Getting Around Anti Booze The Swedish Distilling Trend
In Sweden home distillation flourishes as alcohol restrictions bite. People discuss methods and apparatus while police focus on sale violators. Distillers rely on a limited grain sugar beet and potato supply, with a two quart quarterly allowance. A mat-bok passbook system prizes holders who can sell rights for the year, valued around $134, and whisky priced at about $20 a bottle.
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Sweden
Pioneer Priest De Ryckere Dies in Belgium Mystery
A Deer Lodge district court filing seeks letters of administration for the estate of Rev. Father Remegius De Ryckere. The Belgian born priest, who aided Deer Lodge in the 1860s and built the first library in the territory, died in Emerghem on May 5, 1916, amid wartime turmoil. His Deer Lodge holdings include several city lots, an interest in the Forrest lode in Garnet, and the Bluebird lode near Moose Lake.
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John Lalor
State Department
Little Valine
Garnet
Upper Rock Creek
Moose Lake
New Income Tax Rates Under New Law Explain
The new income tax law sets five percent for incomes of 4000 dollars or less with 2000 exempt for married men, 200 per dependent, and 1000 exempt for single men. Normal tax on above 4000 dollars is 10 percent with a 3 percent surtax on income between 5000 and 7500, 10 percent between 10000 and 15000, 15 percent between 15000 and 20000, and 20 percent between 20000 and 30000, increasing with income.
Washington Governor urges waiters to hire women workers
Governor Lister asks all hotel and restaurant workers in Washington to place women in their jobs so they can devote time to more essential work. The statement frames a gendered labor repositioning during a period of social change.
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Lister
Breitenstein Family Ties Lieut in Camp Hancock Story
Lieutenant Bill Breitenstein of the Machine Gun Corps, a Montana newspaper manturned soldier, trains at Camp Hancock Georgia. His father J B Breitenstein, a survivor of the 1862 Merrimac Monitor battle, remains noted as a famed veteran.
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Merrimac
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Mer
Rainbow
Great Falls
J. B. Breitenstein
Monitor
Chesapeake Bay
Breitenstein
White
New York
Marmaduke
Washington, D. C
William Poulson
Chicago
Charles Burr
Meridan
Conn
Farragut Naval Veterans’ Association of Chicago
Hampton Roads
Ericson
United States
Huns
Army
Montana History Deserves a Fuller Comprehensive Narrative
A survey traces Montana’s historiography from Lewis and Clark to Miller and Sanders, noting earlier works' flaws and gaps. It argues for a monumental, well sequenced history that reflects Montana’s national significance from pioneer days to modern times, with strong emphasis on verifiable data and notable figures.
Neihart Montana Miner Camp: Loyal War Effort And Bright Prospects
Neihart a thriving Montana mining camp near the Little Belt range prides itself on five years without a misdemeanor arrest, no local peace officer, and a strong Liberty Loan record four times over. The town hosts an active Red Cross chapter, rich silver and lead mines, and rising copper potential. It serves summer visitors and as a Park to Park route terminus with Great Northern rail service and a history of major mines and plans to reopen large-scale mining.
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Great Falls
Red Cross
Butte
McLure
Philipsburg
Moulton
Thisroperty
Boston
Yellowstone Park
Glacier Park
Great Northern Railway
J. L. Neihart
R. Hartley
J.C. Brien
Queen of the Hills
W. G. Conrad
Law Explained by Game Warden in Duck Hunting Limits
Montana game warden Jake L. DeHart explains conflicts between state and federal migratory laws for waterfowl hunting. The state sets a 20 duck daily limit and a 10 gauge gun rule, prohibits power boats and aircraft, allows rowboats and blinds, and requires shoulder-fired guns. The guide notes season dates differ, and some species receive extended protections under federal rules through 1920.
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Uncle Sam
Montana
Potatoes in United States Too Little Population Too Much
England plans to raise 900 million bushels of potatoes this year, about three times the per capita output in the United States, indicating room to expand potato farming here. The speaker notes significant potential for U.S. growers to increase production before reaching limits.
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