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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
6
The passage critiques public risk ethics noting the patient public bears the burden rather than the driver. It praises a prudent approach, hinting a sweet girl graduate is prepared to learn cooking, exemplifying gradual social change.
A collage of quips on wealth and status. A big millionaire rides a chauffeur driven car while a high tax on Mark Twain muddles humor. References to Waldeck Rousseau and yellow poplar headline satire follow with rural American stock and odd weather gear in Kansas.
The report that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan was broken down is denied. Authorities urge the world to keep to its regular round and business as usual.
Herr Krupp has developed a gun able to shoot through the thickest armor plate in his workshop and will now pursue designing an even thicker plate for future protection.
Some rivers in Martinique flow hot, yet residents do not boil the water before using it, unaware of the circumstances.
The article portrays King Edward and J Pierpont Morgan as amicable peers who enjoy con fer together and remain unjealous, highlighting their cordial relationship and mutual good humor.
The king suggests funding other contests over bull fighting and implies financial gain for participants if he supports more modern amusements. The plan would redirect money to new events while preserving traditional sport.
A New York policeman arrested a woman attempting to free her husband from a saloon. The incident hints the husband may still have money left, suggesting motive behind the arrest.
J Piero Morgan travels toward Spain as American influence aims to curb Don regions. The maneuver signals a rising power shift with potential impact on regional control.
President Schwab of the steel trust has given his brother a job paying $50,000 a year. The note calls Schwab a charitable, well disposed figure in the family.
The article notes a death by suicide using a copy of Marie Corelli's latest novel. It contrasts the incident with Mary Mac Lane, implying her life feels wasted until she achieves similar dramatic results.
The French chamber of deputies race centers on Count Boni Castellane as the political contest unfolds. Some doubt his success, yet the affair highlights public interest in the prominent figure and the election's significance.
A Chicago astrologer predicts a sequence of evils over the next two months, noting that residents of the city naturally grow more pessimistic.
A Belgian prince drops his title to work in a New York real estate office, choosing service to his heritage over an American heiress marriage. He aims to honor his ancestors through professional endeavors in the city.
Plero and his gracious majesty spoke earnestly for about an hour at the Choate dinner while other guests listened from the sidelines. Edward appears to have gained notable knowledge from the exchange.
The tax assessor puts the value of Mark Twain's new home at 75000 while he paid 45000. The note frames Twain as both author and businessman, hinting at appreciation of value and status.
Since the Pelee disaster the King of Dahomey has about concluded that life among his African subjects is safer than existence as a pampered prisoner on the Island of Martinique.
A Syracuse pastor cheerfully endorses ping-pong with a lighthearted remark, saying God bless ping-pong and hinting at broad acceptance of the sport among readers and parishioners.
Brief, cautious note references individuals in Chicago who died by suicide in May, noting that their fate is considered by some as a better place now, without sensational detail.
Liverpool papers covered Prof. Garner's lecture on animal communication. He recounted early work in Chicago and New York with phonographs and monkeys, and his 1893 jungle experiments with gorillas and chimpanzees, aiming to prove speaking ability. He plans to return to Africa to continue his tests.
A traveling observer reports Oklahoma Territory miners increasingly drink iced tea while working underground. He notes water and coffee upset stomachs, tea gives relief without nausea, and even a blind mule in a mine scene underscores harsh underground life. Tea is hailed as a boon easing suffering and boosting strength for miners.
The oldest maps in America are found in Arizona and Texas with prehistoric tribes leaving carved rock guides. In Tenaja canyon Texas worn trails reveal vermilion rock paintings depicting routes water holes and villages. The maps show exact distances and compass points and even lifelike camels suggesting distant influences.
The London Chronicle reports a Canadian minister William Wye Smith translating the Bible into Broad Scots, calling it a fearful and wonderful version. An introduction defends reading Scots, with a sample Revelation chapter text illustrating the controversial rendering. The piece likens the act to translating Shakespeare into Bacon.
The London Chronicle notes that women have arrived in the Antipodes as voters and professionals, with the premier signaling support for female jurors and magistrates. He asserts no reason why women cannot act as jurors, despite a member’s quip that they take long to decide.
