Miss Ruth Sweat for County Superintendent in Teton
The Great Falls Tribune endorses Ruth Sweat a Great Falls native and Montana graduate for Teton county superintendent. The article notes her service as a domestic science teacher and wartime educator, her strong education from Bozeman and honors from the State Agricultural College, and her family ties to Dr. and Mrs. John A. Sweat with brother in the American forces. The piece urges voters to support Sweat as capable and already active in public schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tith Sweat
Teton County
Great Falls
Sweat
Great Falls High School
Great ‘Falls
Ruth ‘Sweat
Democratic Party
Great Fall
Miss Sweat
John A. Sweat
Dutton
Lieut. Sweat
France
Teton County High School
State Council of Defense
Billings
Bozeman
Atkinson
E. J. Stone for County Commissioner
E J Stone born 1875 in Kansas educated there and in Missouri lived in Montana since 1910. He homesteaded nine miles west of Dutton as a dry land farmer and cites road issues facing small grain farmers. He seeks election to county commissioner pledging economy and local road improvements backed by neighbors’ support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Stone
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
Stone
Dutton
Vote Stone for County Commissioner Urges Fiscal Prudence
Voters urged to choose Stone for county commissioner, promising efficient and intelligent expenditure of public funds and careful review of all claims presented to the county.
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Agate Thhe
Stone
Otto W. Wagnild Seeks Assessor Post
Otto Wagnild, a 46 Montana 22-year resident near Agawam, with 11 years clerical and four in county assessments, runs for assessor. He farms 320 acres with his brother Alf, who is in France with the U S Army, and vows economical, fair, and personalized property evaluation for all taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto W. Wagnild
Montana
Teton
Agawam
Alf Wagnita
United ‘States Army
France
Freeman Daley for County Surveyor
Freeman Daley seeks the office of county surveyor in Teton County. Born in Minnesota in 1888, he moved to Montana at 14, graduated from Teton County High School in 1907 and Montana State College civil engineering in 1912. He worked two years for the C B & St P Railway Co as a civil engineer and plans economical efficient office management if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Daley
Minnesota
Montana
Teton County
Montana State College
Bozeman
Daley
W E Arnot for County Attorney
W E Arnot of Conrad the Democratic candidate for county attorney has six years in this county He was a cashier at the First National Bank of Conrad with six years banking experience Admitted to practice law in 1915 he is regarded as a top lawyer He favors strict law enforcement and pledges to enforce the prohibition law Vote for W E Arnot for county attorney.
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James S. Innes
Court House
Teton County
Montana
Jinmie
Innes
Sher
W. E. Arnot
Conrad
First National Bank of
Arnot
W. ©. Arnot
Victor E Starr for County Coroner
Victor E Starr a licensed undertaker with years of local service campaigns for county coroner. He pledges the same careful, prompt, impartial attention to all cases and highlights central location for rapid response. Your support urged. Vote for Victor E Starr for county coroner.
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Victor E. Starr
Conrad
Victor .E. Starr
Winter apples by parcel post from Rocky Bar Orchard
Rocky Bar Orchard in Big Fork Montana offers winter apples by parcel post prepaid in second zone with Wealthys ready to ship unwrap ped orchard run at $2.00 and McIntosh Wagner Rome shipments after Oct 16 unwrapped or orchard run at $2.50 wrapped fancy grade add 26 cents per box. Money with order. No calls. Satisfaction guaranteed. Arthur V. Platt, Mer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Bar Orchard
Big Fork Montana
Orchard Run
McIntosh
Wagner
Rome
Arthur V. Platt
Mer
Big Fork
Mont
General Allenby drives Turks from the holy land says editor
The piece claims General Allenby has achieved what Christian nations failed for centuries by driving the Turks from the holy land. It also asserts the Czecho Slovaks will create a great nation and have saved Russia and Siberia for civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allenby
Holy Land
Russia
Sberia
Meals at Nominal Prices Aid Poor in The Hague Kitchens
In The Hague three meal kitchens operate for the poor and middle class. One furnishes a daily meal for four cents to all callers. A second, run by The Dutch Society of Housewives, serves dinners at 12 or 10 cents for meat or soup with vegetables and potatoes. A third, privately run, serves meals at 80 cents for better salaried workers like teachers and army officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolland
Hague
Dutch Society of Housewives
Negro Cook Finds Work To Save Belgian Corn Cargo
Robinson Smith, an assistant to Hoover, hires a roadside African American named Thom from Norfolk to cook American corn sent for Belgium relief in 1916. Thom disguises as a chef at R. B. kitchens and prepares corn pone bread and cakes, enabling rapid distribution of the cargo.
