Montana Wheat Prospects and Barberry Eradication Drive
Montana forecasts a record wheat harvest for 1924 if forecasts hold, with 54.5 million bushels possible. J C Taylor notes reduced carryover and rising prices may help growers, while Canada faces cut acreage and weaker durum. State barberry eradication, funded by federal dollars, expands to 16 field workers as Montana fights wheat rust with widespread shrub elimination and plant research.
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Montana
J. C. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Canada
Argentina
United States
Christopher
Congress
W. L. Popham
Gomer W. Jones
Millard. Peterson
Floyd Nebel
Olaf C. Anderson
Jacob Forbes
Monroe J. Freeman
Richard ©. Ross
Clement I. Griffith
David M. Fox
Frank B. Wisner
Edward J. Bell, Jr
Carli Redbout
Ilorence L. Muarkin
Wibaux
Thompson Walls
Red Lodge
Browning
Montana State College
Alfalfa Pasture Boosts Hog Growth in Spring Litters
Alfalfa pasture with a light grain ration yields higher gains for hogs after spring litters. Pigs fed corn with alfalfa reached market readiness earlier and more efficiently than pigs fed corn alone or on dry pasture. The Kansas experiment station showed 0-60 pound pigs gained three times as fast with alfalfa, though pasture should not be grazed too closely and acreage should allow two cuts for hay.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Boys Improve Seed Corn in Rosebud County
Under County Agent R B Mercer 84 members of boys corn clubs grow varieties adapted to conditions in the county. They will learn seed selection and care and be classified as approved seed growers by the Montana State Seed Growers Association. Their seed will be sold under the association label to meet future county seed demands with quality stock.
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Rosebud County
R. B. Mercer
Montana State Seed Growers’ Association
Mercer
Hand Sprayer for Garden Uses Small Knapsack Unit
A small quart sprayer is nearly essential for home gardeners alongside the hoe and rake. Effective plant care requires spraying to control insects and diseases, with high pressure and a fine spray key to success.
Montana Vets Caution on Opening Grazing to California Cattle
Montana State College veterinarian Dr. Howard Welch urges the livestock sanitary board to reject California cattle for Montana grazing amid foot and mouth fears. He notes California aims to eradicate the disease while Montana may use its grassy pastures to support neighboring states, warning against loosening controls.
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Montana
California
Howard Welch
Montana State College
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Welch
United States
Flood Water Irrigation Boosts Dry Land Farms
In north Montana farmers are urged to plan flood water irrigation for next year as it yields big dividends. County agents offer general guidance and bulletins to interested growers on setting up low cost flood irrigation systems.
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Montana
Cherry shipments expand as Polson trader moves fruit
George W. Wright of Polson built a growing fruit shipment business moving a ton of sweet cherries. Orders come from commission houses in Great Falls to handle Flathead fruit as black tartarians were first to go.
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Montana
Wyoming
George W. Wright
Polson
Great Falls
Montana farmer’s gains show Gallatin valley worth
Alfred Wilson of Salesville Montana praises the Gallatin valley's value for hogs dairying and diverse crops. He details pig growth yields from 27 to 81 bushels peas and wheat profits, and notes 880 acres cultivated with 400 owned. He built a $110000 holding through years of work.
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Alfred Wilson
Salesville
Mont
Nebraska
Gallatin Valley
Montana
Northern Pacific Railway
Gallatin
Wilson
Cheapest Method of Feeding Dairy Cows Advised
Prof A I Waecker of Lincoln Neb urges dairy communities to boost production using economical feeding. He notes rising per capita milk and butter use, extensive silo use in Wisconsin, and the need for legume hay and better feeding to survive potential over production and cheaper dairy products.
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A. I. Waecker
Lincoln
Neb
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Wisconsin
Vaccination Effort Aims to Stop Black Leg in Hill County
County Agent E B Dun can vaccinated 278 cattle during June after several head died from black leg across Hill County communities. The drive targets preventing further losses and protecting local herds.
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Hill County
E. B. Duncan
Loneliest Man in the World Cited by Holmes
Holmes declares a solitary man in the world after he notices a discarded picture card from a cigarette package. Watson asks how Holmes knows, and the detective cites his elementary deduction.
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Sherlock Holmes
Doctor Watson
Watson
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore reports show many with kidney trouble unaware of it. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root credited with healing influence and high success. Life Insurance examiner notes many rejections stem from undetected kidney issues. Sample bottle available by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton N Y.
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Kilmer
Youthful Heartbeat Ends in Evergreen Joye
A short poetic meditation on youth and aging by Grit. It equates youth with an evergreen tree whose life marks age. The piece muses on remaining forever youthful while noting the paradox of growing older yet wishing to stay young.
Woman Novelist Pioneering Purposeful Novelists Name
The article credits Maria Edgeworth as the inventor of the novel with a purpose. It cites Castle Rackrent as her famous 1800 example and notes her Irish work influenced Sir Walter Scott to write prose fiction.
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Maria Hdgeworth
Castle Rackrent
Walter Scott
Substitute mishap risks customer backlash in ads
Ben Mulford Jr warns that replacing an advertised product with a substitute can drive customers away. The remark stresses the impact on trust and repeat business in retail advertising practices.
Off Their Game New Member of Golf Club
A humorous card from London Punch notes a new golf club member with two rounds marred by a six on the fifth and a sixteen on the fifteenth, poking fun at woeful play and a unlucky holes.
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Golf Club
London
Cuticura Soap Ad Highlights Shaving Convenience
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and daily soap needs. It promises double razor efficiency, skin purity, comfort, and health with no mug, no slime, no germs, no irritation, even with twice daily shaves. One soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Uncle Eben Reflects on Voting Stirs Sighs in Town
Uncle Eben muses that those who vote feel less like they have their own way. The casual remark hints at local tensions around elections and public opinion amid community chatter.
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Uncle Hen
War fuels demand for table linen and Red Cross Ball Izsue
The notice proclaims linen gains from wartime value and promotes Frequue of Red Cross Ball Izsue as enhancing wear. It urges readers to use it, and to shop at all grocers.
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Red Cross
Izsue
Fatal Substitute Eve and the Banana Dilemma
A playful historic note references Eve and the serpent asking for bananas at a Progressive Grocer, joking about apples and a modern grocery exchange. The fragment praises a humorous exchange on fruit availability.
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Eve
Castoria Advertisement Claims Gentle Relief for Children
A vintage advertises Fletcher's Castoria for over 30 years to ease constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It promises fever reduction and better sleep by regulating stomach and bowels and notes the genuine bottle bears a signature.
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Fletcher
On the Wrong Track in Public Library Hire
A young woman new to a public library faces a misstep as she searches for Arabian Nights, while the superintendent questions her lack of prior library experience. The exchange reveals her confusion as she scans the shelves between Ks.
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Mrs. Frick
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Apa Faick
R. No. 3
Perrysburg
Ohio
Must Not Talk at Table The Parsees Rule
The Parsees are forbidden to speak while dining, with strict etiquette guiding meals and conduct at table.
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Lydia EH
Youth In Love
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Eben
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Bayer
Harold
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Brooklyn
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H. C. Cutting
Happy Camp
D. D. Getman
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