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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
7
A copyright notice from an 198 year indicates strict prohibition on reprinting without special authorization. The brief note emphasizes that content cannot be republished without prior permission from F. E. Trigg.
The article urges pre winter rodent control with traps and poisons. It notes steel cage and guillotine traps can catch many rats in one night and recommends barytes mixed with cornmeal or graham flour, or a flour meal batter with white arsenic. It mentions live capture with hair singeing or a bell tied to a rat as less effective novelty methods. Estimated annual damage from rats is about £100,000,000.
The piece argues housewives in some states can influence elections beyond taxation votes and urges women to prompt or compel men to vote. It praises citizen duties, warns against complacency, and links suffrage to patriotism and national progress.
The article notes Denmark's smallholdings and extensive farming shape wealth and class. It cites nearly 200000 farms with ten acres or less and about 100000 farms of ten to fifteen acres, with under 1000 over 500 acres. It highlights 1055 cooperative dairies and 500 egg-export centers as signs of agricultural organization.
A reader compares two kitchen ranges: a cheap cast iron unit bought for 19.99 that rusted, wore out, and failed, versus a steel range costing 48 dollars initially that after ten years of service remains reliable. The piece urges buyers to calculate annual stove costs and extend the steel option’s expected life by ten years.
The article suggests buying a milking machine is advisable and profitable in dairies with up to twenty five cows. It notes a typical outfit costs about 2%4 dollars and discusses the evolving bond between father and family as years pass, cautioning against restricting such care to only necessary moments.
Do not spray frostbitten plants with cold water. Move them to a cool place where the frost can thaw gradually. Water would speed up the damage and hinder recovery.
The piece promotes improving finger circulation through housework activity and thrice daily washing of hands in warm dishwater. It urges mothers to lead by example and adopt this routine for healthier hands and nails.
A northern weather quirk leaves residents unsure what undershirt to wear for tomorrow. The capricious climate means one dress code decision may affect health by risking catarrh and pulmonary complaints.
Discussion notes a disagreement over how best to supply pure fresh water to farm animals. The sink hole water supply man is mentioned as rarely defending his practice and appears on the periphery of the debate.
A Jersey bull calf learns to run the crenan separator and hauling tasks early, developing physical fitness and a calm temperament. This training fosters security for those charged with its care by building confidence and reducing potential troublemakers.
The text notes that farm work becomes engaging for curious boys when aided by labor saving machinery such as stationary or traction engines. It suggests another approach through quality thoroughbred stock to renew interest, emphasizing the need for a suitable special focus in care of the stock.
A practical method describes plugging all burrow openings except one with dirt and inserting moist cotton soaked in carbon bisulphide to seal the remaining hole. If the woodchuck is dormant, this aims to prevent spring waking and reduce winter rabbit harboring.
An English firm with a Chicago branch displayed many grains at the state fair. Magnificent wheat rye and barley types were shown along with an improved Swedish oat variety weighing fifty pounds per bushel. In Canada yields up to 120 bushels per acre were reported, though the oats would not suit the U.S. climate.
A patron at a creamery used dirty cream tied to a foul odor detected from a wagon pipe. Investigation found squalid conditions in production and storage, leading to the patron being dropped and not reinstated.
An Illinois farmer argues that grazing sheep can double land value in seven years by restoring fertility. He cites corn yields rising from fifty to one hundred bushels per acre after seven years of sheep husbandry, claiming depleted soils regain virgin fertility through sheep and dairy practices.
A remark contrasts good butter from good cream with a citizen formed from a bad bay, arguing the former is less hopeless than the latter. The line uses a humorous analogy to caution about quality origins and outcomes.
An acquaintance recommended quack grass for permanent pasture. A farmer sowed a patch and found the weed to be indeed permanent, underscoring how a single introduction can create a lasting agricultural challenge.
Farmers again advocate feeding pine boughs to sheep claiming browsing helps sheep rid themselves of certain ailments. The old time practice is being given renewed attention as a potential natural remedy for livestock health.
