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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
3
A Missoula testimonial claims Dean's Kidney Pills cured a severe back ache and kidney symptoms after two boxes. The ad urges buying the 60 cent bottle from dealers and credits Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, N Y.
A testimonial praises Dr. Pierce's Anuric for kidney and uric acid issues. The writer claims rapid relief from bladder and nephritic symptoms and urges others with kidney disorders to try the product. Included is a quoted endorsement from S P Hensley of Mavorra Can. and statements of faith in the remedies.
Montana State College entomology team reports that small grasshoppers appearing statewide are not the dangerous warrior species. Most observed in spring belong to common fall and winter hatchers, but warrior eggs have been found in limited localities, prompting farmers to inspect soil for egg masses and plow deeply if present.
A collage of short items from St. Louis to Indianapolis notes stock dividends at Brown Shoe, St Paul mayoral win by Lee Hodgson, Cotterell nomination to the Bureau of Mines, Kennedy easing Panama restrictions, and February family food budgets. Also coverage of AFL efforts, Prohibition agent rules, Chicago rail strikes, Lancashire cotton plans in Nigeria, a parolees’ cost of living, Washington Bissell’s 100th birthday, Lodge’s convention role, gas substitute discovery, Field Tree wedding, Seattle teacher raises, Lewis surrender in UMWA case, Mexican observer idea, a Yale athlete wager, Munsey on paper shortages, and Memorial Day graves ceremonies.
Francis H. McCormick of the Fifth Marine Regiment earned the French Croix de Guerre with palm for leading eight men under heavy fire to destroy three machine gun nests near Champaigne on Oct 8 1918. Presentation occurred at Butte high school auditorium during a Marine recruiting visit.
In Montana a long dispatch lists multiple local notes from cities such as Butte and Missoula. It covers wage raises, new appointments, a stampede, temple construction, business updates, and veteran McCormick’s reflections on war service and postwar life in Butte.
A roundup notes a new high for Devil's Basin oil lands with a 37 acre tract in section 30 11 25 selling at 400 dollars per acre as three wells are drilled. April in Lewistown shows 3.40 inches precipitation and only three clear days, aiding spring planting in the Judith basin. Great Falls reports over 1000 tons of 99 percent pure electrolytic zinc shipped east from the new Anaconda Copper plant, in demand versus gas smelted product.
State game warden reports a breeding ground on McComas island near Bridger Creek seven miles above Reed Point where 2000 cranes feed on Yellowstone and Bridger creek fish. They are destroying the fish supply, leaving fishermen with few catches. Sportsmen request permission to destroy the birds.
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