Drilling military company preps grand ball on Thanksgiving eve
From the Tribune dated November 22 1889 the local military company drills for a grand ball on Thanksgiving evening. Mrs Kirkpatrick returns from Chicago after three weeks with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. A woman named Ruth Hall fires a pistol in a waiting room narrowly missing a reptile imagined on the floor prompting a panic. Town officials warn against visiting punchers who spook the village with raucous yells and sporadic shooting.
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the Tribune
Dillon
Dillon Hosts Christmas Quilt Parties Amid Cold Weather
The Dillon paper notes invitations for a series of quilting parties over the coming weeks. The piece also mentions a lively scene of youths boxing in an alley near the school and reports Prof. J E Monroe receiving a long cut on the forehead from a piece of flying wood when splitting logs.
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the Tribune
Dillon
J.E. Monroe
Free mail delivery praised after inspector visit
A Tribune report notes a favorable assessment by Post Office Inspector Flavin on establishing free mail delivery in Dillon. T. K. Jul son of Dillon's garage says next year’s cars will switch to electric headlights. Dillon's bid to host Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad terminal arouses local interest.
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the Tribune
Flavin
T. K. Julson
Dillon
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
Reward for arrest of bounty funds violators
A one hundred dollar reward is offered to any private individual for the arrest and conviction of anyone collecting bounty funds illegally. The notice appears in the Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Assn. Adv. 114m section of The Tribune.
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Madison National] Forest Sheep Growers Assn
Real Estate Transfers from Beaverhead Abstract Co.
Week ending November 16 lists transfers recorded from the Beaverhead Abstract Company titles. Transactions involve property changes noted in the title books for the period.
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The
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Property and Deed Transfers Across Montana Districts
Patent United States to Jens P Jensen for 648 acres in upper Horse Prairie. Warranty Deed from Jensen to Frank Ester Wold for 648 acres in upper Horse Prairie. Paddock Estate transfers 3 lots in Block 3 Ellis Addition Wisdom to Harry Helming. Arthur M Peterson to Cook Sheep Company 640 acres in Sage Creek basin. W A Whitman to G W Parberry half interest in 320 acres Centennial Valley. Right of Way Deeds Montana Western Railway Company for new railroad. Mining Deed Iva R Wegg to Quartz Hill Mining Company seven lode mining claims. Certificate of Location Fred Rife and F H Bimrose to Dorothy Lode mining claim in Bryant mining district. Order Confirming Sale estate of Henry C Burfiend.
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United States
Jens P. Jensen
Upper Horse Prairie
Frank Esterwold
Harry Helming
Ellis
Wisdom
Montana
Arthur M. Peterson
Cook Sheep Company
Sage Creek Basin
G. W. Parberry
Centennial Valley
Montana Southwestern Railway Company
New Railroad
E. W. McKenzie
Marcus P. Trueman
Dana E. Miller
Sanford. Shepherd
Fred Rife
F. H. Bimrose
Dorothy Lode
Bryant Mining
Sale District Court
Henry C. Burfiend
Smallpox in Big Hole Basin Reported Mild
Four cases of smallpox in the Big Hole basin near Wisdom are in quarantine and considered mild by County Superintendent Gladys Garr who just returned from a circuit through Davide Dewey and Jackson. Nurse Bertha Lamberton also reports the outbreak as under control. Miss Garr was in Dillon with Mrs. Carl Holman of Wisdom whose daughter attends the local high school.
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Big Hole
Wisdom
Gladys Garr
Davide
Dewey
Jackson
Bertha Lamberton
Miss Garr
Dillon
Carl Holman
Seven year old wins city billboard slogan prize
An eastern city chamber of commerce offered a reward for a warning billboard linked to match safety. A seven year old girl won with a 14 word slogan urging smart use of matches: Matches have heads but no brains so when you use them use your brains.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hope for Rare Bird Specimen in Abyssinian Expedition
The Abyssinian expedition of the American Museum of Natural History aims to obtain lammergeier specimens. This rare bird resembles both eagle and vulture and can reach a ten foot wingspan.
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American Museum of Natural History
Not Usually Convincing Sayings From Hi Ho Sage
A quotation from the Washington Star features Hi Ho of Chinatown describing how a loud talker often ends up convincing only himself as the sole listener. The remark captures a sly caution about boastful rhetoric.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Dying Churches Open Sundays Draw Few Worshipers
A brief note reflects on the decline of churches in America with Sunday openings attracting only a dwindling few, others closed on weekdays, highlighting a somber trend in religious life.
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America
Foley Pills diuretic advertisement
An old advertisement claims Foley Pills diuretic improves waking energy by cleansing the urine and removing poisons. It touts better kidney function and a stronger body, urging readers to buy from Geo. M. Gosman.
