Sugar famine in Lowell sparks Thanksgiving gift from Great Falls
Miss B. Richards of Great Falls bought 100 pounds of sugar to ship to her parents in Lowell Massachusetts as a Thanksgiving present. Lowell reportedly faced no sugar for sale for a week with long lines and scarce supply. Richards paid 9 cents a pound locally and 7 cents for express to deliver the gift.
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Great Falls
8. B. Richards
Lowell
Mass
Miss Richards
Massachusetts
Goods Sold at Auction in Great Falls
Uncalled-for goods from Great Northern Railway sold by L E Stiles auctioneer. Seven car loads included groceries farm implements liquors candy books household goods clothing hats and a piano with a $4 charge. Sewing machines threshing machines scales show cases oil and cigarettes were sold as unloaded.
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Great Falls
L. E. Stiles
Great Northern Railway Company
Much Money For Beets in Missoula
F A Wilson local superintendent of the Great Western Sugar company reports part payments totaling 50 000 to over 100 Bitter Root valley farmers for 1917 beets. He says Bitter Root Flint Creek and Flathead growers will receive over 69 000 within a month. The company stores 6 700 tons of beets in Missoula and will soon process sugar and syrup.
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Missoula
F. A. Wilson
Great Western Sugar Company
Bitter Root
Flint Creek
Flathead
Billings P K O Seeks Silver and Gold Fund Drive
The local P K O chapter plans to raise a relief fund for front line soldiers by collecting silver and gold trinkets, melting them, and selling the metal to the government for coin. English practice shows a $75 000 total in a year from this method. Billings has begun collecting trinkets and aims to fund aviation corps enlistments at $300 per man.
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United States
Aviation Corps
France
Leitner lands deemed non taxable by county
The Miles City county commissioners uphold Frank Leitner's claim that his Moorhead section scrip land is non taxable. He obtained a quit claim from Allison, but no government patent or survey exists. Assessor Hires taxed the property based on the deed filing alone.
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Miles City
Frank Leitner
Moorhead
Allison
Leitner
Gold Find Seen at Oil Well by Yellowstone Company
Discovery of gold bearing sands in a well drilled at the foot of C street by the Yellowstone Oil and Development company led to a temporary drilling halt to prospect the find. First colors appeared in the dirt, then nuggets were found, and the discovery is described as potentially a commercial proposition.
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Livingston
C Street
Yellowstone Oil and Development Company
Treasure State Granite opens near Gardiner in Montana
A crew under an experienced quarryman begins operations at Treasure State Granite company properties near Gardiner. Officials plan to ship several carloads of rough granite to Livingston for polishing in a few weeks, and local plants will bring an added industry and higher payroll once machinery arrives.
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Livingston
Treasure State Granite Company
Gardiner
Discovery of Wilsonium in Montana Confirmed
Roy Franklin Heath announced the discovery of Wilsonium in September with confirmation from Dr. Henri De Meyer of Paris and results from Scotland England and Sweden. About two grams have been recovered and samples sent to scientists. the element named Wilsonium honors the president and is the eighty fifth element. A treatment and experimental plant planned in Montana will recover this rare element and its salts.
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Billings
Montana
Pew
Roy Franklin Heath
Henri de Meyer
Paris
France
Scotland
England
Sweden
United States
Unidentified assailant linked to Kalispell death
In Kalispell a stranger named C. K. Walsh was struck on the head by an unknown man seen with him earlier. Walsh remained unconscious until dying seven days later at Sisters Hospital. Several witnesses saw the blow and the escape of the assailant, with Walsh’s skull fractured.
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Kalispell
C. K. Walsh
Sisters’ Hospital
Walsh
Indefinitely Postponed Montana High School Girls Congress
The vocational congress of the high school girls of Montana scheduled for Bozeman from November 26 to 28 was postponed indefinitely. Health Commissioner Seitz urged postponement to avoid spread of scarlet fever and other contagious diseases during the Bozeman epidemic.
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Bozeman
Vocational Congress of
State of
Montana
Seitz
Enlistment Climbs in Missoula Forestry Regiment
Three hundred thirty men have applied for the 20th Engineers new forestry regiment in Missoula. Forest service officials say recruitment in camps continues rapidly and teams expect a larger enlistment when winter arrives. Many plan to enlist as camps close down.
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Missoula
20Th Engineers
France
Forest Service
Copper theft duo sentenced to Fort Leavenworth
Butter-Lew Jones and J R Williams were found guilty in the United States district court of stealing 14 700 pounds of copper from the Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul car belonging to Anaconda Copper Mining Company. They were sentenced to 18 months at Fort Leavenworth.
