Super Wheat Promises Montana Farming Boom
Treasure State Farm and Livestock in Burbank Montana signs a deal with Luther Burbank to grow Super wheat on ranches near Helena and Toston. Seed from this year's crop yields 68 bushels per acre and aims to supply Montana growers next season, with State Nursery & Seed Company taking unsown seed. The crop could nearly double statewide wheat output and boost farmer earnings.
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Luther Burbank
California
Montana
Mr. Burbank
Helena
Toston
State Nursery & Seed Company
Midsummer eggs reach historic high price
Begs sell at the highest midsummer price on record. Montana wholesale at 38 cents, 10 to 12 cents above normal. Shortages expected next winter due to light storage in April May and high grain prices. Farmers culled hens. dealers hold frozen poultry with little demand.
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Montana
Woman's chance at crowns linked to earthly beauty
A saying notes that a woman who enjoys a flawless complexion in this world may seek a crown in the next. The remark ties beauty to ambition and spiritual reward, reflecting enduring cultural views on gender and status.
Fort Assiniboine to Become Northern Agriculture School
Arrangements to open a new north Montana agriculture and industrial institute at old Fort Assiniboine place the site as a major research station. The government buys the fort for 40 000 conditional on establishing a school. the 1918 opening is funded by a 10 000 maintenance allotment and 5 000 for farm equipment with registered livestock for experiments.
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United States
Fort Assiniboine
North Montana School of Agriculture and Industrial Institute
Old Fort Assinniboine
Elliott
Havre
Board of Trustees
Seed wheat seedings eyed as Montana council meets
Nine Montana counties report to the state council of defense that winter wheat plantings above average may need help this fall. Governor Stewart and the council heard plans from Sam Stephenson of Great Falls bank on district or state wide seeding efforts while warning that disorder could spark a special legislature session and a state police force to curb unrest.
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Montana
State Council of Defense
State Council
Stewart
Sam Stephenson
First National Bank of Great Falls
Council of Defense
Equity Profits in Its Elevators Show Growing Business
The American Society of Equity reports strong profits for its elevators, with Big Sandy posting 63000 in season earnings. Geraldine and Gildford followed with 24000 and 14000 profits, while Inverness Carter Brady Conrad and Square Butte earned 11000, 12000, 8500, 8000, and 8000 respectively. President C F Lowrie notes some elevators underperform but overall management remains solid.
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American Society of Equity
Big Sandy
Equity
Gildford
Inverness
Carter
Brady
Conrad
Square Butte
C. F. Lowrie
American Society
Montana
Keep Your Eye on Poultry Pen
A Montana cooperative expands elevator network to Roy Dutton Drummond and other towns. It plans farmer owned equity stores, profits via bushelage, eight percent first dividends, and education funds while shipping grain through Great Falls and St Paul.
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Roy
Dutton
Drummond
Coburg
Savoy
Lohman
Lavina
Musselshell
Pompey’s Pillar
Hysham, Maddox
Two Dot
Raymond
Dooley
Equity
Great Falls
St. Paul
Equity Exchange
War News In Brief From Across The World
Consolidated world briefs report 171000 volunteers in the regular army, price fixes for wheat, German student casualties, deportation in Bisbee, poultry culling for profit, military equipment orders from Washington, naval torpedoing of Ariadne, and major wartime industrial and social measures across cities like London Paris New York Seattle and Philadelphia.
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Washington
Winnipeg
Canada
London
New York
Archangel
Russia
Berlin
Colt Fire Arms Company
Paris
Seattle
Petrograd
Nicholas
Tsarkioe Palace
Congress
United States
Steel Corporation
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
San Francisco
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Boston
Massachusetts
Gregory
American Lake
George J. Gould, Jr
George J. Gould
Laura Carter
Philadelphia
Gould
Senate
Men Sought Who Lynched Little I W W Leader Frank Little
Attorney General Ford and county officials search Butte for suspects in the lynching of Frank Little organizer of the I W W. A vigilante symbol 3 7 77 is found on the body as detectives pursue clues amid public danger and intimidation.
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Ford
Butte
Frank Little
Jackson
Virginia City
Paint Brand Highlighted In Winning Auto Contest
Readers note the ad pages repeat Blobb's Paint as the finish for the contest winning car. The vehicle securing top honors is linked to the paint sponsor in promotional copy.
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Blobb
Charity and advice blur in a critic’s quip on virtue
A witty remark contrasts piker versus philanthropist by noting one gives only an ounce of charity while the other dispenses a ton of advice, poking fun at social virtue and self-styled generosity.
Down town chatter ends with a quiet home scene
A fragmented report notes a person wishing to listen to a radio in town while staying at home. The lines suggest a simple domestic moment with limited readable details and no clear events or speakers.
Man Avoids Standing In Crowded Street Car Scene
A man avoids giving up his seat as a homely woman stands in a crowded street car, highlighting social etiquette and seat courtesy in public transit.
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Burbank
Montana Ranch Concern
State Nursery
Shipping Point
Northern
Pacific
Chi
Cago
Milwaukee Railways
Blackfoot Land
Missoula
Mont
Assiniboine
School OF Agriculture and Industrial Institute
U. S
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
The
Montana Society of Equity
Bisbee
Fred H. Moore
Chicago
Somme
Flanders
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Whealba
Bush Motor Company
Bush Temple
Williams
BR. F. Heath & Co
Billings
Wyoming
Public Ol Exchange
Casper
T Glacier National Park
Modern Fatale
Glacier Park
Anaconda
Lewistown
Kalispell
Great Northern Railway
Jocal Greaorthern
J. T. McGaughey
Pass
Helena, Mont
State Nursery & Seed CO
Western Creamery Co
Miles City, Mont
Yellowstone Creamery
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