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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1912
Page
2
The Yellowstone National Park buffalo herd of over 200 head is struck by hemorrhagic septicemia with 100 percent mortality in the interior herd. Government veterinary surgeon Dr. W. S. Newman arrives from North Dakota to vaccinate and seek a cure as officials investigate transmission in the park.
A man in Ohio flags a train to avert a wreck, while H. T. Alston of Raleigh credits Electric Bitters with curing stomach and liver ailments after a severe illness. The ad claims four bottles restored health and urges trial, priced at 50 cents at Potts the Druggist.
Central Wyoming near Casper and Douglas hosts 300000 to 400000 sheep afflicted with scab. State Veterinarian Knowles says previous dips failed to thoroughly clean the range and the current outbreak is larger. Stamp-out possible this winter but costly. Montana imposes quarantine preventing Wyoming sheep entry to protect its stock.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as the top remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis and throat chest and lung ailments. It claims no opiates provide soothing healing effects and advises remembering the name and avoiding substitutes. Potts the Druggist promotes the product.
Acting park superintendent reports the winter elk population exceeds 30 000. Lt Col Brett says handling the herd is a major issue with broad interest. Agriculture limits sheep grazing near the park. Montana Wyoming set aside game preserves and both federal and state funds feed elk in Jackson Hole.
Local residents are stunned by quick results from a remedy sold as Alderika. A. Potts, a Dillon druggist, claims the simple mix of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients acts as an antiseptic for the digestive system and draws out impurities, with a single dose relieving sour stomach gas and constipation instantly.
Helena reports complete returns indicating the Montana senate will have 16 Democrats 13 Republicans and 2 Progressives. The house will include 45 Democrats 23 Republicans and 16 Progressives. T. J. Walsh is projected elected senator with about a 5000 plurality.
The article notes that final returns from the Montana election will be released by Wednesday. It states the state board of canvassers will not meet until December to certify the results.
Twinges of rheumatism backache stiff joints and shooting pains indicate kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills are tonic and restorative and will build up the kidneys and regulate their action. They offer quick relief and contain no habit forming drugs. Safe and always sure. Potts the Druggist.
Secretary McVeagh completes a shake up as Lee McClung resigns and Carmi Thompson becomes treasurer. Gideon C. Bantz also resigns and Christian S. Pearce takes the post. A committee will count funds to hand to the Democratic successor.
A Mother watches a child choke during a night of croup and laments lack of relief. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is advertised as a certain cure and always available at dealers.
Montana faces interim governance as Governor Leighton arrives in Helena to assume duties alongside Norris in the east. Lieut Governor Allen departs to attend the American Mining Congress in Spokane, leaving the president pro tempore to carry out duties. The Great Falls wind storm damages roofs and severs telephone links, while a local hero helps extinguish burns citing Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
The Bureau of Mines reports a national decline in coal mining deaths for the first eight months of 1912, with 660 fatalities in Pennsylvania and 273 in West Virginia. If no major disasters occur in the remaining four months, total deaths may fall below 1911’s 2,719.
A judge remarks on land and rock metaphors during a terse exchange about marriage prospects. The exchange highlights tension over property and suitability as the speaker strains to interpret social expectations in a possibly contentious dispute.
The system of paying rents in money rather than in kind was inaugurated in England in the year 1186.
A portrait of a self made merchant who started with $2 000 saved from a $1 60 weekly salary. He began with a store after collecting string scraps and old newspapers to wrap parcels proving that small savings can grow into wealth. Our savings department invites young people to start small and grow.
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