Local Notes Highlight Dances Crops and Travel
Big dance planned at Becket on June 5 with Grass Range orchestra and $2 tickets. May 29 social at Battrick, while Forbes Wiseman recovers from mumps. George Ayers grows 80 acres of corn and Tom Shaw expands wheat acreage. Fordson tractor demo shown on Lewistown road. Becket crowds noted in Eastern Fergus. plus theater previews and European postwar gloom.
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George Ayers
Tom Shaw
Mosby
Becket
Snyder Barn
Fergus
Lewistown
Lew Griffith
Grand Theater
Harry Carey
Forbes Leslie
Old Country
Europe
Forbes
Leslie
South Hampton
Walker Well
Church Notes Reflect May Services And Upcoming Memorial Day Plans
The note highlights a May 2 sermon on America’s Direst Peril with a mixed quartet, praising Mr. Beaver’s solo and the ensemble blend. It covers Mothers Day plans, a talk by Mr. Robert Ayers, and songs by Miss Thelma Anderson. Memorial Day plans include the Parent-Teachers Association cooperation and future announcements. District Superintendent travels for pastor assignments amid conference bustle.
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America
R. C. Beaver
A. P. Allen
W. H. Grobe
Macfarren
Lord
Shepherd
League
Robert Ayers
Thelma Anderson
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Durable Fisk tire rolls on after 41 months use in Texas
A Clayton dentist and Fisk tire owner states his plain tread tire, made in 1916 and sealed in its sidewalls, has endured 15 000 miles of driving across varied roads without a puncture or loss of air over 41 months. The tire remains inflated and serviceable despite long road wear.
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Fisk
Lone Star
Clayton, Tex
Strayed Chestnut Buckskin Mare Near Grass Range
Strayed from Grass Range three weeks ago a chestnut buckskin mare ten months old in good shape. Five dollars for delivery and a reasonable reward for information leading to recovery. George Clickner.
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George Clickner
Frantz Well No 2 Delivers Strong Oil Flow
Frantz Corporation reports Well No 2 came in early yesterday pouring oil into a dammed coulee. Officials estimate about 400 barrels capacity or more and high grade with no water. The well ran like a geyser for 12 minutes then stopped for 7, not the same well that struck pockets of oil earlier this week.
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Frantz Corporation
Coulee
Overland Travel Proves 28 MPG On Amarillo to Lubbock Run
Aowbrey Cox of the Texas Motor Sales Company drove an Overland Four touring car from Amarillo to Lubbock, a 141 mile trip, consuming five gallons of gasoline for an average of more than 28 miles per gallon. The car was new and unused prior to the trip, and the affidavit notes mileage as shown by the speedometer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland
Amarillo
Lubbock
Texas
Aowbrey Cox
Texas Motor Sales Company
Texas Motor Sales Co
School Graduating Exercises At Local School
Last Friday evening the school held graduation exercises with a large attendance. Miss Capitola Braniff delivered the class oration showing earnest thought. The brass band impressed, and Ira B. Hedge presided as School Board Chairman presenting the diplomas. Judge Roy Ayers was unexpectedly absent for the address.
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Capitola Braniff
Ira B. Hedge
Roy Ayers
Riddick Bill Restores Homestead Rights for War Service
April 27, 1919 in the House Mr Riddick introduced a bill referred to Ways and Means to restore homestead rights to US military personnel who served at least sixty days in World War I. Honorably discharged veterans may enter homestead lands despite prior entries or settlements.
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House of Representatives
Riddick
Committee On Ways and Means
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Germany
Senate
United States of America
Congress
Farmers Seek Party Recognition At June Conventions
Chicago May 12 Farmers ask platform committees of the Republican and Democratic parties to recognize farmers in their conventions. Delegates urge collective bargaining, forest conservation, direct taxation on wealth, anti land monopoly laws, and cuts in living costs with direct farm to consumer ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Board of Farm Organizations
Charles A. Lyman
San Francisco
R. D. Cooper
Little Falls
N. Y
Capper-Herman
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal policy topics outlined in party platform notes
The text lists agenda items including federal control of packing in dustry, elastic farm credits, and opposition to universal military training if it becomes a party plank. It mentions transportation facilities and broader policy arrangements.
Brice Hospital Praised for Modern Surgery Facilities
The Brice Hospital at 641 West Pine St Bewistown Mont offers a high quality surgery and maternity service with Lagrous Ge Xrayee equipment and the best apparatus. Only trained nurses attend. Dr J Theo Brice is the resident physician.
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West Pine St
Bewistown
Mont
High Penn
J. Theo. Brice
Water in the Australian Stock Routes and Watering Practices
The article describes stock routes across Australia's arid regions with long treks between watering points. It notes seasons affect feasibility, uses streams and billabongs despite water quality, and details wells and rainwater tanks to sustain cattle and sheep through drought.
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Tedrest
Talway
Australia
Birds Use Deception to Protect Nests and Young
The article describes how birds like the bobwhite quail and mourning dove employ deceptive tactics to guard nests. Mothers feign injury with a broken wing to lure predators away while the young play dead or hide among leaves, a strategy noted as an ancient military ruse adapted by wildlife.
Admiral’s Tale on a Mississippi Steamer
A famed admiral tells of a pretty Mississippi steamer girl sought by five passengers. She asks the captain’s advice on marriage, he suggests she jump overboard. The men leap after her, then she asks what comes next. the captain dryly says he’d take the dry one.
YWCA Workers Endure Disruption in Japan Refugee Relief
The YWCA in Japan has faced years of effort with secretaries trained in both the United States and Japan. Miss Matthews, pivotal to the Japan program, left for refugee service, triggering reliance on the nearby Japanese association for ongoing assistance.
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Japan
Matthews
The Difference Between Hits in Play and Earnest
A quip contrasts fake hits to real offenses, noting that staged fame brings applause while genuine hits land a man in jail. A satirical line implies seriousness behind actions and consequences in sport and life.
Keep Fit And Work Hard With Chamberlains Tablets
The text urges individuals to maintain their health to support their families and do a full days work. It promotes Chamberlains Tablets for constipation biliousness and indigestion and promises improved well being and productivity after following the directions.
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Chamberlain
Central Drug Store Mail Order Ad in Lewistown
We solicit your mail orders for any thing in the drug line and guarantee prompt service and satisfactory treatment. Central Drug Store on property Lewistown.
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Central Drug Store
Prop
Lewistown
Lumber for Sale Near Grass Range Ranch
Four miles east of Grass Range a ranch owner lists native lumber for sale. Available are 2x4 and 6 and 8 foot boards up to 16 feet, suitable for sheeting. Pricing set at 80 dollars per thousand feet for the next 90 days. Contact ED McKinney Grass Range Montana.
For Sale. Clean Amber Durham Seed
For sale a clean Amber Durham seed from Snyder & Son, Becket, Mont.
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Durham
Snyder & Son
Becket, Mont
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Battrick
Forbes Wiseman
Pioneer Imp. & Auto Co
J.C. Burnett
Flatwillow Basin Oil & Gas Co
Church Notes
Rev. Martin
Range
Denton
Walier
D. S
Des Moines
A. P. Aiton
Riddick’s
The
Brice Hospital
Grass Range
Montana
Mother of Brood
Maul Ces
Mckni Grass Range
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