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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
6
State Agricultural College at Bozeman offers leading articles on tillage methods for Montana. Government funding supports experimentation to determine best practices for farms statewide. Readers are urged to file these expert articles for reference.
Ravalli County dairy tests 387 cows in June with 70 over 40 pounds fat and 20 over 60. high cow Ravalli Billie Ann Korndyke 87 pounds by Ford & Hollister of Darby. Echo and Agate Valentine Fair view Burke also noted. herd averages led by Hartman & Sons and Archie McKillop & Son. five cows culled as low producers.
Albert Day and teammates Edward Gallivan and Edward Fuller head the Capital City Poultry Club of Helena in three year record showing high egg yields per hen 163 166 and 164 and profits 159 159 161 dollars from 49 56 and 42 birds. Their success spurred neighbors to adopt better feeding housing and management with leader J R Scott backing the effort and the group winning state prizes.
In July a group of Georgia prospectors reach Last Chance near Helena, discover two bedrock holes, and dream of gold and home. They camp by Mount Helena area as a city begins to rise nearby, symbolizing a turning point in regional history.
Helena marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Last Chance discovery as four prospectors celebrated in a gulch remembered for ecstasy and fortune. The landscape and spirit endure with the Land of Shining Mountains as the backdrop for this enduring frontier memory.
The article recounts early Montana history linked to Helena's naming and recalls demonstrations of race courage and hate. It notes John Shober's legal career from miners meetings to the U S Supreme Court, highlighting his ability to weep in court.
Montana’s annual wool clip is expected to reach about 18 million pounds, near the state’s former peak of 40 million. Joseph Hanlon of Billings reports active buying by Silbermans in Chicago and notes about 15 million pounds moved this season. Early purchases fetched up to 43.5 cents per pound, with current prices around 34 to 38 cents as shipments continue.
A local training center advertises fast stenography bookkeeping and secretarial programs with civil service prep. It claims graduates advance quickly and secure office positions, offering daytime or Tome Study options and urging readers to write for full information. Miles City, Montana.
The advertisement claims Fletcher's Castoria has served families for over 30 years as a safe substitute for narcotic teething medicines. It emphasizes no narcotics, proven directions on each package, and broad physician endorsement.
M L Wilson farm economist of Montana State College Extension Service will be employed by the US Department of Agriculture and MSU Extension Service for the 1924 fiscal year starting July 1. He will divide time between federal and state duties, then return to his Montana post, and reorganize the Farm Management office of the Bureau of Farm Economics.
A narrative excerpt places four miners in Last Chance Gulch as they seek a final chance in the wild. The imagery frames fate and a pivotal view of the valley and river, hinting at a riddle of fate and a turning point in their story.
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