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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
7
Portland merchant Frank Whitsell laments the loss of friendly old time hotel clerks in the West. He recalls clerks who anticipated needs, treated travelers like family, and created a homelike atmosphere, contrasting with today’s automated, impersonal front desks and standardized service.
A historical note explains how full grown gorillas resist capture with remarkable ferocity. It cites a traveler who said it would take 450 men to hold a gorilla safely. A common trapping tale is to lure them with spirits, which they drink, quarrel, and become easy prey for the trapper.
Anthropological measurements from a London laboratory show the right arm is longer than the left in most people while the left leg exceeds the right. Rarely are both sides equal. Right arm strength often surpasses left more in men than in women, with equality more common among women.
A weary sailor returns from a peace celebration and finds his previously respected ship now camouflaged in a chaotic modern art scheme. He surveys the conflicting shapes and garish colors, raises his hand in sorrow, and mutters that he will never again.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey defines mean sea level as the surface from which elevations are measured, noting it would be the ocean surface if not for wind tides and lunar solar gravity. It is the sea level surface everywhere perpendicular to a plumb line.
The article explains methods to store eggs for months using water glass or limewater. It covers freshness, proper containers, avoiding cracks, and how to pack eggs in solution, with usage windows from soft boiling to baking. It notes sodium silicate preparation, solution ratios, storage conditions, and eventual cooking applications.
County agent in Waukesha County Wisconsin notes buyers insist on purebred sires. About 20 carloads of purebred Guernseys and 60 of grades, plus 25 purebred Holsteins and 75 grades, and several Jerseys shipped last year. Efforts push to clear county of scrubs.
Pigs grow less by weight than other farm animals when fed mainly carbohydrate rations. Early weight gain is muscle, later gain is fat. To build muscle young pigs require high protein feeds such as milk or tankage, linseed meal, and mineral-rich supplements, not just corn and barley.
Hog marketing rises in December and June as two yearly pig crops are finished for market. During July to September shipments drop to about half the winter levels, and after January receipts at packing centers decline until May and June rise again.
Advice from Dr. O P Pitch of the University Farm St Paul urges sanitation to protect animals. Keep dogs and pigs in clean surroundings, remove manure daily, dry mud puddles, discard old doors and troughs, separate healthy stock, and use reliable disinfectants in pens and stalls.
Cautious warning discusses the risk posed by supposedly tame bulls that can mislead handlers. It notes such animals might appear gentle yet provoke unexpected harm, stressing vigilance around dangerous livestock and the need for proper safety measures.
A column blends culinary notes on cheese varieties, digestion myths, and usage tips with practical homemaking advice. It adds reflections on aging, moral uplift, and simple remedies, including cleaning tricks and travel tips, all reflecting early 20th century domestic life.
A reflective maxim asserts that genuine strength and gentleness uplift the world when seen in everyday goodness, offering comfort to others through quiet acts of virtue.
A household guidance piece advises placing the kitchen with a view and comfort, planning meals ahead, and using efficient tools. It promotes reading magazines, social exchange, and daily outdoor time. Practical recipes include Spoon Corn Bread Oatmeal Biscuits Butter Scotch Pie Dried Peach Custard French Bread and instructions for preparation and baking.
The article notes some birds being carried far north of their normal range by cyclonic storms. Winds spin counter clockwise, moving off shore and pushing birds to sea, with a later storm rotation sometimes guiding them back ashore.
Providence Rhode Island woman asserts backache headaches and nervousness eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She gained weight and felt better and recommends the remedy for women with similar symptoms and asks her readers to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Med Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Smith notes Jebbs learns to run a typewriter using the hoot and poke system with emphasis on poke. Brown confirms it is mostly poke and not a touch system.
An advertisement urges men to stay in Class A through kidney health and vitality. It claims aging is due to overwork and carelessness, promoting two capsules daily of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to maintain energy, muscle, and mind, with a money back guarantee and drugstore availability.
A brief Kansag City Journal snippet features a confused query about an opera book and a fragmented line labeled as page text. The quirky exchange hints at a transcription error or editorial mix up. No clear event or person is documented beyond the odd dialogue fragment.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it builds up the system and cleanses mucous surfaces to prevent colds and chronic catarrh. It states the medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood. The copy ends with a vendor note and a stray unrelated floor tax joke.
A terse briefing outlines efforts to clean battle conditions and streamline outside oversight, with emphasis on efficiency and risk reduction. Officials cite improved protocols and clearer responsibilities to ensure safer engagement and accountability.
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