Dairy progress and output gains across Western Canada in 1915
Saskatchewan dairies note a 1.5 million pound rise in cooperative butter production and strong foreign demand. Manitoba reports a 1,000,000 plus pound creamery butter increase, higher cheese output, and total dairy value surpassing $2.76 million plus milk and cream values. Northern Alberta shows rapid growth with 2.53 million pounds of butter produced in 1915, signaling export expansion.
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Saskatchewan Dairymen's Association
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Red Deer
Alberta
Calgary
Cardston
Canada
Bunko Pete Busted On Public Thoroughfare Shell Game
A circus visit ends with Bunko Pete attempting a three shell game on a street corner. A passing policeman admonishes him that street gaming is unlawful, but Bunko Pete retorts that the farmer has no chance anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunko Pete
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Offer Free Sample
Red rough hands find relief with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Soak hands in hot soapy lather, dry, then apply ointment for a one night treatment. Free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. sold widely.
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Dept. L
Boston
Auto purchase sparks temper in story dialogue
Mrs Styles reveals she plans to buy a car to trigger her husband’s temper, explaining he is a "perfect creature" and the automobile is the only thing that could provoke him.
Dr J H Rindlaub Specialist Oto Eye Clinic Fargo
Dr J H Rindlaub is listed as a specialist in Eye Ear Nose and Throat services based in Fargo North Dakota. The entry notes a practice focus on otolaryngology and related eye and ear care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Subtle System Prompts Husband Training for Ads
The editor of a household publication advocates a sequence of articles on managing a husband. The aim is to train husbands to ensure wives can promote fashionable products through advertising.
Regretful Memories and the Old-fashioned Steer Question
A faded reminiscence ponders what happened to the once common steer that yielded cheaper cuts. The piece reflects on past livestock practices and the changing economics of meat production, hinting at loss and nostalgia.
Lové and Hate Remembered in Enduring Phrases
A compact reflection on how love and hate leave lasting imprints while indifference erases memory. The fragment suggests emotional memory outlasts forgetfulness, hinting at lingering feelings and the paradox of care versus apathy.
Infantile paralysis quarantine tightens in Billings
Billings authorities report several confirmed infantile paralysis cases and multiple suspected cases with deaths among children. A strict quarantine bans underage attendance at theaters, public venues, and Sunday schools in the southern district, with state orders to close all theaters and public places immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Cogswell
State Board of Health
Young boy saves two girls but one drowns
In Dillon a 6 year old girl Dorothy Dunn drowned while bathing with friends. Fern Dunn and Ruth Wernick were rescued by 12 year old Smith Paddock who afterward leaped into the water and nearly drowned himself. The girls entered deep water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Dorothy Dunn
Fern Dunn
Ruth Wernick
Smith Paddock
Counterfeit coins found washed from storm cache
Chief Murphy reported 35 counterfeit dollars washed out of a cache by a recent storm and sent to Salt Lake for government action. A secret service man pursued the counterfeiters who produced and circulated the money first seen in the intermountain region during the holidays. Barber shops reported finding the bad coins in registers at day’s end before the fraud was detected.
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Anaconda
Murphy
Salt Lake
Secret Service
Intermountain
Farmers to Build Concrete Warehouse for Direct Sales
Farmers of Montana advance direct selling with Yellowstone county Farmers' Exchange plan to erect a concrete warehouse. Cold storage will cover meat fruit and vegetables. Truck gardeners will sell their products six days weekly and the company will provide motor truck delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana
Farmers’ Exchange Company
Yellowstone County
Old rail line eyed for highway bed between Butte and Helena
The old Butte to Helena Rapid Transit railway bed may become an auto boulevard if plans succeed. Local road enthusiasts are working with the rapid transit company stockholders for a right of way. The project was proposed years ago but halted due to lack of capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Butte-to-Helena
Helena
Rapid Transit
Women Walk for Suffrage Route Tour Reaches Here
Butte Alice S Burke and Neil Richardson arrived here after a 7000 mile trek in the worst roads in America. They traveled from New York along the Atlantic seaboard to Florida then Texas and California and are on their return to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Alice S. Burke
Neil Richardson
America
National Association
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
Texas
California
Metropolis
Attacks Pessimistic Crop Reports in Helena
H F Alps of the local Weather bureau dismisses negative Montana crop outlook reports as fed by amateur observers and travel rumors. He says weather observers rely on firsthand inspections and should be credited over press rumors about the 1916 crop.
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Helena
Montana
H. F. Alps
Weather Bureau
Nit
Poor Farming Causes Failures, Report Says
The Banking Corporation of Montana notes in Helena that statewide crop conditions are generally satisfactory with some eastern districts showing poor farming and insufficient cultivation. Weak maturing grain is linked to shallow plowing, while moisture shortages affect lower districts and higher benches look better.
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Banking Corporation of
Montana
Helena
Saco Montana Town Pops 200 Sends 32 to Army Unit
Washington reports Saco Montana with 200 residents in the 1910 census. Thirty-two local men serve with Company F, Second Montana Infantry on the border, plus another son in the United States Marine Corps in Peking China. Editor W D Miller urges broader citizen enlistment to boost national preparedness.
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Washington
D. C
Rand McNally
Saco
Mont
Company ‘6
Montana Infantry
Peking
China
United States Marine Corps
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
W. D. Miller
Saco Independent
Marine Corps
Montana corn show at Miles City December dates set
The Montana corn show will be held in Miles City December 5 to 9, followed by the First National Bank of St Paul show December 11 to 15. Exhibits from Miles City are expected to ship to St Paul, with Montana counties sending many entries and a large display expected as a good corn year.
