Open window classrooms aid health and study, Philadelphia finds
The Philadelphia school board authorized open window classrooms after an experiment reported by the American Journal of Public Health. A medical inspector and teachers ran the trial with winter ventilation, weighing pupils over seasons. Open window pupils gained weight, avoided colds, attended more, and showed better alertness and behavior compared with peers in ventilated rooms.
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School Board of
Philadelphia
American Journal of Public Health
G. F. Leader
Local Happenings and Notables From Conrad Papers
L C Marsh, chairman of the county commissioners, was in town on official business last Friday. George Porter bought a pure bred short horn Durham cow and calf from the Summers herd of Missoula at the Helena State Fair and is pleased with the purchase. John and Mrs. Jackson left Choteau for Seattle after visiting their son John Jr. on Main Street. Jackson Sr. profited from local properties during the railroad boom and now enjoys travel. John Wellenstein, from Bynum, reports his son Will in Idaho sold a gold mine for 100000 and is negotiating another larger sale, attracting attention as a potential Conradite opportunity amid offers that may have been missed.
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L. C. Marsh
Board of County Commissioners
George Porter
Helena
Missoula
Mr. Porter
John Jackson
Choteau
Seattle
North Main Street
Mr. Jackson
Chateau
John Wellenstein
Bynum
Will
Idaho
Banquet Plot Reveals Judge Spink Distance Prank
In a political banquet a young attorney slipped a waiter a half dollar to seat him near Judge Spink, then learned the judge had paid to place him far away. The head waiter confirmed the odd seating due to the judge’s dollar stake.
Woman Deemed Insane Over Marriage Obsessed Suitor
Celia Durant sister of Mrs. Schoonover was examined for sanity and committed to Warm Springs asylum. The 61 year old woman pursued Sam Sollid and Chester Murphy for months, even following them and causing disruptions on trains as she sought marriage licenses.
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Celia Durant
F. T. Schoonover
Warm Springs
Sam Sollid
Chester Murphy
Mr. Sollid
Mr. Murphy
Work Starts on Flax Fibre Mill in Conrad
Contractor Lange of Lange Construction Company begins ground laying for a flax fibre mill in Conrad. About forty thousand dollars will be spent to build and ready the mill which will employ many workers for a full year after completion. The mill aims to use the region's flax straw with more supplies expected next year as farmers shift to fibre profitable crop.
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Lange
Lange Construction Company
Great Falls
Conrad
Grange Meeting Called at Farmington Hall
Farmington Grange No 48 holds a special meeting at Farmington Hall on Saturday October 18 1918 at 8 o clock p m for conferring degrees. All candidates and members are urged to attend. Emily Carlson Secretary.
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Farmington Grange No. 48
Farmington Hall
Milking Short Horns for the Northwest
In South Quebec quarantine the largest importation of milking Shorthorns to America arrives. Mr. J. J. Hill lists North Oaks farm near St. Paul as the destination with 28 animals, 3 males and 25 females, milking records from 6,000 to 10,000 pounds annually. The piece cites British yields and debates dual purpose cattle versus dairy breeds, noting high beef value and rising global demand from Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. A Minneapolis Bridge Co contract for 185 tons of material for the Marias River bridge is noted, with shipments due to better local roads.
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South
Quebec
America
Atlantic
Mugland
J. J. Hill
North Oaks
St. Paul
Hill
Britain
England
Kelenscott
Lechlade
Gloucestershire
Robert Bbobbs
Dulcie
Powell
The
Shorthorn Association
Garrett Taylor
Argentina
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
Chicago Doctor's Wife Proposes Wife Kissing School
A Chicago physician's wife advocates a school to teach wives kissing, promoting home training and sisterly guidance as a moral uplift initiative.
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Chicago
Dutch Boy’s Choice Sparks Political Fate Joke
An old German politician tests his son by offering whiskey a bible and a silver dollar. The boy takes the bible and the dollar while drinking the whiskey, then leaves with a smug grin, prompting the punchline that he will become a politician.
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C. G. Bishop
Montana
Sam
Emily Carlson
Young Construction Co
Choteau, Montana
General Contractors and
Northwest
Prof
Thos. Shaw
Minneapolis Bridge Co
Marias River
Valerian
Nate Umc
Remington Arme-Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Broadway
New York
Clem E. Bowers
Chouteau
Mont
Beaupre Hotel
J. M. Weaver
Jonny
RC. Johnson
Como
D. Yeager
Prop
Gorham Stand
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