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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
7
A close observer notes two natural phenomena: sounds and water tint vary with season. Wind around houses sounds soft in summer and harsh in winter. streams babble in summer but hoarsely gurgle in winter. winds through treetops roar in cold weather. telegraph wires also show seasonal contrast. St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The piece argues that many human illnesses originate with animals. It lists horses spreading glanders rabies and lockjaw, dogs and cats as rabies carriers and parasite vectors, cows as major disease sources including tuberculosis, and rats fleas and lice spreading bubonic plague typhoid and yellow fever.
A Washington Star excerpt quotes H. Qon ner, native of Ireland, noting five potato varieties in Ireland the Champion the White Rock the Leather Coat and the Skerry. He explains Irish potatoes differ from American terms and mentions a cross with the yam.
Japanese teas are prized for their curing standards and sanitation rules. Health checks apply to workers and processing, with inspections by tea associations ensuring quality. Tea from Japan is noted for avoiding artificial coloring common in some other countries.
The passage claims cod lay around 4,000,000 eggs per season and mentions roe of one fish containing up to a million eggs. It recalls a Scotland catch of a 62 inch, ~2 pound fish and an ovary 12 inches long with an estimated over 10,000 eggs, suggesting roe rivaled the cod in egg production.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to lend money to the government via Liberty Bonds. The piece argues that war money is a duty as vital as sending sons to battle, noting that bonds guarantee repayment with interest and that moral pressure from neighbors reinforces the call to invest. It contrasts personal sacrifice with hoarding cash and stresses the collective impact on soldiers’ supplies and victory.
Federal officials urge expanding commercial beekeeping to increase honey production tenfold to aid the sugar shortage in 1918. The program highlights regions in the Northeast, Southeast, West, and California, stressing proper wintering, avoiding swarming, and education for new beekeepers to maximize profits.
A widespread loss threatens beekeepers nationwide but simple hive protection methods can curb it. The article notes the value of using guidance from state agricultural colleges and the U S Department of Agriculture to secure bee colonies and increase profits.
The United States averages about 250 million pounds of honey annually enough for 2 percent per person yearly. Honey could supplement sugar if production and use expand, currently mainly a bread spread with limited domestic cooking use. Expansion could create a ready market in food manufacturing and as a sugar supplement.
Beginner beekeepers should seek bees near home where hundreds of colonies exist in most counties. Ads in local papers or bee journals can locate productive hives or dealers. The preferred hive is the 10 frame Lungstroth, and transferring to it is advised if needed. Local delivery helps. secure the hive with wire cloth at dark for safe handling.
USDA specialists warn of possible seed shortages for root crops next year due to poor weather and unreliable European supplies. They advise growing seed from roots already grown or stored, noting a two year seed cycle and referencing Farmers' Bulletin 884 for home seed production directions.
Brief items report Sundance hotel fire damage and oil drilling near Riverton, a potato shortage risk, stockgrowers meeting at Kemmerer, war bond subscriptions in Cheyenne and Laramie, and Arbor Day proclamation. Also noted are legal and crime items, highway power outage in Sheridan, rail incident injuries in Laramie yards, and crop/usual weather updates with wheat and livestock conditions.
Secretary of War Baker returns to the United States praising the American expeditionary forces. He notes solid training, cordial Allied relations, and strong welfare plans. He urges continued effort to speed transportation and build a great army for a just cause.
President Wilson issued a proclamation declaring Liberty Day across the United States. Citizens are urged to hold Liberty loan rallies and pledge financial support to sustain the nation's war effort. The April 26 observance aims to energize the drive toward the three billion dollar goal with patriotic demonstrations nationwide.
Amsterdam vice admiral von Capelle the German navy minister told the Reichstag committee that U boat construction surpassed prior losses and that submarine effectiveness had increased. He cited figures claiming U boat sinkings equaled six times the tonnage of new British builds.
An official London notice states the Earl of Derby is appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary on a special mission to France, succeeding Lord Herthee. Viscount Milner and J. Austin Chatbertvin are named as secretary for war and a member of the war cabinet.
Benjamin Kato of Billings was sentenced at Red Lodge to seven years with one year suspended and twenty years on probation for seditious utterances. The conviction marked the first under a new sedition law, Kato denied disloyalty to the United States.
Samuel Young, the eldest member of the House of Commons, died here Thursday. He was 608 years old, a Protestant and representative for a constituency in Ireland. He was a zealous advocate of self government for Ireland.
Bulls sold at the Chicago stockyards for 17.250 dollars per hundred pounds on April 15, marking the high price in the local market history. The record reflects strong demand and sets a new peak for the spring trading period.
Washington report notes the government guaranteed wheat price proposal failed in the House. The plan to set the price at 82.50 was defeated by a vote of 0 to 0 as the Senate amendment to the agricultural appropriation was rejected.
A bill to set a maximum price of 20 cents per pound for raw cotton sold by producers or dealers to manufacturers during the war was introduced in Congress by Representative Kuerson of Olle.
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