Montana Homestead Bill Gains Senate Backing
McDowell and Montana leaders push the Myers bill to aid homesteaders by allowing proof of up to title after one year of filing and seven months residency. The measure, backed by Hoover and Marshall, awaits action in the House Public Lands Committee as McDowell plans a Washington trip to press for passage before March.
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McDowell
Washington
Congress
Senate
Myers
Public Lands Committee
House
Herbert Hoover
Marshall
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
West
Chicago
Committee On Public Lands
Montana
Walsh
Evans
Montana Wheat Yields Forecast Hit By Drought And Hail
October crop report from the U S Bureau of Crop Estimates projects Montana spring wheat at 17 25 million bushels with 12 5 bushels per acre, total wheat 25 434 million bushels including 8 184 million winter wheat. Drought and hail reduce yields, barley and oats below average though national supplies rise.
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United States Bureau of Crop Estimates
Montana
Bureau
United States
Sloan's Liniment Relief Claims Quick Comfort
An advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment for fast relief from external aches stiffness soreness and muscle strains. It promises penetrating soothing relief without rubbing in and promotes ease of use and economy with drugstore availability.
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Sloan
U S Crops Forecast Wheat and Corn Totals Reach Near Billion Bushels
Government forecast shows all wheat at 918.92 million bushels and corn at 2.71775 billion. Spring wheat adds about 20 million bushels, lifting total crops with other staples like oats 1.5353 billion, barley 236.5 million, potatoes and tobacco also listed.
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Newty
America
Department
Buffalo grain yield best in all Montana
County Agent Carl Peterson reports Buffalo Garneill and Straw districts show the state’s highest grain yields with wheat around 35 bushels and oats about 47 bushels per acre. Other areas average wheat yields include Denton 4.5, Suffolk 5.13, Coffee Creek 13, Moore Rock Creek bench 19, Grass Range 14, Windham 18, Armells 8, Flatwillow 3.34, with hail impact noted in Flatwillow and Armells.
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Carl Peterson
Montana
Buffalo
Denton
Suffolk
Coffee Creek
Moore
Rock Creek Bench
Windham
Armells
Flatwillow
Brooks
Hilger
Loans to Farmers in Drought Districts
Report from the federal seed grain loan office shows Montana loans total 261 408 to Montana farmers across 1 272 approved applications covering 88 447 acres 59 573 acres planted to fall wheat and 28 847 to fall rye with accumulated figures by county. No further winter wheat sowing applications will be entertained. German manpower note references unrelated line.
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Montana
Federal
Seed Grain Loan Office
Great Falls
North Dakota
Custer
Dawson
Sheridan
Montana Seeding- Grants For Winter Wheat Rye Reach 97,387 Acres
Federal seed grain loan office notes loans approved on 97,387 acres of winter wheat and winter rye in Montana as of October 12. Applications for wheat loans ended October 15, with rye still being accepted, and total loans amount to $288,222. With favorable conditions, at least 1,000,000 bushels may be added to Montana production next year.
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United States
Federal Seed Grain Loan Office
Montana
Chouteau County
Hill County
Fergus County
Blaine
Toole
Rosebud
Cascade County
North Dakota
Hettinger
Mountrail
Stark
Williams Counties
Lieutenant Toole Wounded in France Letter Reveals Injury
Lieutenant Joe Porter Toole son of former Governor Joseph K. Toole of Helena is wounded in France. The message from his father notes no details beyond a quick recovery and rapid improvement.
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Toole
Joe Porter Toole
Joseph K. Toole
Helena
France
Woman Seditionist Sentenced to Five to Ten Years
Mrs. W. K. Smith convicted at Miles City on sedition receives an indeterminate sentence between five and ten years at hard labor. She is the first woman tried for sedition in the county and among the first to receive a penitentiary sentence in many years.
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W. K. Smith
Miles City
Kaiser Faces Bitter Pill Over Medicine Dilemma
Report notes the kaiser must choose a difficult medical course as the bitter pill of a treatment faces scrutiny. Unclear details limit further context.
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Kaiser
Fate of the People’s Council of America for Democracy and Peace
A historical query seeks the current status or dissolution of the People’s Council of America for Democracy and Peace, an early 20th century reform group, and the fate of its offices and affiliates.
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The
People’s Council of America For Democracy and Terms of Peace
Montana Regiment 163rd in France begins active service
Colonel J J McGuinness reports the 163rd Montana Regiment landed in France in late December 1917 and early January 1918. By March all privates were reassigned to other units as the regiment served as a replacement pool for the 41st division.
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163Rd Infantry
Second ‘Montana
France
J. J. McGuinness
Montana
163Rd
McGuinness
War Needs Stenographers and Typists in Washington
Shortage of stenographers and typists in Washington prompts recruitment for the ordnance department. Residence halls and cafeterias are being erected to accommodate staff. Entrance salary starts at 1100 dollars, rising to 1260 after three months and 1320 after six months, with further details available from F. E. Faith or Gilman Bullard at the Federal Building in Helena.
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Washington
D. C
Ordnance Department
Gee
F. E. Faith
Gilman Bullard
Federal
Helena
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