Montana Admitted as State. Local Festivities Continue
The Tribune notes Montana's admission to statehood celebrated by a brass band last Friday. Chief Tenday leads a Bannack hunting party near Red Rock Lake. Dillon to Argenta now has three daily stages, popular with patrons. The Catholic church belfry is completed but the 2000 pound bell remains out of the steeple for safety.
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the Tribune
Montana
Statehood
Tenday
Red Rock Lake
Dillon
Argenta
Catholic Church
District Court Opens With Five Crime and Forty Civil Cases
The Tribune reports the district court will convene Monday with five criminal and about 40 civil cases on the docket. Dillon ladies推动 a move to end prizes at afternoon parties while Deputy Sheriff Tash travels to Helena as a witness in the Jaggers counterfeiting case. Souvenirs from the Spanish-American War are common in Dillon, drawing attention. many businesses display them, and youth prize old soldier hats and cavalry sabres like Eugene Poindexter’s prized possession.
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the Tribune
Dillon Society
Tash
Helena
Jaggers
Dillon
Eugene Poindexter
Dillon Memory: Frank Knotts Among 1909 Notables
From the Tribune on November 17, 1909, the Dillon column notes Frank Knotts among notable local individuals. The fragment highlights community figures and historical context from twenty years ago.
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the Tribune
Frank Knotts
Dillon
Mail Box Thefts Aid Check Forgers
The American Bankers Association warns banks to curb mail box thefts that steal statements and cancelled checks. Depositors should verify receipt of monthly statements, safeguard blank checks, and keep such papers in safes. Public notices urge vigilance to deter forgery and curb losses.
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New York
Nei
Arlés
American Bankers Association
James F. Baum
Association
Protective Department
Real estate transfers and leases in Beaverhead County 1929
From the Beaverhead Abstract Company weekly list ending November 9 1929 patent grants include United States to Adrian F Chatterton 640 acres Centennial valley warrants. Gertrude Cox estates to Charles Wilson center street Dillon Otto J Christensen to W E Roberts 280 acres near Apex John R Hedley to W J Clayton 750 acres Centennial valley N J Tallent to W E Tallent 2 lots in Dillon Oil and Gas lease Mary E Morris to E H Dewey 600 acres near Lima Certificate of Location E J Pyle to Ruth rode mining claim Long John mining district Right of Way grants Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company William R Ennis Anaconda Copper Mining company W H Keller Fay Gransberry Della Hamisch Frederick Hamisch Martin McMen omey.
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Gertrude Cox
Charles Wilson
Center Street
Dillon
Otto J. Christensen
W. E. Roberts
Apex
John R. Hedley
W. J. Clayton
Centennial Valley
N. J. Tallent
W. E. Tallent
Oil and Gas
Mary E. Morris
E.H. Dewey
Lima
E. J. Pyle
Ruth Rode
Long John
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph’ Company
William R. Ennis
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
W. H. Keller
Fay Gransberry
Della Hamisch
Frederick Hamisch
Martin McMenomey
Tackle the Job Beginning to Do What We Must
A Cap per's Weekly note urges taking decisive action now rather than waiting for inspiration. It emphasizes starting tasks promptly to achieve tangible results and emphasizes discipline over hesitation.
Be hard boiled said Uncle Eben about tough eggs
A Washington Star quote notes Uncle Eben advising toughness as a mindset with caution that a hard boiled egg should not be trusted to promise a future. The line plays on dialect and rural wisdom.
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Eben
Washington Star
Hunters Find Deer This Week Near Dillon
The report notes lucky hunters who secured a deer this week. Twin Bridges lies a little over an hour from Dillon by car, based on T. K. Julson’s trip last week. An automobile owner reported a puncture repair incident when water froze and burst the engine’s water jacket on the way home from the city.
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Twin Bridges
Dillon
T. K. Julson
Remarkable Railway Links Kalagoorlie to Port Augusta
The transcontinental railway from Kalagoorlie in Western Australia to Port Augusta in South Australia covers 1,052 miles. It runs without crossing a permanent watercourse and spans 800 miles of straight track over the Nullarbor plain, likely a record.
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Kalagoorlie
W. Aust
Port Augusta
S. Aust
Nullarbor Plain
Stamp denominations approved for United States issues
The United States will issue stamps in many denominations including half cent one cent fourteen percent cents two cents three cents four cents five cents six cents seven cents eight cents nine cents ten cents eleven cents twelve cents eighteen cents fourteen cents fifteen cents sixteen cents seventeen cents twenty cents twenty four cents twenty five cents eighty cent fifty cent one dollar two dollars and five dollars.
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The
United States
Candle Making Through the Ages
Describes ancient Roman waxed string candles and pitch dipped splint candles in England around 1800, plus Chinese use of candleberry wax.
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England
Job Lot Deals Termed by Name Jobber
The term jobber arose from bargaining with a factory for a job or lot to resell, a practice noted in trade history. The title explains how a dealer earned the label by purchasing bulk goods directly from manufacturers for resale.
