Wheat costs and break even at 1919 prices for central west
B B Thompson testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee that the central west can break even at the 2.20 a bushel Chicago price for 1919 if costs rise, with estimates of production costs for 1917 1918 and 1919 generally higher than prewar levels and profits possible under normal conditions.
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Central West
Wilson
BB. H. Thompson
Bureau of Farm Management
Senate Agricultural Committee
North Central States
Norris
Nebraska
Thompson
Chicago
Senator Norris
Department of Agriculture
State farm loan program swells as applications surge
The state has 832 loans completed totaling 1,903,600 with 309 applications pending and 885 applications in progress totaling 1,751,750, more than cash on hand by 709,379.85. August activity includes 96 loans accepted and 71 completed totaling 391,310, with 27,114.36 invested in school bonds and 173,600 in farm mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Miller
State Land Office
Miller
Argentine Women Win Equal Access to Professions
Argentine women have secured the right to practice all professions, including engineering and law, ending barriers to entry in these fields. The decision grants full professional equality and challenges longstanding gender restrictions across the country.
Tail value dispute and gold loss estimate in 19th century notes
Henry Alberti of Lanesboro files with Pittsfield treasurer a $20 claim after a dog chewed twelve inches from his cow's tail. The cow was worth $140 full tail, now $120. A claim about Chinese gold leaf burning estimates $10,000,000 annual loss.
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Lanesboro
Mass
Henry Alberti
Henry A. Brewster
Pittsfield
Save Your Little Pigs They Mean Big Money
Practical advice for pig farmers on preventing piglet losses during farrowing. Guidelines cover pen design with escape shelters, bedding, and bedding depth, plus pre farrowing sow care, feeding, and separation. Warns against crowding, recommends room for the sow, and details removing afterbirth to prevent cannibalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire
Montana loses a million bushels of wheat to smut
C M Scherer of the Bureau of Plant Industry states Montana has lost at least 1,000,000 bushels of wheat this season due to smut from inadequately treated seed. He recommends a formaldehyde tank treatment of about one pint per 40 gallons of water for up to 10 minutes to remove spore balls and weed seeds and improve sprouting.
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C. M. Scherer
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Mr. Scherer
Third Annual Dealers and Sales Meet in Billings
Northwestern Auto Supply promotes its third annual dealers and sales convention in Billings from September 11 to 20. Invitations reach 700 Montana, Washington, and Wyoming dealers and 300 eastern sales reps. The event features Montana’s first auto accessory exhibit, banquets, daily luncheons, Sunday rides, and a night program at the Elks club with entertainment and a trench warfare mystery.
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Billings
Montana
Northwestern Auto Supply Company
Broadway and
Fifth Avenue
Washington
Wyoming
Exhibition Hall
Elks Club
Potash Content Of Tobacco Ash In Common Cigarettes Pipes
Tobacco ash contains 20 percent potash. Estimations show cigar ash holds 6.5 grains of potash, cigarette ash 1.75 grains, and a typical pipe tobacco ash 1.6 grains.
Banks Across Northwest Use Marks as Signatures
Official reports to the controller of the currency reveal numerous bank directors in the northwest unable to write their names, resorting to personal marks. This practice highlights literacy gaps among local leaders and raises questions about record reliability in regional banking networks.
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Northwest
Women Embrace Trapping as War-Time Opportunity
The article notes the exodus of men to war and industry opens trapping to women. It extols trapperettes as healthy and profitable, capable of learning quickly, and worthy substitutes for male trappers in supplying fur during wartime. It highlights earnings, fitness benefits, and renewed purpose.
New Sugar and Flour Regulations Limit Purchases
The state food administration enforces sugar limits of two pounds per month per person and one pound per 45 meals for restaurants. Purchases require receipts and family limits apply with prosecutions for excess. Flour rules tighten substitutes, define Victory Flour mixes, and extend baker stocks to 60 days. Government cites shortages and wartime needs for France and other nations.
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State Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Montana
France
One-Year Homestead Bill Passes Senate War Measure
The one-year homestead bill by Senator Myers passes the senate as a war measure. It relaxes title proof to seven months residence, allows mortgages for crop funding, and opens western lands. Lieutenant Governor McDowell backs the plan to aid homesteaders by enabling asset-backed improvements. Sugar price to rise about one cent per pound after current stock runs out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Myers
Senate
Myers
McDowell
Amputation After Machinery Accident at Flax Fiber Mill
At the flax fiber mill, Hans Overson of Conrad had his right hand mangled in a machine and one finger amputated. James Creighton also suffered a similar injury with another finger amputated.
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Ayn
Hans Overson
Conrad
James’ Creighton
Dainty Soldier's View of French Hotel Breakfast
Herbert Adams Gibbons quotes a soldier in Century about a French hotel petit dejeuner. The remark I n a in g birds and hummin might reflect wartime impressions and humor amid occupation, with a focus on personal opinion in a brief providence of a literary note.
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Ry Dainty
Aimeoneee
Uncle Sam Exports 36,000 Miles Of Films In Year
The United States shipped about 36 thousand miles of moving picture reels abroad over the last year, reflecting a surge in international distribution handled by government agencies and industry distributors.
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Uncle Sam
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O'Brien
Ladies’ Tailor
THING
Butte
O’brien
Phoenix Block Butte, Mont
Western Accident & Indemnity Company
Helena
Homes
Turkey
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Great Falls, Mont
Belonsenerstatts
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Blackfoot Land
Missoula, Mont
P. W. Murphy Commission Company
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Chicago, Hil
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Neb
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