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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
3
A four year old asks if she will marry and fears becoming an old maid like Aunt Louise. Her mother reassures that she will have a husband when she grows up, prompting Susie to reflect on her future and independence.
Air travel accelerates pest spread as foreign insects and diseases hitch rides from Mexico and other lands. The Agriculture Department defends against entry, urging inspection of all mail and express shipments before they reach farms to prevent costly losses from pests like Hessian fly and cotton boll weevil.
The Swiss Jura horse, long a national breed, gains interest in America as stallions prove suitable for all farm tasks. The breed shows good temperament, strength, disease resistance, and strong draft capability. It is notably tame and docile.
The article notes that sexing baby chicks is hard and requires extensive practice and instruction. It claims a student must sex thousands of chickens to become proficient and even suggests that recognizing male genital eminence is only accurate with regular effort and error analysis.
Farmers rely on fertilizer but it cannot replace proper soil management. While essential, fertilizer must be supported by practices that add organic matter, improve soil structure, and boost crop yields.
Historical note on bee poisoning from arsenic dusts and pollen. Newer insecticidal dusts and sprays such as DDT DN and DDD break down gradually, reducing danger to bees and other beneficial insects.
A circuit rider travels with a tiny bottle of basco sauce and places it on the eating house table. A stranger asks to try it and douses a beef piece, bolting it. The man asks, You preach hell, don't you. The rider replies about duty and retribution, while the stranger notes the preacher carries samples.
An exhausted passenger questions a conductor on a steelcar who relaxes with a cigarette. The conductor explains a stowaway he found aboard cannot pay and will earn passage by performing work for his fare. The exchange highlights a rough, improvised solution to a travel dilemma.
A young lawyer paused from a long dissertation to ask the court if he should continue. The judge silently signaled approval, saying the pleasure had long been out of the question, so the lawyer may proceed.
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