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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
7
The article argues postwar veterans should shift to farming in Canada or the United States. It highlights opportunities on Canada’s prairies for one hundred sixty to six hundred forty acre plots, investor support, and strong government programs. It notes improved cross-border travel and lasting friendship between nations after the war.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming many testimonials prove its efficacy. It offers sample bottles by parcel post from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and notes bottles available at drug stores.
The piece stresses valuing small expenditures to stay financially stable in wartime. It argues that resisting little impulses to spend preserves family resources and notes Sunnywoman’s wealth from valuing small things as a key to success and happiness.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as curative for catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces, sold by druggists for over forty years. Mentions F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and free testimonials.
June Addams recalls 1918 fashion trends while telling of a poor man who invents a depth bomb and receives government payment. He hopes to buy clothes for his wife, but she insists on buying what all women wear, highlighting social pull of trend over personal gain.
A terse remark suggests only lawyers show interest in others troubles. The line hints at legal intrigue and the role of attorneys in resolving disputes.
Montana officials report the Montana railroad commission will not support a plan to charge shippers for grain doors and door boards, citing statutes requiring railroads to furnish them. The commission also protests a proposed minimum carload weight and seeks more time to prepare.
Helena reports the state hail board cannot fund a reserve for bad years. Losses will yield about 6 cents per acre on a $12 coverage, as only half is paid. About 5,522 farmers insured, 2,200 loss claims adjusted. Total insured grain 668,620 acres and 4,403 acres hay. Total funds around 402,279, plus up to 35,000 surplus. Total insured value about 8 million. losses near 860,000. Maximum collection remains 60 cents per acre on $12 coverage.
Hill County leads in oversubscription percentage in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive with 88.1 percent while distribution sits at 64.5 percent. Blaine, Dawson, Madison, Mineral, Toole, Wheatland, Deer Lodge and Lincoln counties also exceeded 200 percent of their allotments. Wheatland earned a battleship honor, and Deer Lodge and Lincoln received army tank honors.
GC W. Warburton of the U S department of agriculture announces 100 seed loan applications approved in Great Falls covering about 7000 acres and 35000 dollars. He expects another 100 loans of roughly 70 acres each to be approved this week, adding another 35000 dollars for distribution next spring as farmers complete seeding.
The Montana notes detail Rockefeller Institute agreeing to send a Japanese bacteriologist to aid the state laboratory in fighting spotted fever. Other items report train punctuality, fuel administration success, a youth returning to reform school, political recounts, a workers movement appeal, and local philanthropy including a $10,000 donation for a girls dormitory.
Helena. The state sues Western Loan and Building Association organized in Utah in Montana Supreme Court. Attorney General Ford alleges Dec 1 1916 to Nov 7 1918 illegal withdrawal charges from at least 412 stockholders plus improper use of stock payments to pay expenses and other violations of Montana law. The court granted permission to file and issued summons. defendant has 20 days to answer.
Lieutenant Governor W. W. McDowell returned from Washington after two months advocating a plan to issue government script equal to 40 acres to each discharged soldier. The negotiable script could be sold by soldiers preferring money over land, opening millions of acres for settlement.
Capt Edward Beck of South Bend Indiana writes home about the black Senegalese troops in France. He compares them to American colored troops noting their toughness and pain tolerance. He recalls a test where a mortar drop failed to affect a laborer, who then berates the mason for dropping mortar.
Jinks notes that he raises hundreds of dogs and runs an elevator in a dog hospital, reflecting a quirky line of work.
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