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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
6
An agricultural column urges farmers to provide ice storage for dairying to preserve cream and butter, notes on dairy cooperatives and fair milk prices, and outlines breed origins of cattle and swine care. It covers pasture fattening, sunlit pens, winter feeding, and clover hay, plus horse breed trends, a trotting sire’s history, jockey techniques, and Pekin duck import benefits.
A revival in sailing shipbuilding seen on the Clyde contrasts with the belief steamers dominate seas. Lloyds reports show substantial sail tonnage in Calcutta and the Chesapeake oyster trade relies on schooners. Sailing vessels offer cargo capacity and storage advantages when prices and coal costs affect steamers.
A Michigan farmer argues profits come from good care and management over breed. He favors early born pigs, notes advantages of March or April stock, and advises culling scrubby piglets, feeding ground feed and sour milk, and raising pigs on clover pasture to finish strong.
A. A. Brigham reports from the Rhode Island Experiment Station that fecundity in fowl rises with domestication. Breeders aim for about 200 eggs per hen yearly by selecting prolific females and mating them to males from prolific mothers. Progeny vary, but careful selection across generations can yield lines with strong hereditary fecundity and desirable traits such as plumage color and body form.
A southern exchange notes Britain restarts U S mule buying with a New Orleans office reopening and a 1500 mule contract divided among St Louis Kansas City and Bonham. A U S minister reports zebroid hybrids as suited for Africa where Tsetse flies are a factor. The hybrids, strong and docile, resemble the female horse in temperament and appearance.
At a dairy show in Toronto a "dilution separator" named Hunt's Ventilated Cream Separator failed to remove all butter fat. Milk analyzed at 4.7 percent fat and diluted skim retained 1.2 percent fat, condemning the method and noting cheaper cans perform similarly.
The one time champion Ax Tell sold in New York to close a long running partnership among a wealthy horsemen syndicate dating to 1889. The group bought the horse for $105,000 after he set a 3-year-old 2:12 record and run for a $1,000 stud fee with about $240,000 in earnings. Frederick J. Moran, previously part of the syndicate, became sole owner for $14,700.
The article argues European settlers typically bought land from Sagamores and that the process varied by region. It notes natives received trade goods in exchange, and while conflicts arose as farming expanded, the era of iron represented progress rather than robbery, with forefathers dispossessing Native people in pursuit of advancement.
A memoir style scene from a great department store shows a pretty clerk with dark eyes and hair, answering endless questions and writing sales while dreaming of a raise or fortune. The Disordered Brain observes her tired eyes as velvet hues mesmerize her in the crowded shop.
A medical committee in Edinburgh reports the city’s poor are as well as those in large towns. They note a shift from porridge and milk to tea and bread and argue white bread provides better energy than brown for laboring classes.
The Sunday school furnishes the one indispensable element of a complete life and this never leaves the men as stated by Rev. A. Bilkovsky of the Universalist church in Saltimore Maryland.
A brief cartoonish exchange notes Old Hardfist swallowing a dollar and a charity collector prompting Haya to contribute. The punchline: he “coushed up a dollar” to the collector, illustrating frugal or reluctant generosity in a lighthearted moment from On'o State Journal.
Dr J H Rinsdlaur is listed as a specialist in eye ear nose and throat in Fargo North Dakota. The entry appears as a professional notice in the local medical directory.
In a brief courtroom or street exchange, Billy defends a strike on his nose after being hit on the right cheek. The other party replies with a proverb about turning the other cheek, prompting Billy to insist the injury justifies his response. The exchange highlights a clash between restraint and retaliation in a rural setting.
A historical projection notes that the global population may double within about 260 years given current growth rates. Experts discuss implications for resources, urban planning, and environmental pressures as demographics shift.
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