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Fort Leavenworth
Lew Jones
J. R. Williams
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Chamberlain's Tablets End Years of Indigestion Pain
Mrs. Thomas Casey of Geneva New York reports Chamberlains Tablets relieved her husband’s indigestion and post meal distress immediately after use. Sold at City Drug Store. Adv. 1m.
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Chamberlain
Thomas Casey
Geneva
N. Y
City Drug Store
Second Victim Dies in Ranch Shooting Case
Billings reports Seth Tripp dies from a November 2 shooting at Dry Head ranch where Frank Anner killed his wife and wounded Tripp. Anner is jailed at Red Lodge and claims unwritten law as justification.
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Billings
Seth Tripp
Frank Anner
Anner
Dry Head Ranch
Tripp
Red Lodge
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Helps Child With Croup
Mrs. E O Irwin of New Kensington PA reports her son Edwin suffered croup but Chamberlains Cough Remedy gave relief after using as directed The ad urges mothers to keep a bottle in the home and to seek relief for their children It lists City Drug Store as the seller Ady Im
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Croup
Edwin
E. O. Irwin
New Kensington
Chamberlain
City Drug Store
Ady. Im
Drowned man and near-drowning at Hollings Lake
A rowboat capsized on Hollings Lake leading to one death and a narrow escape. The deceased is Andrew Craig, caretaker at the shooting preserve on the lake. his companion is Arthur Galyan of Billings.
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Billings
Hollings Lake
Andrew Craig
Arthur Galyan
Butte Considers Sheep Mowing City Lawns
City officials in Butte are advised to buy a flock of sheep to mow public lawns. The proposal mirrors European practice where sheep maintain parks and grassy areas. Benefits cited include labor relief for residents and eventual cost recovery through animal upkeep, herder, and shelter expenses.
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Butte
Europe
Maxwell Truck Sets World Mileage Record In Detroit Test
A Maxwell one ton truck achieved 17.8 miles per gallon during a loaded run in Detroit and nearby rural roads. The test marked an extraordinary economy with a first time driver and no coasting, and an average speed near 15 mph.
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Maxwell
Detroit
Cure your cold while you can with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Lookout warns that repeated colds weaken the system and raise risk of chronic catarrh pneumonia or consumption. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has a great reputation and is said to never disappoint. price a quarter. For sale by City Drug Store.
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Chamberlain's
City Drug Store
Adv
Lin
Bere
EL Lawrence & Co
Cage
Insurance payout eases family after cyclone and mortgage
A humorous verse tells of a man who loses horse cow and home in disasters, then dies after securing life insurance with C. T. Magnus. The ad promotes Curtis Hospital on South Washington and a furnished room at 837 South Atlantic Street with steam heat and light.
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Furnister Room
Atlantic Street
End of Your Corns Gets It Pain Relief Remedy
An advertisement touts Gets It as the world’s best corn remedy. It promises immediate pain stop and clean corn lift off with no fuss or danger. Sold in willow and endorsed by H. C. Borfiend to persuade readers.
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H. C. Borfiend
Do You Have Sour Stomach Eat Slowly Masticate
If troubled with sour stomach, eat slowly and chew thoroughly, then take one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper. For sale by City Drug Store. Adv Im
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Chamberlain
City Dig Store
Dairymen Raise Milk Prices Until May 1918
Milk prices jump on December 1 with 8 cents per pint 15 cents per quart and 50 cents per gallon for dairies while hotel trade is 40 cents per gallon. Cream prices rise to 15 cents per half pint 60 cents per quart and 1 50 per gallon with a plan to lower on May 1 1918.
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Matt Lorensen
Dillon Carriage Works Offers Sharpener For Farm Implements
Local shop advertises sharpening of dies plows and harrows at Dillon Carriage Works. It touts a Giant Wonder Disc sharp ener and claims excellent results at reasonable prices.
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Dillon Carriage Works
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W. A. Graeter
C. T. Magnus
Curtis Hospital
South Washington Street
Kingsbury Residence
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R. N
William McKinley
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Pearl I. Smith
Nels Nelson
R. H. Ryburn
Marshall Field, Cashier
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F. M. Roe
D. L. Smith
Scott & Decker
Armstead
J. Carhart
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Theron Moran
Lewis & Walker
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Butte, Mont
P. O
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Howe
Lécz
Union Electric Co
Richard Freeman
Grant
Scott
Mont
Bell Coal and Transfer Co
Johnson & Boone
Frank Hazelbaker
Royal Cafe
Osteopath
George Brownback
Holcomb
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H. F. Best
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