Denver Paving Shift Leads Nation to Flexible Pavement System
Denver undertakes a major paving program using a flexible base and top, led by Mayor Stapleton and city engineers. The city installs seven inch asphaltic layers with quick traffic access, recording substantial annual pavement miles and cost savings while expanding asphalt on black base and portland cement bases.
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Denver
Colo
Benjamin F. Stapleton
Charles D. Wall
Department of Improvements
Albion K. Vickery
United States
Look Backwards from the Tribune November 24 1583
Glendale reports Mr and Mrs George B Conway welcomed a baby girl born November 10 Rack Nelson installed a new street lamp downtown lighting it for the first time last Saturday General Grant still smokes in the show window of W T Eastmans Preparations for the Thanksgiving ball and supper for the school fund are underway Many babies and valley residents are making elaborate costumes for the event with related articles selling briskly
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Glendale
George B. Conway
Rack Nelson
Grant
W. T. Eastmans
Two Dated Crime and Civil Docket in District Court
November term opens with ten criminal cases and sixteen civil matters. Sheriff Hazelbaker and Henry Hackett return from a Madison river hunt with a 600 pound elk and a 400 pound doe. Henry Death survives two days lost in Argenta hills. Paul Stahl and Harry Gray set a 305 mile auto record Dillon to Billings in two days amid deep snow and zero temps. Cadagan Mike Pestka earns 6000 dollars for 30 acres of Grimm alfalfa seed. Montana budgets 500000 dollars for Custer Battlefield highway in 1926.
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District Court
Hazelbaker
Henry Hackett
Madison River
Paul Stahl
Harry Gray
Dillon
Billings
Real Estate Transfers Week Ends November 14 1925 Beaverhead
Property transfers listed from the Beaverhead Abstract Company title books for the week ending November 14 1925. Transfers involve multiple parcels and parties as recorded by the Beaverhead firm in Dillon.
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The
Beaverhead Abstract Company
California Fig Syrup Promises Quick Relief for Sick Children
An old alert urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to sick children to ease stomachs and clear bowels. It claims rapid improvement within hours, notes no narcotics or soothing drugs, and warns to demand the genuine product with age appropriate directions printed on the bottle.
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California
Noted Slump in City Dental Visit Sparks Cash Request
Quote recounts a man told by a dentist that being a friend of a stock exchange patron grants a seat. the man claims his cousin spends $100,000 in stock seats while another spends $100 in subway fares without ever sitting. Fred Green contrasts elite seating with fare costs.
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Fred Green
Stock Exchange
New York
Sofa repair promise in cabinet shop dispute
Willie asks Mr Wilkins when the sofa will be fixed after it was sent away for a new leg. The cabinet maker says it will be ready in a day or so. Willie offers a dollar extra if it is ready by eight o clock Wednesday evening.
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Willie
Wasting His Laughs Office Prank Sparks Banter
An office boy jokes with a new clerk about laughing at a so called boss’s jokes. The remark highlights office hierarchy and ambivalent humor as workers react to leadership and authority dynamics.
Beware of Fake Cure Alls Exposed by Cautionary Editorial
A cautions editorial warns readers against scams selling miracle cures for illness. It criticizes fraudulent promoters who exploit the sick and cites testimonials from clergy as aiding the schemes. The piece urges skepticism toward secret formulas and money back promises and counsels donating to the needy instead of swindlers.
Local Notes and Social Gleanings From Dillon
In Dillon Mrs. Holcomb returns to take charge of the Holcomb home. George Gray of Upper Horse Prairie was a town visitor last week. On Wednesday at J. F. Gudici’s residence the Rev. E G Cattermole united Theodore Nelson and Miss Winnie Hughes in marriage.
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George Gray
Upper Horse Prairie
J. F. Gudici
E. G. Cattermole
Holy Nerediool
Theodore Nelson
Wnwannie Hughes
Marriage License Issued from Tribune 1911
A marriage license was issued Monday according to the Tribune dated November 24 1911. The notice records a formal step toward a forthcoming union in the local area with standard archival wording and no further details.
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the Tribune
Goitre Relief Story From Sorbol Quadruple Ad
Celia Shikora of 621 10th St Milwaukee Wisconsin says Sorbol Quadruple relieved her goitre symptoms including difficult breathing dizziness and throat clog. Inquire at A Potts druggist or write Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio for details.
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Celia
Shikora
10Th St
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
A. Potts
Sorbol Company
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Patents Issued for Land in Big Hole Basin to Spannuth and Waggoner
U S A grants patent to Otto E. Spannuth for 280.33 acres in the Big Hole basin and to Malvina Waggoner for 40 acres. The notices indicate ongoing land allotments under federal claims.
