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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1924
Page
7
Mrs. Custer visited Washington and urged Congress to fund a memorial at the Little Bighorn site. General Miles backs the plan, pushing for at least 40000 dollars to honor Custer and his men who died on the Montana plain, a tribute he says deserves lasting remembrance.
Classified notices offer daily poultry buyers for live chickens turkeys ducks and geese with high prices. Also honey hay livestock printers and farm real estate ads from Butte Laurel Fort Shaw Great Falls Bozeman and other Montana points.
Reports show activity in oil exploration and infrastructure from Montana towns. Warmer spring interest boosts Ragged Point district prospects and Cat Creek pipeline volumes rise with 148 859.75 barrels received in December 1923 and a focused Havre investment of about 700 000 in the Montana division.
Mrs A A White of Siroam Colorado describes severe illness after motherhood with weight loss and insomnia and credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for rapid improvement after using four bottles. The ad urges readers to obtain the product at local drug stores or request a trial package by mail.
The Dictograph Products Corporation of Kansas City announces a device claimed to restore hearing for those with partial auditory nerve function. Several long-time deaf users reported clear perception of subtle sounds and improved natural hearing. A ten day free trial is offered with no deposit or COD, mailed at their risk, with literature and trial request blank.
The Coulter Plan proposed by Dr. John Lee Coulter calls for a $50 million government loan to wheat states to speed diversification into poultry dairy beef and garden farming. It envisions a revolving fund with $20 million available in 1924 and 1925 and $10 million in 1926, with loans capped at $1,000 per farmer and emphasis on regional self sufficiency.
Montana's fur industry grows with the Montana Silver Black Fox company near Missoula on Rattlesnake valley. From five breeding pairs to 200 animals in six years, the 100 acre ranch values pelts at 250 to 1000 dollars. Founders include W S Custer, W N Tanner, W C Capron, F W C Whyte, and Dr J Thorkelson.
An old time illegible style ad promotes California Fig Syrup as a laxative for sick babies and children. It claims bilious, constipated, feverish or colicky conditions improve without griping and asserts the product contains no narcotics. It urges asking druggists for genuine California Fig Syrup with directions.
The World reports a successful sale of a $150 million Japanese loan amid widespread banker inquiries. Waite Phillips raises Mid-Continent crude prices by 5 to 25 cents per barrel. Gilda Gray is robbed of jewelry and cash near an apartment entry. Osage Nation region to host a government oil lease auction for 100 305 acres on March 18 and 19.
Advertisement touts Cuticura products to treat baby rashes with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. A talcum dusting is suggested, claiming relief from itch and burn with fragrant talcum. Priced at 25 cents each.
The northwest subscribes to a 1 000 000 dollar allotment for a 10 000 000 capital stock finance service corporation aimed at easing credit in wheat regions. In Geneva plans move to rename Quai Wilson the Quai Mount Blanc section housing the League of Nations palace. In Pittsburgh Miss Anna McDonough 45 was shot in the St Francis Xavier parish house study. Rev John J Grady the pastor is under arrest.
The Missoula fox growers tout low initial costs and rapid marketability with a one year development, claiming nature handles most of the growth. Visitors are welcomed at the annual black fox show where a full brother of a Canadian prize winner is displayed.
Advert of Fletcher's Castoria claims over 30 years of use as a pleasant substitute for narcotics containing no narcotics. It touts proven directions on each package and asserts endorsement by physicians nationwide.
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