Tractors and Workers to Montana Farm Project
Fifty young men and high school boys from Minneapolis will operate tractors and farm machinery on a 300000 acre wheat farm in Montana. The Montana Farming corporation, directed by Thomas D Campbell of Grand Forks ND, announced the venture. Ten carloads of tractors have already departed Minneapolis for Montana to begin the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Montana
Montana Farming Corporation
Thomas D. Campbell
Grand Forks
N.D
Coal Shortage Warns of Cold Winter Ahead
A warning editorial urges immediate coal purchases to avoid severe shortages next winter. Montana coal dealers face supply delays while eastern cities report growing difficulty filling orders. Apartment houses in New York already wait for initial coal deliveries after ordering early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
New York
Kind Old Lady and the Tramp Convictions
A brief dialogue captures a tramp recounting two previous convictions to a kind old lady. The scene highlights mercy versus hardship as the woman listens and responds to the man’s tale.
Milligan and Clark: Pioneers of Gregory to Last Chance Gulch
Wallace Milligan recalls his Rocky Mountain days with W A Clark from Gregory Colorado in 1862 to Montana. He describes shared cabins at the Bobtail mine, early mining life, vigilantes, and a close bond that survived decades. Milligan details frontier hardships, marriage to Martha Rockefeller, and life as a Montana farmer with thirteen children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Gregory
Colorado
Bobtail
Wallace Milligan
Helena
W. A. Clark
United States
Mr. Milligan
Shining Mountains
Clark
Bobtail Mine
Montana
Milligan
Gulch
Virginia City
Destiny
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Buffalo Gulch
Henry Plummer
Plummer
Kelly
Iowa
Misa Martha Ann Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Yankee Flat
Edgerton
W. F. Sand
New York State
Green County
Sparta
Wisconsin
Pike's Peak
Omaha
Platte River
Denver
Thomas
William
Salmon River
Alder
Ers
Union League
Blackfoot
Senator Clark
Fraser
Milligans
Bill
Mr. Clark
Carrie
Mr. Fraser
Milllyne
Mrs. Milligan
Mrs. Stribling
Mr. Stribling
Nervous sufferers urged to take Bitro-Phosphate
An advertisement touts Bitro-Phosphate as a nerve builder and weight gain aid for thin, nervous people. It claims five grain tablets with meals improve sleep, mood, and vigor, with Buro-Phosphate and Euro-Phosphate supporting digestion and flesh growth. Caution notes urge use only by those desiring weight gain.
W W Troubles in Western Montana Revealed in Trial
Testimony at Chicago court shows I W W methods in western Montana lumber camps including sabotage of threshing and heading machines, poisoning attempts, and spies仃 plus letters describing plan to burn crops and rest workers. Government agents intercepted chemicals and arrested members in South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Chicago
Charles Knight
James Rowan
Libby
Lye
Milbank
S. D
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Civil War Doctor in Montana Donates 139-Year-Old Surgery Book
Dr. C. B. Miller of Somers Flathead County, sole surviving Union Army physician in Montana, presented to the state historical library a London printed surgery book from 139 years ago. He served at Prentiss Hospital in Vicksburg, later settled in Montana, and retired to Somers.
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Somers
Flathead Lake
State Historical Library
Montana
C. B. Miller
Flathead County
Fort Sumter
Lincoln
Miller
Vicksburg
Miss
Prenties Hospital
Lee
State Library
Pioneer John Brown and Abe Lincoln Era Tale Told
An elderly Montana pioneer, John Brown of Yellowstone County, recalls hauling logs used for a church and school, his Civil War service with the Tenth Illinois and Sixty fourth Cavalry, and friendship with Kit Carson. He came to Montana in 1864, plans to stay, and defends personal liberty amid frontier life.
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Tels
Montana
John Brown
Yellowstone County
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinais
Brown
Melena
Cronadian
Mr. Brown
President Lincoln
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Kit Carson
England Speeding Up London During War Munitions Output
Output of munitions in England for the first two months of the year rose sharply versus 1917. Light guns up 30 percent, medium guns 57 percent, heavy guns 38 percent, machine guns 96 percent, shells 83 percent, tanks 39 percent, airplanes 223 percent, aero engines 245 percent. Average weekly airplane production matched two months of 1915, and one week of machine guns equaled five months of 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Ten-Hour Poker Reveals More About Him Than Ten Years At Church
A remark contrasts character showing through a long poker session versus a decade in church. It implies deeper insight comes from practical interaction over shared risk and skill rather than formal devotion.
Here comes the Flag Arthur Macey poem line card
A wartime era civic verse proclaims the flag with praise for soldiers sailors and the nation. The piece salutes bravery and loyalty while naming Arthur Macey as the author or presenter in a public reading context.
Montana Highway Work To Be Reviewed By Commission
Due to rising military demand for petroleum products, Montana will require all highway and municipal road work using asphalt binders oils tar dressings or related products to be approved by the state highway commission before proceeding.
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Montana
Jute Highway Commission
Senate passes land bill for Blackfeet mineral allotments in Montana
A bill by Senator Myers of Montana to authorize the interior secretary to allot mineral land in the Blackfeet reservation repealing disposal prohibitions has passed the Senate and moved to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Montana
Secretary of the Interior
Blackfeet Reservation
Senate
House
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Sam D. Goza
the Little Ones
Goza
Pocatello Kiddie
Gilman
Sam
Pocatello
Red Cross
Last Chance Gulch
C. B. Miller OF
Vicksburg Hospital
Abe Lincoln
Yellowstone
Lincoln PO
Carter
Arthur Macey
Ayot
Blackfeet
Bonita
Northern Pacific and
C., M. & St. P. Railways
Blackfoot Land
Missoula, Mont
Sisixse
Harold Somers
DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park Camping Company
Livingston, Moninnn
Sappho
Marine Corps
Ara
U.S
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