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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
4
Farmers in Gallatin valley practice raising foals from mares that work on the farm. Mares can work up to foaling with two to three weeks off for transgression, foals kept safe in the barn, and later weaned to join the work. With current horse prices, draft colt profits cover time and effort.
Senator Tom Hogan of Yellowstone County boasts about his 1917 spring grain crop valued around $30,000. The longtime miner, lawyer, and former Montana secretary of state has expanded acreage and embraced scientific farming, irrigated and upland, while supporting war-time farm production and Montana’s agricultural growth.
Farmers in Montana guidance on blanching celery for home gardens outlines methods for early and late varieties. Early plants are wrapped with leaves or banked with boards or tar paper, avoiding tar odors, while late varieties are banked with earth after planting and again after harvest. Blanching takes about three weeks for early crops and longer for late varieties.
A pithy reflection on men who drift through life, offering a blunt critique of relying on chance rather than pursuing clear goals. The quote emphasizes self direction over passive hope.
Butter is expected to rise above prior levels before winter, increasing costs for milk eggs meat and other staples. Wholesale quotes reach about 42 cents per pound for top grade with a 9 to 10 cent year over year rise as cold storage stocks shrink from 102,537,337 pounds in 1916 to 81,502,751 this year. Farmers complain of reduced herds and lower cream supply though farmers gain about 10 cents more per pound for butter fat than last year.
The Rummy muses aloud about whether two men shaking for drinks can be said to be having a rattling good time as they head for the door.
Michael Mayer of Tobison Montana lies on the edge of a European trench with bayonet ready, facing his father who serves the Central Powers. The younger Mayer, a naturalized American citizen and farmer, volunteered despite his draft call. His father has spent 18 months in the field, wounded twice, aged 52.
Reports say two autos with dimmed lights roam the flat south of town at dawn sending messages nationwide. German spies allegedly use wireless gear transported in cars, with a guard vehicle nearby, while dismantled wireless plants are noted and a generator powers the equipment. A widow finds solace in imagined role reversals among married women.
A reflection on political choice noting that a dissatisfied man may join a party that promises to deliver his desires, highlighting the appeal of party promises as a remedy for personal discontent.
A compact roundup notes aid to prisoners by Red Cross in Germany, varying aviator ages among Britain and France, mass orders for army shirts, Paris and Rome coal and transport woes, and obituaries. It covers wartime events including espionage cases, bravery awards, crime, citizenship denials, aerial camera development, and public notices from several U.S. and European locales.
A wartime lyric praising the Allies for uniting to free the world from the Hun. It extols justice mercy and liberty, urging continued strength and sacrifice until victory and freedom prevail.
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