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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
3
A recent photograph shows Gen. Leonard Wood who, since Col. Roosevelt’s death, has been linked to the Republican presidential nomination. He has been assigned to command the central department with headquarters in Chicago.
The article describes radium production moving from experiment to a steady industry with growing demand. It notes the challenge of securing ore containing trace amounts, processing through intricate reduction and concentration steps, and yielding a small amount of bromide of radium after thousands of reactions over weeks, while separating it from barium salts.
The United States Department of Agriculture emphasizes the value of a good permanent pasture for hogs. Keep pastures well stocked, avoid mature plants, and use cattle as helper stock to eat coarser vegetation. A rule of thumb is at least one acre of pasture per brood sow, with adjustments for land quality and supplementary forage crops.
For fall and early winter calves, breed in February to March. For spring calves, breed in May to June. Pure-bred sires only. Exhibitor-calving aims: December 1–15 for senior calves, and April 1–15 for junior calves.
The Kansas State Agricultural College division of extension explains how a self-feeder speeds growth and reduces costs versus hand feeding. The bulletin by Carl RP Thompson includes plans and specifications for building low cost self-feeders and is available on request.
Advises vigilant monitoring of hog herds for signs of disease, especially worms and cholera, with prompt action to curb outbreaks. Recommends sanitary measures and recognized preventive practices to safeguard swine health.
Secretary Baker says continued National Guard service as the nation’s reserve could force a ground up reconstitution. Discharged men would return to civilian life with no obligation to continue in Guard service, and universal military training could erase the Guard entirely.
The American Forestry association urges every U S community to plant a permanent Christmas tree as a central memorial to sailors and soldiers who died in the war. The plan envisions year round spirit, reduced waste, and local memorial tree schemes with forester guidance and broad endorsements from Audubon Societies and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
The article explains how American Expeditionary Force divisions gained colorful nicknames instead of numbers. It cites Buckeye Lincoln Sunset Rainbow Blue and Gray Dixie Wild West and Lee divisions, naming their regional origins and the cosmopolitan makeup of units like the Forty-second Rainbow.
R T Crane Jr of Chicago donates a Washington era treasure trove to the U S Naval Academy Annapolis Maryland. The items include personal artifacts land deeds signed by Washington and provenance documents from 1762 to 1797 with many items bearing Washington autographs and emblems.
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