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Miles City
First National Bank of
Oil Trust Wins Land Fight Near Red Lodge
The Mid-West Oil Company a Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiary won the first legal battle over the dry Creek Basin Oilfield near Red Lodge. A restraining injunction requested by the Producers' Oil Company was denied in district court allowing Mid-West to continue operations on contested ground.
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Red Lodge
Mid-West
Helena seeks federal farm loan bank in Northwest
Helena Montana aims to secure one of twelve new farm loan banks. United States Senator Walsh indicated a favorable chance for Helena, with strong regional demand for farm loans and possible support for St Paul if Helena does not succeed.
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Helena
Mont
United States
St. Paul
Walsh
Northwest
Incendiaries Target Helena Newspaper Building
Helena Independent reports threats and letters precede an arson attempt on the newspaper building. A neighboring lodging house was set ablaze, seemingly aimed at the Helena Independent, with guards posted around the plant at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Helena Independent
Independent
Shoots Self in Railway Cashier Probe
Billings Arthur Hall, cashier of the Northern Pacific Railway, fatally shot himself in the city while his accounts were under audit. Although conscious, he was not expected to live. Hall, who came from Fort Dodge, Iowa, declined to comment on the shooting.
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Billings
Arthur Hall
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Hall
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Sheridan County Local Option Petition Denied
Sheridan county commissioners rejected the local option election petition after finding it short by 200 of the 1,500 tax paying electors required. The drive for a local option ballot had continued for about a year. Attorney C. B. Nolan of Helena represented the drys in the proceeding.
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Helena
Sheridan County
C. B.’ Nolan
Drys
Counties Enter State Contests On Absent Voter Law Test
Montana counties push state fair exhibits funded by county appropriations up to 1000 dollars per county. Absent voter law test looms as militiamen abroad and residents out of state seek ballots before the next primary. Dysentery at guard camps and infantile paralysis efforts noted alongside political shifts in South Central Montana.
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Helena
Montana
R.S. Skinner
United States
San Francisco
J. B. Poindexter
Poindexter
New County
Wilson
Stewart
H. J. Calhoun
Stilwaters County
Calhoun
Columbus
New
Fear of Lightning Sparks Death in New Jersey Woman
A thunderstorm in Newton New Jersey caused a 50 year old woman who feared lightning to lose consciousness and die. The piece cites the New York World urging calm and notes lightning kills few relative to fires and heart disease, suggesting acceptance over fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
N. J
New York World
No Fortune Teller Authorized to Speak
A fragmented dialogue shows a feminine teller and a maid debating fortune telling. The maid insists no fortune teller has been authorized to speak for her, while another character notes the line about never marrying. The text reflects flirtatious banter and uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Maid
Ceramics Hobby Mention Sparks Hidden Narratives
Fragmentary note hints at ceramics as a topic, with a caricatured remark about Blink and a sense of repeated involvement with cups. The text remains cryptic and fragmented, lacking clear people, places, or events to anchor a full summary.
What Her Smile May Offer a May Be A Girl
A speculative line suggests a girl’s smile signals attraction or a request for help. The text reflects on how a man’s perceived strength can be weakened by charm and perceived appeal.
INTERNED MEN MAKE GARDEN
Officers and men aboard Hamburg American steamships Amerika and Cincinnati cultivate a flourishing vegetable garden while caring for a rose and flower garden on North German Lloyd liners Koln Willehad and Willekind. The plots yield corn beans peas beets carrots and lettuce as the gardeners await warm sunny days for ripening.
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Amerika
Cincinnati
Koln
Willehad
Willekind
Dandelions Poised for Popular Diet Use
Dandelions may become a staple food as eastern canning establishments advertise them for year round use. The article notes abundant supply, growing interest in school canning education, and the potential to raise and can dandelions from native seed under home garden conditions. It suggests experimenting with growing the plant along the Atlantic coast and in rich soil.
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Tic Ocean
Just Trying to Boss
A brief remark attributed to Uncle Eben on power and uplift aimed at people. The line notes that some seek to guide others under the guise of progress while actually seeking control.
Real Forebodings Whisper Amid Storm Talk
Dialogue hints at imminent storm as one speaker urges belief while the other asserts certainty it will happen once they reach home. The exchange captures anxious mood and anticipation of severe weather.
Honest masculine advances draw wary gaze from her
Fragmentary line hints at social judgment of men’s courtship toward a woman, noting women’s reactions to masculine attentions. The text appears as a stray OCR fragment with unclear source context and missing facts.
National industrial research to extend across the nation
Prophecy notes that present research activity leads toward a future where industrial study becomes national in scope and effort. Federal and state programs already fund valuable agricultural and industrial research, with a growing national interest in industrial research to aid American manufacturers and advance scientific development.
Justice in Defense Reassures Friend Amid Legal Fight
A friend seeks swift support as legal disputes unfold quietly. The phrase i justice underscores a plea for defense and fair treatment amid mounting questions about the case.
The curiosity of others enables some men to make a good thing
A concise aphorism noting that societal curiosity drives innovation and profit for some individuals, suggesting that public interest can transform ideas into successful ventures.
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Montana Examiners Fund
Gorn
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Standard
Beat I
Federal Loan Bank
Sheridan
Soon
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Cascade
Deer Lodge
Gallatin
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
Madison
Meagher
Park
Powell
Silver Bow
Tasker H. Bliss
National Guard
Arizona
Douglas
N. M
Second
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher. c
Orange
Mage
Brooklyn
N.Y
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Pleasant Lake Farm
Po Balldin
Peter M. King
Pleasant Lake
Watson FE. Coleman
Washington, D. C
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