Beet Growers to Join in Program in Montana State College
About 2 680 sugar beet growers in Montana are eligible for the government beet production adjustment program. Districts list allocations and reductions under 1933 plantings, with Billings at 29 640 acres, Sidney 13 630, Missoula 10 714, and Chinook 8 737. Organization work is moving quickly in all districts.
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Montana State College
Montana
G. H. Bingham
Billings
Sidney
Missoula
Chinook
Bingham
Phosphorus boosts nitrogen fixing in legumes in Montana soils
The article explains how nodule bacteria in legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen with phosphorus as a key nutrient. It notes that phosphate applications enhance nodule development, slow maturity in alfalfa and peas, and improve soil fertility by increasing stored nitrogen for subsequent crops.
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Hellriegel
Welfarth
Edward Slosson
Montana
Fourth of July Feast at Missoula Mouth Marked Lewis and Clark Stop
The first Fourth of July celebration in Montana occurred at the Rattlesnake mouth near Missoula with a feast for Shoshone visitors. The tale traces Lewis and Clark’s 1806 return trip from Lolo Pass through Bitterroot to the Missoula River and their early camp at Grant Creek before reaching the Rattlesnake mouth for a ceremonial meal and peace pipe.
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Montana
Missoula
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
Far Northwest
Bitter Root
Idaho
Lolo Pass
Bitter Root Valley
Clark
Lewis
Grant Creek
Employment Service Reports 32289 Placements in Montana
The national employment service placed 32,289 workers in Montana between July 1, 1934 and January 1, 1935. Of these, 24,911 were on public works projects, 7,378 were private jobs, and 553 involved women workers.
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National Employment Service
Montana
State Office
Harvest ends as Sidney Holly Sugar beet crop rolls through slicers
Beets from the 1934 harvest in the Sidney Holly Sugar company factory district finished processing as the last beets passed through slicers, marking the close of one of the district’s most successful campaigns.
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Sidney Holly Sugar Company
It's An Ill Wind That Blows No Man Good
A saying notes that every wind favors some ship at sea, reflecting sailors view that no wind is wholly adverse for all vessels. The remark ties to aging seafaring lore about winds benefiting certain voyages.
Historic notes on early Montana settlement and infrastructure
The excerpt records various 19th century projects and events in western Montana. It mentions a co operative weather station at Summit on the Great Northern line near Marias Pass, a 120 foot bridge over the St. Regis at Haugan, and glimmers of Missoula and Frenchtown settlement history. It also recalls John Mullan’s continental divide highway and a joint St Johns day Fourth of July celebration in 1864.
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Summit
Great Northern
Marias Pass
Glacier Park
Lewis
Rockies
Missoula County
Frenchtown
John Mullan
Continental Divide
Fort Benton
Walla Walla
Missoula City
Clergymen 90 and Older in the Church of England Reach 155
A census finds 155 Church of England clergymen aged 90 or more. The figures highlight longevity among senior clergy and draw attention to the church's clergy demographics.
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Church of England
Means for drying pupils clothes in wet weather
New London schools introduce methods to dry pupils clothing during rain or damp days. Officials say simple solutions and shared facilities will keep classrooms comfortable and minimize lost study time.
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New London
Cuticura Talcum Powder Promises Fresh Skin Care
Advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic skin freshener, a scented economical dusting powder for face skin and baby use. Claims the powder renders other perfumes superfluous and is part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment.
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Beckman Tannery
Great Falls
Billings Polytechnic Institute
Ernest T. Eaton
Pres. Polytechnic
Treasure State
Hess Peqrant
Windsor
National Distillers
Penn-Maryland Corporation
Broadway
New York
State Nursery & Seed Co
Helena
Jesse Green
Montana State College Experiment Station
Bozeman
Employment Service
United States
St. Regis River
Haugan
Clark’s Fork Valley
Blackfoot Land Development Company
Old Kentucky
Kentucky
Crab Orchard
Blue Grass Country
America
GTO
the American Medicinal Spirits Co., Inc
Leufeville
Baltimore
Chicago
San Francisco
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