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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
8
State land office receipts for the year ending November 50 1918 totaled 1 828 712 43 with sources including land sales contracts interest on contracts leases timber coal gravel and fees. Key figures list 967 571 49 from land sales 376 999 33 interest 439 169 24 leases 22 476 11 timber 14 355 53 coal 160 11 sale of gravel and 7 980 62 fees.
An old advertisement touts a warmth giving external remedy for lumbago and other pains. It claims quick penetrating relief without rubbing and promotes buying the large bottle for economy.
A Montana roundup covers Ronan damages suit against the city for 10000 dollars after a fall into an open sewer ditch, Yellowst ome county TB cases and a nurse hire, Helena state fair attendance of 33557 with receipts of 32198, and Bozeman farm bureau savings totaling over two million dollars. Other items note court retirements, school term and salary concerns, and a series of holdups met by snow glare masks.
Montana postmasters report a bulletin announcing six cent airplane postage stamps for mail carried by air once routes are established. A 16 cent stamp covers special delivery, with a 24 cent stamp for heavier letters. The Chicago to New York route aims for nine hour delivery, signaling broad time and cost savings nationwide.
Reports show diverse postwar topics from labor needs in the United States to public works spending in Rome. Other items include a proposed 60 million dollar poison gas disposal, token ticketing in Boston, art theft at the American Academy, and debt and reconstruction efforts in Europe.
Lawmakers prepare a bill to fund and operate a state built storage elevator in Great Falls costing 250000 dollars. A managerial board from Great Falls and elsewhere would run it with a grain expert, plus storage limits to keep farmer access open. Bills committee reviews details ahead of an early session introduction.
The state industrial accident board declined compensation for George Carvel whose wooden leg broke while off work for repairs, though the Grant Smith Company may cover the $28 repair bill. Chairman Spriggs questions double liability and notes Carvel may have previously received damages for the loss of his leg. The piece also relays a Teutonic contractor’s humorous inquiry about a wart remedy causing a burn on an employee.
Readable fragments show listings for hay oats and feed barley prices, used autos tractors and cash deals. Includes hotels in Butte Helena and Great Falls and services from furriers, chiropodist and collections agency.
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