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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
7
Article notes rising building material costs with lumber labor costs up and freight tight. It urges buyers to stockpile fuel and coal before winter shortages, warns mills face I W W disruptions, and cites Montana retailers competing with mail order firms while prices shift upward. Farmers near towns advised to secure coal and materials now to avoid future delays.
Dr James F Spellman a leading west coast surgeon and former State Medical Association president died at his Anaconda home. He came to Anaconda in 1891 after Penn graduation and helped build the smelter city. He chaired the local school board and held prominence in Hills Knights of Columbus. He leaves a widow two sons and a daughter.
Government foresters push extensive wood fuel from national forests to meet a coming coal shortage. Montana forest supervisors will offer free cordwood for home use and low cost fuel for sale to others, aiming to clear dead timber and reduce fire risk. Demand is expected to break records in the next year.
Dr Howard James and other physicians back Nuxated Iron as a powerful iron supplement noting improved vitality and endurance. Former Chicago health officials and surgeons report personal use and strong public welfare endorsement. The piece also notes a Montana official resigning to head Equity Insurance Company.
A three month old cub bear named Jeannette Rankin is mascot for Company A near Helena. She taunted Teddy Roosevelt during introductions, salutes troops, and learns marching orders while awaiting a possible meeting with a Carpathian mate.
Raymond J. McPhee of Helena writes from Fort Riley Kansas that two German spies distributed bluing and corn plasters containing leprosy germs near the training camp. Soldiers used the items and washing women near the camp reportedly handled the substances. Spies are held pending investigation with possible execution if found guilty.
In Havre the Presbyterian church cornerstone will be laid Aug 1. Great Falls reports yard improvements and a 100000 dollar plant expansion. Other notes cover a baby deer at the parks, a dentists convention in July, hotel buyouts, new bakeries, road repairs, berry markets, labor strikes, fatal accidents, court actions, and city budget inquiries across multiple Montana towns.
A concise musing notes that every man has a sore spot and, given freedom to speak, will discuss it. The line hints at human tendency to reveal vulnerabilities when invited to talk, suggesting a universal impulse toward self-disclosure.
Cheering news from Grass Range says rails are being laid on the Grass Range Junction to Winnett extension, 26 miles. Milwaukee uses old steel. steel expected into Winnett by August. Farmers anticipate large grain tonnage and improved shipping for crops and goods.
A maxim declares that any man may gain a Sage’s reputation by following simple counsel: when in doubt keep your mouth shut. The adage emphasizes restraint and caution in speech.
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