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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1900
Page
2
A proposed Argentine Republic law contemplates reading the Bible in public schools. The excerpt references Barbara Frietchie and Billy Patterson as cultural touchstones while lawmakers consider the education bill.
A new departure affecting Mount Hermon will take effect next month. The school will operate in nearly continuous session with three terms of sixteen weeks each. A new Mount Hermon church formed before Mr. Moody’s death has already admitted thirty young men on confession of faith.
The New Daily announces a London launch to advocate fearless return to Christian principles, promote meditation and criticism, and supply a good daily with minimal parade and expense at a price of half a penny.
A Senate debate centered on a Cuban petition from island citizens about landing a cable. Mr Stewart moved to refer it to the military affairs committee, while Mr Morgan noted rules against foreign petitions. Stewart argued Congress power covers the subject. the view prevailed.
The United States has completed five arbitration agreements with five nations, including Great Britain Germany and Haiti, to settle claims by Americans British and Germans over Samoa damages and an illegal tax. A sixth arbitration is pending. Proponents urge peace by referring both civil disputes and national injuries to tribunals.
A new bill authorizes the secretary of the navy to contract Krupp armor at 545 dollars per ton, up from a prior 400 dollar limit. As a result, three battleships and three armored cruisers authorized last year were not contracted, delaying delivery of the Wisconsin Alabama and Illinois as builders seek redress for armor shortages. The new authority covers vessels both authorized and to be authorized.
The dispatch traces a vast maritime network from Manila across the China Sea to Hong Kong Brunei Hue Saigon Singapore Georgetown Bay of Bengal Madras Bombay Aden Suez Alexandria Malta Gibraltar Marseille to London and beyond to Newfoundland Nova Scotia and New York. It highlights geography history and industry in a single vivid tour.
A reader piece from Farm Poultry shares humorous observations on keeping ducks. It notes ducks prefer familiar feed and mash, enjoy ice and acorns, and illustrate quirks like avoiding large doors, using sheds, and learning to navigate obstacles. It warns about leg strain in cold weather and recounts a near accident with a water pail.
Professor Otis of Kansas Agricultural College estimates over 684000 cows in Kansas with about 14 percent unprofitable for dairy. He notes alfalfa can boost protein intake, urging its use where available, and warns against chemicals in butter and milk, urging farmers to influence safer dairy practices.
Fragmentary note claims a person is waging war on public health, signaling conflict without broader context or identifiable specifics.
A Pennsylvania Experiment Station writer reviews air churns and standard dash churns, noting no new buttering principle and similar output to traditional methods. Trials show labor and practicality pitfalls with air churns, urging two to three week trials and price comparisons against standard churns.
Bulletin 65 reports trials on horn fly control with traps and mixtures. A home made resin soap mixture costs about 30 cents per gallon and requires regular daily application to cows with a large paint brush. The article notes partial protection and suggests touching unprotected areas for best results and warns against use on horses.
The farmer needs pullets now and feed them to mature in a few months so eggs will be available in the fall. Maturing pullets ensure eggs later in the season.
The New York egg market last year reportedly sold over 100 million dozen eggs at about 20 cents each, implying potential receipts above 20 million dollars though figures are speculative. Advice urges selective breeding to improve flocks, noting one quarter of birds may be exceptional and highlighting benefits of culling. Australia begins exporting poultry to England, aiming to build a larger trade as spring shipments reach favorable prices.
A miscreant in Kansas chopped a cornstalk and laid it across a railway track. It was discovered before a train approached, preventing any loss of life. The Kansas City Journal notes the incident. He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.
A 1900 memorial day poem urges peace over arms and greed. It laments war, calls for unarmed harmony, and envisions a new era where love and justice replace violence and destruction with a plea for wisdom before a century’s end.
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