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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
6
The piece surveys major 1911 news across wars in Mexico, Italy and Turkey, China’s uprising, Russia Persia tensions, Haiti, the Balkans, and Britain's changes. It notes the Moroccan crisis, Coronarions, and Taft’s tour, with focus on the McNamara case and the upcoming presidential year.
The year saw US pilots push limits with Atwood Boston to Washington and St Louis to New York, Rodgers New York to Los Angeles, Ely landing on a battleship deck and back, and McCurdy flying toward Havana. French flights and Sommer carrying twelve passengers added to a broad 1911 aviator record. A special session of Congress, focusing on Canadian reciprocity, passed tariff reductions on wool and cotton while Taft vetoed some, as Democrats held the House and insurgent Republicans led the Senate.
The passage notes the formation of the Progressive Republican League, resignation of Secretary Mallinger, troop mobilization on the Texas border, Civil War’s fiftieth anniversary, arbitration treaties with England and France, House of Governors meeting, actions before the Supreme Court on state rights, the Austin road, Supreme Court orders dissolving the Standard Oil and tobacco trusts, beef trust prosecutions, steel trust suit, Admiral Tago’s visit, Arizona and New Mexico admission, adoption of the initiative, and a visa exam program from Italy to the United States. The election features include a notable rise in the Bechallag vote.
An editorial argues against mail order shopping, claiming it impoverishes communities by hurting local merchants and reducing employment. It warns low prices hide inferior goods, stresses buying locally supports churches, schools, and local industries, and urges patrons to pay cash and buy at home for immediate benefits.
A brief, tender meditation laments a short life that blossomed and faded. The speaker recalls a pledge and a sigh as days passed, ending in quiet loss and memory.
The text notes diverse delicacies such as camel portions in Egypt, horse in Arabia, old eggs in Cochin China, elephant flesh in India, and exotic items like aarde serpents and centipedes among Americans. It mentions palm tree caterpillars and Java swallows as rare luxuries, with garbled last words.
Oregon experiment station tests pasturing poultry in stubble fields with movable canvas tents to improve market chickens. Professor James Dryden reports keeping 500 birds in tents for six weeks shows potential gains and better fattening by feeding on waste grain.
The article reports on a Washington bureau of soils experiment showing soil condition affects crop growth beyond nutrient content. It notes a third of fertilizer spending is wasted without understanding soil needs and cites lime correcting sour lands and magnesia-responding crops as key examples.
The article notes tents that are cheap and portable used in a field experiment. It claims the method adds at least a pair of extra weight per bird with minimal outlay, using scraps from slaughterhouses. It emphasizes grasshoppers as plentiful and the setting for the trial.
The article describes a cheap wire screen corncrib using white oak posts 2 by 6 inches, spaced two feet apart, with a half inch mesh wire screen reinforced by fencing wire every six inches. It notes a concrete center aisle for drainage, no weatherboarding needed, minimal moisture preservation, quick drying grain, vermin proof, and easy filling from a wagon.
The South Carolina Bulletin summarizes how pests survive winter. Chinch bugs hide in rubbish and dead vegetation, corn stalk borers linger at the base of corn stubble, and wire worms feed on roots. Earworms pupate in earthen cells, root worms pass as adults in field debris, and root lice feed on wild weeds. Bill bugs and cotton leaf worm seek shelter in stubble and protected sites while grasshoppers overwinter in egg stage at field edges.
A Pare Journal correspondent notes rats and mice avoid substances touching their feet. Spread thick molasses on a shingle, dust with lye, and place it where pests roam so they step on it and lick it off. The lye then harms their feet, prompting them to abandon the area.
An English farmer discovered a method to grow exceptionally delicate potatoes by placing large ripe tubers in a dark, moldy environment. Potatoes are buried half in fine dry mold on boards, with careful pruning of sprouts and periodic checks. Specimens shown at the London horticultural exhibition drew attention.
The Ferm Journal advises burying turnips and carrots in pits late to prevent growth and pithiness. Cut tops to stop growth and use soil around roots. Boxes are neater than dumping roots on cellar floors, and avoid overloading a house cellar for health reasons.
A note from American Agriculturist on hog feeding warns pasture alone cannot sustain rapid gains. Moderate grain rations with forage like alfalfa improve growth speed and overall condition, even when hogs start in good shape.
Advice on collecting soot from chimneys and using it as a treasure for gardening and baking. It suggests spreading soot on strawberries in spring and on plants to promote quick growth, noting abundance when kitchens are cleaned and baking resumes.
John Oldfield, a successful businessman, pursues a plan to save 100000 dollars and retire to a life of art, music, and leisure. He sacrifices time with his wife and children to work long hours, while his porter Collins enjoys family time and happiness on a modest wage. After years of struggle, Oldfield realizes leisure does not satisfy without meaningful family connection.
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