Montana State Fair Seeks Representative County Exhibits
Officials at the Montana State Fair in Helena report strong county participation with 24 counties submitting exhibits and systems of county collective displays promoting interdistrict competition. Districts show varied readiness with several counties undecided, while western regions lead in representation and central Montana counties largely committed.
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Helena
Montana
Lake
Lincoln
Flathead
Sanders
Gallatin
Park
Sweetgrass
Stillwater
Yellowstone
Carbon
Glacier
Toole
Liberty
Hill
Blaine
Pondera
Teton
Chouteau
Missoula
Ravalli and
Mineral
Powell
Granite
Deer Lodge
Lewis and Clark
Cascade
Big Horn
Custer and Fallon
MecCone
Phillips
Valley
Daniels
Sheridan
Roosevelt
Montana crop report predicts best yields in years
The Montana crop situation is largely assured despite some dry spots. Wheat acreage exceeds 200 000 acres with state production expected to break records. combines will be used more than in prior years, but moisture and kernel maturity tests are advised before starting. Livestock conditions remain excellent as harvesting ramps up.
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Heléna
Montana
Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
Phillips
Plentywood
Big Horn
Demand for Men in Fergus Madison and Richland
Reports indicate Fergus, Madison, and Richland will need men within about ten days. The notice suggests mobile labor requirements across multiple towns.
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Fergus
Madison
Richland
Timber Use Outpaces Growth Fourfold Says Report
A new U S study finds the nation consumes timber at four times the rate of natural regrowth. The report warns of shrinking forests and urges changes in harvesting and replanting policies.
Insects Turn Harmless to Harsh Crop Pests
Harmless insects to certain crops may suddenly become voracious, feeding aggressively on a newly introduced plant in the surrounding environment.
Foley Pills Diuretic Ad Promises Kidney Relief
An advertisement from Harlin Texas by W. K. Holland touts Foley Pills as a godsend for kidney irregularities. The copy claims 90 percent sufferers neglect treatment and asserts the product has been in use for over 25 years, urging readers to ask Gosman Druggrist for Foley Pills.
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W. K. Holland
Harlingen
Texas
Geo MM
Gosman
Appius Claudius the Bold Reformer of Rome
The article credits Appius Claudius as a bold innovator who, despite opposition, extended censorship to five years and opened the senate to plebeians and nonprosperous free men. It highlights his public works the Appian Way and a vast aqueduct, and notes Rome’s historic roads and ruins along the Campagna.
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Appius”Claudius Caceug
B.C
Appius Claudius
Senate
Rome
Capua
Painted Rocks Recreation and History in Rio Grande National Forest
Painted Rocks in Rio Grande National Forest preserves ancient Indian games and hunting grounds once used long before white settlers arrived. The region’s history includes Spanish exploration and Fremont era forts, with Wagon Wheel Gap ruins still visible. Adventurers and prospectors shaped a lore-rich landscape spanning over 1,000,000 acres with dramatic granite peaks and canyons along the continental divide.
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Rio Grande National Forest
Colorado
Fremont
Wagon Wheel Gap
Ships and Tonnage Through English Maritime History
The article explains that tonnage measures a ship’s carrying capacity, not weight. It traces origins to Henry VII’s reign and the introduction of a standard measure for vessels often owning by owners. It notes the shift from “tuns” to tonnage and contrasts wartime displacement tonnage with cargo ship tonnage.
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Henry VII
Rngland
When Is It Going to Be Published
A journalist bragged to writers that he had revised the obituaries prepared by his paper. A famous novelist, teased him about being written up, then awoke and asked eagerly when the piece would be published.
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Dian
Old Nick Myth and Sailor Superstition Decline
The article notes Old Nick as an ancient devil name linked to a river god Nikke. Sir Walter Scott cites British sailors fearing him as cause of many seafaring misfortunes. It adds that superstition has waned since Scott’s time.
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Nick
Nikke
Sir Walter Scott
Scott
Lost Pencils Prompt Tears in School Tale
A five year old boy named Ted Sife constantly loses his pencils at school. Each day he arrives home in tears because his pencils vanish again with their names on them. His mother writes Ted's name on the pencils hoping to deter the losses, but he still comes home crying that they are gone, name and all.
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Sife
Ted
Selden
Bugs Help Farmers As Science Boosts Nitrogen Fixing
A Capper's Weekly note explains science aids farming by using bacteria to extract nitrogen from the air and convert it into fertilizer. The microbes perform the task more efficiently and with less cost than previous methods, supporting plant growth.
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Capper
Western Railways Public Relations Yearbook Highlights
The Western Railways committee on Public Relations in Chicago reports rail expansion and efficiency trends. It notes 83 percent of world rail mileage in the United States with freight and passenger volumes, hourly costs, and millions transported, plus rate comparisons to 1911 farm prices. The yearbook covers plant, service, wages, and efficiency gains.
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Chicago
United States
Western Railways’ Committee On Public Relations
Rthe
Raiways
Lott
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Western Railways
Western
Reward Offered for Sheep Thief and Camp Robber Convictions
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Association offers a $250 reward for the conviction of any sheep thief and a $100 reward for the conviction of any camp robber.
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Madison National Forest Sheep Growers’ Association
Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Assn
Foley Pills Diuretic Promised For Kidney Relief
Mrs Ellen Reighard of Fork Pa praises Foley Pills a diuretic for kidney disorders backaches dull headaches and nervousness. The advertisement urges asking for Foley Pills and to accept no substitute.
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Woley
Ellen Reighard
Fork
Geo. M. Gosman
No Hunting or Trapping Signs For Sale Ad
Classified ad notes Tribune office offers no hunting or trapping signs for sale. Includes brief teaser tone promoting available stock and contact point at the Tribune.
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Tribune
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Edsel B. Ford
Ford Motor Company
the Tribune
South
The
Dillon Tribune
Painted Rocks
Shire
Emerick’s
Lewis & Walker
P. O
North
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
M. Paumie
Galena St
Land Office
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon
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