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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1925
Page
12
A note from Scientific American describes a stringless apron design using a wire at the neck and waist to maintain proper contact with clothing. The apron folds into a compact form for easy storage.
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a reliable laundry additive to keep table linens white, claiming it never disappoints and is available at all good grocers.
A fragment shows two characters, Uncertain Friend and Mr Peckmoore, exchanging terse lines about love and loss. The exchange hints at contrasting views on affection and risk, reflecting a literary or stage-like dialogue.
Reports from druggists highlight Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a mild healing preparation with a strong success record. A life insurance examiner notes kidney trouble is common and often undiscovered among applicants, contributing to declined policies. Sample bottle available by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York with paper mention.
The Broadway theater district earned the nickname The Great White Way from its electric signs. Investigations show 1 095 841 bulbs illuminate the signs, with a dedicated crew of 50 men replacing burned out lamps each night.
A parson asked a bishop to visit for a quiet day. The bishop declined, declaring the parish did not need quiet, but an earthquake to wake it up.
J E Barr of the U S Department of Agriculture says Montana and Idaho grown Great Northern beans hold high quality as table beans and could lead the nation in production. He notes Montana bean acreage rose about 40 percent last year and beans fetch a premium in Chicago.
Meagher county stockmen meet at Wille Sulphur Springs on April 24 to decide methods under house bill 289 for disposing ownerless range horses with forest service aid. The county will have two districts with a roundup in each. Adjacent counties may cooperate to eradeate the Me range horse. forest service declines to assist Meagher in range horse disposal in forest areas.
About 40,000 women in Montana farms and rural areas were reached in 1924 by the state college extension service home demonstration program. The effort operated in 83 of 55 counties with state specialists and agents coordinating with county agronomists. Separately, the Southeastern Montana Sportsmen’s Association seeks 4,740,000 trout fry from the state Fish and Game Commission for release in the Yellowstone Stillwater Big Horn rivers and reservation streams.
Dean F T Tanfield of Montana State College and N Arnott livestock expert met in Billings with Great Western Sugar officials to review plans for the range experiment station at Fort Keogh. Potato culture grows, as 30 cars of Bliss Triumph seed tubers may be planted in Hill Blaine Phillips Valley counties. Big state poultry show in January 1926 at Conrad aims for record prizes with hatching eggs and breeding stock from Pondera county.
State college extension service summary shows barley up about 50 percent and oats up 14 percent in Montana for 1925 if intentions are carried out. Spring wheat rises about 10 percent, flax uncertain with more eastern acres, and beans canning peas and sugar beets push total crop area up about 10 percent statewide.
L T Pemberton of Forsyth has a long farming record in Rosebud county. He came to the area April 12 1906 from Gallatin Saline Illinois and homesteaded 160 acres six miles east of Forsyth later buying a section. He has since sold part of the land and now operates an 800 acre farm.
Yellowstone county agent Charles Ruzicka says demand for seed corn has risen sharply. There is enough seed corn in the county to meet current needs, with acreage similar to last year. Germination tests remain disappointing, and buyers are urged to test seed corn to verify expected germination percentages. Some high quality-looking lots test poorly.
Agricultural agent Stapleton reports farmers in eastern Montana are active in fields for the intensive settlement program. Wheat damage is uncertain, spring wheat acreage is expected to rise, as are flax and alfalfa. Cattle in Fergus county show good flesh on the same hay, with beef prices improving and shipments from Billings rising. Sugar beet interest near Cut Bank prompts plans for an expert to manage a test program on the Two Medicine project, with substantial funds raised at Cut Bank and Browning.
Montana reports record stock production totaling 4994 with $167000 from honey and wax. Income exceeds prior year by $60000 while average surplus honey per colony sits at 82 pounds over a decade. The note links lower yields to immigrant members failing to fulfill duties, reducing per colony yield from 118 pounds in 1923 to 88 pounds recently.
The Japanese department of timinee proposes taxing radio receivers and accessories at 100 percent duty, up from 20 percent. Officials fear the ruling would hinder radio broadcasting growth and slow the spread of radio in Japan.
An ad touts Boschee's Syrup as a longtime remedy for throat and lung irritation. It claims rapid healing of mucous membranes, easing coughs, bronchitis, and lung troubles to help restful nights and easy morning expectoration. Sold wherever medicines are sold.
Czechoslovakia advances textile manufacturing with a cotton spinning mill tripling spindles and another doubling output. A silk mill is being started and several mills are enlarged.
The building and loan association movement grew from about 6 300 groups in 1912 to nearly 1 000 by 1924. Membership rose from 2 400 000 to over 7 200 000, and total assets advanced from 31 billion to 3 billion dollars.
A judge consoling a case participant remarks on handling grief while an unnamed speaker laments losing a wife. The exchange reflects a grim moment in a courtroom with a hint of regional dialect.
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