Montana's bumper crops win world recognition at Chicago show
Montana dominates the 1927 International Livestock Exposition and Grain and Hay Show in Chicago with 164 total prize places 39 in livestock and 125 in grain and hay. C Edson Smith of Corvallis Ravalli County is named wheat king of the world amid record wheat weights and broad county participation led by Ravalli Stillwater Gallatin and Missoula.
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Cascade
Chouteau
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Fergus
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L. FE. Peterson
Vietor
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W. L. Jones
Stillwater County
Montana grain exhibits set records at international fair
W F Casey, state fair secretary, led Montana grain displays at the International for two years. Montana broke all previous records for percentages of winnings in grain classes during that period.
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W. F. Casey
Montana
The
International
Comets of Bitter Root Crown Wheat King and More
C Edson Smith of Corvallis crowned world wheat champion after eight years taking Montana grains to the Chicago International. He also won barley and four first places in the event, bringing home world sweepstakes for wheat and adding to his and Montana’s laurels.
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C. Edson Smith
Corvallis
Montana
Mr. Smith
Montana Triumphs at 1927 International Exposition
At the 1927 exposition Montana won 164 places across divisions. Livestock claimed 34 awards and grain swept multiple championships including Wheat Plays Darley Timothy Seed. Reserved titles went to Osta Rye Parley, with ten first places across several wheat and barley varieties and twelve seconds in oats and barleys. Third-place totals appeared in multiple grain classes. Livestock yielded five firsts six seconds eleven thirds.
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Michigan
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Timothy Seed
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General Sherman Tree Tops National Heights and Other Oddities
Sequoia Park’s General Sherman stands 280 feet tall with a 36.5 foot diameter. The piece notes Foolscap paper origin, a tipless London hotel, a comic exchange about meals, and a Tribune sale notice. It also mentions Montana figures in the International Livestock Exposition and a 1815 belief in epilepsy cured by a silver ring.
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General Sherman
United States
Sequoia Park
London Medical Journal
Patience First Requisite Patience
The note cites a quotation that patience is a necessary ingredient of genius. It attributes the idea to Disraeli and presents it as a reflection on virtue and intellect.
A Logical Mind Aviator Shares A Last Passenger Anecdote
An aviator recalls a passenger who asked to tie lead weights to his feet to prevent neck injuries if he fell. The anecdote ends with the passenger leaving the aviation field and the aviator calling him dumb.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promoted as Cough Remedy
A Nebraska user testifies the cough remedy cleared a hard persistent cough in under two days. The advertisement claims the product treats coughs colds throat and bronchial irritations without opiates or chloroform and urges consumers to buy the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar Compound from Geo. M. Gosman Drugzist.
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Foley
Nebraska
Geo. M. Gosman
Drugzist
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