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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1917
Page
4
The Choteau Acantha lists MAX B. BISHOP as proprietor and states publication is weekly in Choteau Montana. It is entered as second class matter at the post office with subscription at 2 dollars per year or 1.75 in advance.
January 17 1917 Montana Industrial Review reports a record year across mining banking and railroads with Great Falls and Butte expanding buildings gas piping to Great Falls from Anaconda Co operations at the Butte ore level 2800 feet and 29 million pounds of copper produced in December. Rail projects total 2058 miles planned for Montana at about 60 million dollars.
The report surveys proposed birth control legislation and broad regulatory mania, compares it to train limit laws in Montana, notes a $105,000 milk plant near Butte serving Helena and Anaconda, and outlines major Butte mines payrolls and copper output estimates for 1916 led by Arizona and Montana with tens of millions in value and hundreds of millions in pounds.
A New York man praised a country station agent in a letter to the railroad president. He thanked the courteous, efficient youth at Smithton, noting the goodwill he earned for the road. A brief stenographic note and a two cent stamp could change the young man’s career.
The piece traces buckwheat’s origins from Germanic roots to its spread in Russia and Asia. It notes triangular grain shape, historic uses in the czar era, and buckwheat cultivation in the Himalayas where farmers grind flour as done 2,500 years ago during Buddha’s youth.
Advertising copy extols the Edison Diamond Disc as a distinct musical experience rivaling live performance. It cites three hundred leading papers and stars from the Metropolitan Opera Co and Boston Opera Co endorsing the instrument. A quotation from M. I. Forker urges editors to improve papers to lift communities and reward thrift and patriotism.
A vintage reflection on the role of the country newspaper in the community. It contrasts past perceptions as a pawn of prominent citizens with a modern view of the paper as a valued local institution alongside merchants and bankers.
Notice is given of the annual meeting of the Farmers Co operative Canal Co stockholders. It will be held Saturday February 3 1917 at 2 00 p m at Farmington school house District No 42 to elect officers and address any business that may come before the meeting.
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