What Becomes of the Money in the Nonpartisan League
The Northwest farmers fund a vast operation says Liggett with education and publications. The Minneapolis Journal counters that millions flow to insiders, not to public causes, noting limited spending on political campaigns and stores, while critics accuse publishers of self-interest and praise cautious integrity amid the league’s fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Liggett
St. Paul
National Nonpartisan League
Northwest
Minneapolis Journal
League
Otter Tail
Kaiser
Jerry Bacon
Townley
Destroy the Fan Weed a Call to Action for Farmers
A plea warns that the fan weed endangers crops, urging immediate pulling of the weed by the roots while green and soft. It notes North Dakota farms abandoned to the weed, condemns plowing as ineffective, and calls for compulsory cooperative action among farmers to prevent bankruptcy and spreading seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
County High School Meeting in Lewistown
A Lewistown meeting on rebuilding Fergus County High School drew strong attendance from nearby towns amid weather and Red Cross efforts. Citizens urged early rebuilding, noting the school serves the county and funds exist to plan a lasting facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Red Cross
Fergus County
Madmen Rule Us and the Kaiser is a Paranoiac
A Minneapolis Journal opinion piece argues that absolutist rule breeds mad leaders. It contends Kaiser Wilhelm II shows lifelong paranoia, paralleling historical absolutism with danger to republics. The author asserts democracy better safeguards liberty than Prussian autocracy.
Red Cross Notes May 22 Assembly And Deliveries
A May 22 Red Cross note lists attendees Mesdames Olds Wiseman Stinson Mackenzie Wolf Brandt Krause Ferguson Rinehart Palmer Mary Knight Rommel Woods Blakeslee Walker Morse Shawhan Turner French Charters Jas par Anderson Hood Blake Wm Weber and Miss Myrtle Hoffman. It also itemizes items sent to Lewistown including bands, garments and baby clothing totaling 21.40 in cost. The note advises ladies to limit knitting in work rooms and to sew in regular Red Cross afternoons unless learning knitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Olds
Wiseman
Stinson
Mackenzie
Wolf
Brandt
Krause
Ferguson
Rinehart
Palmer
Mary Knight
Rommel
Woods
Blakeslee
Walker
Morse
Shawhan
Turner
French
Charters
Jaspar
Anderson
Hood
Blake
Wm. Weber
Myrtle Hoffman
Lewistown
Red Cross
For Sale John Deere 14 inch 2 gang plow breaker bottom
Oscar Freed of Valentine Montana offers a new John Deere heavy 14 inch 2 gang plow breaker bottom for sale. Good reasons for selling and a bargain cited. Listing dated 18 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Oscar Freed
Valentine
Montana
Lesson for Fathers from Court Questions
A father in court admits he does not know how his son, then arrested, spends his evenings. The judge asks if he keeps a horse and if it is cared for, then urges him to treat his boy as well as the horse, echoing a Youth's Companion lesson on responsibility and care.
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Ekern
Grass Range
East Main St
Lewistown, Montana
Equity Co-operative Association
Farmers Elevator
Fergus Hotel
H. M. Wetzig
J. M. Vrooman & Son
Proprietors
William E. Smith
County High School Meeting
France
Wilson
Jim Hill
von Hindenberg
Frederick
German Confederation
Prussia
William
Paul
Frederick the Great
Charles
Joan of Arc
DeQuincy
Claudius
Philip II
Spain
Mohammed
Mecca
Claudius Nero
Washington
White Sale
Roan Bulls
Amos Snyder & Son
Becket, Montana
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