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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1925
Page
12
An Indianapolis News anecdote tells of an old man with whiskers who wonders if they sleep under or over the covers. He tests both positions, then shaves them off, leaving him whiskerless.
Lord Allenby spoke of the unspeakable Turk and said press arguments justify actions. He warned massacres appear less bad when explained as plausible, likening them to an Irish poacher defense about a rabbit, delivered with wry humor.
A quirky collection of maxims on marriage virtue flattery appetite and politics. The quotes touch on self reward deception sentiment and honesty noting how people think and act in social situations.
Ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue for clean laundry without streaks and urges shoppers to buy at grocers. Emphasizes good bluing results and widespread availability.
A brief cartoon-like dialogue notes a driver defending a front seat preference while a second character questions her driving. The exchange ends with a whiff of everyday marital banter. The strip lightly mocks common car etiquette through sharp back-and-forth lines.
Mexican mining expansion follows higher silver prices and tax cuts for low grade ores. Prospecting accelerates as firms push new developments in Baja California.
M L Lane, a noted Great Falls stockman, signs a 13 000 head profit sharing contract with Bitter Root valley and Flathead reservation stock men to split sheep on a 50 50 basis. Eight thousand sheep go to reservation farms and 5 000 ship to Bitter root. Lane cites ideal western Montana conditions with abundant forage and favorable climate as superior to around Great Falls. Governor J E Erickson addressed a Huntley project picnic urging continued federal irrigation and reclamation project support and a strong congressionally backed push. The event featured a large noon lunch and a Rotary band led dance finale.
Bitter Root valley growers report a heavy second strawberry yield with continued production expected through the season. Express shipments leave daily to all Montana points, with berries transferred from Bitter Root trains at Stevensville. A large picker force works the fields as sweet corn from the valley also moves by express to Montana markets.
In McCone County the fair is called off due to short crops and lack of show stuff. Young residents propose a harvest festival on September 19 featuring traditional sports a championship baseball game between Circle and Vida a barbecue and a dance with Otte Ning and Chiat leading the organizing committee.
Farmers report a successful pea season with Fairview as the central hub for the crop. Fields northeast of Fairview supply the district’s best yields while 10 cartloads have shipped from Fairview station and more are expected. Eleven pea varieties are grown in the valley with prices ranging from 14 to 44 cents per bushel.
Farmers from Tichhurd county and North Dat kota joined a dairy tour with daily cooperation. Participants visited leading dairies near Fair view and made a special stop at the Willian Notebloom farm to view a trench silo in successful use.
Indian boys and girls on the Fort Belknap Reservation show strong interest in 4-H Club work. Blaine County agent George W. Gustafson notes progress in sewing cam and poultry projects as preparations begin for extensive Indian exhibits at the total rates this fall.
The Roundup chamber votes to hold a corn show in connection with the Better Farming car of the Milwaukee railway arriving around October 29. The event aims to promote local agriculture and attract visitors from nearby areas.
A Wisner Nebraska firm claims Lubber the horse is the largest in the world. Five years old, Lubber weighs about 3000 pounds and stands 20 hands high. His dam is a Percheron and his sire a crossbred Shire and Belgian.
The article notes only about 19 percent of U S land is used for crops and estimates expansion to perhaps 50 percent when needed, outlining potential agricultural growth and land use.
Stillwater county corn demonstration teams prepare for elimination contests this month to win the county title and advance to face other counties for the state championship. The Park City team led by Herbert Zwisser, Montana's champion grower, has twice won the state title and hopes to repeat.
The Ravalli Canning Company at Stevensville completed the largest pea pack in its history with 65,000 cases, about 10,000 short of the season’s estimated output due to unusually hot weather. Peas will ripen for seed, sour cherry crops were light due to a December temperature swing, and a local rancher with 22 acres in peas earned about 2800 from the cannery.
C J Cutz of the Power State bank says wheat production in Teton county will be about 20 percent above last year. Average yield to date is near 17 bushels per acre with best fields yet to be harvested. Niester reports about 70 bushels per acre and George Halcrow around 15 bushels per acre. A partial field of stubble and summer fallow yielded 7 bushels per acre.
Readable fields show mixed corn results with southern bench yields near 20 bushels per acre on irrigated tracts while most other areas trail. Some regions in Broadview and Acton report scattered 20 bushels averages and valley fields under 10 bushels per acre.
The Lewistown creamery industry faces rising demand for butter with rising shipments to Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Production is expected to exceed one million pounds this year amid strong market expansion beyond Montana.
Wheat in Redwater and McCone County shows unusually good quality and expected yields around five to six bushels per acre. Northern areas anticipate strong production, aided by a large acreage to offset overall low yields.
Farmers of Halton county under county nent leader J O Hembre undertook three crop demonstration tours in July. The Thoeld Westmore Plevira Willard and Webster communities hosted seed plots and variety tests of corn and grains visited during the tours.
Yellowstone county 4-H clubs received a shipment of 10 purebred Duroc Jersey pigs from a leading state breeder last month. The delivery supports local youth projects and livestock shows.
Efficient poultry production hinges on standardized use of lights feed and sand water in the poultry block. Regularity in these inputs improves consistency of egg production growth and overall flock health.
A farmer leveraging multiple income streams achieves the highest profits. The approach contrasts with those relying on a single crop, highlighting diversification as a key driver of profitability in agricultural practice.
Winter wheat yields on the Flathead irrigation project will average about 29 bushels per acre, according to I B Miller, project agriculturist. Harvesting is complete and yields are better than the past eight years. Spring wheat is damaged by heat but may still yield fairly. A Molese cloudburst in July damaged crops though some grain will be harvested.
A fractured dialogue from the Kansas City Star spots Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge planning a trip with Newt Strodder while his wife confines him to porch duty to watch the baby. The baby’s status and location remain uncertain in the exchange.
An advertisement touts Cuti cura Talcum Powder as a fascinating antiseptic powder for face skin baby and dusting. It highlights the fragrance and value claiming it renders other perfumes superfluous as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
M Francisco, born in Italy and immigrating in 1860, lived in Danville Virginia as a candy maker. He died there recently and left in his will that three marble slabs used to cool his candy be used as his tombstone, now bearing his epitaph.
Advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for gleaming white table linens and claims it never disappoints. It notes availability at all good grocers.
The Grant farm near St Louis, once home of Ulysses S Grant, has been bought for a church cemetery. Plans call for 28,000 lots and $500,000 in improvements. Grant lived on the property before the Civil War.
Testimonies from Mrs Elsis Ackerman of Convoy Ohio and Mrs Mayer of Litchfield Connecticut claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored energy sleep digestion and reduced hot waves and nervousness during the change of life. They endorse the medicine and offer to answer inquiries.
The blight thrives in damp weather and this season is the most favorable in years. The disease began in the United States near Long Island around 1893 and has reached nearly the entire chestnut belt from New England, New York, and Pennsylvania along the Appalachians to Georgia. Two thirds of this territory has already been invaded by the blight.
The world's first rotor yacht featured at the Potsdam aquatic sports exhibition in Germany. It conducted a daily trial run on Templin Lake and performed satisfactorily.
Rev Lawrence Relfern of Liverpeol, now in this country, told friends his colleague Rev John Ballantyne could not come due to mess. Tokens of affection poured in, flowers filling the living room as an English maid commented on Ti and Tia still living.
Plan aims to map portions of southeastern Alaska as a cooperative effort between the United States Navy and the United States Geological Survey. The project seeks to survey remote areas and assess air routes, with officials evaluating aircraft capability and data collection methods.
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