Finch in France reports on Dillon soldiers and return plans
Dr Grant E Finch writes from Beaune France in June 1919 about mail delays for Dillon Montana friends including Sergeant Toomey Holmes Paddock and Dewey. He praises their conduct and notes early university closure, expected discharge, and plans to tour the Alps Verdun front before returning home around August with a 20 day leave prior to port departure. He hopes to start school September 1 at the old stand.
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Beaune
France
W. T. Cashmore
Dillon
Montana
Mr. Cashmore
Toan
Germany
Paris
Teddy
Dewey
Toomey
Holmes
Paddock
Marceille
Verdun
Grant FE. Finch
Dave Ryan's Doughnut Tribute Sparks Salvation Army Drive
Dave Ryan recalls his wartime doughnut debt at Chateau Thierry and returns five one dollar bills to the Salvation Army Home Service Fund in New York. The Montana veteran says he never forgets a friend and urges others to support the Army’s drive as dozens of Montana men rally to the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Ryan
Uncle Sam
United States
Ryan
Chateau Thierry
Fourth Infantry
Salvation Army
Union Square
York City
Salvation Army Home Service Fund
Montana
Severe Drought Hits Big Hole Basin
July 6 report notes the Big Hole basin suffers the worst drought in 38 years with the river nearly dried up and the hay crop at about 75 percent normal. Fish die-offs and low water threaten grayling. fishing prospects worsen for six to eight years. Roads to the basin are good and heat peaks near 90 degrees.
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Big Hole
Big Hole River
Butte
Anaconda
Army Tractors Arrive for Crow Reservation Plowing
Four giant caterpillar tractors received by Montana Farming Corp are used to turn sod on the Crow Indian reservation. They plow 50 acres per day, pulling 16 plows and handling discs drills and harrows. The operation covers 15 000 acres of grain and 10 000 acres of flax with 7 000 acres of winter wheat on Fort Custer beach.
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Hardin
Montana Farming Corporation
Crow Indian
Fort Custer
Big Horn Valley
Johns Bay Paper Merges In Miles City Acquisition News
T J Johns and his son completed the purchase of the Miles City American from Hamilton and Smith and Mrs James G Ramsey. The Johns duo have run the press at Harlowton for three years and the elder partner has spent 29 years in Montana newspaper work.
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Johns Bay
Miles City
T. J
Jeffy
Johns
Annual Meeting of Pioneers in Butte
The thirty sixth annual meeting of the Society of Montana Pioneers and the Sons and Daughters of Pioneers will convene in Butte on August 29 and 30. Officers include C W Hoffman president and Tom McTague vice president with a banquet hosted by former Senator W A Clark at Columbia Gardens. railroad rates could not be secured.
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Butte
Society of Montana Pioneers
The
Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Society of Pioneers
C.W. Hoffman
Bozeman
Tom McTague
Deer Lodge
James A. Sanders
Helena
John C. Curtin
Frank D. Brown
Philipsburg
J. D. Conrad
C. Hoepfner
Walter Cooper
Gallatin County
W. A. Clark
Columbia Gardens
Harvesting With Mowers in Joliet Area
Local farmers report winter wheat harvest underway with headers and mowing machines. Expected yields range from three to six bushels per acre, with many fields unlikely to be harvested at all. Livestock grazed on some fields as water conditions boost yields in irrigated areas.
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Joliet
Severe Hail Storm Wrecks 810 Acres Of Wheat In County
The largest hail loss this city has seen was reported this week by J. E. Megeath of Rothimay. He says 810 acres of his wheat at the northern county end were totally destroyed by a Sunday storm. The crop was insured for 80 dollars per acre, the policy limit.
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J. E. Megeath
Rothimay
Doctor George Brownback Moves Office Location
Osteopath Dr George Brownback relocates from 18 South Washington street to Phillips apartments North Idaho street Suite 11 Adv-St £.
