Custer Doom Reports From Telegraphic Dispatches
Journal accounts detail the immediate dispatches after the Custer massacre. Colonel Smith delivers General Terry's report to St Paul officials and thousands of private messages to newspapers while Fargo and St Paul operators relay news across the country. James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald hires writers to chronicle the battlefield, producing a 22 000 word special report that cost the Herald 1760 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Smith
Terry
St. Paul
Cheyenne
Wyo
Far West
Bismarck
Fargo
Chicago
New York
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Will Gridley
Ed Hughes
Colonel Smith
Fort Lincoln
James Kelly
Telegraph
Herald
Deferred Crop Insurance Plan for Wheat Growers Announced
A new three year deferred payment crop insurance contract offers annual installments to wheat growers. Leroy K. Smith explains due dates align with harvest time and nonpayment may be deducted from indemnities or loans. One early payment option covers the first two years. the contract allows cancellation of the final year with written notice. No one year contracts will be issued for the 1943 wheat crop. Also notes about early Antarctic banding of penguins and seabirds by the Byrd expedition in 1940-41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Leroy K. Smith
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Secretary of Agriculture
AAA
Lady suspects staged food photos on women’s pages
After repeated attempts to reproduce them, the neighbor decides the tempting dish pictures are not real photographs but the work of a skilled artist.
Painted coffee beans and fears about the typewriter
As of 1920 painted coffee beans were favored in the United States Brazil Europe and South Africa in blue black green or yellow colors. Polished and bleached beans shipped to areas with lax import laws retained paint flavor when roasted. The typewriter first seen in the 1870s was deemed an evil device raising fears of female weakness and questioning why men would pay 125 dollars for it when a pen cost a cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brazil
Europe
South Africa
Horses From Leading Saddle Clubs at North Montana State Fair
The 1942 North Montana State Fair in Great Falls features top saddle clubs from across the state August 3–8 with 60 new stalls, an evening horse show, and events including five gaited and three gaited horses, harness, jumpers, and cow ponies. The six day race program offers $18,000 in purses, Derby Day with $1,000, a paved elevated track, and rodeo events with daily top purses of 50 dollars. A Western parade and Old Town exhibit accompany the showcase. Tickets go on sale July 13 for $1.10. no season tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Northwest
Leo Cremer
Outlaws
United States
George Mills
Jasbo Fulkerson
Rodeo Association of America
Cowboy’s Turtle Association
North Montana
Victory Garden Planting Tricks for Space Saving
The article explains two methods for efficient gardens: companion planting and succession planting. It lists pairings like radishes with parsley and cabbage or peas between rows, and sequences such as radishes followed by string beans or spinach followed by sweet corn, to maximize yield in limited space. It notes exceptions to these practices.
Rayon Outshines Silk In Dye Brightness Says Report
A textile study asserts rayon dyes more effectively than silk with white rayon appearing brighter than white silk. The findings emphasize rayon’s superior color uptake and lighter shade under comparable conditions.
Belt Creek CCC Camp Closes as Crews Transfer
Belt Creek CCC camp in Lewis and Clark forest closes after personnel dwindled. Trucks and equipment move to Missoula while buildings remain. Established 1934 the camp began forest improvement work and hosted contingents from other closing camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belt Creek
Illiteracy Bar To Army Duty Revealed By Education Director
Dr. John W. Studebaker disclosed that about 250000 physically fit men have been rejected for army service due to illiteracy. He noted 433000 men were deferred for literacy reasons and outlined a plan with War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt to provide basic reading writing and arithmetic training. The 1940 census showed 13.7 percent over 25 had not passed fourth grade and the army requires a fifth grade level for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Studebaker
United States Office of Education
Studebaker
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Paul V. McNutt
Backhaul Order Delayed and Local Delivery Zone Expanded
The Office of Defense Transportation postponed the 15 percent backhaul requirement for long distance carriers to July 1 and extended ODT order 6 local delivery zone to 25 miles beyond city limits. Local delivery includes direct consumer deliveries. pickups and mail or telegraph services are exempted. Mileage reductions for solid fuels and bulk liquids also move to July 1. A stray line promotes a carrot and American cheese salad with mayonnaise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Defense Transportation
Emmett Fogarty
ODT
Fogarty
Crop rotation guidance on root and leafy vegetables
The text advises that root crops should not follow other roots, and leaf crops should not follow root crops. It notes turnips, carrots, or beets should not come after radishes or Swiss chard following lettuce. This reflects early 20th century farming practices emphasizing crop sequencing.
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J. M. Carnahan
Custer Doom
Antarctic
Bo-Ko
Jonestown, Mississippi
Beauty
McCarroll’s
School OF Beauty Culture
Jessie M. Grefig
Mer
Union
East Granite
Butte
Mont
Earlimart
Highway 99
Paine
Calif
Bremerton Cash Grocery
Crocery
Ted Pruitt
Callow
Bremerton
Wash
Anaconda
P. J. McGreevey Co
E. Park St
Solesale
Don Myers
Elgin
Oregon
la Grande
Spokane
Great Falls
Deer Lodge
P. O
Missoula
W. K. Stacy
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Winlock, Wash
Lakeview Hotel
Lakeside
Grants Pass
A. E. McCall
Railroad Town
Troy, Mont
Betts Cafe
Fairfield
Chesapeake Bay
St. Bernard
Luther
L. C. Larson
Chadron
Neb
Thos. A. Busey Agency
Chester
Oroville
Fred R. Irwin
Arlee
Homer Davis
Philipsburg
Good Springs
Easy Terms
Frary & Burlingame, Inc
Great Falls, Mont
W. S. Reeves
Deborria, Mont
Valley County
U. S
Glasgow Courier
Glasgow
Jungkind
M.co
Little Rock
Ark
Alaska Junk Co
Tom Bennett
Somers
Lila
Claud Reynolds
Ellensbure
Sudan
Grass Seed
Bahr & Sons
Mooreton
No. Dak
Ada
Helena Stamp Works
Helena
Lewis & Walker
Carl Weissman & CO
Robert F. Hennessy
Post Exchange
Fort Lewis
Chevrolet
Hermiston Auto Company
Hermiston, Oregon
Eern
John Harris
Highwood
North
Montana State Fair
Defense Industries
Hawthorne Avenue
Hollywood
Telepathic Guild
Harrisburg
Simpson
Denver
Colo
Moorhran
P. N. Blake
Lumber Exch
Minneapolis, Minn
A. J. Bowman Studios
Tampa, Fla
McMillan Fur & Wool, Inc
Minneapolis
BABY
Gallatin Chick News
Gallatin Chick Hatchery
Bozeman
U. 8 S
R. I
Farmers Union
Farmers Union Hatchery
Willston
Inman Hatcheries
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Sunshine Ranch
Ste Steele
North Dakota
William Phillips
Moulten
Poppe Lod Ples
Fred Lewis
Browning
Pout
Ba Vedas
Boote
Western Union
Boote’s Hatcheries, Inc
Worthington, Minn
CCC
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Weill
Kesslers
Kesslers EG
Kessler
Julius Kessler Distilling Co., Incorporated
Baltimore, Md
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Coe
Trey, Cap
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