Butte Potato Show to Showcase Montana Farm Goods
The Treasure State Farm and Livestock potato show at Butte November 10 12 will feature Montana grown potatoes apples cherries honey and other farm products. Montana Extension Service director F M Harrington says the exhibit promotes local production and better marketing while the non competitive display offers prizes for Netted Gem potatoes.
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Montana
Butte
Montana Farm Products
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Montana Extension Service
F. M. Harrington
Montana State College
Chicago
Mr. Harrington
Idaho
Harrington
Jessie McQueen
Seed Show Planned by Montana Seed Growers in Lewis Town
The Montana Seed Growers association plans its annual seed show in February during Farmers week in Lewis Town. An invitation has been extended and the directors favor the plan.
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Montana Seed Growers’ Association
Lewistown
Bootleggers Forfeit Bonds After Cash Count
In Butte twelve bootleggers surrendered cash bonds totaling 1800 dollars after smoke cleared. An advance in price is near and authorities anticipate higher penalties.
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Butte
Montana Feeder Sale a Big Success at Billings
Montana’s first feeder cattle consignment sale at Billings on October 17 drew over 800 head and total sales of about 55000 dollars. Top price paid was 9.45 per head for two carloads of steers from Dudley White brokered by R. B. Meade. The event signals potential for future Montana feeder auctions attracting midwestern buyers and reshaping cattle marketing in the state.
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Ontana
Billings
Montana
R. B. Meade
Sioux City
Iowa
Dudley White
Limestone
Middle West
Middle Western
Nebraska
Farming exhibits highlight dairy cattle breeding in Montana
The Livestock Special Train showcased four generations of dairy cattle from C. P. Frost's herd in Bitter Root valley. Western visitors toured a Sheridan area farm, learning how a penniless immigrant built a farm with crops averaging over 50 bushels per acre and a pea harvest over $700. Roosevelt county conducts tuberculosis tests on cattle, led by Dr. H. C. Burkett, aiming to finish before winter. Daniels county hog shipments include tuberculosis free area certificates with a 10 cent premium via county agent F. S. Smith. Huntley pasture mixture tests in Stillwater county prove successful, spurring expected expansion next season.
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Montana
C. P. Frost
Bitter Root Valley
Ruby Valley
Madison County
Sheridan
Daniels County
F. S. Smith
Huntley
Stillwater County
Great Falls Wins 1928 District Fair Support and Plan
Great Falls secured funding to ensure a district fair in 1928 with the livestock pavilion serving as a nucleus for new buildings. Montana farm tests include winter wheat variety trials by Arnold Kruger and John Mauritson, plus a Blaine county protein study showing 10.20 to 15.48 percent protein across 14 fields. Wheat yields on Thulesen brothers’ Powderville area land vary by tillage, 49 bushels per acre for early plowed summer fallowed and 29 for late plowed.
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Great Falls
Arnold Kruger
Plains
John Mauritson
Camas Prairie
Sanders County
Blaine County
Montana Grain Inspection Laboratory
Montana State College
Thulesen Brothers
Powderville
Custer County
Hunter Gilbert Midley Fined for Moose Kill in Kalis
Whitefish hunter Gilbert Midley paid a $50 fine before Justice McCarthy for killing a moose and had his rifle confiscated by the state. He pleaded guilty claiming he mistook the moose for an elk.
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Gilbert Midley
Whitefish
Justice McCarthy
Kalis
Midley
Ax Severed Artery In Hunting Accident At Whitefish Lake
Jerry Underwood, son of Mr and Mrs J Underwood of Whitefish, suffered a deep cut to the foot when a sharp ax struck a fallen tree and broke loose within a hunting party at the head of Whitefish Lake. The injury severed an artery and cut bone.
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Jerry Underwood
Shave With Cuticura Soap Advertisement Pitch
An old advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for shaving and bath use. It promises double razor efficiency, skin purity, comfort, and health with no mug, slime, germs, waste, or irritation even with twice daily shaving. The ad touts one soap for shaving, bathing and shampooing.
Montana Turkeys Fall Short For Thanksgiving
Harriet Cushman Montana State College poultry specialist says Montana turkeys will be below demand for Thanksgiving with declines from five to twenty five percent due to wet spring. Despite shorter supply the buyer won’t pay more because three million more pounds of Argentine birds are in storage nationwide. Surviving flocks are in prime condition for Christmas market.
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Montana
Harriet E. Cushman
Montana State College
United States
Spokane Union Yards Prosper Under Open Market Policy
Receiver Harris reports ten months of operations at Spokane Union stockyards with manager Farrar overseeing feeding in transit and local sales. Totals include 44,467 cattle 120,070 hogs 28,540 sheep and 4,635 calves plus 1,240 horses and mules, totaling 197,712 head and about 2,875 carloads. Sales reached nearly four million dollars led by cattle 2,153,138 hogs 1,594,734 calves 85,713 and sheep 44,320. Harris credits Farrar for the open competitive market policy and strong performance.
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Spokane Union Stockyards
Zr. C. Harris
Exchange National Bank
R. B. Barrar
Exchange Bank
Farrar
Spokane
Harris
Mis soula Boy Scout aids 11 year old fallen flagpole climber
When Elder Francis aged 11 of Mis soula climbed a flagpole in the schoolyard he slipped his arm caught on a hook and was badly lacerated A first aid tourniquet applied by a Boy Scout stopped the bleeding until a physician arrived.
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Francis
Missoula
Auto flip leaves Missoula man with serious injuries
Charles Beaulieu of Missoula suffered a fractured collarbone and multiple cuts when his car skidded on the fort road, overturned, and pinned him beneath the vehicle. Garage men report the car was badly damaged and no longer usable.
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Charles Beaulieu
Missoula
Fort Road
Missoula Gunfight Fails as Robber Flee with 84
An attempted early morning burglary at William Fearl's Missoula store ended when Fearl's pistol failed to fire. He awakened, drew and fired but the automatic remained silent. The unidentified burglar escaped with 84.
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William Fearl
Missoula
Fearl
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Trusted Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as safe when Bayer markings appear on packages or tablets. The copy highlights twenty five years of physician approved use for colds headaches neuritis toothaches neuralgia and lists common packaging options of twelve tablets or bottles of 24 and 100. It mentions prices as affordable and references additional druggists selling the product.
Dessert Pie Secrets from the Royal Milling Company
A Home Service department feature shares pie crust tips and multiple filling recipes. Recipes include crust guidance, Cocoanut Custard Pie, Cream Pie with meringue, Prune Pie, Squash Pie, Mock Cherry Pie, Chocolate Cream Filling, and Lemon Fluff Filling with detailed steps and measurements.
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GN Home Service Department
Royal Milling Company
Angle Worms Foresee Frost Line In Winter
Tom Millis and Walter Card of State Nursery Company explain earthworms migrate in fall and enter a dormant state below the frost line, awakening in spring to become fish bait. G A Davey defers comment as officials study the idea, while the debate centers on a single earthworm seeking self expression in a box of soil.
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Tom Millis
Walter Card
State Nursery Company
Tom Mills
State Seed and Nursery Company
Helena
Mr. Card
Earthworm
Papa Worm
Mother Worm
G. A. Davey
Mr. Davey
Never Rest From Giving Until Death
A pithy admonition urges lifelong generosity, stating the act of giving persists beyond life and continues until death, emphasizing enduring duty to others.
Castoria the trusted gentle aid for babies
Advertising copy extols Fletcher's Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for infant colic constipation and diarrhea. It claims easy digestion gentle influence on the system and a free doctor recommended book on baby care.
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Fletcher
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