Poison Burma beans found in Montana market
Prussic acid detected in imported Burma beans from India led Montana to order destruction of all held stock. Federal authorities barred interstate sale. State lab head Prof. W M Cobleigh explained danger is inherent to the beans, not additives. Nearby incidents linked to illnesses. Nearman Fruit Co of Minneapolis supplied retailers. gopher tests misled briefly.
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India
Montana
State Board of Health
Bozeman
W. M. Cobleigh
State Food Laboratory
Burma
Nearman Fruit Company
Minneapolis
Being a good fellow down town is all right enough
A brief moral remark about retaining kindness for home, urging balance between public cheer and private consideration.
Seed corn selection to endure frost and adapt locality
Montana farmers are urged to pick seed corn before frosts from the earliest ripening ears. The article explains selecting stalks in the field, then drying ears in a ventilated space to preserve vitality. It stresses yearly improvement to suit local conditions and warns against delaying harvest.
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Montana
Right Treatment for Cauliflower For Winter Use
Instructional note on preserving cauliflower from Montana gardens. Guidance covers timing of head formation four to six months, tying leaves for protection, cutting when white and solid, careful handling to avoid bruising, trimming in field or packing house, leaf stubs length for transit, and poor storage in warm weather with a recommendation to dispose after harvest. Emphasizes cane and pickling as preservation methods.
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Montana
State Tax Commission Names Its Secretary
The Montana State Tax Commission elected John Edgerton of Holter as secretary and Miss Alice Pfiffner of Helena as stenographer. The secretaryship pays 3000 dollars a year. The vote was two to one on the first ballot and then unanimous.
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State Tax Commission
John Edgerton
Holter
Alice Pfiffner
Helena
C. R. Leonard
St. Paul
Minnesota Tax Commission
William Lindsay
Glendive
David Hilger
Lewistown
Capitol
Edgerton
United States Assay
Progressive State Central Committee
Break Price Records on Range Beef Steers
Clay, Robinson & Co. set price records in the eastern markets by selling dehorned stock averaging 1,832 pounds at 12.75 per hundredweight, a coarse horned load at 1,400 pounds for 12.50, and another horned load at 1,161 pounds for 12.15. Prices on range steers have continued to rise.
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Clay, Robinson & Co
Prevent Threshing Fires by Grounding Cylinder Shafts
Northwest threshing outfits have suffered many fires from dust explosions. Experts say static electricity from belt-driven cylinders can ignite dust. grounding all cylinder shafts via dry brush contact and wires to iron rods in damp ground can prevent damage and loss.
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Department of Agriculture
Great Variation in Price of Tungsten in Montana
Montana miners monitor tungsten price swings from 5250 to 420 per ton with a current value near 1400. Demand outstripped supply at peaks while production rose with prices. Virtually all domestic tungsten came from imports via South America, totaling 3480 tons and worth 4,601,204 dollars in the past year. Montana deposits show profitable development in multiple camps and high grade tool makers rely heavily on tungsten.
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Montana
United States
South America
City Ordinance Bars Traitorous Speaker
Helena city council passes ordinance to curb traitorous and inflammatory speeches in public places by requiring permits for public speaking. Applicants must specify proposed speech, provide name and residence, then the city reviews before approval. Violations carry fine or imprisonment or both.
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Helena
Council of
World News Told In Brief
A compilations page reports on commodity price records for silver and wool, war era draft standards, political shifts, and public notices from multiple U. S. cities. It notes J. D. Works branded a traitor in California, rising film comedy demand, death in Minnesota, a Dutch halt on German eggs, cash for dental ambulances, Sunday hunting bans, and military service exemptions. It covers volunteer tallies, airplane wood costs, convict breaks, sugar contracts, hookworm concerns, Maikafer surrenders, Kerensky's health, and film yields for soldiers. It also notes dry San Diego, major cantonment potato contracts in Seattle, fashion cutbacks in New York, and police lines predicted over skirt lengths.
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New York
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Underwood
Erie Road
Washington
Los Angeles
United States
J. D. Works
California
Chicago
Slayton
Minn
Chris Erickson
France
Amsterdam
Germany
William —B. Thompson
Virginia City
Montana
New York State
St. Paul
Minnesota
Smith
Stat
San Francisco
Hiram Johnson, Jr
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
America
Army
Navy
Seattle
Oregon
Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
Fargo
N. D
National War Work Council
San Diego
Quartermaster Corps
American Lake Cantonment
New
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Valier
Valier Farm Sales Company
Valier, Mont
W. M. Wayman
Pres
R. M. Sauer, Sec’y
Mon-O-Co
Montana Oil Company
Great Falls
Billings
Kalispell
Glasgow
Roundup
Orrie Toston
Willow Creek
Wolf Creek
Big Sandy
Dutton
Fife
Oes Toma
Redvord
Benchland
Denton
Barlewtewa
Big Getomece
Libby
Malta
Pointe
Food Administration
National Guard
National Army
London
Kerensky
Russia
New Republic
Kansas City
Omaha
Sioux City
Buffalo
Denver
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
el Paso
Butterfat
Wise
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
Fergus County Creamery
Lewistown N Creamery CO
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