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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
4
In Chicago June 23 Warren G Harding nominates Taft and defends constitutional supremacy. He praises Taft as the era’s greatest progressive, rebukes Roosevelt influenced opposition, and urges party unity under Taft’s leadership for Ohio and 100 million Americans.
A speaker asserts confidence in victory and re election, claiming a lawful and orderly path without coercion or hysterical appeals. The statement emphasizes belief in an honest win and steadfast support from delegates.
The speaker says they are pleased to be nominated again and that the honor is deeper because it was not sought. They express confidence that level headed Republicans will back the regular ticket.
The text argues that nominations were stolen and that a packed jury decided contested cases. It asserts the national committee and credentials committee lacked bias and that their decisions controlled the convention, forming the balance of power in the process.
Chicago June 23 The platform for Taft and Sherman praises Republican rule by the people emphasizes upholding court authority and preventing delays in civil and criminal cases. It endorses recalling judges only as needed, supports world peace, opposes monopoly, cites the Interstate Commerce Act and anti trust laws, and proposes a federal trade commission to speed law enforcement.
A political platform endorses protective tariffs to safeguard American workers and industry while urging periodic reviews to avoid excessive rates. It pledges currency stability, banking reform, and credit support for farmers, calls for civil service protections, anti corruption measures, and a parcels post. It also condemns Democratic tariff bills and highlights national flood challenges from the Mississippi River.
The passage lauds a fair share of responsibility to prevent disasters, highlights the Panama Canal nearing completion, the Mines Bureau, postal savings banks, 1912 pension provisions, veterans’ benefits, and strong pure food and drug laws as evidence of Republican progress. It reaffirms endorsements of McKinley and Roosevelt from 1900 to 1908.
L A Felger manager of the Ohio Alberta Farms Co asserts two pounds of alfalfa seed per acre will yield a prolific stand. He cites a twelve acre test seeded at four pounds per acre with deep plowing and soil inoculation, expecting two to three cuts. He plans to seed only two pounds next year and mix with ground seed to avoid thick stands. He stresses fallow tillage, moisture conservation, and thorough cultivation to control weeds on broken farms.
Prof Alfred Atkinson from Montana Experiment Station explains how dry land farmers use fallow to store soil moisture and nutrients for the next crop. He details the moisture reservoir, mulch formation, and weed control as key benefits and stresses adjustments if these goals are not met.
Oats decline 25 cents per hundred this week while wheat holds steady. Watermelons quoted at 6 cents per pound retail. Vegetables and fruit abundant with improving quality. Hay and feed prices include Timothy 9.50, alfalfa 3, timothy baled 16, oats bulk 1.25–1.15 per cwt, bran 1.35, chicken feed 1.50, shorts 1.50. Produce prices list butter eggs honey flour. fruit and vegetables with many specific item prices. Livestock prices note hogs 6, sheep 3.50–4.75, calves 7–8.5, steers and cows strong, chickens 0. Ianresupply at Whitfield’s harness shop.
The advertisement touts Bucklen's Arica Salve as a quick healer for burns cuts bruises bullet wounds and explosions and claims it treats boils ulcers eczema sore lips and piles. It cites a price of 15 cents at druggists.
The Nominipe District Court of the Sixth Judicial District of Montana in Sweet Grass County begins probate for the estate of U G Keller, deceased. The action names the deceased and initiates administration proceedings under Montana probate law.
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