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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
7
Montana state board of education approves Heber ranch near Helena as site for the girls’ vocational school and hires Edith Kassing of Philadelphia as superintendent. School to open in February with work on new buildings. Miles City inmates to transfer.
Missoula's Great Western Sugar plant will be dismantled and acreage acceptance ended. The $1,600,000 facility operated only 17 days in 1917 and produced about 25,000 sacks of sugar. Beets grown locally did not meet expectations as production moved to Billings.
State board of health and County Attorney Howard Bennett filed charges against R F Doswald of Great Falls for selling watered oysters. Samples taken by H M Shea and tested at Bozeman lab show excess water. authorities note packing is federally supervised and chemical testing can detect watering. Watering oysters is compared to watered milk and renders product unfit for food.
Helena report states Montana grains and grasses outshone others at the Chicago International grain and hay show. Field agent F E Fuller sent a telegram noting Montana won first to eighth place on hard winter wheat and secured top honors in clover hay and timothy categories.
Helena Alfred Atkinson president of the state agricultural college at Bozeman will be inducted Jan 18 with elaborate ceremonies in a meeting of the state board of education. The board will attend in a body and soon discuss salaries and organization of teachers and other matters connected with the administration of the state’s higher educational institutions.
Senator T J Walsh told the Montana irrigation commission that before any storage project for Yellowstone lake water to aid Idaho farmers can take effect an act of Congress is needed. He said the federal reclamation service has no role and only private surveys and examinations have been made, with Montana's interests to be protected.
Julia Bottomley offers affordable handmade gift ideas ideal for friends. The piece outlines simple crafts, materials, and steps to create thoughtful tokens without high cost, focusing on accessible supplies, time efficiency, and personal touches for gifting occasions.
The rag doll uses ribbed pink fabric styled with a pattern and cotton stuffing. Red, black and white water color paints form the face and hair, with blue crepe clothing and cap. A velvet scrap ball, sewn from twelve three inch pieces, becomes a bright gift for a young boy.
Vintage craft note describes inexpensive paper gifts like telephone and laundry lists, small portfolios, and envelopes. Two bright blue mottled paper pieces are highlighted: a recipe envelope with a pocket and bow, and a phone list strip with white pages and a ribbon bow.
Two decorative wall pockets described for dressing table use. Left pocket features cardboard disks with ribbon, hung by satin ribbon. right pocket uses two red satin hearts connected, both trimmed with ribbon. Suggested as a bachelor friendly gift with room for cards pencils and pins.
Small palm leaf fans are shown as Christmas novelties. They are colored, varnished, and bound with ribbon or braid. A spray of millinery flowers ties to the handle, with ribbon wound, bow below the flowers, and decorative painting or sealing wax.
A trend favors artificial flowers for home decoration with garden roses nasturtiums and chrysanthemums crafted to resemble real blooms. They appear in baskets and vases and serve as appealing Christmas gifts for home loving women seeking lasting arrangements.
Cushions fill rooms with color and variety. A handsome specimen features brocaded and plain satin ribbon, satin-covered cord, and a cluster of satin rose flowers. Ideal for chairs window seats lounges couches and floors.
Slippers described for family use include a gay ribbon pair for a young girl, elderdown bedroom slippers for any member of the family, satin bootees for baby lined with plush or elderdown and fur, and a ribbon bedroom slipper for women.
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