Return of John Alvin Ends in Reconciliation in Myrtle
Ex convict John Alvin returns home after ten years in prison to Myrtle where his mother and brother reveal forgiving love. A planned murder of Howell dissolves as Alvin realizes his father and family have awaited his return. He pockets the revolver and embraces his mother.
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John Alvin
State Penitentiary
Alvin
Cranston
Myrtle
Howell
Isabel
Marc Red Isabel
Ile
Powell
Tils
John
Groceries list with canned goods and pantry staples
A detailed catalog of canned foods and dry goods including Cream of Wheat, Kellogg’s Toasted Corn Flakes, Post Toasties, Puffed Rice, flours, Crystal White Soap, navy beans, Blue Rose Rice, Roger’s Tea, Tru Blu Crackers, Luxury Pineapple tins, and Van Camp’s Pork and Beans in No 1 to No 3 tins. Prices show as 30 cents and similar units.
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Kellogg’s
van Camp
Tattersall's ads and local notes fill Dillon week
Items from Dillon include sales ads for Tattersall's carpets and percolators, sewing machines for rent, land script offers, and household goods. Residents J B Egan L J Price Mrs J B Holtz and others visit, with births, moves and visits noted along with a one week fire at Super Bowl cafe and several local hospitality gatherings.
Demand the Best Lemhi Creamery Butter Shipped to Dillon
The Salmon Creamery of Tifi Salmon Idaho promises fresh churned butter three times weekly from Jersey cream and urges dealers to stock it. If unavailable, customers should inform by mail to ensure prompt supply and fresh butter for every family. Any other woman's husband is model if he's handy around the house.
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Jersey
Dillon
Salmon Creamery
Idaho
Photographs Show Migrating Geese Over India Survey
A Great Trigonometrical Survey of India photo captures a flock of wild geese at noon exposure. The birds, soaring about 5.5 miles high, were visible and clearly recorded as the sun was photographed on a clear day. The sight underscores how often geese in flight go unnoticed in ordinary observation.
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Great Trigonometrical Survey of
India
Family opposition blocks union in years of discord
Dialogue reveals two parents firmly oppose a relationship, while the lovers seek a path to acceptance. The scene underscores deep family strife and a rare moment of aligned parental stance after long-standing disagreements.
Alias summons in Beaverhead Montana land dispute
In the Fifth Judicial District Beaverhead County Montana GEO E ROE and WALTER T FAGAN sue Albert E Jones and unknown claimants to quiet title to lands in Beaverhead County. Plaintiffs seek to annul a deed of November 5 1894 and have title forever quieted with all defendants barred from any adverse interests. The case shows filing date September 7 1921 with Norris Hurd Collins of Dillon Montana as plaintiffs' attorneys.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Geo, E. Roe
Walter T. Fagan
Albert’ E. Jones
Albert E. Jones
W. E. Stephenson
Norris, Hurd & Collins
Dillon
State Fair Attendance Predicted Boosted by Good Crops
Owing to improved conditions a record crowd is expected at the State Fair. Plan to stay at Boulder Springs near Helena with easy one to one and a half hour drives to the fair. Daily 9:00 am departures reach the fair by 10:30 am. Rates $4.00 per day includes meals. McCormick, Manager.
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Helena
Boulder Springs
J. Fe, McCormick
Candid Exchange Sparks Locker Room Jibe
A humorous exchange between a corporal and private about missing buttons and a warning about losing one’s head appears as a light moment in a military setting. The dialogue shows rough banter and camaraderie amid routine duties.
Orphan's Pennies Prompt Kind Stranger
A distressed child begs for charity, explaining his father died recently and the money is for him. A courteous man offers assistance and asks about the father's passing, showing a moment of compassion amid hardship.
Reading Voltaire Sparks Card Game Debate
A librarian asks a man if he has read Voltaire. He replies that Ma borrowed the book and told him to return it, noting it contains nothing about playing ecard games. The exchange hints at a humorous clash between literature and slang.
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Wbrarian
Making Him Muscular Doctor Advice and Ddim A Hat Quip
A reader asks how to persuade a resistant husband to exercise with a doctor’s urging. The reply suggests a playful solution about a hat that blows off in the wind as a humorous prompt.
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Judee
Campaign Barrels Stir Campaign Chatter
Senator Sorghayn recalls constituents delivering large elegant campaign barrels. An old adage in the coffee pot column notes a rolling pin gathers no dough as commentary on political gifts and recent tactics.
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Sorghayn
The Drawback on Women and Knowledge Saying
A reflective passage questions why a woman might lack input in all matters. The speaker suggests a single reason tied to perceived intelligence, asserting that if a woman is deemed dumb she would be excluded from decision making. The piece critiques gender bias in knowledge and voice.
A Common Failing in Hiring Opinions Clash
A debate between Muggins and Buggins centers on Skinnum's behavior. Muggins says Skinnum has many good qualities in his hire but is restrained. Buggins contends he withholds his better traits, reflecting a common workplace tension.