A humorous column critiques the notion that husbands can be picked and customized like goods. It contrasts expectations with reality, noting the social pressures and comic frustrations of marriages as partnerships rather than products.
M N Silver of Philadelphia owns a six foot Valley Forge root carved into a multi chamber pipe with grotesque faces and hidden doors. J Stone found the root in 1861 near Washington s Headquarters and the piece took 1234 hours to craft at twenty cents an hour totaling about 300 dollars. Silver has turned down offers up to 500 dollars and plans to donate the work to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh if negotiations succeed.
Sir Wemyss Reid's biography of William Black recalls a forgotten America visit tale. Black and three living literary men drank old whisky that turned deadly. One man slept in bed, another crawled stairs on hands and knees, and a wife heard of banisters removed. Black apologizes later for the hazardous hospitality.
In a Plainfield New Jersey church event Rev Charles Ward invited children to ask Bible questions. A six year old asked why angels walked with no wings and a seven year old replied they were moulting. The rector offered to hear a proper answer.
A New York lawyer recalls a Georgia tale about Judge Smith who knew much yet remained a fool. On a tavern porch a citizen asks if two men may know all there is to be known, sarcasm aimed at the judge’s alleged excess of knowledge and lack of judgement.
The article recalls strawberry farming before and after the Civil War, when wild berries sold for about 10 cents a quart and improved varieties commanded high prices. Profits on single acres reached 600 to 800 dollars, drawing many into the trade, then prices fell and many left. The industry settled into a steady commercial enterprise with sufficient profits to sustain large supplies.
The New Mexico Experiment Station classifies insects as biting and sucking with examples like scale insects red spiders woolly aphids and codling moth larvae. Remedies include contact killers such as kerosene kerosene emulsion and soap mixtures while direct poisons like Paris green work on parts eaten by insects. Catalpa trees are recommended for fence posts as quick growing durable wood but only hardy varieties should be planted since farmers seek fast returns.
Plant sweet corn at varied times for steady harvests and market green corn. Harvesting is cheaper since ears are snapped when ready. Stalks fed green to milking cows boost revenue. Not all corn reaches market size at once, easing handling. No frost risk as sweet corn matures faster, allowing northern growth beyond common corn.
The article describes starting cantaloupes in hot houses or boxes the size of a cigar box, then transplanting to the field. Boxes are torn open but roots remain, allowing continued growth. Benefits include insect protection under glass, earlier ripening, and strong, vigorous plants that resist pests after establishment.
In a Farmers' Review letter Edson Gaylord of Iowa argues against leaning orchard trees toward the southeast or southwest. He recommends tilting to catch noonsun between 12:30 and 1:00 for optimal growth, challenging a recent article by Mr. Aldrich on orchard management.
The choice between level or ridge potato culture hinges on soil condition and partly on the season. Level culture should not be attempted in poorly drained clay soils as it leads to poor growth and rot risks.
An analysis by H. F. Roberts on how native prairie grasses resist invaders, the role of local conditions in plant survival, and how land clearing and farming alter weed dynamics yet may not erase wild grasses if left unmanaged.
Ohio Station reports wild sweet clover or Bokhara clover grows mainly on scraped or trampled soils and abandoned brickyards. At Columbus in 1888 it grew vigorously on an old brickyard bottom, reseeded to 1891, then plowed under for wheat yield. Wheat on melilot ground reached 26.9 bushels per acre vs 18.6 on neighboring cropped land.
Secretary Wilson reports on the commercial gains from introducing Japanese rice. He notes Louisiana and Texas saw at least 20 million dollars of investment and a rise of 65 million pounds in U S production from 1900 to 1901, with imports dropping from 154 million to 73 million pounds over three years. The department’s program accelerates domestic growth toward self sufficiency and export potential.
The article argues European farms use rich feeds like cotton seed meal and linseed cake to enrich soil through manure. It suggests American farmers should supply these feeds directly to reduce costs and enhance soil fertility at home, noting the transit and middleman tolls involved.
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