Fine Theater Planned at Wolf Point Liberty House
George L. Onstad and Clarence J. Severson, owners of the Glacier theater at Wolf Point, accept preliminary plans for a $30,000 theater to be built this summer. The Liberty will be a 650 seat show house with vaudeville and road show features, aiming to be the most up-to-date between Minneapolis and Great Falls. Building contracts to be let soon, with occupancy expected Sept 1.
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Wolf Point
George L. Onstad
Clarence J. Severson
Glacier Theater
The
Liberty
Minneapolis
Great Falls
Thin People of Montana Health Claim
Bitro-Phosphate promises a small steady gain of firm flesh daily by supplying an essential brain substance in active form. It claims to replace waste, create strength and energy, with a guarantee of results or money back, sold by druggists.
Coughing Spells Break Your Best
The fragment mentions coughing spells and a disjointed note about elk Ueioes tad in tis dean. No clear names, dates, places, or organizations are discernible, making specifics unavailable.
Constipation Treatment Takes Focus in Daily Routine
A compact health note discusses New Life Pills marketed for constipation. Readers are urged to consider timing with daily bowels and routine schedules to improve digestive comfort.
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Time
Sloan's Liniment Gains Universal Preference
An advertisement extols the ease of applying Sloan's Liniment and its quick relief for pain. It highlights its widespread adoption and simple use for various aches and discomforts.
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Rai
Pontre Renal
Its
Sloan
Murder Mystery North of Lac La Biche Solved
Royal Northwest Mounted Police arrest Julius Desjerlier for murder tied to the disappearances of Conrad Repinski and Roy Morrison north of Edmonton. Skeletons found north of Lac la Biche and a wife’s confession linked the case to a killing spree during a trapping expedition in the Alberta wilderness.
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Lac la Biche
Montana
Esquimaux
Scarlet Riders
Plains
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
France
Alberta
Mounted
Julius Desserlier
Conrad Repinski
Edmonton
Repinski
Minnesota
Mounted Police
Roy Morrison
Fort McMurray
Julius Desjerlier
Desjerlier
Peace River
Morrison
Helena city lease to mine placer gold near site
Raleigh Wilkinson, a Montana man, secures a city lease to sink a shaft and prospect for placer gold in Helena. If gold is found, 10 percent of proceeds go to the city treasury under the lease terms. Work must begin immediately on the site adjacent to the city boundary.
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Last Chance Gulch
Raleigh Wilkinson
C Chance Gulch
Helena
Grizzly
Oro Fino
City OF
Montana
Wilkinson
Real Dutch Drops and Haarlem Oil Capsules Advertised
An ad warns kidney troubles worsen slowly and urges action with Gold Medal Haarlem Drops and Haarlem Oil Capsules. It touts a Dutch charter, strong health benefits, and money back guarantees if results are not seen.
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Netherlands
Holland
Haarlem
Cuticura Remedies For Itchy Scalp And Skin
Advertising copy urges using Cuticura Ointment for irritated spots then Cuticura Soap with hot water for daily care. Promises clear skin and soft hands by making these preparations part of daily routine.
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Adv
Forty Montana Oil stations cover the state for fuel needs
The Forty Montana Oil Company announces its network of distributing stations across the state ready to supply fuel and lubricants for tractors trucks and motor cars. Monaco oil is offered for every motor.
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Montana Oil Company
Mummy of Father-in-Law Sold for Cash in Edinburgh Museum
A man sold the mummified remains of his wife’s father for cash. The woman insisted on being paid as well. The mummy is now housed in a museum in Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh
Scottish lord and trader treasure a mummy for Edinburgh museum
In 1879 at Reed’s Crossing on Musselshell River a Scottish lord and Indian trader seized a preserved mummy from a Piegan burial site. Reed’s wife protested by mourning rites, and after a chase the mummy was returned with a $150 bonus, explaining Edinburgh’s possession of the chieftain’s remains.
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E. H. Becker
Musselshell River
Musselshell
Reed
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Museum
Lord Jamison
Jamison
Squaw
Maseum
Montana Shriners Heroic Return After War Death Rumor
Gus Rafalich, a member of the Algeria Shrine and Scottish Rite in Montana, was reported dead in 1915. He reappeared in Helena, recounting Balkan war service, Serbian army captivity, and dental loss from gold fillings while prisoner. He later settled in Anaconda and is now receiving dental care.
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Algeria
Gus Rafalich
Montana
Gus Rafaleich
Helena
War Department
Ed Shoemaker
Rafahich
Anaconda
Serbia
Rafalich
Rafaleich
Montana Aviator Neely Killed in Virginia Flight
Lieutenant John Ernest Neely, a former Missoula resident and Aerial squadron exhibitor for the Victory loan, died in a Langley field practice flight. An expert aviator and former instructor, he was 24 and previously a Missoula high school athlete who later moved to Seattle and attended the University of Washington. Also noted is Harlowton's newly purchased fire truck costing $2,000, touted as the town's smallest U.S. town fire engine.
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Montana
John Ernest Neely
Missoula
Langley Field
Virginia
Neeley
Seattle
Bellingham Normal School
Portland
University of Washington
Harlowton
United States
Weiss nets 17-pound muscallonge with garden rake
Maurice Weiss, Placer hotel manager in Helena, claims he stopped a G N train to aid a drowning man sighting. Investigators found only a huge muscallonge stranded near Barnam Creek, N D, upstream. He says he and the conductor captured the fish with a rake from the train for display at the Placer.
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Maurice Weiss
Placer
Helena
Weiss
Florida
Last Chance
Barnam Creek
N. D
Fargo
G. N
Hercules Macaroni Montana Made Product Claims
Advertisement claims Hercules Macaroni is more nutritious and cheaper than bread meat or potatoes. Warns eastern producers dump wartime leftovers in western markets and urges shoppers to buy Montana made pasta from a sanitarily operated factory directed by a top macaroni maker.
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Montana
United States
Life's game of protection by Pacific Mutual policy
An ad compares life to baseball with bases Sickness Accidents Disability and Death as hazards. It promotes Pacific Mutual Multiple Protection covering sickness accident permanent total disability and old age with a coupon to mail for rates and policy forms tailored to family needs and children's ages.
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Pacific Mutual
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Los Angeles
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Hercules Macaroni
Montana Macaroni Manufacturing Company
Great Falls, Montana
Life’s Run
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
B. J. Sennette
First National Bank
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Northrup, King & Co
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