Thanksgiving and national reflection in Fergus County
A Fergus County column blends Thanksgiving praise with national and local concerns. It notes American prosperity, wartime debt, and gold holdings while praising farmers and crops, turkey shipments, and Western welfare measures. It also covers banking consolidation, Prohibition-sense debates, and remarks on Clemenceau, Yale Harvard football, and local legal cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borio Boo la Gah
Constantinople
Hongkong
Europe
United States
England
America
Congress
Harding
Capper Urges Lower Rail Freight Rates for Farmers
Senator Capper of Kansas told the Senate that current freight charges punish farmers raising wheat and urged passage of legislation to repeal the rate making clause of the transportation act. He argued railroads cannot afford not to lower rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Capper
Kansas
Farm Bloc
Senate
Capper
Fireflies Used as Ornaments and Lights in the Caribbean
A historical note describes Cuban ladies using fireflies as dress ornaments and Haitians employing them to illuminate homes. It claims the brightest fireflies come from warmer regions and that warm water enhances their glow. The piece links American fireflies to Britain’s glowworm and notes only the female glows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Cuba
Haiti
America
Great Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. Clark
G. B. Laird
Frank C. Laird
Betsy Ross
SEALY
Sealy Company
W. S. Smith’s Furniture Store
East Main St
Lewistown
Montana
J. M. Vrooman & Son, Proprietors
First National Bank of
Fergus County
First National
Bank of
Clemenceau
Harvard
Havard
Tiger
Frankley
A. J. Horsky
Helena
Conley
Clara Phillips
Alberta Meadows
Los Angeles
Eugene Debs
Chicago
B. K. Wheeler
Davis
The
State Teachers Ass'n
Heath
Judith Hardware
Auto and Tractor Supplies
the Sunday Standard
France
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