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Commission For the Relief of
Belgium
Robinson Smith
Hoover
Smith
Norfolk
Brussels
R. B
C. R
Counterfeiters Echo Russian Currency Chaos
An American traveler recently escaped from Russia recounts the Kerensky era chaos and a noted incident where forty rubble notes were copied by counterfeiters. They printed across the face, Our s ours are just as good as yours, a biting Slavic joke reflecting government disrespect.
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Atlantic
Russia
Kerensky
Migration of Mosquitoes at Rebecca Shoal Lighthouse
Scientific American reports Prof S C Ball spent a month at Rebecca Shoal Lighthouse 42 nautical miles from land near Key West. Mosquitoes breed near Marquesas Atoll 24 miles east, brought by north and east winds from Cuba 95 miles away and sometimes from Tampa Bay 180 miles distant. House flies and other insects were captured at the lighthouse.
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S. C. Ball
Rebecca Shoal Wehthouse
Key West
Tortugas
Marquesas Atoll
Cuba
Tampa Bay
Scientific American
War-Timed Music Echoes in Shrinking Station
A country station waits as a lone passenger room echoes with a hideous noise. A boy porter explains the howl is the station itself, now setting the timetable to music for porters returning from the war, reflecting quieter service and altered routines.
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London
Kentucky War Veteran Inspires Liberty Bond Drive
Sergeant Leslie W. Davis of Kentucky and former Philippines Cuba and French front veteran tours the Ninth Federal District in a war exhibit train. A reticent man at home, he ignites when speaking of Liberty Loans, delivering a fiery improvised speech that ends with the line The true definition of patriotism is sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie W. Davis
Kentucky
Philippines
Cuba
France
Ninth Federal District
Liberty Loan
Davis
Co. E. 21 Engineers
Ninth District
Minneapolis
No Rum Stimulant For U S Soldiers Says War Veteran
G H Langford of the 102nd U S Field Artillery returns from France with a leg wound and shell shock. He asserts American troops do not need rum before attacks, contrasting European practice, and urges Liberty Loan support in the United States. He notes Berlin morale and the war’s toll as daily empires edge closer to collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Langford
102Nd Regiment
U. S. Field Artillery
France
United States
Langford
Whiskey Shortage in Scotland Triggers Feline Ruff Fury
In Scotland whiskey supplies dwindle prompting domestic turmoil as cats grow increasingly aggressive in homes and streets. Residents report reduced access to minor whiskies worsening tensions among households and cats.
Michigan Boys May Put Mr Ford In Senate Soon
The article hints that Michigan boys could push Mr. Ford into the U S Senate in the near future, signaling a potential political shift and rising influence for Ford in state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Mr. Ford
Senate
Nation to Go Dry July 1 1918 Headline
The nation plans nationwide prohibition starting July 1 1918 to aid morale and support for troops in the trenches, with aims of conserving resources and boosting wartime efficiency.
Burying the Late Czar Cited Amid Frequent Obituaries
A harsh line notes that current times see burials of the late czar nearly as often as his killings are mentioned. The remark underscores a grim pattern of royal deaths and public mourning in the era.
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Czar
Haywood Indicted Again Says IWW To End On Prison Release
The statement declares that Haywood faces a fresh indictment while predicting the IWW will become harmless by the time he leaves Leavenworth prison.
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Haywood
Leavenworth
Fragmentary Dialogue About a Sleeping Baby
A disjointed excerpt shows a speaker admiring a sleeping infant and another voice asking about the child’s condition. The cryptic exchange uses archaic diction and partial phrases.
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Howard
Handsome
Chateau Hardware Co
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Gene Omar
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Henry
Kind, Power
Ford Auto and Tractor Attachment
R. G. Thorn
Chateau
Fairfield State Bank
Inquirer
Glasgow
J. BE. McCullough
Fairfield
Choteau
Burton Bench
W. W. Gamble
Choteau,Mont
Maxwell , Joanster
Rogers-Templeton Lumber Co
Belleview
W. D. Luther
Mary C. Taylor
S. Maccany
Jine US
Union Bank & Trust, Co
Burbank
C. Burbank
Cook
C. E. Struthers
Farmington
Sar
Sts
Avery Gas
Imation
R. J
Bonin
Hotel Agawam
Joe Ettéma
M. A. Cort
Buck
James T. Robigon
Hee Boy
Tempe
H.cc. Hanson
Acantha
Co. K. Malone
S. W
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Burton
Farmers’ Ditch
E. D. Beeman
Bougees
Germany
Eastor
Edward Conklin
Scotland
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