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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
6
A reflective piece notes weather strips growing in demand as practical comforts. It laments ongoing grudges and the habit of lingering in resentment. A quip about cock fights hints at memory of losses, while jokes amuse the jolly mute. It ends with a moral about charity guiding moral progress more than heroism.
A concise remark notes that slight imperialism was sometimes necessary to halt part of Spain's imperialistic reach, framing a strategic shift in distant power politics. The sentence contrasts justified restraint with past colonial overreach, suggesting a measured approach to global influence.
The text argues happiness begets future happiness and that facing weakness builds strength. It notes cowards gain courage, temper becomes self-control, and rulers may find gentleness. It frames the promise as given to the one who overcomes, not the exceptionally endowed.
Paris meteorologists pin extreme heat on sun spots. Astronomer Flammarion describes a sun spot six times Earth's size and a 200000 kilometer long group, warning of violent solar envelope agitation visible in the sky.
In a proclamation marking the end of her regency the queen regent expressed the wish that the country become great in all the realms a small nation can master. She contends true greatness lies not in territory or population but in righteousness, honor, courage and sympathy.
Willet and Gray compare the relative sweetness yields from 2000 pound tons of sugar cane and sugar beets. Cane yields 130 pounds plantation granulated sugar plus 20 pounds of seconds and thirds valued at 7.16 dollars, while Nebraska beets yield 220 pounds granulated sugar valued at 11.55 dollars. They note cane extraction costs are lower than beet processing costs.
A Helena report notes Montana wool growers enjoy an exceptional year with strong prices and abundant feed for winter due to a large hay crop. The lamb crop remains good and herds are in good condition, while estimates put the Montana clip around 22.6 million pounds.
A German physician lectured Indies students on preserving food through cleanliness. He described cleansing vessels in boiling water and using overhanging lids or cotton disk covers to prevent germ entry. An exhibit showed food kept in such vessels for one to two weeks remained unchanged in taste odor and appearance.
A survey of forestry as a growing science in the United States, noting New York state forest acquisitions in the Adirondacks and prairie timber claims to encourage forest planting. The piece discusses combining fruit production with poultry, barnyard manure studies, and a detailed report on Kansas sand plum (Prunus watsoni) including growth, fruiting, and propagation traits.
The article notes large American Japanese chestnut groves near Cleminton New Jersey on 500 acres. Grafting began after two years from forest stock, with trees bearing in three to four years and yielding a bushel each after a decade. It discusses harvest times, uses, and scientific study of chestnuts and threats from weevils and blight.
Historical note cites Hume stating that until the end of Henry VIII’s reign England produced no salads carrots turnips or edible roots. Vegetables were rare and mainly imported from Holland and Flanders, with Queen Catherine requiring a special messenger to obtain a salad pilgrimage.
The passage warns that alum used by bakers to whiten bread and as a substitute in baking powder is harmful. It may cause dyspepsia and constipation and can poison the system under certain individual conditions. The exact risk depends on personal secretions and proportions in the mixture.
Reports recount bees hurled from hives during the Themiscyra siege as Romans under Lucullus faced Mithridates. Similar use appeared in Chester under Danish Norse pressure where bees were dropped on attackers. The piece also notes a rise in worldwide wine production, with 1897 totals and U.S. gains.
The water boatman insect rows through water using its legs as oars. It swims on its back to reduce resistance and move efficiently.
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