This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
2
The Chateau Montanan presents its 1915 calendar line as the handsomest in Northern Montana and offers them at a very reasonable price. Visitors are invited to view the samples in Chateau with in-house printing to ensure correct spelling.
In Conrad area news the Great Northern is rumored to consider a branch from Mt Bank into Canada but officials noncommittal. Ada Shields travels to Choteau for Christmas, and Montana Seed Growers applaud third prizes for Boston and Allen McDougal. The Montana Theatrical Association reports stock sales. the observer blasts prior schemes. The railroad commission outlines passenger wait times for No 4 and No 240 to balance service needs.
The discussion urges six months annual homestead absences and allows Alaska entries despite outside titles. Land office probes deter false claims and timber depredations to stabilize claims. Commissioner Tallman withholds coal field legislation and railroad project recommendations pending Congress action. A Chateau Mercantile Co inquiry and sale note appear along with a humor piece and a classified sale offer.
Reliable Watches Elgin Waltham Hiineis Hampden Let us show you the Hamilton watch the finest railroad watch made Our repairing advertises itself Holland the Jeweler.
Clay Tallman, commissioner of the general land office, urges liberal homesteading concessions for Alaska to spur settlement. He calls for reducing entry areas to 160 acres and lowering cultivation requirements, aiming to balance growth with protection from fraudulent land claims.
Washington reports the third assistant postmaster general forwarded to about 60 000 postmasters rate and regulation changes for parcel post effective January 1 under Burleson. Rates drop in zones three to six and weight limits rise to 50 pounds for first and second zones. After March 16 books join parcel post for weights over eight ounces, with a one cent per two ounces or fraction charged for parcels eight ounces or less.
A column argues buyers want prices to assess value and merchants should publish quotes. It compares rental and product costs from eggs to automobiles, asserting price transparency attracts legitimate customers and speeds sales. It emphasizes no sale should hide costs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.