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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1921
Page
5
A critical look at elated medicine ads notes many claims fall short of promises. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is cited as popular yet advertisements urge readers to request samples. a Chinese laundry tale ends with a blunt joke about buying more collars.
Uncle Ab offers a quip about locating a bight of water near a river mouth while Gus-Father seeks a sensible answer. London Answers relays a playful exchange advising patience after meals to tame a grouch.
A vintage testimonial style notice cites Mrs. Wilson of Clearfield Pennsylvania and others to claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female ailments. It argues nervousness backaches bearing-down pains and premenstrual symptoms are addressed by removing the cause and restoring normal health.
Eatonie praises Batonic tablets claiming relief from long lasting stomach trouble by removing acidity and gases. The ad urges readers with indigestion belching or journeys to take Batonic after meals, promising a big box for a trifling price with a guarantee.
United States Department of Agriculture notes red clover is hardy and winter-sowing is possible on snow cover. Emphasizes seed quality, urging use of plump uniform seed free of weeds, and prefers home-grown seed for northern regions to suit local conditions.
Guidance on buying red clover seed from reliable dealers, testing for adulterants and germination, and estimating purity. Describes a standard germination setup with 65 to 85 degree warmth, a count of 100 seeds, and comparing purity to sprouting results. Notes USDA and state seed-testing programs and the need for early testing to ensure supply.
An illustration displays a simple silage feeding arrangement with three flat-bottom banks four by thirty six feet, built of lumber and iron pipe, linked by carrier tracks to empty one silo at a time. The design supports silage and grain feeding and notes low bunk height to protect steer backs.
The USDA Animal Industry bureau struggles to draw the line between farm livestock and pet stock as it expands the Better Lives Better Stock program. Efforts target cattle horses asses swine goats and poultry using purebred sires. A list tracks pet stock and misc animals. 176 bred to purebred sires are listed so far and nearly 400000 head of farm livestock are listed with the department.
The soybean gains national importance with large 1920 acreage and rising interest in its food and oil uses. New varieties expanded by agriculture reach the North, West, and South with Mandarin Easy Cook Akstrben Hoosier in the North and Otootan Inredo Biloxt in the South gaining wide adoption.
A historical note lists conversion ratios for silage to different fodder. One ton of silage equals one ton of sugar beets. Three tons of silage equal one ton of clover bay. Three and a half tons of silage equal one ton of lucerne hay. Two and a quarter tons of silage equal one ton of tiarab bay. Half ton of silage equals one ton of puropkions.
Announce readiness tips for spring farming. Suggest removing plows and placing gear near the blacksmith for quick access. Emphasize sharpening disks early to ensure quality work and avoid rush.
W. B. Sims 70 of Esterbrook dies of natural causes in his cabin. Five men fined 300 each in Lander District Court for bootlegging raids. Bankruptcy petition filed in Cheyenne by Louis Millard. Jesse Atkins pleads guilty to second degree murder and receives life. Arthur Nave released for insufficient evidence. W. E. Tinckum’s death ruled suicide after dementia and injury. State budget proposed $2,900,176.71 for next biennium amid rising valuation. Thermopolis man survives well collapse by improvising escape. Albany County jury list includes no women. A huge mountain lion and timber wolf killed near Cody. University of Wyoming to host Wiehachual Week with sports events and prizes. Albany County Sports Club formed. Henry Telbeannen president, Joe Wair secretary. Banks raise savings interest to 4 percent starting Feb 1.
Franklin D. Roosevelt pondered if elected at thirty eight could be youngest VP. John Cabell Breckenridge became VP at thirty six years, one month, fourteen days in 1857. He later sought the presidency for slave interests, joined the Confederate army, and died May 17 1875 in Lexington Kentucky.
A senator declines a delegation of lady lobbyists who insist on meeting, while the secretary notes their persistence and jokes about the delay. The Birmingham Age Herald quotes a Hebrew comedian remark about how long they should wait. The piece closes with a reflection that money influences lasting friendships.
When Grandmother Was a Girl promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a non alcoholic tonic and alterative for stomach and blood. It claims fifty years of proven ingredients from roots and barks and urges readers to buy from druggists in liquid or tablet form.
Two men entered a self serve restaurant and sat together. One says Pye learned to save money by going into debt and paying it out. The other replies he goes in debt and never pays it out, a joke on thrift and borrowing.
An Everett six year old recounts his mother wearing every new item she received at Christmas except for her percolator. The neighbor comments on the mother’s dress during an amateur theatrical, prompting the boy’s humorous reply.
A courtroom exchange probes whether age excuses theft as an old man retorts that youth and adulthood faced similar questions about stealing. The judge questions morality. the old man deflects with a quip about being asked at different ages.
An old advertisement promotes Cutieura Ointment and Cutieura Soup for clear skin. It advises bathing with the soup and applying Cutienra talcum for fragrance, priced at 25 cents each.
fragments reveal a strained scene as a woman admits keeping a diary prompting a remark about hearing clothes. The exchange hints at social tensions and private lives spilling into public notice in a small community.
A fragment shows a comic exchange with a genealogist asking about a family tree and the response noting an unsuccessful attempt. The idle dialogue hints at a humorous or incomplete lineage exploration.
A compact quotation compilation pairs Quintilian on reader understanding with a wry note that heavy people may fail in all but weight and Menander’s line on crime fearing, yet innate cowardice persists. The fragment reads as a literary aphorism about perception, virtue, and restraint.
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