Johnson honored by five nations
Col. B. O. Johnson, veteran railway engineer and Legionnaire, led transportation efforts in Siberia during 1917–1919. He helped move 60,000 Czechoslovaks and others, hauled 4,500 miles in harsh winter, and coordinated Trans-Siberian traffic. Decorated by China and Japan, and by France and Serbia, he later chaired a Transportation Committee for the American Legion convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Pacific
Col
B. O. Johnson
Johnson
St. Paul
Minn
Livingston, Mont
National Convention of the
American Legion
Northern Pacific Railroad
Siberia
Vladivostok
North Asia
Trans-Siberian
Austria
Ekaterinburg
Czar Nicholas
Admiral Kolchak
Kolchak
Moscow
Volga
Oursk
Front
China
Japan
Serbia
Classified Blackstone Dumb Belle in Legion Weekly
A brief classified style note from the American Legion Weekly references a mute appearance in the eyes of a beautiful girl, noting she is a dumb belle. The item conveys a small social aside without broader context or events.
Treasure State Farm Success in Richland County
John Kippenham of Girard arrived in Richland County in 1908 with 1200 dollars and filed on a 320 acre homestead. He built a self sufficient farm with 60 cattle and beef sales, hogs and poultry, crops on rotation, and no outside purchases in 16 years. Net worth around 40000 dollars with 960 acres owned mortgage free and tax free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kippenham
Girard
Richland County
Spencer
Wis
Kippenham
Kippenhams
Montana
Montana to Organize Two New Cow Testing Groups
Montana will organize two additional cow testing associations in November. Great Falls will host one, led by F E MacSpadi en, and Helena will host the other, led by L L De Vore. The expansion brings the state total to five associations with Ravalli Lake Yellowstone counties already included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
J. C. Tretsven
Montana State College Extension Service
Great Falls
F. E. MacSpadien
Cascade County
Ilelena
Ll. G. DeVore
Lewis and Clark County
Smith-Haughes
Tre
Melstone man breaks poultry records with laying pullet
Fred Maart of Melstone makes progress in poultry feats. A March pullet began laying earlier and recently hatched a brood of six chicks from her own eggs, signaling notable flock productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Maart
Melstone
Corn Seed Farmers Draining Lath Stock in Sidney
Lath supplies at Sidney lumber yards are depleted as corn seed farmers buy racks for drying seed. Richland county agricultural agent H F DePue notes record volumes of corn seed being racked and dried, fueling the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
H.F. DePue
Richland County
When Dutch and Swedes Fought on U S Soil in 17th Century
Read on the rise and fall of Fort Christina near Wilmington where Swedish colonists built a chapel in 1698 after Dutch and Swedish clashes over New Sweden. The 1654 attack led by Peter Stuyvesant and the 1664 English takeover ended the fort’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustavus Adolphus
Sweden
New World
America
Christina
Oxenstiern
Adolphus
Delaware
New Sweden
Wilmington
Fort Christina
New Amsterdam
Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant
Washington Irving
Knickerbocker
New York
Jan Risingh
Risingh
Irving
Wheat crop outlook in Poplar elevators stalls near 1 million bushels
Industry men estimate Poplar’s fall wheat market near one million bushels. At Imperial elevator A M Marquardt reports 250000 bushels sold and says only about half the expected fall crop is in. Ovesdent elevator shows 40000 sold with Jerome noting only half arrived. Equity has 85000 and City Flour 65000 with Tinker and Blair noting just about one third in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Elevator
A. M . Marquardt
Mr. Marquardt
C. EF. Jerome
Equity
City Flour & Grain Company
Lee M. Tinker
Walter Blair
Feeding hens for early laying with milk and mash
Farm guidance suggests giving milk to hens to promote laying. Prepare a crumbly mash by mixing carnmmeal with milk for the noon feed and urge hens to range promptly.
