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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
3
A tale interweaves hardship and devotion as Mary, caring for her hungry children, hopes for coal and meals after her husband John’s fall from grace. She is tragically struck by an express train while gathering cinders, drifting into hospital pain while praying for fruitless rescue.
A fragment from the Chicago Journal quotes a woman asking where dry spiders can be purchased, revealing a quirky facet of local curiosity and commerce in a column snippet.
Jack Gray seeks meaning from a gypsy fortune teller at a lawn party. The reading hints jealousy and love cards, but Gray discovers Dorothy emerges from the tent, revealing their own romantic turn as they walk together under a tree.
A fragment hints at public interest in a would be fortune teller and reactions to her claimed success. The brief notes reactions of onlookers and the tone suggests local curiosity rather than a formal event.
The writer argues poker, not roulette, tests courage and judgment, praising American, Cuban, and Rough Rider bravery. He mocks Vienna’s ban on poker as misled, claims poker shapes fate and leadership, and credits generals and soldiers with poker insight and strategic nerve. He compares poker to warfare and urges Austrians to learn the game.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recounts a Detroit street car scene where a pretty young woman berates a man who stares, only to learn he is blind. The revelation shifts embarrassment to the onlookers as she exits amid giggles.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange annual report shows the cotton year 1897 98 ending with 11 199 994 bales an increase of about 2 250 000 from the prior year. Value totals 320 553 000, down 1 300 000 from last year due to a bale price drop of about 8 dollars.
In the dairy and poultry section, successful farmers run the farm department efficiently A few minutes spent on live stock and poultry care can improve productivity and health of the herd and flocks Central to farm operations the department emphasizes timely tasks and practical practices for livestock management.
Veterinarian A W Bitting outlines how harmful bacteria invade dairies and the steps to stamp out contamination. Prevention centers on thorough cleaning, disinfection, and sealing drains, with emphasis on dry, well-ventilated facilities and separate handling of milk from different dairies.
Bulletin notes recent outbreak of sore mouth or sore foot and mouth among cattle in several Indiana localities. The disease appeared in 1891 and 1892, affects cattle of any age and occasionally horses, mainly on pasture, likely linked to grass conditions and not considered contagious.
Utah experiment station tests fed skim milk extensively to hogs and found that combining skim milk with grain yields valuable growth in all stages, reduces grain needs, speeds gain, and keeps hogs healthier than milk or grain alone.
The article traces a shift from pure-bred improvements to widespread crossbreeding, noting initial gains from Durhams and Shorthorns but condemning the rise of indiscriminate crossbreeding between beef and dairy cattle. It warns that mongrel stock lowers prices and milk yields, urging an end to such practices for American cattle raisers.
The author cites experience over analysis, ranking wheat and oats highest among grains, followed by barley and corn, buckwheat, and rye. Excess corn is warned, as is too little, recommending about twenty five percent of weekly winter rations from corn or corn products while noting they are useless in hot weather.
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