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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
6
A Youth's Companion excerpt argues longevity hinges on heredity and lifestyle. It notes the 70-year psalmic limit as a rough guide, claims fivefold growth from maturity to age, and warns against excess, urging moderation in eating, drinking, work, play, and sleep to extend life.
The article surveys Malay life in Malacca and Singapore, contrasting native customs with regional peculiarities. It portrays the Malay as independent, brave, hospitable, and loyal, valuing courage and risk, while noting a blend of feudal virtues and superstition shaping his conduct.
The article lists monthly wheat harvesting around the world from January in Argentina and New Zealand to December in Peru and South Africa. It notes peak activity in June across Turkey Greece Spain and southern France and other southern US states.
An inch of rain means water that would have covered one acre to a depth of one inch. On one acre it equals about 600 barrels or 110 tons. A 1000 acre shower would yield 113000 tons, and large storms can dump billions of tons of water.
A newspaper reader humorously notes an English bulldog named Sunny acts more human than his owner. Sunny rejects ordinary dog biscuits, but will eat when a papier mache model named Fido sits nearby, guarding the dinner. The author likens Sunny’s appetite to human behavior.
The Portland Oregonian notes that a kitchen garden yields vegetables with medicinal properties. Onion contains sulphur oil aiding insomniacs and pains. turnips and parsnips have aperient and diuretic oils. potato solanin and spinach iron. cabbage helps scurvy. tomato compounds are complex yet active. Regular eaters ingest medicine unknowingly, guided by instinctive appetite.
A Hartford Courant observer watched four crows in a tree watching a cat stalking pigeons in a nearby field. The crow swooped within a foot of the cat, startling it and prompting the pigeons to move. A second crow then frightened the cat, ending the hunt. the motives remain uncertain.
The article notes Brandon Suffolk England continues to produce flint and steel tinder boxes that outlived friction matches. It recalls elder memories of charred tinder, sparks catching, and widespread use from kitchens to cannons. Brandon flints are linked to Waterloo Crimean War and the South African campaign, with the first box made in 1827.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a doctor asking Mrs Brown about medicine given to Petre and whether directions were followed. The text hints at a medical dispute or misunderstanding about dosage and treatment.
The article reports a peculiar bequest in the late Supreme Court Justice Lamar's will. He leaves his friendships to his family, urging that true friendships be cherished and kept as precious assets.
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