Montana to have War Risk Bureau office in state
James M. Brown, federal War Risk Insurance Bureau special representative, visits Montana to select a location for a new branch likely in Butte, Helena, Great Falls, or Billings. The bureau educates Montanans on the war risk law and allowances for soldiers' dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Frank D. Brown
Society of Pioneers
Federal War Risk Insurance Bureau
James M. Brown
Bureau
Butte
Helena
Great Falls
Billings
Brown
Mr. Brown
McAdoo
Army
Navy
Uncle Sam
Missoula
Montana Society of Pioneers
University of Montana
France
The
Red Cross
Reed Point Women Serve on First Montana Jury
Reed Point, Montana, claims a historic milestone as the town's jury is composed entirely of women for the first time since equality laws. After a three hour deliberation they decide in favor of Jerome Owens for wages from Sol Brumfield, with costs and attorney fees to be kept reasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Point
Montana
Jerome Owens
Sol Brumfield
S. I. DeFrance
Bitro-Phosphate Promises Nerve Relief and Weight Gain
A persuasive notice claims thin nervous people can cure nerve starvation with Bitro-Phosphate, a five-grain tablet taken with meals. It promises restored sleep, energy, and weight gain, urging use by those desiring flesh growth and noting widespread druggist Availability.
Highway Makers Progress on Federal Aid Projects
State highway commission engineers report solid progress converting endorsed federal aid projects into contract readiness. Final surveys completed in Meagler county for North Fork and moved to Madison for Virginia City ten is project. Additional surveys wrapping up in Wibaux Carbon Hardin Big Horn and Dawson counties with two Red Trail projects. Estimates of cost and materials are being prepared before sending plans to Washington for Agriculture Secretary approval and contract awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Fork
Meagler County
Madison County
Virginia City
Wibaux County
Carbon County
Big Horn County
Dawson County
Glendive
State Highway Commission
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Spirit of Britain Q3 War Economy and Unity
Churchill era tone describes England's wartime cohesion under Lloyd George. It lauds self made leaders like Bonar Law and Lord Northcliffe while noting mass mobilization, prices, and an absence of strikes or political feuds. The piece portrays a nation united in purpose with strict social discipline and economic steadiness.
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England
Lloyd George
Asquith
Bonar Law
Lord Northcliffe
Lord Pirrie
Lord Rhondda
Lord Cowdray
Albert Stanley
Ric Geddes
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
John
London
Montana Girl in Land of Kultur and War Tales
Miss Irene Elliot returns to Montana after five years in Berlin with first hand impressions of Kaiser Germany. She describes scarce food but organized distribution, widespread belief that England and France started the war, and the German press and authorities controlling information. She notes paper clothing, rationed goods, custom shoes, and signs warning against speech while Americans could not visit camps.
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Irene Elliot
Berlin
Montana
Germany
England
France
Miss Elliot
Luchnowsky
Litechnowsky
Eingland
Hohenzollernigm
Miss S Wiliot
Billings
Empire
IlHot
Royal Opera
Cassel
Elliot
Sunny Breakfast Table Compared To War Time Rain
The description casts the breakfast table as gloomy and tense with a bulldog father and a wildcat mother amid a rainy Belgian town mood after a German raid. The piece uses metaphorical language to contrast domestic life with wartime hardship.
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WAR Risk Bureau
Government Insurance Bureau
Hades
Mr. Ford
de France
Porter
T. I. Marshall
Marshall
Mister Taylor
Smith
Reno
Eve
Flowerree Sheep & Horse Co
Flowerree Sheep & Horse
Lowry, Montana
State Commission
Spirit OF
Great Britain
Britain
Herbert N. Casson
Western Tire
Billings, Mont
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park Camping Company
Livingston
Pioneer Business College of Montana
Rice & Patenaude
Props
General School Supply Co
Great Falls, Montana
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