Local Examinations Under Miss Alice O Hara supervision
State Teachers examinations proceed here under the supervision of Miss Alice O Hara. Mrs. Charles Blakeglee will entertain the P T A Friday afternoon at her home. A large attendance is desired. Cement for the curbing is hauled from the mixer today and dumped in forms as work on the walk nears start. The storm kept many away from Tuesday night’s show but it drew a fair crowd for The Blinding Trail. Florence La Badie appears Saturday night in The Man Without a Country followed by 2 000 feet of comedy. The show house is praised for good shows with near perfect light focus and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice O’ Hara
Charles Blakeglee
Florence la Badie
Two Births Reported With Local Families
In Lewistown a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. John Raugstad on the 29th, eight pounds, all well. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Walker on the 28th, nine pounds, with Dr. Freed in attendance. Delbert Martin household welcomes a baby girl on the 20th weighing eleven pounds, Dr. Freed also present.
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John Raugstad
Lewistown
John
Ross Walker
Dr. Freed
Delbert Martin
Oil well progress and site rumors in Montana region
F F Miles visited Walker well noting 105 feet depth and improving progress. Rumors say Rowley ranch on Yellow Water site may be abandoned for a new location on the ranch. C C Pence writes from Grass Range that a standard rig will be on the Mitchell ranch soon. Freight congestion delays cars. Flatwillow Basin Oil & Gas Co plans negotiations within two to three weeks for a ground right or transit with an unnamed company.
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F. F. Miles
Walker
Rowley Ranch
Yellow Water
C. C. Pence
Pennsylvania
Mitchell Ranch
Flatwillow Basin
Derrick Builders Move Toward Button Butte Site
Derrick Builders report they will complete the move by Monday. They are en route to Grass Range and expect to be on the ground by week’s start. An International truck handles daily trips, plowing through mud and rain toward the site.
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Button Butte
Grass Range
German Artillery Yet To Be Destroyed
Paris reports Germany submitted to the allied control commission that 23,000 artillery pieces remain to be destroyed while 800 have already been broken up, per Echo de Paris.
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Paris
Germany
Allied Control Commission
Echo de Paris
Kate O'Hare Freed After Presidential Pardon
Mrs Kate Richards O H are had her five year sentence for anti sedition act convictions commuted by President Wilson yesterday in Jefferson City Missouri. She dined at a downtown hotel with her husband and then returned to her home in St Louis. The case involved South Dakota and the Senate in the prior proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Kate Richards O’ Hare
Wilson
St. Louis
Hare
Burdock weakness found by eastern farmer cuts weed long root
An eastern farmer discovers burdock’s weakness after cutting at four inches and pulling while the tap root is shrunk, enabling removal nearly to the root’s end. The weed, notorious for prickly burrs and tenacious growth, can be eradicated by this method.
Racial vigor to return after war says London editor
The Illustrated London News editor argues recuperative power of nature will restore Europe’s youth. He cites prewar French stature and energy and predicts England’s physical fitness will rebound after 1914 birth cohorts, given steady living standards and no major epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Illustrated London News
Little Lois asks if the Lord has a bald head
A Washington Star item recalls a child’s humorous ending to prayer. After saying Amen, Lois asks her mother if the Lord has a bald head like daddy, a playful moment reflecting children’s innocence and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Lois
Washington Star
Electrification of Seeds Aids Plant Growth
A Scientific American report describes treating seeds with electricity. Seeds placed in tanks with iron electrodes and electrolyte solutions like sodium nitrate show increased yields in wheat barley and oats. About five hundred farmers adopt the method, which is followed by careful kiln drying before sowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Papuan Oil Prospects Attract Australian British Investment
Australia and Great Britain plan to spend up to 250000 each on Papuan oil development and two British geologists are likely to start work soon continuing Commonwealth experiments. Universities in Australia show interest in Pacific anthropology and native languages as groundwork for regional study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Papua
Pacific Islands
Acorn
Tractor winners prove their worth in Fergus County tests
Fergus County farmers who have prior tractor experience favor Hart-Parr 30 models for subsequent machines after watching official testing results.
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Fergus County
Woodchuck Control Demonstrations Reported Successful
Farm Bureau funds rodent control with help from the U S Biological Survey. E J Keplar has led poisoning demonstrations in Forest Grove and Wi using green cut alfalfa leaves with strychnine bait. Instructions include mixing one ounce strychnine sulfate and a tenth ounce saccharine in one gallon boiling water and applying near burrows while keeping stock away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Belt Montains
Forest Grove
Peterson
Spores Scattered by Wind and Rain
Mushrooms and toadstools appear after a light rain, with yellowish white ink caps spreading near the doorstep. The article explains spores, tiny reproductive bodies, drift on air and rain, traveling vast distances to colonize soil and surfaces. It notes how many thousands of spores form lines and massive airborne clusters, illustrating the immense numbers with scale comparisons.
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Burton C. Longyear
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Kate O’hare
Burdock
Papuan Oil
Montana
Hart-Parr Company
Charles City
Iowa
Mont
F. O. B. Factory
Stee
Virgin
Prairies
Northwest
Pioneer Implement & Auto Co
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