Foley Pills diuretic advertisement notice
An advertisement promoting Foley Pills diuretic claims relief from aches and fatigue by cleansing the urinary system. It urges awakening with energy and health and states the product is available from Geo. M. Gosman, successor to Potts.
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Foley
Geo. M. Gosman
Potts
Reward Offered for Illicit Bounty Collectors
One hundred dollars reward to any individual, other than regular officers of the law, for the arrest and conviction of anyone collecting bounty bonds illegally. Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Assn adv. 114m
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Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Asgn
High Chimney Aid to Heating Care for Poor Drafts
The Holland Institute of Thermology warns that chimney size and height affect oxygen supply for complete combustion. Downdraft from undersized or low chimneys causes smoke, gas in basements, or even explosions. Test with scientific instruments. contact the institute for local test providers at no charge.
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Holland Institute of Thermology
Holland
Michigan
Leaky chimneys blamed for major US fire losses
The Holland Institute of Thermology in Holland Michigan warns that defective chimneys and flues cause nearly 20 million dollars in annual fires and fuel waste. They advise solid brick construction, tight thimbles and cleanouts, and proper foundation to prevent leaks with expert testing offered by their engineers.
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Holland Institute ‘of Thermology
offInlland
Clean furnace saves coal by cleaning soot in pipes
The Holland Institute of Thermology says an eighth inch of soot in fire ways and pipes cuts efficiency by 28 percent and a quarter inch by 48 percent. Tests by the U S Bureau of Standards show cleaning with suction methods saves fuel each winter.
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Holland Institute of Thermology of
Holland
Mich
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Little Harry’s Busy Afternoon With Grandfather
A grandmother keeps Harry content in the morning as he gathers friends for play. By late afternoon the pup rests, and grandfather restores the fun with a trip to a picture show. After returning home the boy asks to play horse.
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Harry
Dragon's Blood: Red Gum From Palms Fuels Global Trade
The Dragon's Blood of commerce is a red gum from ripe palm fruits grown in Siam and the Dutch East Indies. It is used in pharmacy and in arts to color varnish and for photo engraving. The resin is steamed and crushed, shipped to Penang and Singapore, then distributed across Europe and America.
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Siam
Dutch East Indies
Penang
Singapore
Europe
America
Nature's Habits in Weather and Crops by John Burroughs
A reflective passage on weather as a creature of habit, describing rain, drought, and fire as repeating cycles. Burroughs argues that the elements persist in routine until a dramatic shift disrupts the pattern, linking climate to agricultural outcomes.
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John Burroughs
Hero of Revolutionary War Honored by 2-Cent Stamp
John Sullivan, noted leader in the Genesee country campaigns and key battles including Trenton Brandywine and Germantown, is celebrated with a two cent commemorative stamp. The article traces his rise from major in the New Hampshire militia to Continental Army general and later political service before his death in 1801.
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John Sullivan
Genesee
New York
Sullivan
New Hampshire
John Langdon
Fort William and Mary
Newcastle
Long Island
Lord Howe
Continental Congress
Staten Island
Charles Lee
Washington
Trenton
Brandywine
Germantown
Newport
New York Times
Cystex 48 Hour Test Promises Quick Relief
Women report bladder irritation symptoms interrupting sleep with backache leg pains and fatigue. The ad promotes Cystex with a 60 cent price at City Drug Co Adv and offers a money back guarantee if no quick improvement.
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City Drug Co—Adv
Dr Caldwell's Three Rules for Health and Constipation
A vintage ad promotes Dr Caldwell's mild vegetable remedy Syrup Pepsin for constipation, biliousness, stomach cramps, bad breath, and fevers. It urges to keep the head cool, the feet warm, the bowels open and offers a free trial bottle by writing to Syrup Pepsin Dept BB Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Dept. BB
Monticello
Illnois
Doughboy Now Opera Singer in Festival Opera
Howard Carman, once a buck private in the Rainbow Division and later a first lieutenant in the 141st Infantry, now a tenor with the Festival Opera company, will appear in Dillon on November 20 at Normal Auditorium. He credits persistence for his rise from tool dresser in Ohio oil fields to oil well supplies salesman to military life and finally to opera.
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Buck
Rainbow Division
Howard Carman
Festival Opera Company
Dillon
Normal Auditorium
Carman
Ohio
Mountain Snowstorm Paralyzes Roads in Upper Blacktail
A powerful snowstorm dropped over a foot of snow in two hours on the upper Blacktail mountains Sunday afternoon. Trails and main roads became nearly impassable and hunters in the area feared the storm. Dale Tash described the experience as one to avoid daily, with reports that one party was snowed in there.
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Upper
Blacktail
Dale Tash
The Town Loafer Finds Work at Parsley Junction
Si Sloan quips about Lazy Lem Largon carrying a hod at Parsley Junction where a new school is under construction. The neighborhood wag notes Lem’s lazy stereotype, while Lem is described as a "hod-workin' gentleman" despite limited effort.
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Si Sloan
Parsley Junction
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