the previous presidential year.
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Butte
Virginia City Forms Two Auto Lines to Meet Trains
Virginia City establishes two auto stage lines after organizing a garage this week by Joseph L. Buford Fred Dingman and Clifford Watts The company operates three automobiles to meet trains daily at Alder enabling fast passenger transport to and from all trains in town
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Virginia City
Joseph L. Buford
Fred Dingman
Clifford Watts
Alder
War Veteran Found Dead After Despondent Act
Helena reports the body of William E. Colbert of troop A First Minors Cavalry from the Spanish American War was discovered on a city gravel pile. Colbert drank carbolic acid in a despondent moment as a Foley Kidney Pills advertisement quotes S Parsons of Battle Creek Michigan praising the remedy for kidney, bladder, back and urinary issues.
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Helena
William E. Colbert
Troop A
First Minors Cavalry
Colbert
S. Parsons
Battle Creek Mich
Filing at Kalispell on Flathead reservation claims
Kalispell November 2 reports 33 persons filed on Flathead reservation claims before the land office closing. Others wait tonight, but the rush seen yesterday did not repeat.
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Kalispell
Montana Finances Report October Receipts and Disbursements
The October receipts were $165,904 and disbursements $225,562.31, leaving a balance on hand of $379,728.25 at the end of the day. State Treasurer Esselstyn issued the monthly report from Helena dated November 1.
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Helena
Esselstyn
Foley's Honey and Tar Sold in Yellow Carton
In bold ad language the yellow carton with black letters is promoted as the best and safest cough remedy Foley's Honey and Tar. City Drug Store urges customers not to accept substitutes and to obtain the genuine product.
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Foley’s
City Drug Store
Rush for Lands on Flathead Reservation Continues
Rush for lands on the Flathead reservation continued this morning at Missoula. More women were in line than yesterday. Thirty five jailings were made today out of a total of 64 numbers issued.
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Missoula
Flathead Reservation
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ingredient Highlight
The ad notes hexamethylenetetramine as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic in Foley's Kidney Remedy. It urges prompt use at the first kidney trouble sign and cites 1-m City Drug Store as a source.
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City Drug Store
Mill Closure Shuts Anaconda Lumber Mill Until March
Hamilton reports the Anaconda Copper Mining Company mill has closed and will not reopen until March 1. Logging crews will continue removing logs from the woods while the logging train remains in operation for some time.
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Hamilton
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy for All Ages
Foley's Honey and Tar claimed to show equally good results for every family member with coughs and colds. The ad states it is best and safest for children and adults, available at City Drug Store.
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Foley
Railroads Named in Antitrust Suit by Government
A Washington dispatch reports the United States has named the Great Northern and 27 other railroads as defendants in an antitrust suit. The action targets railroad practices viewed as discriminatory and seeks relief through federal courts. The case develops amid ongoing federal probes into railroad coordination and competition.
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Butte
Washington, D. C
Great Northern
Ana
Copper Mining Company Files Complaint Over Rail Rates
The Copper Mining company employing 13,000 men filed a complaint with the interstate commerce commission alleging unjust and discriminative rates. It claims tariffs favor Salt Lake City Spokane and other communities by charging higher rates from Denver district to Montana common points and elsewhere.
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Conda Copper Mining Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver
Montana
Salt Lake City
Spokane
Good Results Always Follow Foley Kidney Pills Ad
An old time medicine ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills as unpuilding strengthening and soothing with tonic action and quick results. The copy appears in a 1-M City Drug Store context.
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City Drug Store
Crow land auction reaches top bid near Hardin
Billings merchant Frank Barta bid 20.25 dollars per acre for a 40 acre tract in the ceded Crow reservation near Hardin. The land is believed cultivatable and the sale set a high price for government acreage in the auction.
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Billings
Frank Barta
Hardin
Crow Land Sale Returns for Unsold Auction Tracts
TH Billings Oct 31 reports a second auction of lands from the Crow reservation ceded portion will occur Monday Nov 7. All tracts bid in but lacking initial payment will be offered again.
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Billings
Crow Reservation
Fewer Names on Helena Voter Lists than Two Years Ago
Helena voters show 2,878 names on registration books when closed this evening. That total is 340 fewer than the list two years ago, reflecting a drop in registered voters in the city.
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Helena
Electric Bitters Cure Four Doctors Fail
After seven weeks in hospital four physicians gave up on Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa eight months of severe liver trouble and jaundice he was cured by five bottles of Electric Bitters. The ad guarantees relief for stomach liver or kidney complaints and claims no disappointment. Sold for 50 cents at Pott the Druggist Dem
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Robert Madsen
West Burlington
Iowa
Pott
Locomotive Brown Up at Billings Near Newton Station
A train engine moving at about 30 miles per hour passed Newton station east of Billings early yesterday. The locomotive involved is identified as Brown Up. details of the incident remain unclear in the fragment.
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Brown
Billings
Nav
Newton
Train blast in city kills crew and wounds two bystanders
A Northern Pacific freight train exploded injuring Engineer Ben Wilson and scalding John Pollard and John Peterson while Fireman Owen Jones was killed. Two men stealing a ride to the city suffered injuries.
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Northern Pacific
Owen Jones
Ben Wilson
John Pollard
John Peterson
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Appeals to Shod Feet
An advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder promises relief for tired aching feet. It claims to ease new shoe break in, cure swollen hot sweating feet, relieve corns and bunions, and fit shoes, with a 25 cent price and free trial offer from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Cts
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
His Peers Jokes About Jury Of Equals
A humorous exchange riffs on the phrase jury of one's peers. A father explains a trial by a jury of equals, while the son quips about baldheaded men being the jurors. The light exchange contrasts formal legal language with a playful punchline.
The Widow in a Town Tale
A life insurance official recalls a town scene as a schoolteacher asks a boy to define widow. Tommy answers that a widow is a poor woman with many children who takes boarders, illustrating a local, humorous view of widows and poverty.
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Tommy
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Marketed for Dyspepsia Relief
Promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets containing bismuth subnitrate and pepsia for indigestion. Claims to soothe a weak stomach and strengthen digestion, offering a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Encourages store visit to obtain a box and try the remedy.
County orders required for Beaverhead supplies
Notice from Beaverhead County Montana dated March 5 1907 states that all supplies must be ordered on the regular form from the county office and any unordered claims will be rejected by the Board of County Commissioners Dillon.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Board of County Commission
Montana
For Sale Own Your Own Home in Dillon Mont
For sale. Own your own home with a choice of three in Dillon. Prices right. You will pay more when the railroad comes. W. A. Catt Dillon Mont. Also cattle sale advertise one hundred head of cattle mostly cows and steers. Address E. L. Call Seated Vit Idaho or at my ranch in Haden.
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Dillon
E. L. Call
Idaho
Haden
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Peter
Montana State News
Helena Man
Lorenger
Beargulch
Bucklen
Levi Strauss & CO
Price
ASC
Berkshire
Eaton, Crane & Pike
Tribune Book Store
Dillon, Montana
W. A. Catt. Dillon, Mont
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