Montana Poultry Demonstrators Show 1.18 Profit Per Hen
Montana Poultry Farm Demonstrators report an average profit of 1.18 per hen for the year, with gains tied to proper feeding and management. They expect higher profits next year as inventories are written off and capacity grows, while mortality averaged 11.7 percent. The Montana Extension service supports setups and record-keeping for starting and running demonstration flocks.
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Montana
H. E. Cushman
Montana State College
Miss Cushman
A. C. Munro
Browning
15 Ways to a Man's Heart Recipe Promotion
Housewives are invited to request Gold Medal Flour recipes titled 15 Ways to a Man's Heart. The ad promises simple recipes that improve a husband’s opinion, offered by the Gold Medal Flour company in Minneapolis for ten cents.
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Gold Medal Flour Company
Minneapolis
Stockman Feeds 800 Baby Beeves in Montana Demonstration
Pete J. Greene, a well known Great Falls area live stock breeder, feeds 800 head of baby beeves this winter. Calves on a ranch south of Great Falls and in the north will receive cotton seed cake with natural range grass or hay, while another group gets a grain ration. Greene may fatten the larger group on pasture next summer and ship them in August or September, with smaller calves possibly sent to eastern feedlots. The project draws interest from 4-H members and is seen as a useful guide for future Montana feeding practices.
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Pete J. Greene
Great Falls
Mr. Greene
Green
Montana
Mr. Green
Hornsey Postcard Vote Shows Support for Sunday Park Games
A postal ballot in Hornsey England recorded 9187 in favor and 3752 against Sunday games in parks, reflecting public opinion on the proposed plan.
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Hornsey
England
First Ice Cream in State in 1869
In 1869 ice cream first reached Montana when served on a steamboat bound for Fort Benton. Captain Grant Marsh on the Nile stopped at Fort Peck and bought ice from soldiers’ stores, then served the crew on May 11 with two men aboard reacting to the cold treat.
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Elno
Montana
Fort Benton
Grant Marsh
Fort Peck
Biedler
Johnson
State Tax Income Declines Across Counties With Carter Excluded
The state reports first half tax receipts from 55 counties totaling 905,982 dollars, down from 1,046,894 in the prior year. Carter county paid 5,969 dollars last year. State Treasurer F. E. Williams cites a 13 percent drop year over year in the state's share.
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Carter
F. E. Williams
English Expedition Seeks Rock People of Ennei Mountains
An English expedition crossing the Libyan desert aims to uncover facts about the small tribe known as the Rock People of the Ennei mountains whose ancestors battled the Romans.
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Libyan Desert
Ennei Mountains
Wibaux County Homemaker Clubs Show Health and Budget Gains
Five women clubs in Wibaux County engaged in a two year nutrition program reporting that home food production could meet health needs at lower cost. Members tracked diets and prices via questionnaires, many adopted low cost meals, and numerous participants planted vegetables and learned efficient purchasing.
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Montana State College
Wibaux County
Montana Extension Service
Cottonwood
Anvil Butte
Suny Vale
Pleasant Valley
Eader
Francismith
Montana Agricultural Outlook adds monthly farm index service
A Montana December outlook announces a new monthly index by the Montana Experiment Station to compare current farm and ranch positions with 1924-26. It measures prices, quantities marketed, and income across major crops and aggregates to a base period. Copies are available through county extension agents.
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Montana State College
Montana Agricultural Outlook
Montana Experiment Station
Montana
Miller Estate Valued At 85000 Inheritance Tax Case
Special appraisers filed in district court to fix the value of Thomas B. Miller's Helena estate. The inventory lists about 85,000 with 54,948 in stocks bonds notes and realty, 2,291 cash, 2,000 Iowa realty, and 25,500 in insurance. About 35,000 transferred to Mrs Miller before 1929 not taxable.
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Thomas B. Miller
Helena
Iowa
Miller
Sing Sing Prison Name Origin From Indian Words
Sing Sing prison is said to derive its name from Indigenous terms meaning a stony place. The attribution reflects local memory of the site’s rocky landscape and historical naming.
