Dry farming congress showcases global adoption and results
Reports from the Dry Farming Congress in Billings Montana highlight that dry farming can grow any crop in suitable latitudes and conditions. The secretary of agriculture notes Russia India and Spain successes, with wheat varieties and durum yields generating hundreds of millions. Australian interest rises as samples arrive for royal exhibitions and prize shows across Montana and Queensland.
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Washington
Billings
Mont
Wilson
M. A. Carleton
Russia
Arabia
United States
Spain
Seville
Australia
Conaul J. F. Jewell
Melbourne
Prime Trinister
Queen’s Hall
Parliament House
Brisbane
Queensland
Montana Holds Strong at National Corn Exposition
Montana made a wonderful showing at the National Corn Exposition in Omaha Nebraska as prizes were awarded in sweepstakes events. The report notes strong performances across multiple contests underscoring Montana’s competitive presence at the exposition.
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Omaha
Neb
Montana
Claga
Anticipate Another Good Year for Western Cattle
Western stockmen expect high prices next year but foresee eight to twelve years to restore cattle production to meet normal demand and enable exports. Drought last summer truncated the calf crop and drove over 300,000 cattle out of the region, with many already sold or to be sold this winter and spring. Market fluctuations over the past decade have yielded profits only to be followed by losses, leaving producers cautious yet hopeful for a profitable era ahead.
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West
Southwest
The sled that steers flyer offer
A wartime era appeal offering free flexible flyer sleds to boys and girls who mail in a simple request. The ad promises the best sled in the world and urges readers to act quickly, stating an address in New York City for response and noting a short processing time.
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W.J. Davis
East 24Th St
New York City
Stricter rules shrink life diploma certificate renewals
State board of education tightened issuance rules for life diplomas and state certificates. It rejected five renewal applications and will renew only when credentials merit an original certificate. Of about 200 applications, 16 life diplomas and 139 state certificates were granted. Names of successful applicants listed by Superintendent W. Harmon.
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State Board of Education
Act Public Instruction
Harmon
Birdie Allen
Stevenaville
Jean Butler
Evanston
Wyo
Catherine A. Burke
Butte
Maud Baldwin
Norris
Nell B. Clark
Plains
Amy G. Edmunds
May C. Harrington
May C. Hughes
Joseph R. Jackson
Laura B. Jenkins
Sheridan
Alice Macquire
Gertrude Maxwell
Lewistown
William G. Ryan
Big Timber
Sophia Showers
Anaconda
Emily Slomm
Missoula
Mabel Kinney Hall
Bozeman
Woman's Home Companion Christmas Issue Highlights
The issue features full page art by Louise Cox and Jessie Willcox Smith, humorous verse by James Whitcomb Riley, and stories in pictures. It surveys Queen of Italy glamour via Kellog Durand, praises Cincinnati as an ideal American city, and includes serials by Katharine Holland Brown and Anna Katharine Green.
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Louise Cox
Cobora
Jessie Willcox Smith
James Whitcomb Riley
Thiaigaaue
Mary Kelly
Zona Gale
Hulbert Footner
John D. Barty
Katharine Holland Brown
Anna Katharine Green
Italy
Kellog Durand
Europe
Cincinnati
Cominion
Calf theft convict sent to penitentiary in Virginia City
Walter Cox, arrested near Laurin on a warrant for stealing two calves from Rosa McFadden, pled guilty and received five years hard labor from Judge Callaway. He killed the calves and sold them to G. K. Gohn. A local rancher with a wife and infant, Cox has a fraught history including a prior Beaverhead County term.
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Virginia City
Walter Cox
Laurin
Rosa McFadden
Callaway
Cox
Calven
G. K. Gohn
Granite Creek
Virignia City
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Real Estate Transfers From Pearl J Smith Title Books
Warranty deed transfers list two parcels: John Kent to Rose Kent for 1 Jot 10 Dillon with $1 consideration and James W Deputy to Mary J Gray for 3 Jota in P and O addition with $1 650 600 consideration.
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John Kent
Rose Kent
Dillon
James W
Mary J. Gray
Christmas Holiday Rates On Oregon Short Line
Rail company announces Christmas season fares with tickets on sale December 18 23 24 25 and 31 1909 and January 1 1910 limited to January 3 1910 see agents for details
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Oregon Short Line
Oregon
Short Line
Correct English in the Home and School Course
A serialized catalog page listing courses and books on grammar pronunciation letter writing punctuation and business English. It advertises material including Shall and Will usage and Alphabetic Abbreviations with pricing of one dollar per year and ten cents for a single copy from Correct English in Evanston Illinois.
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Armington
Hinsdale
Helena Firat
Kalipeell Firet
Cascade
Broadview Seed Company
Broadview
Great Falls
lKaliapell
Great Northern
Xalispell
Fairview
Great Northern Territory
Kaliapell
J. J. Hill
Rimington
Japan
Continental Oil Company, (Incorporated
Christee
Edward ‘Everett Hale
Christuss
Pearl J. Smith
Josephine Turch Baker
Evanston, Ill
D. E. Burley
D. S, Spencer
Gen. Pass
Salt Lake City
Utah
J. Rob’t Morton
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