Farm Review Montana Goes Off The Press For 1929
The Montana Farm Review Vol 5 No 1 is off the press and will mail to farmers firms and interested parties. It omits county crop tables due to funds but includes 1928 1929 price data seeding rainfall and livestock figures 1870 1930. Purvis and Jim Travis won tryouts in Cascade county and will represent at the billings fair with Miss M Robina Wylder leading club work.
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Helena
Montana Farm Review
U S. Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Federal Statistician
New Farm Review
State Publicity Division
Purvis
Jim Travis
Cascade County
Billings
M. Robina Wylder
Frank McLean
V. T. Geren
Fairfield Community Club Hosts 3 Act Play and Hog Waterer Demo
The Fairfield Community Club monthly meeting featured a three act play Convincing Dad by the Greenfields Blue Ribbon Sewing club under Mrs L C Ripenberg. A Rooting Pig 4 H demo showcased an automatic hog waterer by Geo and team from Sun River.
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Fairfield Community Club
Greenfields Blue Ribbon Sewing Club
L. C. Ripenberg
Sun River
Geo
Federal aid offer puzzles Montana highway officials
Montana faces a funding puzzle as federal road aid arrives. R D Rader says matching state funds and possible bond moves are needed. Montana could double its road program if money were available. State shares total 2,580,405 dollars payable next July with unmatched funds at 3,540,457 dollars.
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Helena
Montana
R. D. Rader
O. S. Warden
Montana Highway Commission
Hyde
Newts
Chevrolet announces $40 cut on sport models
Detroit on August 16 H J Klingler vice president and general sales manager of the Chevrolet Motor company announced price reductions of $40 on all sport models in the six passenger car line. The sport roadster is now 515 sport coupe 615 club sedan 625 and the special sedan 685 all previous prices were higher.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
H. J. Klingler
Chevrolet Motor Company
Streets of Old London in Storms and Risk
The article compares early London storm danger to today noting seventeenth century risks from wooden thatched houses. It cites Samuel Pepys describing the 1665-66 Great Plague era weather and a January 24 1665 66 morning when furious winds forced pedestrians to walk around London Bridge amid driving rain.
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London
Pepys
Lord
Bruncker
Destructive Winds Report Across London Streets
The Manchester Guardian describes streets covered with bricks and tiles, houses blown down in several spots, and chimneys collapsing. Pales on London Bridge were blown away, forcing people to stoop low to avoid being blown off the bridge.
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London Bridge
Manchester Guardian
Ecuador Offers Much of Interest to Explorer
Ecuador may seem small on the map but offers immense variety from Pacific lowlands to the Andes and Amazon headwaters. Ancient tribes persist with long standing customs while grazing is the main industry and chocolate, bananas, rice, cotton, cacao and other lowland products are produced. Textiles are manufactured with decent cotton and wool goods also produced.
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Ecuador
Pacific
Andes
Amazon
Rachel Bunker a Nantucket matriarch of note
An old manuscript records Rachel Bunker of Nantucket dying on the ninth of a month and being buried on the eleventh aged 80 years 7 months 28 days. She bore 12 children 113 grandchildren and 90 great grandchildren. About 70 years of life were spent in public service aiding in the birth of 2 994 children including 31 pairs of twins.
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Rachel Bunker
Nantucket
Rachel
Brockton Enterprise
Correspondence of Lovers Ends in Burning Request
A young woman informs her ex fiancé that she will marry Mr Bendleby next month and asks him to burn the small notes she sent. He replies agreeing and asks him to have her new fiancé burn notes of his as well. The exchange shows playful, bittersweet tones of love and loss.
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Eric
Mr. Bendleby
Dorothy
Glass Houses Proverb Variants Across Languages
The piece surveys variations of the saying those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. It notes English forms such as Whose house is of glass must not throw stones and Who hath glass windows of his own must take heed how he throws stones. It also cites Spanish versions like He that has a roof of glass should not throw stones at his neighbor's.
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Spain
Experience as a lifelong teacher and life lessons
The quote reflects that experience teaches truths like two and two make four. Lessons from life mirror school education, sometimes unpleasant but valuable for growth and practical profit, urging acceptance of hard lessons as inevitable.
Fewer Forest Fires Projected in Northern Region
Regional Forester Evan W. Kelly notes a brighter outlook with fewer fires and smaller acreage burned this year compared with last. The summary covers the 10 day fire reports from forest supervisors across the northern region.
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Evan W. Kelly
Fire records show improved season prospects and fewer fires
Major Kelly notes suppression costs will drop sharply. Fires in regional national forests fall to 272 in the 10 day period ending August 10, 986 to date versus 1127 last year, with 7 747 acres burned this year against 36 287. Fewer man caused fires and smokers top the list with 85 fires to date.
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Kelly
Exi 3
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Old London
Labor Day
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Choteau, Mont
Goodrich
Goodrich Cwaler
Explorer
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Teton Service Co
Power-Morgan CO
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