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George Brownback
South
Washington Street
Phillips Apartments
North
Idaho Street
Linen Nets Versus Cotton Nets Stir Wartime Debate
A wartime piece argues that cotton nets fail to attract fish, while linen nets tempt catches. Experts from Washington claim linen meshes are nearly invisible to fish, contrasting with cotton nets described as a white rail fence. The author recounts propaganda claims about fish hunger and economic pressures driving fishing gear choices.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Pacific
Herbert Hoover
Bolshevik School In Moscow Taught Revolutionary Propaganda
The former Danish minister to Petrograd cites a Bolshevik run Moscow school under Professor Radek. It trains agitators from around the world for missionary work and Bolshevizing, with courses likely emphasizing explosives, taxation methods without cash, and counter revolution tactics.
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Petrograd
Moscow
Radek
New Silver Based Plastic Form For Sculpting
Charles E. Swett reports a silver preparation that can be made as wax like clay or thinned to paint consistency. Copper alloys bronzes and silver gels can be formed without changing shape. A sculptor can work in the round or relief and apply to metal surfaces. medallions and original figures can be cast avoided though cost is higher. The invention has been patented.
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Charles E. Swett
Little Journal
Cambridge
Mass
Attractive Bait Time for Home Tools
Mrs Gripping suggests using a multi tool from a hardware store to tempt Mr Dubwaite into tackling house chores. The plan hinges on leaving the device within reach to lure him into experimenting and doing odd jobs around the home.
Musing Citizen Speaks of An Old-Fashioned Saver
An Indianapolis Star morsel quotes Hele recalling a fellow who saved for a rainy day and is now “laying away” for a dry one as July 1 looms, the lurid-nosed man shuddering at the idea. The exchange hints at cautionary thrift amid uncertain weather.
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Inapolis Star
Auction of Sir Walter Scott items fetches 1850 dollars
An ancient Sheraton table used by Sir Walter Scott at 89 Castle Street Edinburgh sold in London auction along with his chair ink stand pinstand and portfolio the lot totaling 1850 dollars. Also on sale were a pair of worsted that he paid 15 guineas for.
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Walter Scott
Castle Street
Edinburgh
London
Sir Walter
Light in the Sky Outshines Individual Stars
Scientific American notes that the night sky glows with countless telescopic stars and atmospheric light, creating a brightness that overwhelms faint objects. The piece explains contrast effects seen when viewing stars through gaps in foliage and a dark room experiment using Sirius to reveal faint illumination.
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Earth
Henry Norris -Russell
Scientific American
The Persistent Convert Jed Triggers Panic at River Baptism
In a country church near Jed’s home a revival scene ends with Jed dragged from the river after baptism. He rises from the bank warning the minister of a large rock beneath the water, drawing gasps from onlookers and highlighting Jed’s lifelong pattern of revival conversions.
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Jed
Parson
Indianapolis News
Glory of Old Sailing Days Reassessed by Veteran Sailor
A veteran seaman cautions a young reporter that the famed sailing era’s allure masks harsh realities. He cites cramped quarters, poor ventilation, and hardtack as daily life, while chanteys served more to ease toil than to boost joy aboard ships.
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Christian Science Monitor
Dirty Rifle Sparks Sergeantlevel Comment
In inspections officers often overlook sergeant gear, letting rifles fall into poor condition. A young second lieutenant, after inspecting a dirty rifle, returned it to a private with the remark that the weapon was dirty enough to be a sergeant’s.
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Leutenant
Children learn motor slang in house chores tale
The passage follows children improvising motor jargon at home. A boy jokes about a blowout from a stocking hole while a girl describes catching a chicken by ruining it until its gas gave out. A slow child responds to his mother’s call with a confident misstatement.
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Ginner
Living memorial for French orphans funded by Clarinda
Clarinda citizens contribute to The Fatherless Children of France to support 21 French war orphans as living memorials for local Memorial Day. Donations cover ten cents a day to thirty six dollars and fifty cents a year, with pledges of ongoing support and a campaign led by Mrs. Walter S. Brewster of Chicago.
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France
Clarinda
Iowa
Marshal Joffrey
Walter S. "Brewster
Chicago
Michigan Ave
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Grant E. Finch
Salvation “Army
Big Hole Basin
Alon
Hele
the Dillon Bakery
F. C. McFadden
Land Office
Pearl I. Smith
Beaverhead
Beaverhead State Bank
Federal Reserve System
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