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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
6
Rigadier General Fred Frederick Funston unveils a three class system for enlisted men in Hawaii. Privileges and leave depend on conduct with demotion for offenses and a two month clean record for advancement. Civilian dress forbidden and saluting and uniform wear strictly enforced.
Autumn brings booming falls in Yosemite National Park due to unprecedented rain and early August snow. Streams awaken from sleep and the Yosemite fall becomes a loud foaming torrent. Visitors cheer the rare spectacle as water is stored in mountain meadows lakes and forests.
The state uses a constitutional amendment to allow civil juries to render verdicts by a three quarter majority after deliberating twelve hours. The move follows similar steps in Ohio and aims to deter jury tampering by limiting influence from individual members.
Community leaders urge residents to spend locally to sustain home merchants and town development. They warn that sending money to distant cities for bargains weakens local stores and long term growth. Emphasizing a “forward march” for the town, the piece champions supporting local commerce.
A retailer advertised a forthcoming one cent sale on slightly soiled shirts to compensate for incidental dust and noise during alterations. The notice claimed shirts valued from 1 to 1.50 but avoided specifying day or hour, turning the store into a center of attention until the sale.
Notes on Womankind show Tibet employs women carpenters and Japan uses women as coa poseers on steamships. Over 3,000,000 women work in non domestic roles. In Georgia, Mrs. Alice I Swan son becomes deputy collector and inspector of a port. Beatrice M Victory earns a PhD in Germany at the University of Pennsylvania. Dowager Queen Alexandra spends £30,000 yearly on Paris dresses and jewels, while discarding two pairs of gloves daily.
An Iowa Homestead piece advises restoring neglected fruit trees with trim guidance. October or November is ideal to view shape after leaves drop, then thin top on south side, remove crossing branches, and keep sun access for color and flavor. Use a sharp saw or knife. consider a chisel and mallet for thick stems.
Poultry notes advise keeping feed before birds to prevent haste at meals. Turkeys are less domesticated than other poultry and may remain wild in some traits. If lice and mites persist, use caution with torch-based burning to avoid house damage. Lice symptoms are often mistaken for disease. check for lice when a fowl seems ill.
A college girl asks Marie how many yards of ribbon she bought at yesterday's bargain sale. Marie answers she bought ten yards.
A Holstein breeder has installed a gasoline vacuum cleaver to remove duat loose hair and other matter from cows. A two inch pipe runs along above stanchions with a nipple between cows. An attendant uses suction brushes to clean each cow quickly and the cows seem to enjoy it.
An old meadow suffers from white grubs making strawber rries unfit. Thorough culture may take three years to rid the grubs. A drove of active pigs can eradicate them in one season.
The guidance stresses that true comfort comes from ample fresh air obtained only through proper ventilation free from drafts.
Analysis of Moabite fear and Balak’s failed attempt to curse Israel. Balaam’s divine obstruction, Balaam’s prophecies from the heights, and the Messianic overtones of Balaam’s utterances are examined, with notes on geography and ancient belief.
A strong tongue from a discante farm machine is fitted with a five eighth iron claw and belt to the tongue. A heavy ring with chain is attached and placed over the post to ground. The claw grips a chain link and a pot under the pole acts as a fulcrum to raise the post with little effort. Farm Progress says every farm should have such an implement.
A Farn Joural correspondent notes placing a broad flat bar of shin gravel and gritty sand near the country house door provides hens with ready grit. The setup reduces waste from past storage in a hop yard and benefits both large and small chickens, especially in winter, by ensuring constant access to grit. )
A man returns after eight years to ask Myra to marry him. They recall a broken romance and stalled plans as she weighs love against loneliness. He proclaims a courtship while she questions his intent and feelings. The scene ends with unresolved tension as they confront their past.
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