Richland County Farmer Posts Strong Wheat Yield
Jess Connors of Richland county held 570 acres of wheat on upland nonirrigated soil. Latest threshing results show an average of 88 bushels per acre across the entire crop. Montana Experiment Station tests suggest old sows produce piglets at lower cost than yearlings, saving 5 to 10 percent per litter even with one litter per sow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Connors
Richland County
Montana Experiment Station
Cheese production in Montana in first nine months 1924
State dairy commissioner George H. Webster says Montana creameries produced 633 857 pounds of cheese in the first nine months of 1924. He notes this does not reflect state consumption since he estimates imports into the state exceed by at least threefold the annual cheese demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
George H. Webster
Webster
White & Co Wins Cascade County Turkey Contract
J. W. White & Co of Chicago bid the highest to purchase Cascade county turkeys and was awarded the contract. The bid prices were 81 cents for No. 1 birds 32 cents for extra fancy 27 cents for old toms and 24 cents for No. 2 turkeys as farmers pooled their 1924 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. White & Co
Chicago
Cascade County
Early Grass Range Ranchers Drive Nine-Eared Cattle to Melstone
Jamies Shaw and W. R. Kinnick with several ranchers brought nine heavy cattle ears to Melstone for shipment to Chicago. The overland drive covered nearly 100 miles and took a full week to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamies Shaw
W. R. Kinnick
Grass Range
Melstone
Chicago
Seventh annual Rosebud county corn show set for Forsyth
The seventh annual Rosebud county corn show will be held in Forsyth December 18 and 19 with a delayed schedule ahead of the state event in January. County Agent Ralph D. Mercer urges all corn growers to bring a 10 ear display, signaling a record turnout expected, with 30 ear and bushel exhibits also showcased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud County
Forsyth
Ralph D. Mercer
Replacing scrub stock with purebreds when prices drop
The article argues that a prudent moment to swap inferior livestock for purebreds is during a market lull in live stock prices, suggesting cost efficiency and long term herd improvement.
Western Montana Poultry Show Dates Posted in Missoula
The annual Western Montana Poultry and Pet Stock Association show runs December 10 to 18. Officers expect one of the largest displays ever seen in Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Montana Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Missoula
Sweet Grass Stock Judging Team Places Seventh
The Sweet Grass high school stock judging team finished seventh in the stock judging contest at the Pacific International Livestock Show held in Portland Oregon in the latter part of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass High
Portland
Ore
Farm Bureau Shipping Loads Hog Shipment From Terry
The Farm Bureau Shipping association of Terry loaded three double deck cars of hogs on November 9. One car carried large fat hogs for the eastern market and two for the west. Hogs farrowed in May and the shipment averages about 200 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Shipping Association of
Terry
Cook Entry Highlights at International Livestock Exposition
A B Cook of Townsed enters eight breeding and two fat Sherefords in the cattle classes at Chicago from November 20 to December 6. At the 1922 International, the famed bull Panama 110th from the Cook herd was declared grand champion of his breed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cook
Townsed
Chicago
Panama
Richland County Farmers Race to Finish Fall Plowing
With a two inch October rainfall and open weather farmers in Richland county are devoting every spare hour to fall plowing. The acreage is expected to exceed all previous falls as the average farmer aims to complete all planned plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland County
Montana cattleman sets seasonal highs in Minnesota sale
J. J. Barber of Chinook Montana sold two carloads of Hereford range cattle in South St Paul. His consignment included 22 steers averaging 1,490 pounds sold at 9 dollars per hundredweight, the season high for that class. Hughie Hunter commented on the gratifying financial returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Barber
Chinook
Mont
South St. Paul
Hughie Hunter
Mount Fuji Cable Railway Proposal Supposed by Tokyo Group
Tokyo capitalists file an application with the department of home affairs and railways to build a cable railway up Mount Fuji. The government orders a survey of the mountain slope before permits are issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Fuji
Department of Home Affairs and Railways
Tokyo
Cuticura Remedies for Baby Rash Advertised
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing itchy baby rashes. It promotes Cuticura Soap for bath care followed by Cuticura Ointment and suggests finishing with Cuticura Talcum, priced 25¢, claiming purity and fragrance.
Life Patient Diner Keeps Pace With Time
A brief line from the Boston Transcript reflects a patient approach to daily life at a diner where meals and service hinge on waiting. The quip implies steady persistence yields reward as time unfolds.
