Public lands offered to World War I veterans in Montana
The department of the interior opened 4 500 acres in three Montana counties for ex soldiers of the world war. The Lewis town land office will announce the filing date for homestead entries on lands near the town. The tracts are rough mountain country with timber. Veterans receive a 90 day filing preference.
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3 County
Montana
Department of the Interior
Lewistown
Mont
New York Fish Story with Hidden Diamond Ring
George Bertrand of Union Hill New Jersey cut open a six pound fish in New York and found a diamond ring inside its digestive tract. A jeweler valued the ring at about a carat and a half and noted the inscription E D 1887 on the band.
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New York
George Bertrand
Union Hill
N. J
E. D
Moth Complains of Camphor in Sweet Tastes
A fragmentary verse notes a moth preferring honey and taste sensations while sniffing camphor. The speaker jokes about camphor and its unpleasantness, ending with a playful pun.
Oregon Convict Griffith Found Dead After Jump
Billings May 21 Deputy Warden C Martin of the Oregon state penitentiary and Sheriff George M Chapin of Rosbnch county found escaped convict George Griffith dead on the Yellowstone river bank six miles east of Forsyth. His skull was fractured from leaping the train window and authorities believe he struck his head on the frame. The body was to be cremated at the Oregon penitentiary and the warden said Griffith appeared demented after twelve years of liberty followed by voluntary surrender in Chicago.
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Billings
George Griffith
Forsyth
Yellowstone River
Liberty
C. Martin
Oregon State Penitentiary
Salem
George M. Chapin
Rosbnch County
Landry
Martin
Oregon Penitentiary
Griffith
Chicago
America assured of abiding peace speech by Hughes
Secretary Hughes told the National Conference of Social Workers that America has every assurance of abiding peace with other nations. He said war clouds in the far east have dissipated, and the outlook is favorable despite past disappointments.
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Washington
America
Hughes
National Conference of Social Workers
Van Duzen Plans Deep Test Well Near Discovery
Van Duzen Oil announces a deep test well about one mile south of the Devil's Basin Montana discovery. Location is section 24 11 24. The firm has reorganized. H. W. Van Duren resigns as president. Chicago and New York capital drive a $100 stock offering to refinance.
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van Duzen Oil Company
Montana
Chicago
New York
Expect Shallow Production In Hobson Well
The Fulton well near Hobson is drilled to 682 feet with shallow production expected. The depth to test the structure under the Kootenai formation is not to exceed 1500 feet. W M Fulton, the driller and visitor from Great Falls, predicts rapid action and potential acreage and royalty deals as to whether the structure proves in about a month.
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Hobson
Fulton
W. M. Fulton
Great Falls
Kootenai
Mid-Northern Offset Sets Fast Drill Pace at 1415 Feet
The Mid-Northern offset to the Devereaux was drilled to 1415 feet with an excellent hole. The crew aims to complete to production by Friday or Saturday, predicting a producer as strong as the Devereaux and possibly a speed record if current progress continues.
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Devereaux
Tea dip cleans vegetable stains from hands technique
A reader advice note claims soaking stained hands in very strong tea for several minutes followed by rinsing with warm clear water will remove vegetable stains. The tip suggests tea acts as a natural stain remover.
For Sale 240 Acres Near Teigen Oil Well
240 acres with 20 acres under irrigation ditch and good tillable land priced at 11 dollars per acre. Requires 1000 dollars cash with the balance paid in small yearly installments. Located three miles north of the Teigen oil well in section 34 township 16 range 26 and east half of southwest quarter of section 34 township 16 range 26.
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Teigen
Swi
Chamberlain's Tablets Advertised as Mild Laxative
The advertisement asserts Chamberlain's Tablets are mild and gentle in effect with a laxative action so gentle that users may hardly realize it has been produced by a medicine.
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Chamberlain
Chamberlain's
The Dog Came Back
The Belgian police dog Gypsy, sold by T A Penwell to Mr and Mrs Tom Sanford, reappeared at Marmarth after 150 miles in 36 hours while en route from Milwaukee to Marmarth. Penwell recovered the dog, refunded the purchase, and kept Gypsy.
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Miles City
T. A. Penwell
Milwaukee
Tom Sanford
Marmarth
North Dakota
Express
No Excuse For It. A man out of work these days is open to questioning.
A terse Indiana paper item notes that unemployment prompts inquiry and scrutiny, reflecting a pragmatic view of labor and responsibility. The line frames joblessness as a social condition inviting questions.
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Indiana
Leasing Land in West End Flatwillow
A Chicago North Dakota and Arkansas party secured 3000 acres in the Flatwillow field West End. Leases require immediate drilling and a geologist is selecting the initial drilling site.