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U.S. A
Otto E. Spannuth
Big Hole Basin
Malvina Waggoner
Warranty Deeds Listing Four Dillon Area Lots and Big Hole Basin Tracts
Warranty deeds record transfers including Margaret T. Dansie to Leonard and Adolph Eliel of four lots in Dillon’s P and QO Normal addition. Leona Montana Albers to John G. Albers covers 958.6 acres in the Big Hole Basin. Hester G. Spannuth and husband to Otto E. Spannuth include 178.77 acres in the Big Hole Basin. William Woody to Oscar Forman a Big Hole Basin tract. Melvin J. Weenink to Chesley L. Harrington 160 acres Big Hole Basin. Alfred Short to Carl T. Mast 319.4 acres near Apex Montana.
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Margaret T. Dansie
Leonard Eliel
Adolph Eliel
Dillon
Leona Montana Albers
John G. Albers
Big Hole Basin
Hester G. Spannuth
Otto E. Spannuth
William Woody
Oscar Forman
Melvin J. Weenink
Chesley L. Harrington
Big Hole
Alfred Short
Carl T. Mast
Apex
Montana
Quitclaim transfers in Dillon land and water rights
Joseph B. Poindexter transfers two and fraction lots in Original Townsite of Dillon to Edna B. Emerick. Maggie Halligan transfers all water rights of Spring Creek as appropriated by Peter Halligan in 1911 to Christian M. Hurley.
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Joseph B. Poindexter
Edna B. Emerick
Dillon
Maggie Halligan
Christian M. Hurley
Spring Creek
Peter Halligan
Land Deal Involving Ferk Gillak and Gladys Wieg
A tract of land in the Big Hole area is described in a legal notice listing Ferk K. Gillak and Gladys L. Wieg as parties. The document notes transfers and related interests in the property.
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Ferk K. Gillak
Gladys L. Wiegand
Big Hole Basin
Sheriff Deeds Property to Martin Quigley in Dillon
J E Sodergran transfers three lots in Block C of Rife's Sub-division to Martin Quigley in Dillon Montana. Public record lists the deed and location within the city limits.
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J. £. Sodergran
Martin Quigley
Rife
Dillon
Montana
Cartoonists and hired men echo small town humor
Jim Smith muses that seeing ourselves through others eyes would force cartoonists to quit. R A Lowe jokes he sought a versatile hired man who can milk cows and drive a Ford, highlighting everyday rural wit in this land of opportunity.
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Jim Smith
R. A. Lowe
Applicant questions agency job ad for wife
A woman balks at a clerk’s ads for a domestic role calling for wife material. She points out the ad seeks a wife rather than a worker and questions the man’s true intent.
Stockings Caller Prompt Sparks Color Query at Hub Store
A voice asks for two pairs of flesh colored stockings and the clerk asks to choose a color among white, yellow, or black, illustrating a terse exchange over stock and shade.
Oil strike in Lincoln Company wildcat well in Devil's Sidney
Roundup heavy oil discovery reported in a Lincoln Company wildcat well located in Devil's Sidney. The venture values at $1.5 million and signals potential for further appraisal.
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Lincoln Company
Wildcat
Devil's Basin
Story About False Teeth Sparks Dentist Trust Question
A lighthearted tale shows two friends discussing dental care. One laments finding a dependable dentist while the other shows off his bridge work, claiming it has held up well for a year, prompting humorous exchanges.
Quiz feature from Educational Book Co extracts
The newspaper presents a new feature titled Quiz, excerpted from a book and endorsed by Eugene C. Gibney, Director of Extension Activities at the New York Board of Education. The items are described as both intellectual and instructive for readers.
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Educational Book Co
N. Y
Eugene C. Gibney
New York Board of Education
Puzzle clue asks one leg creature in riddle style
The reader is told there are eight birds hidden and to take the first letters of their names. Then the next letter is found by moving to the adjacent square in any direction or across corners to continue a path.
Riddles Puzzle Teaser and Last Week Solutions
Puzzle No 10 asks what town in America equals four sevenths of a chicken two thirds of a cat and half of a goat. It hints why the letter D is like a sailor and promises solutions next week. Last week’s puzzles include a 60 total from squares 135 ¢ and 19 and the glove lot opal veil and a clue with the phrase Persevere ye perfect men ever keep these precepts ten.
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America
Lot
Opal. Veil
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Denver, Colo
Charles D. Vail
Dept. of Improvements
Hugh H. Bates
Partlett
Emma Burfield
This City
Henry
Argenta
Cadagan
Mike Pestka
Custer Battlefield
John Joseph Gaines, M.D
Bozo
Him
Rube” Goldberg
AL Goldberg
Boat Batoney
Goitre
Ynson
Clerk of Employment Agency
Sidney
Midland Sugar Co
Browning—Blackfoott Livestock Co
Great Falls
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
AU Ha
Ieiy
W. T. Clary
White Plains
Potts
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