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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
3
The article stresses thorough seed bed preparation before sowing oats, with two diskings and a harrow, plus early planting in a firm, mellow surface. It covers seed selection, smut treatment with formaldehyde, and the superiority of drilling over broadcasting for even depth, moisture retention, and yield.
Thom as Jefferson Gowin a Gallatin county pioneer marks his seventy-eighth birthday at his Bozeman area farm nine miles north surrounded by family. The article chronicles his westward trek from Missouri to Bannack Aldergulch and the Gallatin valley and notes his 240 acre breadbasket farm with Balm of Gilead trees and a storied Grove used for annual pioneer picnics.
Harry Turner state director of the national war savings committee unveils a blue post card system to reach every man woman and child in Montana. A large sale of thrift stamps is expected as part of the effort to boost war savings.
The article describes a nationwide thrift campaign using blue government franked postcards as order blanks for War Savings stamps and certificates. Loyal workers—any citizen—will solicit purchases, with postmasters and mail carriers delivering stamps, and strict follow ups for non purchase.
Selections range from 52 thousand acres to 386 acres with prices from 5 to 25 dollars an acre and terms up to ten years. Listings include water and grass plots near Great Falls and other Montana areas with lenders and contact details. Also includes Canadian lands prospectus and livestock selling service by MLL Johnson box 797 Great Falls.
A Montana lender promotes in Lewistown a monthly loan payment of 39.60 or 1.30 daily under a new settlement. The piece outlines federal dependents allowances for soldiers wives and children, with caps and rules on who qualifies, and notes the shift from the old pension system to a new compensation plan for deaths and disability.
The article explains a new army pay system that adds allowances for the soldier’s wife or dependents. While in the United States a private receives 33 dollars monthly plus rations and care, overseas service increases pay by twenty percent for dependents.
Montana's Best Cleaners and Hatters offer meticulous care for ladies and men's garments. Send by Great Falls Dye House for professional cleaning and hat restoration services.
The Robt. L. Rowell Co announces immediate shipment of Montana grown oats and hay including marquis wheat alfalfa timothy and blue joint hay. Prices delivered to your station available by writing to 123 Central Ave Great Falls Mont.
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