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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1921
Page
6
Advertises Diamond Dyes claiming perfect home dyeing for wool silk linen cotton and blends. Says to tell druggist the material and that results won’t streak fade or run, with dresses coats and other garments becoming like new.
The passage contrasts the Old and Young Un as they discuss success in business. The Old urges pluck as essential, while the Young laments the difficulty of finding someone to pluck. The dialogue highlights generational attitudes toward risk and opportunity.
Reports from Powder River County show farmers earning money by growing alfalfa and clover seed on irrigated and dry land. Seed yields at least four bushels per acre, with alfalfa valued at about 17 cents per pound, yielding roughly 25 dollars per acre plus forage value. Clover seed yields higher volume but lower price, selling around 10 cents per pound, with fall planting favored for best results.
Earl P. Dirmeyer of Superior escaped after losing control near Cyr bridge. His car teetered over a 200 foot drop to the river below before workers and ropes pulled the vehicle back onto the highway with little damage.
Montana rate expert H. B. Schaefer told an Interstate Commerce Commission examiner that intrastate rates in Montana are up to 20 percent higher than those in Washington or Minnesota. He warned that higher rates would hurt Montana businesses and farm products while railroads argue for a lower coastbound rate to gain more tonnage.
Dr. A D Knowles and Dr J J Staab report hog cholera outbreaks in Missoula county have been brought under control with quarantines and vaccination. Fatalities range up to 90 to 100 percent in unvaccinated herds, while vaccinated hogs avoid illness. Meat from diseased hogs is not fit for consumption.
C L Nichols assistant general manager of the Northern Pacific railway praises Bitter Root Valley for diversified farming calling the country wonderful. He notes rapid development in Flathead valley and urges wheat belt farmers to consider the dairy industry. Nichols toured Bitter Root with J E Cravier and local road representatives and plans to visit about three times yearly.
The article notes toxins may appear in affected tissues at very high temperatures, but cooking pork renders the hog cholera virus inactive and safe to eat. It emphasizes that thorough cooking neutralizes the pathogen.
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