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Foley
Geo. M. Gosman
Potts
Adv
Modern radio tubes and gay quilts revive old tech and craft
The article notes four pillar screen grid tubes reduce transport damage and allow independent servicing of power units. It also highlights a return to gay quilts inspiring home decor and cites Old Patchwork Quilts and the Women Who Made Them with 310 patterns and a history of the craft, linking its charm to modern design trends.
Sunday Dinner Cream of Satisfy Soup Roast Pork and Sides
A Sunday dinner features Cream of Satisfy soup, roast stuffed shoulder of pork with candied sweet potatoes and apples, Spanish corn, endive salad, and coffee sponge with cream.
Creamed Corned Beef Itinerary From Test Kitchen
A simple stovetop dish blends two cups white sauce with minced onion celery salt paprika and minced parsley In a final step add 1344 cups diced cooked corned beef and heat through Serve over a baked potato for a hearty meal.
Hungarian Chicken Soup with Egg Yolks
Boil a large chicken in three quarts water with salt sage and pepper. Add one chopped onion cooked until tender. Remove chicken, chop fine, return to soup with the yolks of three well beaten eggs. When very hot, sprinkle chopped parsley and serve at once.
Dessert and Wool Care Notes From Old Kitchen
The text describes dissolving lemon flavored gel in hot water then mixing with coffee and sugar, beating until stiff, folding in egg whites or whipped cream, then molding and chilling. It also gives washing instructions for brushed wool garments using pure soap flakes, gentle squeezing, and rinsing.
Cystex 48 Hour Test Promoted At City Drug Co Adv
An advertisement urges readers with bladder irritation or related symptoms to try Cystex with a 48 hour test. It promises quick improvement or money back and notes a price of 60 cents at City Drug Co. It emphasizes sleep disruption relief and urges immediate trial.
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City Drug ~Co
Adv
Old Folks Say Dr Caldwell Was Right
The piece promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe laxative using senna and herbs. It traces the remedy to 1875, claims gentle action and no narcotics, suitable for elderly people, and invites readers to obtain a free trial bottle from the Monticello mail order.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Sin
Monticello
Laundry Instructions From Vintage Washing Guide
The text describes washing steps: rinse slightly soapy water, dry on a folded blanket spread flat on a table, shape garments carefully, turn when one side is dry.
Treatment Doubles Broom Life by Soapsuds Soak
A home tip explains that brooms last about twice as long if the fibers are tempered by immersion in soapsuds. Dip in suds rinse well shake and hang to dry. Repeat every week or ten days.
Meatless Night Menu Highlights
A meatless menu features Vegetable Chowder Stuffed Baked Squash Cream Turnips with Onions Hot pickled beets Custard Pie Coffee. The board presents a simple, vibrant spread focused on hearty vegetables and classic sides.
Ever Try Cucumber Soup Recipe
A vintage style recipe for cucumber soup instructions include peeling eight cucumbers and cooking in butter, adding flour and stock, mixing with warm milk and onion, then reheating with cream and egg yolks. Finish with salt pepper and cheese chips.
Chicken Loaf with Veal in Bread Crumbs Bake
A simple bake combining chicken veal and bread crumbs with parsley salt and egg. Mix ingredients add seasoning and milk then bake in a buttered pan for 30 minutes.
Piccadilly Salad with Orange and Pimento Garnish
Peel and dice a large orange and add enough chopped celery to make 1 cup. Halve large pecan meats and use 2 cups nuts for the fruit. Mix and arrange on crisp lettuce. Top with whipped cream mayonnaise and garnish with strips of pimento.
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Piccadilly
Order to Show Cause in Wampler Estate
In Beaverhead County Montana the Estate of David F. Wampler seeks sale of all real property. Executor W. E. Brink filed an amended petition for sale and a hearing is set for December 7 1929 at 10 a m in Dillon. Court requires interested parties to appear and show cause. Publication ordered in Dillon Tribune for two consecutive weeks. Judge Henry G. Rodgers presiding.
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Fifth Judicial District
State OF
Montana
Beaverhead
David F. Wampler
W. E. Brink
Dillon
Dillon Tribune
Henry G. Rodgers
Notice for Publication R Olive Martin homestead Montana claim
Department of the Interior Great Falls Montana announces R Olive Martin formerly R Olive Marchesseau of Sells Arizona has filed intent to make three year proof to establish a land claim for sections 21 and 28 township 5 south range 12 west at Dillon Montana on November 29 1929. Witnesses named John H Judge Ardy B Pyle Edward P Marchesseau Frank P Marchesseau all of Polaris or Dillon Montana.
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Department of the Interior
U. S
Great Falls
Montana
R. Olive Martin
R. Olive Marchesseau
Sells
Arizona
Eynwy
Swynek
Neksw
Range
Prin. Meridian
F. A. Hazelbaker
Dillon
Motana
John H. Judge
Mont
Ardy B. Pyle
Polaris
Edward P. Marchesseau
Frank P. Marchesseau
M. D. Nicholson
Adv
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Nancy Hart
DR. Caldwell
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