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West End
Flatwillow
Winnett
Chicago
North Dakota
Arkansas
Flatwillow Field
Notice for Public Sale Isolated Tract Lewistown Mont 1923
Public land sale notice from the U S Land Office Lewistown Montana dated April 3 1923 for an isolated tract Lot section Township and Range 18 N 25 E with minimum bid of 2 50 and sale at 10 oclock A M May 1923. Bids must be received and the bidder must pay immediately to the Receiver. Adverse claims must file by sale time. Joe Montgomery Register. First Pub April 12.
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Department of the Interior
U. S
Lewistown
Mont
Taff
Montana
Joe Montgomery
Register
Pomn Re of the Interior
Ames F. Price
Ee Lee
E. Ph Ee
Bere Oe & Receiver
Milo Buck
Walter Parker
Roy E. Brownley
Montene
Ella Sturdy
Grant
Chamberlains Liniment Cited For Lumbago Relief
A Brockport New York woman credits Chamberlains Liniment with curing her lumbago after a year ago she was confined to bed. The testimonial says the product eased back pains quickly when applied while resting in bed.
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Chamberlain
F. J. Dann
Brockport
N. Y
Restoration of lands to entry under public domain
Lands Ned swi eight swi nwi se Sec 12 Tp 16 N R 25 E are restored to entry effective June 5 1923. Soldiers and sailors have a right of entry from June 6 1923 to September 3 1923 inclusive.
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Ned Swi
Joe Montgomery
Register
Notice for Publication 041264 Interior Montana Claim
Notice announces Carl Albert Swingle of Long Beach California filed a land claim proof to establish ownership in Montana. U. S. Commissioner O R McVay will hear witnesses Peckinpaugh Taylor Sart Reader Beutens on June 5. First publication May 8.
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Interior
Lewistown
Montana
Carl Albert Swingle
D. Alamitos Ave
Long Raeshy
Peckinpaugh
Joe A Taylor
Sarta Sr iReader Beutens
Joe Montgomery
Register
Whooping Cough and C's Cough Remedy Claims
The note warns whooping cough is dangerous to under five but says C's Cough Remedy cures it quickly without paregoric or codeine. It asserts many epidemics have seen success and claims the remedy is safe and pleasant to take.
Century-Long Lives Spark Nationwide Interest and Clubs
A Tacoma News-Tribune item notes over a hundred years of age becoming common, with a Chicago based One Hundred Year Club. Women reportedly reveal ages boldly, boasting about longevity as a social ideal beyond Solomon’s three score years and ten.
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America
Chicago
Tacoma News-Tribune
Solomon
Ancient marble pedestal found in Athens hints at lost artistry
A marble pedestal from a statue base was unearthed in Athens showing three carved sides and two painted backgrounds. The article notes Greeks blended painting with sculpture and suggests further systematic Western Asia and southeastern European exploration could reveal civilization origins. It urges readers to imitate reliable, hardworking, polite habits seen in successful men.
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Athens
France
Asia
Europe
Six Month Path to Chinese for Americans, Says Linguist
Franklin O. H. Lee, a linguist, asserts white children born in China can learn Chinese in six months. He notes Chinese once had 40,000 characters but now uses an 89 letter alphabet. With shifting trade toward the Orient, Americans may study Chinese as much as French and German. Education reform, not expansion of foreign trade, guides this trend.
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Franklin O. H. Lee
China
Europe
Orient
Peter the Great Stops at Godalming in 1608
Tavern records show Peter the Great and 12 companions ordered a large breakfast including half a sheep a quarter of lamb 10 pullets 12 chicks 3 quarts of brandy 16 quarts of wine and 84 eggs. Thirteen diners devoured the meal to the last crumb and drop. The writer contrasts ancient excess with modern dieting and calls out the link between a gorged stomach and a stuffy head.
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Peter the Great
Russia
Godalming Village
England
Notice of Land Claim at Lewistown Montana
Land Office at Lewistown Montana May 4 1923 announces Simon Antonson Vontver of Little Crooked along with Abe Phillipa Charles Allen Iver Mathison and Ernest Derrer of Little Crooked Montana listed in the public notice with first publication May 24.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Lewistown
Mont
Simon Antonson Vontver
Little Crooked
Abe Phillipa
Charles Allen
Iver Mathison
Ernest Derrer
Montana
Joe Montgomery
Register
Parlor Scandal Sparks Outcry Over Wage News
A parlor incident ends with a maid screaming as the wife discovers the scene. The master is reportedly described as doubling the maid Fifi’s wages, prompting questions about motive and propriety in the household.
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Stanley
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Main Street
Lewistow
Hedges Real Estate Co
BE. W. Howe
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Fergus Motor Co
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