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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
9
Secretary Houston proposes a coordinated national plan to boost food supply and reduce waste. The ideas include state advisory councils, expanded expert staff, farmer and housewife mobilization, delayed rural school terms, and emergency powers to fix prices and store or distribute food. He notes halting liquor production could save grain worth $145 million annually.
Montana agricultural guidance urges two plowings to curb smut in wheat and oats. It notes annual US losses near 20 million dollars and outlines a formaldehyde treatment to destroy spores, including how to soak grain and wash drilling equipment.
Resources are mobilized for war and the farm must yield maximum returns. Use labor saving machinery, favor four to six horse teams, and consider tractors to supplement horse power. Larger, properly shaped fields cut labor per acre, planning and prepared repairs reduce waste, and careful scheduling boosts efficiency.
I Drinkwater of Fairwater Wisconsin a saloon keeper joined the club prompting a clash as the wets reveal his conflict with the drys claim. The episode centers on a contested vote and public debate over drinking norms in the community.
The sentence presents a quirky, personal sentiment about a girl torn between her affection for spring onions and a man, illustrating a humorous internal conflict rather than a news item or report.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company markets logged off lands in Clark's Fork valley west of Thompson Falls Montana along the Northern Pacific main line. It describes a mild climate with 20 inches annual precipitation and soils from clay loam to fine gravelly clay suitable for dairy, poultry and hog operations plus field crops. Land is sold in 40 80 120 and 160 acre tracts with prices from 10 dollars per acre, 10 percent down and 10 yearly payments at 6 percent interest, through BEACRROOT LAND DEVELOPMENT CO MISSOULA MONTANA.
Paris reports Captain Gyunemer downs his thirty sixth German plane. Chicago notes a 1,000,000 pound bacon purchase at 35 cents. New York shows daily war outlays and loans, with 5 million spent on outfitting and enlistment. Military, labor, and industrial notices span several states and cities.
An advertisement touts Poslam for eczema and many skin eruptions claiming quick relief, soothing itch and cooling the affected area. It urges daily use of Poslam Soap medicated with Poslam and offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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