Montana War Time Economy and Defense Reportic
Montana faces a booming farm economy with rising corn acreage amid war demand. The Montana council of defense clears Oscar Rohn of disloyalty after public inquiry, while defenses protest against United States attorney Wheeler’s appointment. Also notes eclipse plans, propaganda satire, and national defense commentary.
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Montana Council of Defense
Oscar Rohn
Helens
Rohn
Butte
Kohn
Robin
Ger
B. K. Wheeler
United States
War and education take center stage in postwar reflections
The article notes surprising US coastal raid defenses during WWI while emphasizing the broader war effort in Europe. It highlights Silver Bow county public schools closing for summer, praising teacher diligence and urging high education to prepare youth for postwar reconstruction and rehabilitation.
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Silver Bow
Montana Corn Prospects Highlight Expanding Crop Potential
A 1916 note from the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station at Bozeman estimates 16,000,000 acres suitable for corn in Montana. It cites 70,000 acres planted in 1915 with 1,560,000 bushels yield and notes a rising trend in corn acreage from 1910 to 1914, suggesting Montana could become a corn producing state and influence future prosperity.
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Bozeman
Montana
State Experiment Station
Boseman
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Farmers of Montana Boost Wheat Acreage in Food Security Push
Official statistics from about 30,000 farms show Montana farmers increasing wheat acreage from 1,795,204 to 2,561,654 acres, a rise of roughly 43 percent. Prospects are strong for a bumper wheat crop and for stability in allied nations next winter, with notable gains in other crops as well.
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Montana
Poppies in Bloom Again Near Veuilly la Poterie
An Associated Press dispatch from the French front reports American troops near Veuilly-la-Poterie decorating their helmets with poppies from the fields after a gallant battle. An American officer told French comrades his battalion would not yield an inch of ground and fulfilled the vow to do anything France wanted.
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Associated Press
Marne
Veuilly-la-Poterie
France
Laurels and Laughter Across Short Stories
A collage of quips and scenes from old papers shows Sir George Alexander joking that a playwright's laurels fade from resting on them too long. Bits from Vancouver Daily Province and Birmingham Age-Herald reflect society roars, marital storms, streetcar snubs, and a restaurant menu mix with comic banter.
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George Alexander
Dash
Sir George
Ethel
Tom
King
Lukie
Vancouver
Huns Melodious Perfume Kills Two Y M C A Workers
Confirmation from the Paris office that Halliday S. Smith of New York and Hedley H. Cooper of Piedmont died after being gassed while aiding wounded in a front line dugout during the big battle in France. Both men died later in hospital. they were among twenty eight workers under heavy shell fire.
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Halliday S. Smith
Hedley H. Cooper
Piedmont
M.C.A
France
M.C. A. War Work Council
Paris
Smith
Cooper
Maria Herron
William H. Taft
Jane Taylor Bowler
Cincinnati
Wartime Housewifery and the Household Account
Frances Marshall critiques household accounts as a tool that often becomes a ledger of petty spending. She argues accounts fail unless used for wise expense control, urging modern housewives to track weekly food costs and adjust purchases to conserve money and calories. The piece notes a wartime call to unity from Mrs Thomas J Preston Jr urging women to resist compromises during the war.
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McClure Enepaper Syndicate
woslEd
Thomas J. Preston Jr
Grover Cleveland
National Security League
Women of America
Humor of the Day Bits From a Newspaper Cartoon Reel
A collection of comic fragments and skewed dialogues from a newspaper page. Jokes touch on elections, office life, and everyday quirks with dialog snippets and character caricatures. Notable lines joke about voters candidates and petty office mishaps.
Spirit of the Pre Who Is Loo
A collage of wartime chatter from multiple papers. It cites German naval leaders and U S war industry boosts while lampooning von Tirpitz and Kaiser, noting American plant and troop transport growth alongside sharp editorials from Baltimore, Houston, New York, Chicago and Boston.
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Loo
United States
Baltimore
Star Stokes
Pittsburg
von Tirpita
Genny
New York World
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