Beaverhead County Wins Howard Elliott Cup for Best Oats
George Edinger of Beaverhead county wins the Howard Elliott silver cup for the best bushel of oats shown at the Montana State Fair. The article lists multiple Great Northern cups for wheat, corn, grains, grasses, and potatoes with various counties and individuals named. It also notes blacked ads and local notices about cold remedies, a move of Jem Quit Owens family, and a sale at The Palace Store in Dillon.
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George Edinger
Beaverhead
Howard Elliott
Montana
Beaverhead County
Edinger
A. J. Earling
Glatin
Lewis Penwell
Helena
Yellowstone County
Lewis and Clark
Guét
Seigling
Cascade Equity
Great Northern Cup
James Griffin
Chouteau County
J. M. Woodside
Madison County
Owens
Louis Hanson
Dillon
Palace
Sheridan
Monitor
Montana welcomes L. W. Hill as new resident in Helena
L W Hill president of the Great Northern announced from Helena that he will reside in Montana after visiting Glacier Park. He praised Glacier National Park and the western hospitality, saying he will identify with Montana and work to develop the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
L. W. Hill
Great Northern
Helena
Glacier Park
Bea
Glacier
Mae
Eechien
St. Paul
Glacier National Park
Mt. Hill
Timely advice saves two lives in Wisconsin.
Mrs. C Will oughby of Marengo Wisconsin avoided tragedy when DrigaXing's New Discovery cured her frightful cough once deemed consumption. Doctors offered little hope, but a trial bottle helped her and later saved her boy during a bronchial illness. Price 50c and 1.00, trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Potts.
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Potts
They Must Carry Own Linen For Female Travelers
Houston dispatch reports Southern Pacific will require women passengers to supply their own towels on trains and boats next year due to a $21000 annual loss in toweling. Officials note towels disappear from women’s compartments, with a transcontinental trip losing about one hundred towels. Men’s compartments show fewer losses, leading to differential service implications across the Harriman system if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific
Central Division
Harriman
Cowboy Mayor James C. Dahlman of Omaha
James C. Dahlman known as Cowboy and Mayor of Omaha recounts a career in Nebraska public life. He notes prior roles as sheriff of Dawes County Chadron mayoral terms and a Democratic National Committee position plus a 1910 gubernatorial bid. He endorses Foley Kidney Pills, praising relief and signing the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Dahlman
Omaha
Jas. C. Dahlman
Dawes Co
Neb
Chadron
Nat'l
Nebraska
Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Blackfoot Valley Line Opens to Booner Trains
The first Blackfoot valley train, part of the Milwaukee system, ran into Booner Thursday afternoon marking the start of a line that will eventually reach Ovando.
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Missoula
Blackfoot Valley
Blackfoot Railway
Milwaukee
Ovando
Booner
Tour Agents Spotlight Glacier National Park Attracting Global Travel
Leading tour operators from Boston New York and Chicago visit Glacier National Park in Montana to assess facilities and promote the region as a major National Playground. They highlight the park’s sixty living glaciers and the potential for a huge tourist influx in 1912, boosting Montana's tourism with world wide advertising.
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America
Montana
American
L. W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Glacier
National Park
H. Wilson
Raymond & Whitcomb, Co
Boston
Mass
George B. Marsters
Marsters Ticket & Tourist Co
G. Beekman
Beekman Ticket & Tourist Agency
H. R. Ougham
Thos. Cook & Lots
New York City
V. V. Beard
Gillespie-Rmports . Co
New York ‘City
I. ‘Frank
Frank Tourist Company
Lee Frank
Frank “Tourist Company
Chicago
Ill
Gerald A
Glacier National Park
Thos. Coefi & Sons
Raymond Whitcomb :& Co
Beekman . Ticket: & Tourists Agency
Marsters Ticket & “Tourist Co
Gillespie & Kinsports Tourist Agency
Franks Tours
Europe
Africa
Americas
I. Franks
Franks Tours of
St. Paul
Mother Gray's Australian Leaf Ad Vert Broadside
A historical medical advertisement touts Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a cure for backache dizziness headaches and general languor. It promotes a herbal root and herb mixture sold by druggists or mail order for 60 cents with free sample offers from The Mother Gray Co. Les Roy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Asia
Gray's
Drugeiste
Mother Gray Co
Les Roy
N.Y
First Cattle Train Connection Shipped from Lemhi County
A special AC train carried four cattle, the first shipment from Lemhi county, making a midnight connection with the O. R. L. Ry and arriving in Anaconda Montana that night. The trip, from stockyards to packing house, took about 20 hours with Montgomery & Coy. of Anaconda as consignors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemhi
Iefé
Gilmore
Satuday
O. 5
le Ry. Pat
Armstead
Anaconda
Mont
Montgomery & Coy
Leadore Standard
Twenty Thousand Men Quit Across Illinois Central Strike
Chicago reports indicate a walkout by about 20 000 shopmen on the Illinois Central and Harriman lines at 1000 am. Cities listed include Chicago Omaha Denver East St Louis San Antonio Memphis Houston Oakland Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Salt Lake and others. Oregon Short Line at Pocatello shows 450 out with stockades and 800 strikebreakers expected. traffic unaffected for now. Captain Fred Oliver and Deputy Sheriff W T Scully attended a court case in Butte.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Harriman
Omaha
Denver
Paducah
Centralia
Ill
Tucson
Arig
Reno
Nev
Sacramento
Las Vegas
Seattle
Salt Lake
Portland
Pocatello
Idaho
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Jem
The
Treasure State
Bonner
Harriman Lines
Fred Oliver
W. T. Scully
Butte
Donlan
Grand Theatre
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