County Exhibits to Highlight Montana Resources Fair
About twenty five county exhibits will be showcased in the Montiana Strate Pair building this fall as Montana aims to present an accurate and favorable account of its resources. The county exhibits contest is a key feature of the exposition with substantial prize money this year. The fair runs September 24 to 29 and includes individual farmers displaying prize crops and vegetables.
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Aris Dionally
Montiana Strate
Montana
United States
War era food counsel urges thrift and sacrifice at university
Carl Voor man, assistant secretary of agriculture, told 2000+ at the state university summer session to cut waste and conserve groceries. He urged daily meat limits, substitutes, and using leftovers, stressing patriotism and collective effort for wartime food security.
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Seun
Carl Vraoman
United States
Summer Sesson
The
State University
Mr. Vourman
Wayte
Mr Voorman
Mr. Voorman
Ecrzae
Belgium
Poland
Serbia
Europe
Will
Artoo
Germany
State Loans Rise as Montana Funds Expand and Loans Grow
Helena August 17 The report by Sidney Miller register of state lend shows July investments from common school university deaf and dumb asylum and reform school funds total 905 510.00. By August 1 funds named in permanent funds total 1 508 788.82. July investments include arm san hs 21 550 capital bonds 125 400 Livingston water bonds 225 000 Cascade county road bonds 100 006 Powell county high school bonds 60 000 state warrants 251 977.90 and school district bonds 120 125. The state now sees increased farm loan demand with about 75 000 in loans outstanding and more applications. Applicants seek loans exceeding security value, prompting careful review by proposers who certify property values. The board can loan up to two fifths of the assessed value as returned by the state's appraisers.
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Helena
Sidney Miller
Register of State Lend
State Board of Land Commmissioners
University, Deaf and Dumb Asylum and Reform
Arm Snans
Capital
Livingston Water
Cascade County
Powell County
Sign of Local Prosperity at National Surety Agents Meeting
Mr. J. I. Cain, local agent for the National Surety Company, is named among the top 200 producers nationwide this year. R. C. Spangler of Bowling and H. L. Urton of Genoa are fellow prize winners. The firm awards cash bonuses to the 200 best producers among 3,000 agents, with twenty-one state leaders cited, signaling local and state business prosperity linked to bond and surety activity.
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J. I. Cain
National Surety Company
United States
R. C. Spangler
Browning
H. L. Urton
Genoa
The New York World Offer For 1917 Subscriptions
The World promotes affordable prices for war coverage and household reading. It advertises a $2.00 yearly rate for thrice weekly issues and a bundled one year deal with The Acantha at $38.00, saving compared to separate costs.
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Europe
United States
Acantha
Fragments of a Disloyalists Rhetorical Defense
The remark imagines loyalist troops countering a rebellion with discipline and force. It uses archaic phrasing to speculate on military response and the impact of steadfast obedience on suppressing dissent.
Noted runner joins navy and political jostling headlines
A column notes a runner enlisting in the navy and comments on political talk about Greece and German autocracy. It cites Brooklyn Eagle with Liberty Bond as a scrap of paper as a quip and observes egg shortages and potential prisoner hunger strikes.
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Brooklyn Eagle
How Much Should We Tax for War Expenditures in 1917
A historical analysis arguing against tax-only war funding and detailing how to apportion wartime revenues. It weighs loans versus taxes, critiques the 1917 House plan, and cites Britain as a model for phased taxation.
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Great Britain
Edwin R. A. Seligman
McVickiar
Columbia University
House of Representatives
Committee of Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Thut
Nothing Is Wasted In Hayti As Tin And Wood Are Shared
Hayti uses almost all materials with thrift as wood and tin are valued. Five gallon oil cans fetch 15 to 20 cents gold and are traded for kerosene. Cans serve as water containers and cooking vessels while flattened tins become shingles and fence material. Five pound lard tins act as a dry measure known as a mamite and match tins sell for 5 to 10 cents each.
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Hayti
Kansas City Journal
Learned to Cook Alright After Mrs Hostetter Ad
After Mrs Hostetter advertised for a vegetarian girl who can cook a tall girl with pink eyes and a yellow jaundice offered to cook. Hostetter teaches Inkella for ninety days and nights and she masters many dishes. She then opens a cooking school and Mrs Flostetter places another ad.
Prowler Mistake Wakes Sleepy New York Burgh
A bungling burglar entered a Broadway apartment building and became stuck with a baby carriage. The crash and grinding noises kept about 200 residents awake as the thief finally fled down a front fire escape without taking anything.
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Broadway
New York Times
Hidden Talents and Self Improvement Prompt
The passage urges measuring oneself by potential not present satisfaction. It speaks of hidden reservoirs of power waiting for an outlet and the impact of starting something to reveal talents. It analogizes jewels in earth and calls for personal initiative.
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Lfe
Mealie Staple Food Among African Peoples
The mealie is described as the staple food among the Zulus and other African groups including the Hottentots, Bushmen, and Sushmen. It is noted as a driver of industry and a potential reprieve for vanishing races, highlighting mealie cultivation across diverse communities.
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Africa
South Africa
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