Montana cost of living shows small decline July 1
Montana reports from eight cities indicate a slight drop in living costs on July 1 versus June 1 with declines in clothing meat rents fruit and vegetables and a rise in some items like flour coal eggs. Labor troubles affect Great Falls Bozeman Anaconda and Helena divisions with 175 to 350 workers impacted across crafts and trades.
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Montana
Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Associated Industries of Montana
Anaconda
Livingston
Bozeman
Whitefish
Great Falls
Hamilton
Miles City
Associated Industries
Helena
Yur
Senator W A Clark Montana still hale at 82 in 1930
Senator W A Clark of Montana, age 82, remains remarkably active averaging eight hours daily. He travels through California and Arizona to check mine interests, discusses copper market stagnation, new plant projects, and hopes for postwar recovery supported by German demand. He plans a Montana summer at Salmon Lake and a Honolulu return trip with Mrs Clark.
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W A. Clark
Montana
Senator Clark
Butte
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Utah
Ophir
Park City
Arizona
Clark
United States
Jerome
Clarkdale
Germany
Copper Export Association
Anaconda
Guggenheim Properties
Europe
W. A. Clark Jr
Salmon Lake
Missoula
Honolulu
Cuticura Ad Praises Itching Scalp Relief
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura remedies for scalp itching, advising to rub spots with Cuticura Ointment and wash with Cuticura Soap and warm water each day to achieve clear skin and soft hands.
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Adv
Carbon County Bachelor Tax Receipts Total
The bachelor tax law requires all unmarried men aged 21 to 60 in the state to pay 3 yearly into a tax fund. In Carbon county total collections reach 1153 with difficulties in enforcement. Local efforts rely on employers withholding from wages and property assessments for bachelor owners. Some bachelors refuse pay, calling the tax unjust and class legislation.
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Carbon County
Making Towns Fit to Live In and the City Book
The piece argues for evaluating towns by standards beyond pride and boosterism. It proposes a civic primer to judge health, beauty, virtue, public spirit, education, social and administrative factors, and minimum prosperity. A practical model town and economic balance are outlined to guide improvements.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Century Magazine
Naples
Gopher Prairie
Government aid promised in Montana spotted fever fight
A Washington telegram to Dr. W. F. Cogswell secretary of the state board of health promises government help in Montana’s campaign against spotted fever. Dr. Lumsden of the U S bureau of public health will visit Bitter Root valley early this month to study the campaign and suggest cooperation. He attends the July 11 12 public health officials convention at Billings. Dr. Parker the assistant state entomologist heads the eradication work and the board of entomology led by Cogswell Butler and Cooley carries on the effort. The form of aid unspecified.
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Montana
Washington
W. F. Cogswell
State Board of Health
Lumsden
U. S. Bureau of Public Health
Bitter Root
Billings
R. R. Parker
Bitter Root Valley
Cogswell
State Board of Entomology
W. J. Butler
Most Unusual Opportunity for Conservative Investors
An oil refining venture, ARRO OIL AND REFINING COMPANY of Lewistown Montana, seeks subscriptions for $500,000 preferred stock with a free common share, backed by control of nine wells and a planned refinery of 1500 barrels per day. The offer promises 12 percent cumulative dividends, options for partial payment, and rapid subscription with a sense of urgency.
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Arro Oil and Refining Company
Bankery and Business Men
Lewistown
Montana
Cat Creek
Arro Oil & Refining Company
Arro OL & S Refining Co
Notable Montana Oil and Royalty Leaders Listed in Fergus County
Directory-style summary names executives and their roles across multiple Montana firms. Key figures include Herbert A. Hover of Hover-Schwartz & Co and Hover Consolidated Royalties, H H Schwartz Jr of Hover-Schwartz, Lewis town leaders Thos T Taylor Jr and John D Waith Jr, and others connected to Montana Oil Lease Royalty, Amalgamated Royalty, Montana Hardware, and related entities.
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Herbert A. Hover
Hover- Schwartz & Co
Oil Producers
Hover Consolidated Royalties
Lewistown
United Oil Company of Kentucky
Montana Ranches Co
Helena
Hover Investment Co
Spokane
Wash
H. H. Schwartz, Jr
Hover-Schwartz & Co
Consolidated Royalty Holdings Co
Thos. T. Taylor
Montana Oil Lease & Royalty Corporation
ED. L. Allen
John D. Waith, Jr
Amalgamated Royalty Company
Austin R. Warr
Amalgamated Royalty Co
Montana Hardware Co
Montana
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Montana Cities
Department OF Agriculture
W. A. Clark
Northern Pacific
Montana Flour Mills Co
Harlowton
Ron Ec
Nat Oats
George J. Weideman
Montana Hardware Company
Montana Building Company
Moore Implement Co
Moore
Lewistown Brick & Vile Co
Bank of
Fergus County
J. EB. Lane
Montana Lumber & Hardware Co
Lewistown Realty Co
Lewistown Brick & Tie Co
Bank of Fergus Co
O. W. Belden
Belden & DeKalb
State
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