Montana News Briefs Reflect Postwar Trends Across Cities
Reports from Bozeman to Forsyth cover census counts, new ventures, and public works. Highlights include Gallatin county’s 6 776 students, Red Cross funds in Teton county, Pablo’s new weekly, and plans for a state grain terminal in Great Falls. Local dams and dykes, electric plants, church projects, and war-recovery efforts align with Montana communities rebuilding after 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana‘ Dairymen’s Association
Bozeman
Gallatin County
Choteau
Teton County
The
Red Cross
Pablo
Pablo Enterprise
Butte
Montana
Silver Bow
Miles City
Montana Horticultural Society
Agricultural Society
Lillian Callahan
Glasgow
Gilman
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Billings- Midland Club
Great Falls
Briley
St. Ignatius
Reclamation Service
Placid Lake
Missoula
Huson
Lewistown
Peter Hoffman
Fergus County
Hoffman
Roundup
Charles Evanoff
Evanoff
Plentywood
Sheridan County
Great Northern Railway
Soo Line
Conrad
Horace Coleman
Louisiana
Whitefish
Forsyth
Rosebud
Three Million Dollars an Hour to Farmers in November 1918
Estimates from the International Livestock Exposition indicate farmers earned a record 37 million dollars from hog sales in Chicago during November 1918. Based on 900000 hogs at a government minimum of 17.50 per 100 pounds, embargo limits trimmed the total from a potential million. Livestock prices for cattle and sheep also rose sharply versus prewar levels as buyers operated a seven hour day at the stockyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Union
Havana
Washington
Baker
Congress
Munich
Switzerland
Charles of Austria
Vancouver
B. DC
W. C. Findlay
British Columbia
Canada
Bismarck
N. D
Belfast
Ireland
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Montreal
London
United States
North Sea
Lilly Busch
Adolphus Busch
Geneva
August Thysen
Germany
Dusseldorf
Madeline Leslie
Bell Telephone System
New York
Censor Officer Faced With Temptation of Swapping Letters
A censor at the Argonne battlefield wrestles with stealing and swapping two letters from one soldier to a Brittany romance and his Ohio fiancee. He prays for strength as temptation gnaws at him while handling the war correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argonne
Brittany
America
Ohio
Carey land act board reports record Carey sales in Montana
The biennial report shows 172 486.22 acres segregated under the Carey act and 73 468.21 acres taken up by settlers in Montana. Over 24 030.49 acres were sold in the last two years, the era’s most successful since state use began. The board paid off 12 387.91 of old arid land debt and holds funds for another warrant call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Carey Land Act Board
Land Act Board
Arid Land Grant Commission
Carey
Billings
Teton
Brady
Flatwillow
Fergus County
Little Missouri
Custer County
Insurance firms hit by Spanish flu losses in October and November
Senator Burlingame received a letter from a Montana based insurer reporting death claims at five times normal during the influenza outbreak. The company cited limited farm loan security investments and a year end backlog, while noting expected eastern funding and eased lending for farmers with solid security next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Burlingame
Cascade County
Montana
Burlingame
Defense Council Seeks Continued Existence Post War
Secretary Charles D. Greenfield reports that the national council of defense will submit a resolution to the state legislature. The measure asks that the state council of defense be continued in existence to assist in postwar reconstruction and in demobilization of military forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Council
Charles D. Greenfield
State Council of Defense
National Council of Defense
State Council
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief
The ad touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe gentle remedy for kidney and urinary tract ailments. It claims benefits for backache fatigue and nervousness and urges daily use with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Sealed import packs are sold at drug stores in three sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Judge F. L. Mann Says Private Liquor Stock Treads Fine Line
Deputy internal revenue collector for Montana Judge F L Mann reports liquor dealers hold little stock due to state drought and the large caches awaiting use after prohibition. He notes some values soar from 3500 to 5000 and cites a Billings sample of 36000 in storage. The floor tax may define a reasonable private stock, with a jury determining if a stock is too large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Mann
Internal Revenue Collector
Montana
Billings
Gage
Internal Revenue
Helena
Women Save Harvest Workers in Fargo Field Shock
Women composed nearly 70 percent of the grain shockers in Fargo North Dakota during the fall harvest season, reflecting a high female labor presence in the rural workforce.
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Fargo
N. D
Irrigated Pasture Lets Herds Grow and Profit Near Valier
W M Wayman, president of Valier Farm Sales, reports selling all two year old steers at 132 50 each and yearlings at 100 each. Animals were grass fed with no concentrates, kept on irrigated pasture. Shorthorns, dual purpose, heavy to beef and good milkers. Pasture investment pays as farmers on the project value irrigated land. Speir farm pasture of 29 acres carried 32 head May 1 to Sept 20, showing ample grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Wayman
Valier
R. W. Speir
Peru Seeks $33 Million U.S. Loan for Railroads
The report states Peru is seeking a loan of 33 million dollars from the United States to support railroad projects. Details on terms or lenders were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
United’ States
Quick Remedy Sold by Drugstores for Fifty Years
For fifty years this well known cough and cold remedy has kept an ever growing army of friends. Drugists everywhere have sold it. Put a bottle in our medicine cabinet. You may need it in a hurry. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Dr. King's New Life Pills Promote Health Claims
An ad-style note asserts that bones act properly when constipation is eased. It states constipation causes waste buildup harming health and promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as reliable and mild in action for druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Warrenton Seaport Appeal Promotes Grain Shipments
A promotional piece urges Montana grain growers to ship via Warrenton the proposed Pacific coast seaport. It argues Warrenton’s Columbia Harbor location offers direct rail ocean access, shorter routes than Seattle or Portland, and proximity to the Panama Canal, claiming urban growth and rising local property values as profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Puget Sound
Cascade Mountains
Portland
Columbia River
Warrenton
Columbia Harbor
Pacific
Panama Canal
Orient
Christmas Offering Inside Lots Near Depot
A Christmas promotion offers 100 inside lots within one mile of the Depot and Post Office at 200 dollars each. Buyers pay quarter cash, 10 dollars per month for the remainder, with extensions for sickness and a Warranty Deed on total disability or death. Send 50 dollars to select now.
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Carey Land Board
Hoenck
Richard P. Hoenck
Butte, Mont
General School Supply Co
Great Falls, Montana
Ree Sk I Tabg
Smcaddoc
Grant
Bones
L. James Lumber CO
Minneapolis, Minn
Como Avenue
Frank M. Wallace
Tacoma
Fine New School
E. A. Tyler Realty Company
Tod Block
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