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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
3
In the Dairy and Poultry section a few highlights show farmers operating the department with emphasis on care of live stock and poultry. The report notes successful methods and practical tips for husbandry and welfare of dairy cattle and poultry stock.
The writer argues co operative creameries fail from poor management and calls for a trained manager with real authority and pay. It questions wholesale milk prices and profitability, notes Western shippers’ views, and reports foot and mouth disease breaking out in England. It urges American farmers to emphasize cleanliness and vigilance to prevent contagious diseases.
The passage spots the harsh daily burden of farm horses under harsh harness and rough work. It contrasts such misery with the humane care of a horse owned by a kind master, highlighting cruelty versus compassion in rural life.
The Hygienic Gazette critiques oleomargarine as a substitute for butter noting possible beef fat and even stomach contents in some samples. It questions lecithin content, nerve nourishment value, and argues that artificial fat cannot replace natural butter for healthy bones, nerves, and body.
The Lincolns are the largest of the long-wooled sheep breeds. Their wool is long and coarse yet lustrous.
Experimental stations compare dirt and board floors for hens with a six inch stone layer under dirt proposed to reduce dampness. Old hens best for egg sitting. young pullets often lay on bare floors. Mature birds improve offspring vigor. fattening geese uses a confinement barrel and rich paste feed with barley buckwheat and cornmeal plus milk and potatoes.
A fragmented item discusses themes of budget, amusement, and a Moonocle device used by a young man. The text hints at a lottery for the minister and suggests an alternate plan, but details are unclear.
A Chicago Tribune fragment depicts a heated exchange where a man accuses a merchant of theft, while the broker defends his business as righteous and morally guided, likening his leadership to Moses.
A miner brings a young woman to a minister for marriage and offers to gamble on the fee. The minister quotes a variable rate of 2 to 5 dollars, and the miner bets to pay 10 if the match works out in a year, else nothing. The jest ends with the miner’s smile.
A joke recalls a buyer who loses money on a bulldog pup. Dick claims he lost over 100 percent, then reveals paying $10 and giving a dollar to drown the pup. The exchange centers on ridiculous arithmetic and comic misfortune.
A Chicago News quote recalls boasting crowds on stage with 200 people. Roxey counters by claiming Texas crowds of 500 and a near 1,000, noting the mob rushing outside to head them off.
An Indianapolis Sun item recalls a delivery driver mix up when a grocer asks about a morning order. A hired girl at a neighbor’s door misnames the woman as Mrs. Brown, calling her a tramp, illustrating a case of mistaken identity.
Paris restaurant keepers draw on American cold storage stocks to feed expo crowds. A Chicago firm has already sent five carloads of broilers toward the Parish market. The wing-coverts are the broad feathers over the roots of the secondary quills.
Robbs questions warmth in business letters while Dobbs advocates genuine warmth as a social grace in correspondence. Chicago News notes the contrast in tone between personal and professional communication.
A brief cartoon caption from the Syracuse Herald shows Snarley and Yow discussing how Jingo was run over. Yow explains he was stooping to pick up a horseshoe, illustrating a humorous misperception.
A brief humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press notes a child named Sap hedde wearing a monocle. The joke suggests the device prevents him from seeing more than he can comprehend.
S Hoxie of the Advanced Registry Holstein Friesian Association reports two cows stand out for high yields. Beryl Wayne, seven to eight years old, produced 24 lbs 3.8 oz butter at 80 percent fat or 22 lbs 9.9 oz at 85.7 percent fat. Lilith Pauline, about three and a quarter years old, produced 24 lbs 7.4 oz butter at 80 percent fat or 22 lbs 13.3 oz at 85.7 percent fat per pound. Prof C B Lane retested both and confirmed the first test.
Wyoming's cattle business, hit hard from 1886 to 1898, shows revived numbers in assessments with clear gains over last year. Sheep herds jump from 308,977 in 1886 to 2,164,701 in 1899, with prophets predicting 3,000,000 before 1901. Horses total 82,446 in 1899, up 10,000 from 1895 but below 1891 levels.
Oxford sheep thrive on robust land and respond well to selective breeding, showing resilience and productive performance in favorable pastures and management.
A fragment notes a Chicago area basketball club reporting no injuries while members claim they voted out all the girls to focus on exercise. The exchange underscores a gender change in the club and a shift toward noncompetitive fitness.
Fragmentary dialogue hints Sambo framed mystery around Jobson. line suggests he is "his wife's husband" and raises questions about Jobson's employer. Readers sense a social skit about identity and rumor in a small town.
In Baltimore American style, an eminent handwriting expert on the witness stand identifies the note as bunco related. The attorney asks how the expert reached the conclusion and the expert cites the writer’s habit of making a dash after every initial J as a distinctive marker.
A man asks a fire insurance office clerk about a policy insuring him $20 a week if he is fired from his job. The exchange is reported by the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
In a humorous exchange Plodding Pete questions Meandering Mike about a new alarm clock. Mike reveals he bought it after dreaming he was working, planning to set it every two or three hours to avoid missing shifts, per the Washington Star.
A brief item from the New York Weekly depicts a scene where a Christian lady asks John to attend Sunday school, while a line attributed to Wah Lee expresses hostility toward Christian hoodlums. The snippet reflects social tensions and religious motifs common in the period.
A quip from Ally Sloper features Squire exclaiming he wishes the retriever would fetch back the money paid. Jorkins confirms the dog is a good retriever. The exchange highlights a humorous dispute over a costly purchase.
Chicago News quotes a manager suggesting acting realism in a scene where a wife discovers her husband asleep and examines his pockets in the lamp light. The anecdote highlights onstage choices to heighten believability.
A clergyman's son spends the afternoon with the bishop's children at the rectory. He boasts of a hen that lays an egg daily, but the bishop counters that his father lays a foundation stone once, highlighting a contrast in simple daily feats and lasting achievements.
Mr Adams and his wife express gratification over a letter from their son announcing that he reads his class. A college professor notes the boys march into class in alphabetical order.
A brief quip from Life magazine features Mrs. Bingo warning about speaking to the cook. The exchange reveals social tension and witty repartee between Bingo and his wife.
Mr. Goswell observes the season in South Africa is far advanced while his family waits for clarification in quiet anticipation. He notes Bloemfontein has experienced an early fall, as reported by the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
A teacher asks for a crying need and a solemn student with a wicked eye answers with a handkerchief as the needed item. The exchange hints at humor and social etiquette in a classroom setting.
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes a girl from Blinkersdorf as exceptionally prompt, with the punchline that her father was a car starter, implying inherited zeal and rural humor in a brief quotation.
Puck prints a child’s provocative query about whether an Indian reservation is a place for Indians to live until white people want it. The remark reflects prevailing stereotypes and prompts a broader discussion on Indigenous lands and rights.
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