Anthrax outbreak hits Treasure State farm and livestock
A Bozeman area outbreak of anthrax on the McGrew ranch prompts strict quarantine and herd vaccination. Officials report the disease likely persisted on the ranch, with fourteen cattle previously dying on a swampy feeding ground. Vaccination by a trained vet is urged, along with proper carcass disposal to halt spread.
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McGrew Ranch
Bozeman
Howard Welch
Butler
Welch
Gallatin Ranch
Milk price rise in Montana tied to production costs
Montana dairy prices have jumped to ten to fourteen cents per quart as costs of feed, labor, and other farm expenses rise. Producers warn the state’s dairy industry and milk supply could suffer if consumers do not pay a fair price, noting milk’s energy value and affordability among animal foods. The text also notes a Gallatin outbreak of a fatal disease from carcass exposure and emphasizes precautions to prevent transmission to humans.
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Bozeman
Montana
Potatoes graded to boost Montana farmers sales
The Food Administration urges Montana potato growers to grade crops carefully for the coming year to secure buyers and better prices. The article notes western practices in packing and grading, citing California, Pacific Northwest, New York, and Southern associations as models and highlighting buyers’ preference for uniform, well-conditioned goods.
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Food Administration
Montana
California
Pacific Northwest
New York
Late Montana cattle shipment tops Chicago market sales
Clay Robinson & Co. sold ten loads of Montana grass cattle to J. J. Stuckey, T. W. Simpson & Son, and others at Chicago. Mason, Styger, and Simpson & Stuckey posted top prices with steers around 900 to 1,150 pounds fetching about 9.60 to 11.10 per cwt. Stuckey noted ranges were cleaned due to strong fall prices.
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Chicago
Clay, Robinson & Co
J. J. Stuckey
T. W. Simpson & Son
Bozeman
R. J. Paghia
F. R. Mark
Pasha
Marritott
Stuckey
Beet planting planned near Miles City to aid sugar campaign
Near Miles City, about 400 to 500 acres will be planted with sugar beets next spring to support the food campaign by supplying the Billings factory and help ease the sugar shortage. The project also tests the area's suitability for beet culture and potential factory supply. Beets from the region were previously found to exceed typical sugar content in tests at Bozeman.
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Miles City
Billings
Bozeman
Bank cashier and theft riddle misdirection
This riddling question plays on attention and timing. It suggests a bank notices a cashier first by behavior or pattern before realizing the theft of money, highlighting that the person’s routine or alertness precedes the discovery of the crime.
World News Briefs Itinerary From A Century Of Headlines
A compilation of short dispatches across cities notes Mayor Hylan probing Rockefeller property taxes, harbor coal and ice blocks. Corporal Gould declines officers training again. Thief Harry Graham confesses to $5,000 worth of ladies waists. police recover the 541 items. High school chiefs plan a five week year cut to aid farm work. Hoover and Williams push two wheatless days weekly. Hudson Maxim outlines torpedo resistance plans to Senate. Navy oil lands bill introduced in Senate. Opal Davis, seven, mailed home in snow blockade. 25 cents paid. Italian private homes suffer food seizures. workers face field labor or firing squad. Fort Wayne aviation mishaps and flight records. Albin Hoskins paroled to bid dying father farewell. Turtle farming grows near upper Missouri. lentil prices. Egg price controls aim to curb profiteering. Goulet, 74, unknowingly voting citizen for 58 years. Maryland bill seeks footwear limits to curb heels, uppers. Choate estate valued at nearly 4.6 million. major beneficiaries named. Minnesota urges federal dog tax amid sheep protection concerns.
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New York
Hylan
John D. Rockefeller
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. Y
Kingdon Gould
Division
Minneapolis
Harry Graham
Mitchell
Arthur Williams
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Senate
Swanson
Brownstown
Ind
Opal Davis
Ottawa
Italy
Fon du Lac
Wis
San Antonio
United States
Europe
South Bend
Albin M. Hoskinski
A. B. Anderson
Indianapolis
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Mich
Federal Food Administration
St. Paul
Joseph Goulet
Goulet
Lis. Md
Maryland
Joseph Choate
Great
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Orzo Wu
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Mandy Lee
Uckeye Standard
Steve
Rhode Island
Dorsh & Greenfield Coo
Butte
Harrison Ave
Trundaar
Buckeye-Waukesha
Buckeye-Deppe
First Ave
W. R. Sutherland
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Jtrundaar Tractor
the Guckeye Mfg. CO
Anderson
Indiana
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
Tak Tsa
Lewis Poultry
Britain
W. A. McKerrow
Minnesota Livestock Breeders’ Association
Congress
McKerrow
Elk Run
Herefords
Gale
Ua Sebie
Rene Straw
Hickory
Kelley-How- the Company
Duluth, Minn
Gombault
R. E. Cobb Co
St. St. Peal, Mine
Express Co
Great Falls
Mont
Carlotea
M. Parr
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