Rough on Stockmen Packer Trust Controls Cattle Prices
The Kansas City Star condemns a small group of packers as a close combine that fixes cattle prices for farmers and meat prices for consumers. It argues the few firms dominate markets, depress live cattle values, and squeeze farmers while padding profits, with widespread losses to feeders across Kansas and neighboring states.
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The
Kansas City Star
National Live Stock Association
Chicago
Stock 4 Interests Bales Sheep and Horses to Market
J E Hample from Butte bought 1500 wethers from Fred Schuier and sent them to Theo Nelson for feeding. Chas Smith moved 95 horses to Conrad Meine's Beaverhead ranch for winter, to be fed for spring sale. Tom Winsett sold ewes to Hample, who shipped them to Butte. Lenkersdorfer reported well fed steers on Grasshopper Creek. Roy Ayers arrived from Springfield to buy a carload of heavy horses for sale at Poindexter Orr’s stable. the horse shipment arrived in town for display.
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Jean
J. E. Hample
Butte
Fred Schuier
Theo. Nelson
Chas. Smith
Conrad Meine
Beaverhead
Tom Winsett
Mr. Hample
Roy Ayers
Springfield
Mr. Ayers
Poindexter & Orr
Featherly Feeds 2000 Whethers on Ranch Near Dillon
Geo. R. Featherly feeds 2,000 whethers for Frank Landon on his ranch north of Dillon. He also reports 22 head of 2 year old steers looking well and in good condition on the property.
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Geo. R. Featherly
Dillon
Frank Landon
Mr. Featherly
A Bald Newspaper Man Hairless No More
Col Daniel Searles of Butte reports in January 1900 that Newbro's Herpicide removed dandruff and grew a new crop of hair. The ad claims Herpicide kills the dandruff germ at the scalp roots and prevents further hair loss. Sold by leading druggists. samples available from The Herpicide Co. Detroit Mich.
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Northwest
Col
Daniel Searles
Butte
Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Senator Sorghum Regrets Trust Dishonesty Within Ranks
A Washington Star exchange quotes Senator Sorghum lamenting widespread dishonesty in some trusts while noting his ally defends them. The friend challenges the expectation that trusts exploit the public, arguing that inter-trust scheming is even more dishonest.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Unclear Premises on Child Weights and Balloons
The passage cites a child’s weight and height standards, a German health board endorsing total abstinence from strong drink, New York schools used as recreation centers, the uncanny feeling of high speed balloon travel, and notes on whale diving limits and naval gun munitions.
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Imperial Board of Health
Germany
Freight Train Fatality and Bridge Bid Notice
An unknown man believed to be Robert Norton was killed by a freight train near Heron. Beaverhead and Silver Bow counties invite bids by 10 am February 15 1904 for a 65 foot bridge across the Big Hole river at Melrose Montana with a $300 certified check. Bids are opened February 16 1904 in Dillon with right to reject all bids.
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Missola
Robert Norton
Heron
Beaverhead County
Big Hole River
Melrose
Montana
Silver Bow County
County Commissioners
Silver Bow
Beaverhead
Dillon
W. M. Oliver
John
Baker
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Independent Movement
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Eteera
Suns
United States
East
John Lenkersdorfer
Merry Christmas
New York
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