War Record On Shoes Demonstrates Mayer Quality
Continuous service for sixteen months and 13 days marks the Mayer Dry-Sox shoes worn by an American who enlisted with the Serbian army in the European War. Beginning December 25, 1914, and ending May 7, 1916, the pair outlasts the typical six week army shoe life, highlighting the Mayer Boot and Shoe Co. of Milwaukee. A photo of the worn shoes can be obtained from the Milwaukee firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer
F. Mayer, Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee
United States
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Wisconsin
World News Roundup Highlights Postwar Events
London reports Vilna recaptured from Bolsheviks while Paris notes a deadly mail plane crash near St Didier. Simla cites martial law amid uprisings in India. Coblenz notes Americans in Germany affected by food shortages. Berlin reports rapid end to strikes aided by American food relief. New York covers Leviathan near-miss mine claim. Chicago notes a $2 million corn profit by George R. Roberts. St Louis has Admiral Sims praising the submarine as key science in war. Washington discusses Mexico’s League of Nations bid and postmaster rate rulings. Reconstruction of the national guard advances with new regiments and units. London cites German documents on secrets and wartime politics. Washington warns Turks amid Armenian extermination fears. Armenians in US army urged to serve. Washington reintroduces child labor tax enforcement under new revenue acts. Juneau reporters allege a political telegram aimed at boosting Victory loan. Montana Oil renews Monoco lube contract for park tours. The big yellow Monoco cars mark the brand in Yellowstone and future Glacier Park tours.
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London
Vilna
Paris
Strasbourg
St. Didier
Simla
India
Coblenz
Germany
Berlin
New York
Leviathan
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Chicago
George R. Roberts
Omaha
Board of Trade
St. Louis
Admiral Sims
Washington
Mexico
League of Nations
Landis
Burleson
Illinois
National Guard
War Department
Bureau of Military Affairs
Coast Artillery
Foreign Ministry
Armenia
Turkey
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Bureau
Juneau
Alaska
Petty
H. Nuxon
Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union
Great Northern Plans 300 Mile Rockford Cutoff
Federal manager W H Kinney announces a new Rockford cutoff for the Great Northern Railway to be built this year. It will create a direct Montana route to the Pacific coast, tapping major wheat regions. The project covers 300 miles of track with Missouri River bridges, costing 12 to 15 million dollars. work to start after Congress passes the railroad administration appropriation bill.
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Great Northern
Butte
Mont
W. H. Kinney
Great Northern Railway
Rockford
Montana
Pacific Coast
Missouri
Congress
Railroad Administration
Warrenton
United States
W. G. Langfitt
San Francisco
Straits of Fuca
Columbia River
Oceanside
R. M. Calkins
Spokane
Puget Sound
Great Northern Railroad
United State
Columbia
Lewiston
Idaho
Portland
Lewis & Clarke
Marine Iron Works and Marine Railway
Skil
Anon
Pacific Power & Light Company
New York
Panama Canal
Emigrant State Bank to Open as Local Bank
A state bank is being organized locally and will soon begin business. The notes list multiple regional updates including bank additions, land sales, farm activity, and county developments across Montana towns such as Billings, Missoula, Helena, and Bozeman.
Hard Coal Boom Near Medora Prompts Northwest Field Fever
A Montana cow town memories Medora as reports claim a new anthracite field lies just over the North Dakota line. Officials from Minnesota and North Dakota converge on the town, joining prospectors amid a rush to develop a 27-foot coal vein and possible regional economic upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Eastern Boundary Line
North Dakota
Medora
Montana
Minnesota
Red Trail Coal Company
Northwest
Marquis de Mores
Hoffman
Deadwood
Paris
Northern Pacific
Palmer House
Chicago
America
Marquis
New York
Re Gardinaire
Texas
Dakotas
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Little
Missouri
Montana Farming Corpora tion shifts to Monaco Oils on all tractors
The Montana Farming Corporation, with New York owners, operates on Montana Indian reservations and is said to be the largest farming business in the country. It now approves Monaco Oils and greases and uses Montana Oil Company products on all machinery, with a fleet of 75 tractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Farming Corporation
New York
Montana
Montana Oil Company
FARM LANDS FOR SALE AND LOAN OFFERS
Classified notices offer 320 acres near a county road with irrigation and spring wheat potential, 25 acres sown, rent receipts, and a crop payment plan. Several Montana and Canadian land listings include Dairy suitability near Great Falls, irrigated acreage, and a Bear Paw Mountains stock ranch, with loan options and owner advertisements.
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W. Hefferlin
Albemarle Hotel
Livingston
Montana
Great Falls
Lewistows
Ownders
Dastermate Ood
C. H. Campbell & Son
Mont
Bear Paw Mountains
Laprove, Wents and
Damages Sought in Great Northern Accident Suit
Kalispell files $10,000 damages suit against Great Northern alleging a train approached without warning as a man crossing a bridge slipped and fell injuring his back. The plaintiff, a former track walker, lists property on Crow and Fort Peck reservations with headquarters at Hardin and Poplar.
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Crow
Fort Peck
Hardin and
Poplar
Kalispell
Great Northern
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S. O. Huseth
Optometrist and Opticlan
Alhambra Hot Springs
M. J. Sullivan
THE
Yellowstone
Irving Whitehouse Company
Great Falls, Mont
Montana- Warrenton Development Co
Stanton Bank Bldg
Billings
Ekalaka
Farmers’ State Bank
Lewistown
Bills
Gilman
Missoula
Anacconda
Centennial Valley
State University
Simms
Sun River Valley
Helena
Toole
Blaine
Hill Counties
Horte
Flathead
Harry Wright
Hobson
Sheridan County
Roosevelt County
State University of
Reed Point
Absarokee
Fergus County
Bozeman
Silver Bow County
Wolf Point
Walter Swanson
Theodore
Flatwillow
David Hilger
Lew'stown
Bozeman Milling Co
State Industrial Board
Cascade County
Edward Sisson
Andrew White
Miles City
Powder River County
Custer
Powder River
C. McClintock
Custer County Bank
Farm Mortgage Corporation
808 Securities
Ford & Hollister Ranchne
Darby, Mont
L. Parker
9Th Ave
Great Walls
D. Watson Robb Co
Real Falla
Blatchfords Foods
Worsh & Greenfield Co
Kadbit Breederspo
Pevigrwed
Rocky Mountain Rabbitry
B Street
Butte, Mont
Columbia Galdens
Columbia Ioral Co
W. Broadway
Woodruff-Boyce Seed Co
Pike Street
Seattle
Wash
Printer
Rovig Lumber Co
First Ave
ENA
Butte College Telegraphy
Tilla
Tltine
CIA Cal Revelarh
Servich
Salt Lake
Boise
Pocatello
All Communications
Ida
KODAK
Eastman
Marchant
Montana Typewriter Co
Butte Mont
Helena Adjustment CO
French Dry Cleaners
Unique Cleaning & Tailoring CO
Mall Or Express
Granite
Nickerson
West Park
Hoenck
Minneapolis
BLUE
Blue Print & Supply. Co
Dunn Bg
Tout & McCarthy
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Grover & Leuchars
1St Ave. S
Great Falla
M. N. A—Wk
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