This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1898
Page
2
The author describes careful corn meal use to aid laying hens and growing chicks. A warm cooked corn meal morning feeding helps digestion, supports bone strength with ash, and reduces indigestion signs seen after winter confinement.
A Poultry Herald piece by Wm. Y. Fox discusses bantam chick feeding. A breeder swears by crackers and milk, but Fox favors dry feed, offering a five daily item rotation plus water gravel and grass. From week four, switch to whole wheat and reduce feeding frequency as feathers come in.
The excerpt advises keeping growing chickens plump by breeding from the smallest each year and avoiding early hatching. It emphasizes selecting for smaller stock to control size and ensure steady growth.
The comb of the hen serves as a clear health indicator while incubators can fail. The poultry industry remains far from an exact science with variable outcomes and imperfect methods.
The London Mail reports a new fog signaling device by an English inventor. Trials on the Wimbleton and Clapham lines impress the Southwest Railway, with plans to adopt the system nationwide as a signalman operates a button and a gong sounds near the engine.
A French observer notes American industry excels in small details such as automatic tool grinding that boosts output and economy. He contrasts this with dairy markets where uniformity of butter and standardized rules in production could improve prices and reduce waste.
The Holstein Friesian Cattle Breeders annual meeting in Buffalo on March 16 drew nearly 200 members. President Watkin G. Powell opened with remarks on improved stock breeding and the union of the Western Holstein Friesian Association consolidating herd books. The group approved $1500 in dairy test prizes for 1898 including Trans Miss Exposition, $400 for butter production prizes, and $1450 for Advanced Registry butter records. Tests showed cost to produce a pound of butter from Holstein Friesians ranged from five to nine cents. Butter production in tests ranged from 11,611 to 24,137 pounds for cows aged two to nine years. A second item notes a new blind pig of oleomargarine found in Brooklyn, with officials unable to trace the supply source.
Suspicion pointed to a respectable looking home in a calm neighborhood. A raid revealed an oleomargarine factory in disguise with lace curtains and comforts. The proprietor was jailed and, despite efforts, had not secured release by the latest reports.
Permanent pastures are valuable additions to farms when fertility is maintained. Emphasis should shift toward improving and sustaining permanent pastures for long term productivity.
The St Paul Dispatch cites Prof Beutenmuller on a Yukon mosquito variety, the most pestiferous in North America. Swarming in long columns, they drive moose deer and caribou to higher ground, kill dogs and even brown bears, with two broods yearly and a brief bite after water exit. Protection like mittens and veils prove inadequate while repellents evaporate quickly.
A Kansas City Star inspired meditation on a man who finally learns to ride a bicycle after six seasons. He endures mockery, fear, and failed starts as he practices in back streets, hides the bike to seem broken, and battles balance before surrendering to the inevitable lessons of the road.
A crooked toe is shown to prevent army enlistment as men with such deformities cannot endure long marches. The finding suggests medical suitability issues for service and conforms to common military recruitment standards.
Old patent medicine ad touts No-To-Bac as a miracle cure for tobacco habit with a money back guarantee. Includes testimonials claiming strength and vitality from users and a free booklet offer. Also repeats unrelated boasts about letters and a Piso’s Cure for Consumption endorsement.
The earliest American theater opened in Williamsburg Virginia in 1752 marking a milestone in colonial cultural life. It reflects the growth of shared public performance spaces in the mid 18th century.
Citizens and voters of Chicago are now the only individuals eligible for public works employment in the city. The measure aims to limit staff to locals while a separate tobacco ad promotes Smoke Sledge Cigarettes at a bargain price of 20 for 5 cents.
An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a tobacco habit cure for fifty cents. It promises reduced tobacco use, strengthened resolve, and blood purification. The claim is directed at druggists selling the product.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.