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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
7
The Billings Women's Club used a quiet campaign to help a destitute family after a husband’s death left six children in a two room home. A public call in the daily paper listed needed items and within 24 hours the home received furniture coal food clothing and comfort for the holidays.
The Montana Parent-Teacher association hopes to create a state wide circuit of children’s matinees using films like The Birth of the Star Spangled Banner and Paul Revere’s Ride. Helena audiences funded eight Saturdays of screenings, with two shows each Saturday to handle demand. Teachers supported by narrating stories, and filmmakers show growing effort to supply suitable titles for kids.
Miss Jeannette Rankin of Montana, soon to be congresswoman, issues her inaugural statement expressing deep awareness of her duty and a hope to render substantial service to Montana and the nation. She emphasizes a sincere commitment to both men and women of Montana and the country.
Nashville capitalist Robert C. Galloway blames the high cost of living on a shift from seasonal self provision to a hand to mouth economy. He cites fall harvests and farm direct supplies as once affordable, while modern prices force daily purchases of staples and fuel.
Women in Butte will boycott certain foods until prices fall. Turkeys must drop from 36 to 28 cents, eggs to 50 and 35 cents for ranch and case eggs, and butter to 40 cents a quart. The action follows a Good Government club committee investigation.
A health note suggests a meatless diet for three to four weeks to improve skin texture and tone. It claims reduced blotches, flushing, and spots after rich or sweet foods and beverages, offering diet as a self treatment.
Mrs Maggis Smith Hathaway, Ravalli county legislative candidate, opens Helena headquarters to push measures benefiting women. She proposes women deputy sheriffs to guard women prisoners and urges laws compelling men to support their children, revise Mothers Pension Act, and submit prohibition as a constitutional amendment. Hathaway notes county gains in suffrage and prohibition votes locally.
Katherine Mary Davis is hailed as the greatest heroine of the European war for saving lives in France. She sterilized soldiers uniforms to prevent wound infection and tested a new antidote for gangrene from gas poisoning at Ris-Orange hospital.
Miss Clara Bischoff a 19 year old from Brooklyn seeks a husband through ads. She demands a weekly income of at least 50 dollars and support for her mother along with good health height and black eyes. She has received many replies and will invite promising suitors to a personal interview.
Montana officials announce a new hospital pavilion at the Galen sanitarium will double beds from about 80 to roughly 110. Indigent patients will take priority, with 30 more beds aimed at serving the poor while Red Cross seal campaigns educate and fund treatment. Dr. A J MacDonald notes outdoor, natural therapy. Dr. Lanza’s clinic work in Butte earns praise.
A playful exchange notes several chorus girls studying in New York public schools in the mornings. The Grouch comments on learning's durability, while the Old Fogg laughs at the idea that age stops education.
Advertisement listing multiple dress patterns with sizes and fabric requirements for girls, misses, and juniors. Includes patterns 1890 1905 1886 1825 1528 1911 1908 and 1887 with sizes, yardage, prices ten cents, and request for orders to Montana Newspaper Association in Great Falls Montana.
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