05 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1896
Page
1
The entry lists Frank Henry as a jurist in the Sixth Judicial District directory. The document provides a formal roster segment for district court officials and associated positions.
H. H. Miller argues that mutton remains a partially developed market in the United States. He notes price declines in wool, rising mutton demand, and the need for earlier marketing of lambs to maximize profits. He compares feeding practices, superstition about sheep handling, and stresses that selling younger, well conditioned sheep yields higher returns, calling for shift from sheep to lamb production where economics align.
The author extols Montana as a great state with a 1895 income of about 71 million, largely from mining and agriculture. Emphasizing water power, the piece predicts rapid industrial growth, local manufacturing from copper and wool, and expansion to rival New England in population, urging local development and domestic production over imports.
The Missoulian lauds Senator Thomas H. Carter Montana for a full Senate speech on tariff and revenue. It highlights clear arguments, patriotic tone, and a predicted campaign impact. The piece notes Carter’s review of the bill to raise revenue and contrasts it with Western Republican views on policy.
An advertisement claims constipation causes many female illnesses and promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea as a pleasant cure, sold by all druggists.
Health and sweet breath promised by Shilohs Catarrh Remedy priced at 50 cents with Wasal injector offered free. Sold by druggists.
A Miles City Stock Growers Journal comparison highlights western South Dakota shipments to Chicago and South Omaha totaling 81,328 head valued around 2.7 million dollars, with total cattle shipped near 88,235 head and value near 3 million. Montana sent 306,460 head valued at 1,310,326. The report underscores Montana’s substantial cattle business relative to South Dakota.
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt depicts a man climbing to light his pipe at an electric lamp, and a mock funeral forecast as a dig at those who did not subscribe to the paper. The piece satirizes ignorance about the war’s end.
Messrs. C. A. Snow & Co of Washington DC, patent lawyers and agents, offer free pamphlets by mail about home and foreign patents caveats copyrights trade marks infringements design patents abstracts of decisions and the costs of patents in the United States and abroad.
In Greycliff March reports celebrate open winter aiding hay stacks and many ranch improvements. The Greycliff ditch progress reaches one and a half miles of six, linking Bridge Creek and Work Creek with Brumfield and Taylor extending toward Reed Point. Residents speculate on metropolitan plans as Lanphear visits from Big Timber and sharers John Knox and W A Hill travel to Reno to shear sheep.
Alfalfa thrives on soils high in alkali due to deep root growth that avoids shallow salt accumulation. The top roots grow downward without side branching, while deeper roots remain free of harmful bacterial excretions, enabling long term stands on previously unsuitable land.
An old advertisement claims Shilohs Cure cures consumption la grippe pneumonia and all throat and lung diseases. Sold by druggists.
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