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Sing Sing Prison
Early Survey on the Yellowstone River Distances
Capt. Grant Marsh conducted a 1873 1875 survey to chart the Yellowstone for navigation and supply routes. Three soldiers marked positions from bow to stern as the boat moved, calculating daily distances by deck length. The method yielded approximate but accepted distances up to 46 miles above Pompey’s Pillar while establishing standard measurements.
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Yellowstone River
Grant Marsh
Missouri River
Yellowstone
Marsh
Pompey
Farm meetings to replace Farm and Home Week at Montana college
The Montana Extension service will replace Farm and Home Week with sectional farm meetings. J C Taylor says gatherings will focus on local problems and economic conditions affecting agriculture. Meetings will be held in various sections to aid farmers and rural communities.
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Montana State College
J. C. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Montana
United States
Taylor
State College
Excursion to Pacific Coast Offered by Union Pacific
Montana residents show interest in a mid winter trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco arranged by Union Pacific with Henry Coulam as general agent in Butte. A special train departs January 21 at 7 30 p m with a round trip rate of 45 dollars return by May 9 to either city. Mrs Ivy Wood of Bath England dies after insect bite within 24 hours.
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Pacific Coast
Montana
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Union Pacific Railway
Henry Coulam
Butte
California
Coulam
Ivy Wood
Bath
England
Radium Value Halved Over 1800 Years
A scientific note explains radium decays with a half life near 1800 years, implying its value halves over that period. The statement frames radioactive decay as a gradual loss in usefulness and price.
Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum Ad
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment Soap and hot water bath to treat pimples redness roughness or itching. After rinse and dry, apply Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Price listed as 25 cents each.
Demand for State Produce Outlook in the Montana Outlook
The Montana Agricultural Outlook for December 27 features Paul Carpenter of Montana State College outlining world conditions shaping Montana agriculture. He notes domestic production for cattle, sheep, wool, pork, sugar, apples, beans, and alfalfa seed, with varying dependence on foreign markets and a new price index service to be included in future Outlooks.
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Montana
Paul Carpenter
Montana State College
Montana Agricultural
United States
Carpenter
Montana Experiment Station
British squadron feeds quake victims in Phaleron Greece
Following the earthquake at Phaleron Greece the British squadron distributed 2500 loaves of bread daily to the needy.
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Phalerwm
Greece
Farming notes highlight dairy and 4-H results
Jake Voerman of Flathead County raises purebred Holsteins yielding 350 pounds of butterfat annually. Twenty-two Wide-Awake 4-H members in Thoeny report a net $216.92 from garden and corn work in 1932. USDA cites 177 million meat animals slaughtered under federal inspection in the last fiscal year. Poultry benefit from cod liver oil in winter for vitamin D and egg production. Dave Daniels of Thorny shows $62.50 income plus $2 prizes from a garden and corn project after $1.10 seed costs. Pondera County lists 11,600 trees planted for shelterbelts last year, totaling over 19,000 trees via the extension office. Roy Ellis of Kalispell buys foundation dairy cows.
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Missoula County
M. M. Oliphant
Jake Voerman
Flathead County
4-H Club
Wide-Awake
Thoeny
Dave Daniels
Thorny
Promises of Relief for Women with Liquid Octab Bet Form
An advertisement claims the product steadies nerves and improves sleep and wellbeing. It asserts 98 of 100 women report positive results and urges others to try Liquid Octab Bet Form for better mood, sleep, and life satisfaction.
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Polytechnic School of Engineering and Mechanical Arts
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Ernest T. Eaton
Polytechnic
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National Parks Airways, Inc
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Glasgow
G. H. Bingham
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Turkey Marketing Association
Valley County Wool Growers Association
Biological Survey
Stockmen’s Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Roy Ellis
Kalispell
Heiser
HW Meiser Lery CO
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Clark’s Fork Valley
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