Local Notices populate Dillon area with ads events and visits
Local notes tell of multiple ads for laundry and sewing machines at Tattersalls, land script supply, bread wraps and pig balloons, and a Ford sale. Departures and visits include Rev Philip May preaching at the Presbyterian church, J J Smith and family motor trip, Horse Prairie residents Tom Beatty and Henry Siefkin in Dillon, and Jules Wenger from Jackson reporting hay crop. Births, construction, and open housing ad for 429 Thomson Ave. Various residents travel to Yellowstone via Madison and attend haying season.
Pioneer Elza Murray recalls Montana's early mining era
Elza Murray, a renowned pioneer, recounts his 1865 trek from Nevada to Montana and notes the rich Diamond City diggings. He describes travel via Blacktail and Beaverhead into Helena, then to Benton and on to the Missouri, later shifting to sheep farming before retirement.
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Elza Murray
Missoula
Pioneer Society
Mr. Murray
Montana
Nevada
Blacktail
Beaverhead
Last Chance Gulch
Helena
Diamond City
Confederate Gulch
Benton
Missouri River
Murray
Louis Anderson
California
Old Range
Felt and Rubber Goods Now Cheaper at City Shoe Store
The City Shoe Store announces new stock of felt and rubber goods arriving with lower prices than last year. The note notes a 35-1 listing and invites customers to visit for bargains on footwear and related items.
Portrait study of Mrs James McDonald to wed Marquis Huntley
Washington society reports Mrs James McDonald will marry Marquis Huntley, a Scottish peer, in London next fall. The Marquis is seventy five years old and Mrs McDonald is described as much younger.
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James McDonald
Washington Society
Marquis Huntley
London
Marquis
Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertises Quick Headache Relief
Mrs Myrtle Jones of St Joseph Missouri reports relief from severe headaches after using Foley Cathartic Tablets for biliousness and related symptoms including constipation blurry vision coated tongue and bad breath. Advertised as sold everywhere with a one month duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Jones
St. Joseph
Slander Harms Speaker Who Listens For Gossip
A cautionary note warns that those who relish and repeat baseless rumors become akin to the slanderers themselves, diminishing trust and reputations.
American rule praised by Australian journalist on Pago Pago
Randolph Bedford in Que. World lauds American governance of Pago Pago Samoa as a model colony. He notes annual native taxes total 7 dollars and credits protection education water electric light roads and sanitation for the island while influenza passes elsewhere. He claims the island flourishes under American engineers with roads bicycles a picture show and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Bedford
Bedford
Uncle Sam
South Seas
Wago
California
Moving a 1000 ton church wall in 16 hours
The Central Presbyterian church in Buffalo had its front moved 80 feet eastward to lengthen the auditorium. The 1000 ton wall was jacked up on rollers and moved 30 feet by screw-jacks operated by 15 men, with no injuries reported.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Buffalo
Scientific . American
Federal Bird Law Violations Result in Numerous Fines
May enforcement by the Department of Agriculture under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act yielded multiple convictions. Offenses include killing a gull, sale of a heron, hunting ducks from boats, possessing ducks out of season, and killing ducks after sunset with fines ranging from 20 to 100 dollars. States cited include Virginia Kentucky Florida Oregon Arkansas and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Kentucky
Florida
Oregon
Arkansas
Louisiana
Effect of Daylight on Plant Growth and Form
Investigation by the United States Bureau of Plant Industry shows daylight length governs plant development. Long days induce bulb formation while short days promote tuber formation. Unfavorable light periods cause carbohydrate deposition and reduced photo synthesis, leading to stem and flower development decline and rosette foliage. Restoring optimal day length can rejuvenate annual plants.
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United States Bureau of Plant Industry
How She Did It In Housework Secrets
Two housewives discuss how they extract more work from their helper Rath. One says Rath completes more tasks faster and just as well. The other reveals she uses jazzy pieces on the electric player piano to keep her helper focused.
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Plano
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Neves
Tattersall’s
Hazelbaker
Philip May
Presbyterian Church
J. J. Smith
Tom Beatty
Horse Prairie
Dillon
A. Potts
Adv
S. T. Johnson
Henry Siefkin
Jules Wenger
Jackson
Thomson Ave
J. A. White
Tanlac
A. J. van Ham
Sarah Williams
Thomas Dubois
Robert Thurman
George Clemo
Jackson Country
H. W. Sacher
Daniel Tovey
Wisdom
Welty
Salt Lake
Richardson
New York
Yellowstone National Park
Madison
Henry Thompson
Kidd
Krimp Krust
Ford
Beaverhead Motors Co
Isaac Edinger
Clara
Millie Adams
Flathead Country
H. F. Best
East
Mary Gist
Anaconda
May Conger
Mrs. James-M’donald
Tribune Book Store
Dillon, Montana
W. E. Roberts
N. Montana St
Silver Bow
E. B. Randolph
Salmon
Idaho
J. D. Miller
Syracuse
Pago Pago
Big Buffalo Church
Wrigley
Beaverhead Lumber
Lima
Land Office
Bad Ules
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