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Muggins
Skinnum
Buggins
Foley Remedies And Vaudeville Quips From Notices
A Norfolk style clippings collage features letters praising Foley products for coughs and kidneys from readers in Moorhead and Chester, plus a vaudeville gag about an act that is new to the stage and a jokey exchange about a cook. The items read like testimonial ads and light entertainment blurbs from local readers.
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Youngstown Telegram
Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertisement Claim
If you suffer biliousness gras bloating sick headache sour stomach or other ills from indigestion and constipation you can get quick relief with Foley Cathartic Tablets. They are a genuine wholesome laxative that affords prompt sure and safe help sold everywhere.
Artist’s rotten apple drawing irks critics
Cincinnati Enquirer notes an artist praised for a recent work, but critics dismissed the apple painting as rotten, sparking discussion of artistic merit and public reception.
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Smith
Jones
Cincinnati Enquirer
Foley Kidney Pills Advertises in Midwest Notice
Helped Wer and Her Husband. Backache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, sore muscles, sallowness, irregular bladder action and symptoms of kidney trouble banished by Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs Anna Morrow, Piqua Ohio, says Mr Morrow and I have used Foley Kidney Pills many years. We keep them on hand. Sold everywhere.
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Wer
Anna Morrow
Piqua
The Taming of the Shrew Offer Rejected by Theatre Owner
A Wakecraft Film Company agent pitches a big picture to Tankville theatre owner. The owner refuses saying audiences no longer want wild animal pictures. Film Fun notes the exchange as a setback for the project.
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Wakecraft Film Company
Tankville
Wild Animal Pictures
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Promises Safe Cough Relief
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe family remedy for colds and coughs. It claims to loosen phlegm, soothe irritated membranes, and contains no opiates, with the product sold everywhere.
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Hedwig Kowalski
Moorhead
Minn
Foley
Foley’s
Painter and Fruitgrower Telegram Exchange
A painter asks what the fruit in his Adam and Eve painting is like. The fruitgrower praises it then notes Eve’s apple is a new variety described as existing for only eighteen months.
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Tyrihans Christiania
Faithfulness as a Virtue in Domestic and Business Life
Reflects on faithfulness as a core domestic virtue and a sound business principle. Emphasizes reliability, steady conduct, and trustworthiness in personal and commercial relationships. Notes that consistency strengthens reputation and long term success.
Old Age Not Always the Cause Ad
Under forty men and women may suffer fatigue aches and stiff joints from kidney or bladder trouble not aging. Foley Kidney Pills help the kidneys remove the cause. Sold everywhere.
Middlemen Remain Needed Across Life Stages
Willis and Gillis discuss the necessity of middlemen from birth to death. They joke that doctors help birth, undertakers aid in death, and the preacher conducts marriages, with arrangements for afterlife with St. Peter implied.
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Willis
Gillis
Doctor
Undertaker
Preacher
St. Peter
California tracts in San Joaquin valley for sale or trade
Buyer offers to sell or trade farms and ranches including forty acre tracts in the San Joaquin valley. Seeks income property or Montana ranch trades. September is emphasized as a bedrock month. Contact C. C. Newman in Dillon, Montana.
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California
San Joaquin Valley
Montana
C. C. Newman
Dillon
Cave Find Reveals Ancient Humans in Dragon's Den Cave
In Austria near Mixnux a cave named Dragon's Den yielded rich prehistoric remains. Excavation uncovered quartz tools and other artifacts in a side chamber about 1,000 yards from the entrance, signaling substantial early human occupation amid phosphate deposits.
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Austria
Mixnux
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William Fall
Western Newspaper Union
Caan
Dillon News Briefs
Tattersall’s. Adv
J. B. Egan
Monida
Tattersall’s
L. J. Price
Kemeter
Wyo
H. M. McDonald
Finley Roe
Hazelbaker
J. B. Holtz
Theta Club
J. C. Smith
Mary Judge
Paul
James
Jas. Kirkpatrick
Dillon, Fontana
J. H. LaDue
Sheridan
Anson Baxter
Dillon Greenhouses
John Gelhaus
Helen
Elkham Springs
Ruby Wyatt
Cincinnati
W. H. Halliday
Polaris
Thomson Avenue
Frank Hoffman
Grant
Joseph Gelhaus
Ruth
Melrose
Best
Metlen
Olmsted-Stevenson
Pacific Street
Eileen Funk
Joe ‘Gelhaus
May Sprinkle
Race Track
Wm. Dunn
Bannack
Swartz
South Washington Street
W. S. Jackson
Dayton
Washington
Lewis Bullerdick
Ras Hansen
Tracy Bullerdick
B. F. McGregor
M.S. Bullerdick
Clarence Axe
Sheridan Forum
Fairyfoot
Anna Carr
N. J
Burke Auto Transfer Company
E. A. Burke
Propr
E. H. Brundages
State Fair
Corporal
Muscular
Crane’s Linen Lawn
Eaton’s Highland Linen
Tribune Book Store
Dillon, Montana
J. W. Seabock
Chester
Sydney Bulletin
Call and Mrs. J. Carhart
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