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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
8
The sugar trust loses price control as domestic beet sugar production climbs. Beet factories from Montana to California boosted output to 700,000 tons, undercutting cane refiners and forcing price declines, with foreign competition and duties at issue.
A U S Senate report compares beet sugar labor abroad and at home. European field workers earn 65 cents daily, with women and children earning less. U S field workers average $2.60. Factory wages differ too, with European workers at about 84 cents daily versus $2.99 in the United States. European beet growers receive $4 to $4.50 per ton, while rents are higher. The article notes tariff support keeps U S production costly for Europe and says English prices are similar to U S costs. Overall American beet growers fare better.
W L P Willett, a noted sugar statistician, says beet sugar lowered wholesale prices by about half a cent per pound in 1912. He notes 60 percent of the beet crop carried over into 1913 and suggests continued beet growth will keep prices low, while imported sugar refiners regain control when beet supplies wane. He testifies that permanent cheap sugar requires accelerating beet sugar development.
Senate Document 890 notes that four seaboard refiners set consumer prices for refined sugar while domestic beet sugar competes, lowering prices during three to five months each year. Without beet sugar the annual price would rise, and more beet sugar would push prices down year round.
A New York World item tells of Hans a cafe waiter who, tired of his wife raiding his silver tips, hides all the money in his night shirt only to be thanked by her for the “present” the next morning when she finds the tied cash.
The article describes 8 S Frank Holley, a active business man, who disappeared from his duties for a month in New York. He lived in a rooming house and phoned mourning relatives claiming he was returning home. During the month he ate, slept, and walked while his memory and business identity faded.
A grocer recalls a chat about country customers on the fourth floor of No 120. The buyers are said to prefer paying with quarters or dollars rather than specifying exact weights, a habit the grocer claims reflects rural shoppers adapting to city life.
Mrs. L. J. Otness hosts the Ladies Aid. Lindseth and Lindseth siblings travel to Great Falls. Kathman family and Arensimayer attend a Great Falls circus. Several residents visit Great Falls for shopping and business. Lunde visits Nasset in Farmington. Families camp in the mountains. Davidson and Mrs. L. Nasset spend days in Great Falls. Kale ranch hosts C B Kingsmore and children. Lindseths and Hansons keep up with regional social calls.
An old advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F.J. Cuaney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It asserts most cases stem from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for a proven cure, urging readers to send for circulars.
Government botanists report 125 entirely new plant species found during grazing lands survey of national forest areas. Study analyzes 9000 specimens to map forage value and stock suitability for sheep cattle and goats, guiding improved grazing management and water supply planning.
A short collection of wry maxims on happiness and money. The speaker notes that true pleasure cannot be bought and that wealth is inferior to the comfort of home life. The lines contrast personal virtue with material value and the power of money in social exchange.
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