Housewife thanks Red Cross Ball Blue ad praise
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue in an advertisement. The caption notes availability at all grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Open Minded He and She Exchange Words of Love
A playful dialogue between a man and a woman shows a romantic moment where words fail to express their feelings yet they invite closeness and conversation. The charming exchange hints at affection and mutual curiosity in a light mood.
Rosebud County Women Prepare for Corn Show Exhibits
Miss Jessie Adee, home demonstration agent, leads Rosebud county farm women to stage a strong showing in the women’s department of the Corn Show. Last year’s displays drew praise, and December aims for an even better showing with active participation from 4H boys clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Adee
Rosebud County
Miss Adee
Beef in Cold Storage Lags Below Five-Year Average
Beef in cold storage on August 1 stood at 50 million pounds, about four million more than a year ago but roughly 60 percent of the five year average of 94 million pounds. The two year trend shows persistently low inventories versus historical norms.
Appointment of F W Sheets as chief of Animal Husbandry Division
F W Sheets was named chief of the Animal Husbandry Division of the U S Department of Agriculture. He helped transform old Fort Keogh from a military reservation into a range livestock experimental station. The appointment was among the final acts of Secretary Henry C Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Sheets
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
Sheets
Old Fort Keogh
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry C. Wallace
Bergman Plans Expansion Of Bee Colonies At Musselshell
Fred E. Bergman a leading Musselshell county beekeeper and poultryman visited Melstone from his Absher farm to place honey orders with local merchants. His orders exceed output by over a ton and he plans enlarging his bee colonies next year. He is finishing an elaborate combined bee and poultry house and runs a scientific operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Bergman
Musselshell County
Melstone
Absher
Mr.Bergman
Expert to Head Beef Cattle Unit at Miles City Station
Alfred Baker of Havre arrives in Miles City to take charge of the beef cattle at the United States government experimental station near Havre. He has been in a similar role elsewhere and will be the first permanent animal expert at the station. They plan to reside in Miles City with his mother joining him later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Baker
Havre
Miles City
United States
Baker
Tlavre
Great Falls Apple Show Expects Large Exhibits
FE. L. Jones secretary of the Great Falls Commercial club reports from state horticulturist W. L. Shovell that a large group of apple exhibits will be sent from the Flathead valley for the exhibition on November 17 18 and 19. Mr. Jones will choose a building for the show shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Fall
FE. L. Jones
Great Falls
Grasshopper Situation Report From Northwest Agriculture Dept
The USDA notes grasshopper losses this season are far lower than 1922 and 1923. Billings laboratory entomologists report success with poisoned bran mash against Mormon cricket. Salt Lake City laboratory teams report alfalfa weevil control using arsenical dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
United States Department of Agriculture
Billings
Salt Lake City
Turkeys to be shipped in carload lots to Chicago
Blaine County Marketing association plans carload turkey shipments to the Chicago market. The first car departs November 7 with turkeys of at least 10 pounds dressed. Shippers export in their own names, drafts drawn on a Chicago commission firm within ten percent of the day’s market, balance checked after freight. This aids northern Montana growers to ship by freight rather than express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine County Marketing Association
Chicago
Montans
Fort Knox A Monument Of Folly On Penobscot River
The abandoned Fort Knox at Prospect Maine is praised as a monumental folly built 26 years before the Civil War with granite from Mount Waldo. It never fired a shot, later served as a training site, and by 1869 was abandoned with many cannons relocated to parks and armories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Fort Knox
Penobscot River
Prospect
Maine
Henry Knox
Boston
Washington
United States
Penobscot
War Department
Mount Waldo
Fort Know
Congress
Rhine
America
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American Legion News Service
Col. B
Ranch News
U. S
Western Newspaper Union
U.S
Poplar
Frei
Tanno Wen
Liquid Veneer Company
Buffalo, N.Y
Ae Wea
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
Old Reliable
Ant Este Sec
Boston Transcript
Portland Cement Association
Washi Street
Chesebrough Mfg. Co
State Street
W. N. U. Billings
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