Drought relief bond measure faces September vote
County voters will decide on bonding for 500000 to aid needy farmers with feed seed and necessities after the Belden bill was signed and a special session authorized the measure. County agents urge endorsement to support dairy cows seed grain and farm diversification in the county.
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Drouth
Carl Peterson
Belden
Stuart
Getting After Profiteers Government vows action on hoarding and price gouging
Government probes profiteering as numerous food hoards appear in cold storage and prices rise. The piece notes large stores of eggs, butter, and meat violate food laws, while producers and packers face scrutiny. It also mentions wheat yields, grasshopper damage, and rust, plus a libel suit verdict in the Ford Tribune case and actors’ strikes as broader context.
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Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Henry Ford
Chicago Tribune
Hank
Ford
Farmers Warn of Hoarding and Army Food Sales
Government actions seize 16,500,000 eggs in St Louis and 7,500,000 eggs plus 300,000 pounds of butter in Detroit as surplus army food begins parcel post sales Monday. Postage rates will equalize for all buyers beyond the first zone, with war department offsetting differences from sale price. Attorney General Palmer accepts invite to meet New York fair price board Monday night.
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St. Louis
Detroit
San Diego
Cal
Post Office Department
War Department
Post-Office Department
Palmer
Fair Price Board of
New York
Methodist Conference Chooses Lewistown For 1920 Meet
Great Falls Aug 16 Lewistown was awarded the 1920 meeting of the North Montana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the final business session. The conference voted against uniting with the Montana conference, retained the ban on dancing and card parties, and denied laymen equal privileges. Appointments for the ensuing year will be announced at the final session tomorrow evening.
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Great Falls
Lewistown
North Montana
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Montana
War’s Own Story summarized by Benedict Crowell report
Minneapolis Journal highlights Benedict Crowell’s War report, detailing American involvement in World War I with statistics. It notes 2,084,000 Americans reached France, 1,390,000 in active front line service, and two of every hundred service members killed or died of disease. It covers casualty patterns, hospital returns, and infrastructure efforts in France, including ship berths and railway gauge, plus immense wartime expenditures and Allied loans.
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Minneapolis Journal
Benedict Crowell
France
Expeditionary Forces
Signal Corps
America
United States
Ancient Equipment Dining Chair Quits Boarding House
Tillie Clinger says she must leave her boarding house because the dining room chairs are 86 Tow shee sticks her head under the table when the blessing is sold.
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Tillie Clinger
Dallas News
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