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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
2
A proverb notes that some girls appear tailor-made yet the ready maid seeks a proposal. The line contrasts prepared brides with those awaiting suitors, reflecting marriage customs and expectations.
Estimates from the pension commissioner project an addition of 20,000 recipients to the pension rolls and an overall expense of 2,500,000 dollars under the new legislation.
A church bell cracked while ringing at Schleithein near Schaffhausen Germany. Deemed historical it was found to have been cast in the year 1452.
The article notes regulations prohibit consular officers from reporting to private inquirers on the financial standing or commercial repute of businessmen or houses within their districts.
In Victoria from January 1 to March 31, 16 000 application forms were issued to prospective firemen and many were returned completed by men eager to join clubs, according to the acting adjutant.
Wealthy visitors bid for city lodging as the exhibition draws big spenders. A lady pays 300 francs daily for a small suite near the Arc de Triomphe while a brewer rents a grander suite at 1500 francs per day. Admission to all exhibition attractions costs 600 francs.
Henry Smith aged 94 years and 7 months died at South Deerfield of old age. Born in Palmer on Oct 12, 1805 he moved to Mill River in 1819. He married Pattie Clapp on Jan 1, 1828 who died in 1880. He leaves nine sons and daughters, 33 grandchildren, 66 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Madame Granata, a young Sicilian mother, has born five daughters, raising her total to forty two children. Married at sixteen, she first had a daughter in the first year, then five sons within ten months, and continued expanding her brood by threes and fours to the current count.
The Duchess of Fife diary quotes Queen Victoria saying she has no dislikes in old age and Napoleon general Charles Napier once claiming he is never angry at anyone though he would break bones with a broomstick. Napier later says he is a child in God’s hands.
A father recalls naming his son after Colonel Blank and notes how a person's reputation evolves from life to death. Senator Hoar, speaking at a Statuary Hall dedication, suggests states wait fifty years before erecting statues to ensure lasting judgment.
Harrison Cheney aged about 70 marries Agnes May aged 18 in Bowling Green. The groom fulfilled a years‑long promise to care for a girl whose mother, a Pennsylvania lover, entrusted him on her deathbed. The girl later grew up, married, fell ill, and Cheney's devotion culminated in this ceremony.
SSuccessful Farmers Operate This Department of the Farm A Few Hints as to the Care of Live Stock and Poultry. Dairy Notes. All wooden vessels that hold butter should be carefully washed in brine and all parchment paper used around butter should be soaked in brine. Commission men claim that much of the mouldy butter in the market is due to tubs and pails not soaked enough before use. It is the little things that count immensely in the butter market. Friends of honest butter regret that the Great bill failed to pass at the session of congress just closed. Every obstacle was put in the way of its consideration by its opponents. The butter men have made a good fight and it is probable that this bill or some modification will eventually pass. Every farmer that makes butter for market should arrange to have a supply of ice for use each summer. Saw dust is plentiful and may be used for more than one year. This ice will help reduce cream temperature at churning for better grain and allow private trade to grow.
The piece critiques national poultry statistics as unreliable and notes farm and small market figures are unknown. It argues that even large estimates like 150 million live fowls are guesswork and offers caution about overstated claims and the influence of feeding and exercise on hens.
The text discusses using exercise to digest corn and increase fat burning through the lungs but suggests first feeding a fowl a ration that avoids burning feed via respiration. It emphasizes balancing protein needs with preventing excess fat.
S C Hanna of Howard Kansas sets forth Shorthorn breed advantages shown at Kansas City meet February 6 7. He cites size feeding quality milk, range adaptability, and leadership as the breed’s key strengths and argues Shorthorns have improved native cattle across regions while other breeds lag. The article praises the Shorthorn as the great improver and predicts its rising prominence.
H W Conn discusses the rising importance of cream ripening in butter production. Ripening raises yield for gravity and separator cream, improves flavor and aroma, and enhances market price. Poor ripening hurts quality and profitability, especially as creameries grow larger.
A poultry writer urges oats as a superior grain for poultry and counters critics who fear hulls injure the crop. The author reports safe, long term feeding across ages, claiming oats benefit chicks as much as colts and can do only good when fed reasonably with water available.
Farmers discuss best methods to sow rape for sheep pasture. Broadcast sowing yields spindling plants, while drilled sowing with thinning increases yield per area. Readers raising rape are invited to share experiences via mail for collective value.
The Chinese government prohibits pheasant skin exports after European demand drives up prices and risks mass slaughter and potential extinction of the birds.
A long lagoon fed harbor in Durban forces steamers to use a basket lift via a crane to reach tugboats due to a shifting bar. The bishop notes politics revolve around the bar, while Empress Eugenie is credited for enlarging the basket. Natal rickshaw boys chase travelers to the Royal Hotel amidst a lively street scene.
The article traces solar eclipse history from Confucius to antiquity, noting a 585 B.C. eclipse foreseen by an astrologer and linked to a battle pause. It describes public fear and a vivid observer’s account of totality with moving light lines, advancing shadow, cold air, and a hushed crowd.
The piece discusses two common date formats 5-30-00 and 30-5-00. It notes both are valid with Britain favoring the latter and America the former. Preference lies in ordering day month year for natural readability.
Experts tracking census data project Philadelphia’s population will increase from 275000 to 300000, lifting the total from 1046964 in 1890 to about 1321964, illustrating substantial urban growth.
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