Arrivals in Montana Reflect August Immigration Trends
The Montana livestock sanitary board reports August imports showing ongoing Montana immigration. 145 families arrived with 1013 head of horses 540 cattle and 21 swine certified by veterinarians. North Dakota remains a leading source but Oklahoma sets a new state record with 11 families and over 80 livestock.
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Montana Livestock Sanitary Board
W. J. Butler
Union
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kansas
Minnesota
Washington
Oklahoma
Down South
Canada
Colorado
Iowa
Kentucky
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
Tennessee
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West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Witty quips on hats and marriage from old newspapers
A compact clash of jokes about hats and marriage from Boston Record and Manchester Union. The pieces joke that a wife inspires poetic praise and that bachelor life benefits from choosing the right wife.
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Manchester Union
Acantha seeks local news from Teton county correspondents
The Acantha management asks every locality in Teton county to send in complete weekly news reports. They seek additional correspondents where none exist and encourage readers to write to assist and benefit themselves by reporting.
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Acantha
Teton County
Slow Speed Prompted Local Car Stop in Scotch Town
A traveler from America was stopped for excessive speed in a small Scottish town. A street-length quarrel ensued as the policeman asked if he missed the sign. The driver retorted that the sign might refer to the town itself.
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Yankee
London Standard
Thaxted's Light Rail Links Past and Present
In a London Chronicle column, Thaxted in Essex is praised for its past isolation from railways and Elsenham’s nearby station. Sir Walter Gilbey is credited with building a light railway between Elsenham and Thaxted, a move contrasted with his later car travel to France. The piece laments invention's recognition and notes older attitudes toward rail and aeroplanes.
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Thaxted
Essex
Elsenham
Walter Gilbey
France
Dover
Calais
Henley
Oxford
Great Western Railway
London Chronicle
News tips requested by Acantha editors
The Acantha asks readers to send in family and local news each week. Readers may mail call or phone their items to the office at 49blk, promising help from the staff in gathering happenings for publication.
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Acantha
Rival social sets in town over medical procedures
The Chicago Record-Herald notes two rival social groups in town based on prior surgeries: one includes people who have undergone appendicitis operations and the other comprises those who had adenoid removal in children.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Sioux Indians to become farmers on Fort Peck reservation
The Sioux Nation at Fort Peck in Montana will receive one farm per member as 1,145,000 acres are opened to white settlers. Registrations run Sept. 1–20 in Glasgow Havre and Great Falls with a drawing on Sept. 28. Officials predict the land will boost Northwest grain output by 25,000,000 bushels.
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Fort Peck
Montana
Trac
Custer
United States
Fort Peck Reservation
Uncle Sam
India
Glasgow
Havre
Great Falls
Mont
Poplar
Northwest
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