Sleeping car comfort rises on Southwest Limited trains
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway inaugurates a new feature on its Southwest Limited service between Chicago and Kansas City. White counterpanes replace heavy wool blankets in warm weather while blankets remain in reserve for cooler nights. The change aims to improve passenger comfort and appeal to sleepers who value a inviting bed.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Chicago
Kansas City
The Great American Desert Reclaims Its Promise
A Helena Record retrospective notes the desert’s transformation over two decades through irrigation and farming. Twelve million acres have been brought under cultivation with 250 000 families settling. dams and 70 000 miles of canals bring water and power, fostering new towns, local manufacturing, and urbanized rural life.
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Great American Desert
Congress
Our Republic
Far West
Beaverhead Farmers Prosperous
Bozeman reports J B Nelson manager for Montana Agricultural College inspected Dillon station work and summarized yields. Despite dry weather late frosts and other hardships irrigated farms yielded normally while dry land plots ploughed this spring produced little to no crop. Fall grain stands look promising and Nelson forecasts an extra large crop next season.
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Bozeman
J. B. Nelson
Montana Agricultural College
Dillon
Nelson
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