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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
6
A Paris notary in the vicinity of the bourse awakened to a crowd of thirty-two hunchback impostors arriving at 2 PM on April 1. They crowded the office seeking “something to their advantage,” refused to accept the joke, and caused a scene before police could eject them. The notary suspects a clerk staged the stunt.
The Meridian Mississippi Appeal demands accountability from those who collect subscription money but fail to remit names or funds to the paper. It condemns a class of gentlemen who misappropriate others money and urges immediate moral reform.
Distilling sawdust yields gas wood alcohol acetic acid tar and oils. From tar are extracted benzole toluole zymole cu mole paraffin naphthalene and hydrocarbons used in aniline colors. Carbolic acid and creosote are obtained and charcoal remains in the retorts.
Count Rene De Rochambeau and Count Sahine De Lafayette accepted invitations to attend the Rochambeau monument inauguration in Washington on May 24.
The Carnegie public library in Fort Dodge Iowa is under erection and slated for completion about July 1. The cross shaped building features a central dome, a 91 by 72 foot front, marble stairs, delivery and reading rooms, a 30 000 volume capacity book room, and a basement lecture hall with fire proof construction and birch and white oak interior finishes.
University of Wyoming experiments determine hay and straw needs for resting farm horses. Ben and Doc ate 14.92 and 13.68 pounds of hay per 1000 pounds live weight respectively, averaging 14.3. A second trial with alfalfa and oat straw shows daily intakes around 13.76 pounds hay and 2.25 pounds straw per 1000 pounds live weight, with growth noted.
The Department of Agriculture details US horse exports by destination from 1894 to 1901. In 1901 exports reached 82 250 head, led by 37 465 to South Africa. Even removing that factor, demand remains strong in North American and European markets for horses bred in the United States.
From Stephens Book of the Farm: parsnips fatten oxen three to four years old in about three months, with 30 perches of crop. cows gain butter color and flavor with winter hay. also improves pigs and poultry. Leaves are bulky and eaten by cows, oxen, or horses.
L. M. Hartley urges wool growers to bind and clean fleece, avoid foreign matter, and choose better markets. He cites St. Louis as superior to Chicago and Boston ahead of both, noting poor marketing costs growers money by lowering price offers.
The concept notes that symmetry can be enhanced through two horticultural practices, summer pruning and pinching, which shape growth and balance. The idea emphasizes practical methods to improve plant form during the growing season.
Georgia peach prospects are bright while Alabama faces little damage from late frosts. North Carolina reports cool wet weather checked growth early April but no serious injury. South Dakota and Wisconsin note varying outcomes with cherries injured in December and overall fair to good fruit prospects. Michigan forecast lists apples 84 pears 81 peaches 62 plums 78 cherries 86 small fruits 85.
Fahblan Garcia describes Bordeaux Mixture as a remedy for rats mildew and fungous diseases. The recipe uses copper sulphate four to six pounds lime four to six pounds and water fifty gallons with dissolution and dilution steps. A ferro cyanide test guides lime addition to avoid leaf burn.
A survey of 378 correspondents shows 124 saying yes and 254 no to spraying peach orchards for curl leaf. It notes spraying is clearly profitable and essential for good fruit, while predicting it is too early to judge the fruit crop this year.
Under US government support agriculture in Porto Rico is growing rapidly with a 1902 sugar crop forecast of 95 000 tons and expected rise to 130 000 tons next year. By 1904 production may surpass 250 000 tons as railroads open new areas. Tobacco yields rise from 3 000 000 to 9 000 000 pounds by 1903 with prices increasing from 5 6 cents to 15 20 cents per pound. American capitalists bring mining experts and copper iron gold lignite are found while cotton experiments show promise.
An Indiana report shows less than ten percent of agricultural college graduates seek salaried positions. Most return to farms or enter teaching, driven by enthusiasm for agriculture. Ohio finds a similar trend with many graduates staying in farm work or related roles, with high wages needed to lure them elsewhere.
A compact aphorism about eloquence appears in a New York Press quote praising a kiss from a pretty person, contrasting it with formal oratory. The remark highlights the power of simple affection over grand speech in a playful press snippet.
A testimonial from Ronnie WeLane of Chicago praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing years of menstrual irregularity and related health issues. The letter claims lasting relief and urges readers to refuse substitutes.
A Chicago News item notes a writer who nearly won a $50,000 prize with a story titled The Written Preposanal. Dripbles mentions the side tracked Scribpies and references the girl's father as a key figure in the tale.
The article details the 1902 North Coast Limited equipment for its third season. It lists the consist including a tourist sleeping car a dining car a standard Pullman sleeping car and an unequaled electric lighted observation car. The passage notes would be travelers amused by jokes and the unique features of the train.
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