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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
7
A lyrical passage speaks of morning as a summons that stirs the blood and enlarges the soul. It contrasts dawn’s vitality with night’s quiet dream, praising springlike promise, hope, and the discipline of onward call.
The Commonwealth Attorney, weary and distracted, contemplates mercy as Bill Tripp faces hanging for murder. An old mountain father asks the lawyer to pleas for clemency with the Governor to spare his son, hoping prison or relocation would ease his mother's heartbreak.
Attorney pleads for commutation fails as crowd gathers at the jail scaffold. Bill Tripp fades smiling after a rifle shot and dies, a fresh grave gleaming on the hill with four other mounds nearby and two elderly mourners planting flowers.
Poetic devotional piece describes waking to pray for strength and follow Jesus. The speaker recounts saying the Rosary amid daily tasks, mortifying self love, overcoming anger, pride, and the love of ease while striving for obedience and steady faith.
In Columbus Mississippi a black barber named Cub confronts a stranger preacher at the Main street water source. Cub declares the water superb and adds a sharp racial jab about freethinkers, boasting about the well’s quality and a wartime hoax claim.
A large monkey named Admiral Farraguet escaped at a way station above Tarrytown while Engine No. 826 of the New York Central carried animals for a Boston show. The creature boarded the locomotive cab, comforted by the crew, and was later taken in charge by a keeper at Tarrytown.
Sandy Frew recalls ice footracing as a novelty in Seattle. He notes ice as the fastest track with good foothold and elasticity. Frew claims under proper conditions he can beat 10 seconds on the ice despite Dawson’s 50 below zero weather during the race.
Charles P. Guelf notes Ohio leads the onion belt with a strong season. Lake county seeding around 1,000 acres yields one half higher than last year with good quality. Hardin reports wind damage keeping yields near 225,000 bushels of mostly good stock. Toledo district rises with larger acreage and very good stock. Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania see about 25% more than last season with larger bulbs. Madison and Wayne counties estimate 250,000 bushels versus 200,000 last year. Wyandot may top 75,000 bushels, though many onions are small and poor keepers. Licking county reports a very good crop on limited acreage.
A Maine Experiment Station reply notes that fresh fish and fish waste have long been used as coastal manure. Its value lies mainly in nitrogen, with phosphoric acid from bones becoming available over time, while potash is lacking and freight costs may offset any small gains.
A dam creates a large pond across a ravine at the Missouri Experiment Station, draining twenty acres and reaching forty feet in depth. It sits unused this year due to heavy rainfall, but is valuable in drier years for irrigating garden truck and alfalfa. Professor Waters notes many farms could build similar reservoirs at moderate cost to save key crops during droughts.
Government Bulletin describes the first step in reclaiming tidal marshes as excluding sea water. Dikes must be built at least two feet above the highest tide using local materials, often sod and soil from the marsh, which also provides drainage channels.
A Topeka seed house received a direct shipment of 20,000 bulbs from Haarlem in Holland, marking a large floral import for the local market. The consignment enhances available varieties and promises a bright growing season.
A reflective note observes cattle that have produced no direct profit for their owners, yet the true value remains undiscovered by those implementing the farming economy, hinting at unrecognized returns in livestock management.
Many farmers continue to sell milk at a loss without realizing the extent of their financial drain. The issue stems from rising input costs and stagnant prices, eroding margins for dairy operations nationwide.
Oklahoma farmers gathered wind-fall apples on July 31 at the Stillwater experiment station and pressed cider to ferment into vinegar. Green apples with added sugar yielded improved quality. ripe peaches pressed the same day produced a superior vinegar than local market varieties.
This piece urges farmers to beautify farm homes with trees shrubs and flowers. A well kept lawn and attractive surroundings attract and retain children and make the farm more valuable and inviting overall.
The South Dakota Agricultural College distributes a twelve district guide on apple varieties suitable to local conditions. Varieties include hibernal duchess Charlamoff Wealthy Anisim Patten s Greening Repka Malenka Yellow Sweet Longfield Haas Walbridge Ben Davis Iowa Blush Malinda Northwestern Greening Tetofsky Prices Sweet Ball s Genet and more. Farmers are urged to try apples as climate is more adaptable than believed and the station aims to encourage fruit production across the state.
The Minnesota Iowa Illinois Missouri horticultural societies announce their 1902 meetings in Minneapolis Des Moines Champaign Springfield with premiums of 150 dollars. Rail and hotel rates posted. Leading programs include apple exhibits instructor talks fruit preparation and reports from growers for all interested farmers. Secretary L A Goodman Kansas City Missouri invites attendance.
Due to a poor harvest in Norway the government provides 48000 dollars to farmers to buy seed. The funding aims to stabilize farm output and support agricultural operations amid crop shortfalls.
The article urges regular use of paint on farm structures saying nothing improves a farm building more than a good coat of paint and that brushes should be kept in near reach for ready use.
A Chicago physician treated a rheumatic patient with severe inflammation. A humble German man offered St Jacobs Oil, which gradually eased the pain and led to a complete recovery in two days, much to the doctor’s surprise.
Mrs Newcomb declines a dollar donation for the minister’s salary deficit and instead offers to buy items for the church supper. She lists two chickens coffee condensed milk olives cottage cheese sparerib and cut flowers to be contributed. The judge notes the plan as the church fundraiser proceeds.
A bright four year old Washington girl, descendant of Go bright, prays the Lord's Prayer and ends with Amen and a-women, explaining she prayed for women as well as men. Her mother questions the phrasing, revealing the child's quick thinking.
George F. Ayers of 16 Division Street Catskill NY recounts a year ago Brights Disease left him hopeful for death. An elder Bath man recommended Dodd s Kidney Pills. After using multiple boxes he fully recovered, crediting the remedy and the kind advisor for his life saved.
The Philadelphia Press notes D'Aubhur's extreme superstition in pricing two paintings at $650 each. A buyer offered $10 for both, and D'Aubhur accepted to avoid the supposed bad luck of asking $1,300. The anecdote highlights superstition influencing simple transactions.
Patents granted to Frank J. Baker of St. Cloud Richard Beise of Pine Island Minn William E Brown of Minneapolis Minn John Felton of Fertile Minn Edward Hinderer of St Paul Minn Charles Miller of Minneapolis Minn Carl Pingel of Butte Mont and others for a damper in a fish hook poultry drinking fountain feed water heater hand dump shovel heating drum and pin keeper with patent attorneys Vinneer Press Dds St Paul Minn
A quoted Cleveland Plain Dealer jab questions belief in an empty coal bin. A person plans to consult a mental scientist to test if they can be convinced there is no such thing as emptiness in a coal bin.
Dr J UW RINDLAUR is listed as a specialist in eye ear nose and throat care based in Fargo North Dakota.
Humorous fragment shows a father denying more pie as a son pleads to avoid telling mamma. The clipping includes stray quotes and ad-like lines about diphtheria cure claims and a Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil, plus miscellaneous adage references.
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