This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1927
Page
5
A farmer near here used wet straw and distillate at night to shield a 50 acre late wheat field from frost. Joe Smyk and his three sons lined the field edges with straw and lit the distillate to form a frost blanket, sparing all but a small corner. Wheat yields were projected from 59 to 60 bushels per acre with robust winter grain.
Analysis notes a drop in per capita meat intake from 24 percent in 1907 to 1 percent in 1927, then credits production efficiency and education for higher actual meat tonnage. It argues advertising and public campaigns can boost demand, urging broader public belief in meat as vital, with campaigns like eat more meat already under way.
Eliel Bros offers a limited time display of Oriental rugs including Chinese and Persian pieces. Rugs come in small oblong square and oval shapes. Patrons are invited to visit the store and call the department for details.
The Atwater Kent Foundation aims to hold a state contest in Missoula with 17 Montana cities involved. Local committees will select one boy and one girl to advance to the state audition broadcast from KUOM Montana University Missoula in October.
Invitations mailed by Mr. Thurber urge all Beaverhead County ranchers and families to attend the junior fair and festival. Premiums offered for project work supervised by the Smith Hughes department. other exhibits include jellies pickles canned fruits dress goods and home crafts by county girls. Livestock grain vegetables and farm shop displays planned along with a stock judging contest and a horseshoe pitching tournament. Entries should be mailed to Mr. Thurber.
Mr and Mrs B V Morrow who sold their home to Ira Edwards and stayed at the R J Dansie house near Armistead returned for a Madison County fair visit. They left Monday for Seattle Washington to decide about spending the winter there.
Public Relations names Frank Elfel Roscoe Cornell J C Wedum and Harry Baumberger. Transportation lists D A Galt H E Andrus Chester Hale and Harry Baumberger.
The Dillon school enrollment totals 297 pupils, about 36 more than the same period last year. Medlen's hotel construction advances rapidly with the building now partially under roof. Thos F Barrett camping party returned from the Park via Bozeman reporting a good time. O M Best made a business trip to Madison county. Amesville post office to close. mail now to Alice. Examiner tours Dillon Bottling Works. Argentah Mineral Water now bottled by S S Patterson. Normal department enrollment nears 50 students.
Dr. R. D. Curry, dentist, operates in the Telephone block with offices in rooms 3 4 and 6. Telephone pane 855 and residence phone are noted.
The Normal College eleven will host the School of Mines on Saturday afternoon in Dillon. Coach Gunderson’s squad, featuring last year’s triple threat backfield of Little Wright and Landers, aims to test strength against Miner rivals and draw turnouts for home games this fall.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.