Ford Rules on Prohibition and Montana Finance Plans
Attorney General Ford declares the prohibition law takes effect December 31, 1918, with liquor shipping for personal use prohibited. Helena hosts a conference on uniform license fees for soft drink establishments and two percent beer sellers after prohibition. state grazing rates rise with new five year permits. S A T C demobilization proceeds amid officer shortages. Montana's equalized assessed valuation rises to 592,? figures. banking deposits in state banks increase by 1.6 million since August.
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Heléna
Helena
Montana
Houston
Ford
J. Ford
Figne
Reby J. J. Ryan
State of Equalization
Xaminer H. S. McGraw
Montana Legislature Opens As Influenza Dampens Get Ready
Helena January 16. The Montana legislature begins its session with limited visiting due to the Spanish influenza and travel reluctance. Republicans control both houses and aim to revise primary law and tax policy while considering irrigation weed and grain laws. Contenders for speaker include Gibson Higgins Rasmussen Cooney and Belden.
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Helena
Montana
State Bar Association
State Tax Commission
Terry
Lewistown
Livingston
Billings
Fred L. Gibson
Park
Ronald Higgins
Missoula
C. A. Rasmussen
Dawson
H. Cooney
Cascade
O. W. Belden
Fergus
State College Delays Winter Start In Influenza Area
Montana State College will not reopen on January 2 due to influenza across the state. Four weeks remain in the fall quarter and scarlet fever cases are quarantined on campus. Returning students may resume where they left off. new students start later with arrangements for veterans.
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Bozeman
Montana
Montana State College
No Music Henceforth In Butte Play Houses
Butte theaters facing war strains and influenza losses drop music to cut costs. With musicians demanding five dollars more weekly, managers replace orchestras with silent screens and amateur song accompaniments. They cite double tax rising expenses and dwindling crowds as reasons not to raise admission.
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Butte
H. C. of L
State Leads in Electric Development in Montana
Elmore W. Sanderson of the commerce department bureau of census says Montana shows the most extensive hydro electric development for lighting, street cars, telephones and utilities given its population. He notes his census covers Dakotas and Montana on a five year cycle during a touring study.
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Butte
Montana
Elmore W. Sanderson
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Sanderson
Dakotas
Latest ruling from Food Administration on sugar and bread
The Food Administration notes no sugar sale restrictions while urging conservation. The distribution certificate plan ended Dec 1. Wheat purchases have no consumer limits. Restaurants must limit bread to two ounces per meal except wheat bread. Surplus substitutes will be bought by the government. Wheat price fixed through 1920 and a ten cent per pound bread price is deemed fair, with probes for excess profits.
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The
Food Administration
Terse story items from Montana notices and edits
A collection of short Montana notices mentions Olive Barthelmes death from a scalding tub accident in Kimball. Other items report farm loan demand, a sedition case in Helena, War Stamp quotas, future recruiting offices, a proposed Butte granite memorial, land exchanges, a youth compensation claim, and state government appointments and road/ water projects.
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Olive’ Barthélimes
Lee Barthelmes
Kimball
Montana
United States Marine Corps
Bikings
Butte
Great Falls
Miles City
Missoula
H. E. Potter
Montana Food Administration Reports and Conservation Week
A Montana report to Washington names 649 regularly appointed active Food Administration workers. The library unit catalogs officials with photos, biographies, chronologies, and charts. Montana children produced food worth 178000 during the last season. The Wood Administration duties extend until the president proclaims peace. Hoover message read to church bodies and organizations despite influenza.
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Atkinson
Montana
Food Administration
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M. J. Abbey
U.S Food Administration
Wood Administration
Wich
Act of Congress
Hoover
World Food Facts Amid Famine Pressure in Europe
Famine pressure grows in northern Russia with inaccessible starving populations. Australia releases three years of wheat stocks to Europe. Java holds sugar stocks to move to England and France. Cuba supplies as relief continues. U S and Cuba sugar shortages ease as Cuban cargoes begin. Washington plans to reuse arid western land by returning soldiers for food production.
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Russia
Australia
Europe
Java
England
France
United States
Cuba
Washington
Really Great Victory in Adversity
A reflection by Lucy Larcom on conquering annoyance and using circumstances as helpers, celebrating self-mastery and inner victory rather than external triumphs. The quote emphasizes the power of attitude and resilience in the face of uncontrollable factors.
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Lucy Larcom
Postal Card Address Side Messaging Renders Card Unmaillable
Post office department rulings state that any writing or printing on the address side of a government postal card other than the address itself constitutes a message and renders the card unmaillable. The rule emphasizes the prohibition of messages on the reverse for government cards.
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Post Office Department
Worryin' About Wages Bolsters Local Grievances
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes fear over stalled wage raises as key worry for workers. The piece underscores broader economic anxiety amid slow wage growth and rising living costs.
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Memphis
Tourists debate evolution as guide reveals Welsh roots
A group of travelers discuss Darwinian theory with their guide. He diplomatically reframes the topic by noting his own Welsh ancestry, contrasting it with the group’s animal origin remark.
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Wales
Daily Thought Quote on Duty and Usefulness
A reflective note cites Henry Frederic Amiel urging usefulness over personal desire, urging people to act according to their powers and responsibilities rather than their wishes.
Dream of a County Agent Builds Vast War Garden Network
In Gila county Arizona county agent J R Sandige led Inspiration Consolidated Copper employees to irrigation gardens atop 8850 feet. Seven thousand fifty one eighth acre plots produced $30000 in vegetables last year and may reach $50000 in 1918. The gardens employ miners smelter men and mill workers across diverse nationalities.
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America
Arizona
J. R. Sandige
Gila County
Ariz
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
Miami
Sandige
Copper Company
County gardens expand in Gila County war effort
The Gila county garden program has grown with a new canning and drying building and educator oversight. Copper companies join in, creating large employee gardens while backyard plots surge, boosting county impact to about 70,000 dollars and raising garden activity 75 to 200 percent.
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Gila County
Okra Good in Gardens
Okra or gumbo is a desirable addition to home gardens. It grows in the South and is rising in popularity in the North. Plants can be started in a hot bed or greenhouse in short seasons and transplanted. Pods should be picked young and tender for soups, vegetables, or salads and can be canned or dried for winter use. The USDA has republished Farmers' Bulletin 232 on culture and uses of okra.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin 232
Co operative Stores in United States Survey Findings
A U S department of agriculture survey of 60 co operative stores finds failure stems from mismanagement and poor business methods, not principles. With efficient methods and farmer education, co operatives can lower prices, raise dividends, and improve stock turnover through strong leadership and capable management.
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United States
America
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
United States Department of Agriculture
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