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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
3
The piece explains that farmers raise less livestock when cattle bring low returns, while packers earn minimal profit after costs such as dressing, shipping, and handling. It notes Swift & Company paid cattle owners about 90 percent of the meat value, and outlines how consumer prices would shift if processing were bypassed.
John Buehan of Kansas City writes from the Ypres salient praising the vast Allied graves there. He notes woollen crosses and trenches ruins mark a land that is England and France at once, destined to become Belgian soil sacred to two peoples. The piece frames the site as a permanent memorial and symbol of a new spirit.
An ad touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for overwork fatigue and a range of ills from uric acid poisoning to stomach derangements. It claims they restore strength within days, notes 200 years of use in Holland, and urges readers to buy from a druggist with the Gold Medal name on the box.
In a humorous exchange a man admits he dwells on himself after tackling an income tax report and a series of questionnaires. The dialogue hints at self-absorption through the lens of civic duties and personal reflection.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions King Albert and a trip to Brussels, hinting at royal travel and foreign engagement. The readable text is limited to brief cues about a Brussels visit, with unclear surrounding context.
The passage notes several queens and noblewomen who smoked or enjoyed tobacco. It cites Queen Mary of England as hostile to tobacco and many others who smoked, including Queen Amelia of Portugal who took up tobacco through her mother the countess of Paris. It mentions the dowager empress of Russia and her daughter in law the tsaritzh, both smoking, plus Queen Nathalia of Serbia and rulers in Roumania who favored Turkish tobacco and smoked cigarettes daily.
A shopper insists on Red Cross Ball Blue after a decade of use, claiming it keeps white dresses, linens, and lace curtains snow white. The vendor agrees to obtain the product for the customer, who promises to wait.
A fragment quotes a private reacting to a wound inquiry with a remark about a broken heart over not marching to Berlin. The line reflects wartime morale and confusion, capturing a personal echo of a larger campaign moment.
A brief exchange suggests practical car choices with a hint of humor. A runabout is proposed as the suitable option for a personal ride.
An ad touts May Apple and Aloe Jalap rolled into a sugar pill to cure pimples headaches and bad breath. The promotion names Doctor Pierce as the creator and markets the pills as a pleasant remedy.
The exchange recalls a warm farewell for Jimsy with optimism for a future comeback.
A brief exchange notes admiration for civic engagement as pretty girls voted this year and someone praises getting out the vote, reflecting election atmosphere and rhetorical charm.
Residents recall a bygone era when children walked to the store with a penny and left with small treasures. Adults ponder how prices and expectations have shifted over the years.
Carroll County Mississippi launched a major shift from cotton to diversified farming after 1916. County agent O F Turner organized hog shipments and crop production, boosting local income and reducing credit dependence while aiding the Red Cross with 24 carloads of hogs totaling 1690 head sent to St Louis.
Before 1916 Carroll County Mississippi shipped no carloads of hogs cattle corn or hay. A county agent arrived in 1916 and from September 1917 to October 1 1918 the county sent 472 cars of livestock and farm products excluding cotton including 67 hogs 118 cattle 155 corn 50 hay 20 peas 25 Irish potatoes 82 molasses 2 peanuts 2 sweet potatoes and 1 sorghum seed.
The Office of Farm Equipment Control summarizes tractor production in the United States from January 1, 1916, to July 1, 1918. The report lists tractors manufactured and distributed, with totals for 1916 1917 and the first half of 1918, plus sales and stock in transit as of August 1918.
Night migrants travel farther with the nighthawk making the longest land bird journey about 7000 miles from Yukon to Argentina. USDA files include over a million cards on North American bird distribution and migration. Arctic terns hold records for migration length as families depart Arctic regions for months later near Antarctica. Farmers warned that damage to winter wheat comes from alternate freezing and thawing.
Mark Sullivan reports from the front and notes furloughs can still be pleasant but wartime prices raise costs. A young American officer in London jokes with a telegraph clerk over a message that could read no funds or no fun, shrugging at the ambiguity.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetable herbs. It claims guaranteed purity with every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents via Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
In a witty exchange, Bayon asks about his wife’s job and Egbert confirms she works at a ribbon counter in a department store. The quip about titles ends with a pun about their roles.
An old remedy for infants and children urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles to ensure the signature is present, promoting Fletcher’s Castoria as trusted for over three decades and favored by mothers for gentle relief.
In the Boston Transcript a brief exchange notes Mrs. Johnson-Sistah Martha's divorce from her husband. The quick remark by Mrs. Jackson-You don't say hints at a dispute over a grant or alimony involving ammonia as a curiously cited detail.
A terse exchange features Mrs. Gaddy asserting she controlled her husband while another party contends she deceived him, reflecting a domestic dispute tone and courtroom mood.
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