Treating and Caring for Potatoes to Prevent Storage Dry-Rot
H B Morris of the Montana Experiment Station warns Montana potato farmers about storage dry rot, a serious fungus disease. It spreads from broken skins and warm storage, destroying potatoes in weeks. Prevent by careful harvest handling, separating damaged tubers, and keeping storage at 35 to 40 degrees with thorough bin disinfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Morris
Montana Experiment Station
Montana
Morris
Mrs Trenholm Hails Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Miss Trenholm of Billings Montana praises Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for revitalizing a daughter weakened by overstudy. The testimonial claims improved health and nerves after using the remedy. Mrs B A Trenholm provides address and endorses ordering a trial package from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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N. 23Rd St
Montana Seen as Summer and Winter Playground by Ex-Resident
Perry B. Goodwin former Montana Southern Railway official and long time Boston and Montana Mining executive after a Florida trip returns to Butte praising Montana as a superior playground in both seasons. He and Joe Francis left Montana last October to settle in the south but found Florida lacking compared with Montana and plan to stay in the state now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Perry B. Goodwin
Montana Southern Railway Company
Boston & Montana Mining and Development Company
Butte
Atlantic Coast
Goodwin
Joe Francis
Florida
South
Middle Western
Montana Life Insurance Company
A. C. Johnson Mana . Cunningham
Cascade Holsteins Lead the State in January Dairy Report
Montana cow testing data for January shows Cascade County Holsteins atop producer lists with Lyman & Haight cows leading individual production at 1923 pounds of milk and 74.9 pounds butterfat. Noted leaders include Belt’s Jude Huber cow Ruth and Lake County’s Spot, with Jersey Harriett from Yellowstone County.
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Montana State College
J. O. Tretsven
Montana Extension Service
Lyman & Haight
Cascade County Association
Jude Huber
Ruth
L. W. McCarthy
Lake County Association
Jim Jansma
Harriett
Yellowstone Association
Smith- Hughes
Montana
Flathead
Jans Jansma
Lyman & Haight’s
O. B. Selfer
Lake County
A. G. Freidenberg
Butte Plant to Process Horse Meat for Europe
The Montana Horse Meat Products company opens a Butte plant to slaughter and process cayuses and other mustangs for export to Europe where horse meat has demand. The venture aims to remove overrun ranges, provide employment, and convert hides bones and byproducts into fertilizers buttons and glue stock.
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Butte
France
Montana Horse Meat Products Company
Beet Seed Rush Supplies Billings Farmers for Spring Planting
Sugar beet seed totaling about 100 tons is distributed by Great Western Sugar in the Billings district with 22 000 acres under contract and more than 500 tons in circulation. Seed from Europe, 10 000 sacks on hand, and planting peaks mid April. A ten acre seed campaign will return with a special train touring Colorado districts and Billings by mid May.
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Billings
Great Western Sugar Company
Bailey Mutchins
Hutchins
Europe
Colorado
Montana population growth seen near 700000 by next July
Department of commerce estimates Montana will reach about 694,905 residents by July 1 next year, up from 672,466 in 1925 and 584,889 in 1920. The report notes Montana ranks only behind Washington and Oregon among Northwestern states and stresses growth as vital to future prosperity.
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Department of Commerce of the United States
Montana
Pacific Coast
Intermountain
Oregon
Portland
Butte Plant Scheduled for Mass Horse Slaughter
The operation will maintain the highest sanitary level under United States government supervision and comply with all regulations. The Butte plant, like Chicago and Omaha abattoirs, is equipped for mass production and is expected to slaughter and dispose of 20 horses an hour at peak efficiency, signaling continued growth of special industries and resource utilization in the state.
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United States
Butte
Chicago
Omaha
Fraternities Thrive in Montana Says State Study
The Montana Year Book notes broad fraternal presence with Masons at 143 lodges and 19 887 members and Elks with 7 560 members in 1925. It also records 173 Boy Scout troops totaling 3 379 members. The piece mentions Montana social opportunities for newcomers and contrasts with a boys only graduation in Malin Oregon.
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Montana
State Department of Agriculture
Masons
The
Elks
Boy Scout
State Briefs Helena Pergus county court delays land sale
Montana supreme court orders a delay in a proposed land sale as the court reviews terms. Fire at Patterson Lauer Candy plant causes significant loss. Forsyth high school debaters defeat Billings 2 to 1. Shepherd Bank to liquidate paying 100 cents on the dollar. Ryder buys Imperial Lumber interests and forms Ryder Aaberg Lumber. Sheriff Hartman and others inspect J W Clark right of way. no explosives found.
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Helena Pergus
Montana Supreme Court
Nto
Patterson-Lauer Candy Company
Forsyth
Forsyth High Schoel
Loleta Jackson
Warren Horkan
Norton Wilson
Billings
Billlings
J. W. Clark
Harry Butterfield
J. J. Gossard
Kallapell
Robert Hardaway
Hunter Hardaway
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ife
Conrad Banking Company
Greatalls
Jurors Discharged After 40 Hours In Riser Murder Case
The jury in Michael Riser murder case was discharged after over 40 hours without agreement. In a separate report River faced murder charges for the shooting of Police man Frank Draper during a warrantless night entry. In a third note Pearl ONeill fled with her family as a son halted an armed assailant. Great Falls seeks higher municipal costs for the coming fiscal year.
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Herbert O'Neill
Pearl O'Neill
Charles
Joe Slukovich, Jr
Lewietown
Michael Riser
J. C. Huntoon
River
Frank Draper
Riser
Great Falls
Water Department
G. T. Boyd
Ways and Means Committee
Labor hours in England drop from eighty four to forty four
A century ago English workers averaged 84 hours weekly, now 44. Chemists report a cheap extraction method for a key dye base from corn cobs, reducing production costs.
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England
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Tint or Boil Color
Just Dip to Tint or Boil. Each 15 cent package contains simple directions for tinting or dyeing fabrics including wool silk linen cotton and blends. Buy Diamond Dyes and tell your druggist the material type to color and the desired result.
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Miss Trenholm
Montana Crude Oil
Esmburst Refining
Company
Clare's Fore Valley
Cascade Holstein
Castor
Fletcher
Great Western
Department OF Commerce
Washington
Treasure State
Malin
Ore
George Spitbam
Spillum
Deer Lodge
Powell County
Powell County Fair Association
Kalispell
Thomas Drummond
Walla Walla
Fash
Henry Good
Whitefish
Drummond
Jack Long
Great Falls Mill and Smeltermen's Union
International
J. B. Rankin
Anaconda
International Executive Board
Anaconda Brewing Company
John van Ostrum
A. J. Tuschscherer
Polson
E. T. Cowan
United States Bureau of Entomology
L. B. Miller
American Legion
John R. McQuigg
John R. Quinn
America Legion
Malta
Great Northern Railway Company
Phillips County
Saco
Steve Adams
Lehman
Calgary
Railbird
Billings Fair
Bozeman
Missoula
Dodson
Montana Power Company
Joe Sinkovich
U.S
Absorbine, JR
W. F. Young, Inc
Lyman St
Springfield
Mass
E.scott Commission CO
Mueller
Justin
Fred Mueller Za Mide Erga
Jay Todd Ee
Seatt
Lhambra Hot Springs
M. J. Sullivan
Alhambra Hot Springs
Midland Grain CO
Minneapolis
Exchange Express
Money Order Or Cashiers
Minneapolis, Minn
S. O. Huseth
Helena
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