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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
4
The article describes an unusual method used by Canadian northwest tribes to endure cold, starting in youth with fist-hipping to tingla flesh, then river bathing in near freezing water, followed by teens sleeping outdoors without clothing to build tolerance. Survivors reportedly can endure naked exposure in any weather.
The longest cableway in existence is in the Andes of Peru. Built to haul ore from the Famatina copper mines at altitudes near Mont Blanc, it replaces long mule journeys to Chileolto that took two and a half days and were seasonal. Now the ore can be transported year round in about four hours.
County officers listed include commissioners Thos D O Neill John F Erwin and Chas H Peterson clerk Harold R Harrison sheriff S E H Hanson treasurer Benjamin Bell district court W Tanner Ivan Jones superintendent Maggie Wickelson surveyor Jesse Heed coroner R H Embree. Commissioners meet on the first Tuesday each month in Kemmerer to transact business and bills must be in the county clerk’s hands before the meeting to ensure prompt attention.
Since the inauguration of the parcel post our mail order business has grown. We have special provisions for handling it and urge customers not to deprive themselves of drugs, toilet articles, rubber goods, prescriptions, etc. Mail or phone orders receive prompt attention.
A London King’s Bench trial on the copyright of The Old English Gentleman features composer Thomas Cooke as expert witness. His plain explanation of musical accents triggers laughter as Sir James Becarlett struggles to maintain decorum before the jury.
The essay highlights the Scotch Irish as a hardy, determined people whose will powered historic conflicts from frontier wars to Civil War battles. It credits this lineage with shaping American grit and endurance, noting their scarce poetry and strong pioneer ethic as enduring national traits.
An elderly Timrod Tarpy recalls Adrian Ames as exceptionally modest and apologetic. He notes Ames took blame for bad weather and acted meek and servile, prompting jokes about his personal life and nature.
The Swiss Schwyz and Simental breeds are valued for milk and meat yields, with variation due to soil and stock management. Heavy, healthy cattle with strong limbs and good fattening ability dominate, while markings such as forehead spots have lowered show value in recent times.
The article urges sheep owners to provide abundant green pasture and forage after lambing. It warns that ewes weaken by fall and suckling, affecting breeding. Best lambs at weaning come from ewes kept in vigor and fed well. Postweaning, keep ewes healthy with good pasture and grain for strong mating.
A notice states brands are accepted for a single year only and a yearly fee of 3.00 must be paid if taken in that year. Frands are placed on the cut of the annual.
The article explains rickets in pigs results from worms malnutrition inadequate feeding and lack of lime salts. It advises replacing worm feed with middlings ground screened oil flaxseed meal and milk adding lime water to slop and using precipitated phosphate of lime in feed. If worms appear give sulphate of zinc to slop for five mornings then repeat if needed.
An article warns that weak germs and a hen in poor condition can jeopardize the hatch. It notes a healthy hen may still deteriorate, causing the chick to die in the shell, emphasizing the importance of flock health for reliable hatch outcomes.
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