A chunk of rock salt in the manger or feed box provides essential salt for horses. It is economical and ensures animals have access to salt where they feed.
Berlin reports say Chancellor von Buelow may resign over the Emperor's Telegraph interview. Crown Prince Frederick William met the chancellor, fueling rumors of a leadership change as H. von Kiderlen-Waechter is called to Bucharest to cover. Von Eiderlen-Waechter, once trusted, has regained favor after prior disfavor.
The guide stresses cooling cream to 50 degrees before mixing with other cooled cream. If cream is collected by traditional methods, milk should be cooled promptly after milking to maintain quality and safety.
A string of editorials notes how a series of careless acts with unloaded firearms harms victims more than rent outkillers. It observes few profit from tragedies where one person fires and another dies, highlighting absurd outcomes and public danger.
Guidance on raising new milk cows and calves advises letting calves nurse for several weeks to improve vitality and calf development. If calves are removed after a few days, the cow may fail to release milk properly, reducing overall milk flow.
The writer extols satisfaction in choosing large perfect fruit and crops. He likens an orchardist to a potato or onion grower and a grain farmer to the thrashing scene with corn cars meeting the throw board.
The piece notes many communities rely on seasonal fishing for sustenance and laments the difficulty of addressing this poverty. It argues society could justify compelled service through military conscription to curb what it calls invited poverty among workers.
The text argues that a child’s start in life hinges on education and capital stock of schooling. It warns that poor educational preparation leads to a poorer later life and urges parents and teachers to impress this responsibility on the child.
The article notes value in stocking fuel and fodder, preparing a barn and cribs, ensuring water and vegetables, and storing canned fruit. It observes a worker who has labored long hours may deserve rest, but warns against delaying winter prep until the last moment.
A Midwest manufacturer states a 40 by 50 barn with two foot posts can be equipped with three rods and grounding wire for about 4150. Proper installation by a reliable firm with guarantee offers near complete protection from lightning fire loss, despite few summer storms.
London reports evidence that the proposal drawn by Emperor William and sent to Queen Victoria was not shared with the British war office. Irish Nationalist William Redmond challenged War Secretary Haldane in the house of commons, demanding records and accusing concealment. Redmond proposed offering William a British cabinet seat to regularize the issue.
Newark, Nov 3. David Olingwood died of suffocation in a fire that destroyed Starr's auditorium at Fifteenth street and Morris avenue. He lived in a neighboring tenement and perished after reaching the lower hallway. Firemen and police evacuated 32 families, mainly women and children, from the tenement. One man was slightly injured leaping from a second story window.
A constabulary force from Migan pursued a Moro band raiding plantations in Misamis province Mindanao. They overtook the outlaws and killed the band leader, with pursuit of the remainder to follow. The capture is expected to restore peace in the area.
Rome New York November 3 1900 ward building B of the state custodial asylum for feeble minded is destroyed by fire. About 150 patients were in the building including thirty bedridden patients. All the sick and helpless were removed. Rebuilding will cost about 100000 dollars and furnishing 25000 dollars.
Mrs J Clayton Erb accused as accessory to the murder of her husband Captain J Clayton Erb posted 500 bail set by Judge Bramall and was released. She was driven from the jail in an automobile with no public destination given.
Columbus reports Mack Devore, his wife, and 13 year old son Charles Devore were found dead from gas asphyxiation in Milo suburb home. Neighbors alerted authorities after the family’s apparent illness.
Minneapolis wheat quotations show Nec. at 1.0514 and May at 1.06 with tracking lines for No 1 Northern around 1.045 to 1.053, No 2 Northern near 1.025 to 1.054, and No 3 Northern about 0.98 to 1.01. Prices reflect market levels as of October 31.
St Paul market notes show cattle from good to choice at 6.00 to 6.75, cows and heifers 5.00 to 5.78, veals 3.75 to 6.00, and sheep wethers 3.75 to 4.25 with yearlings 4.10 to 4.40 and lambs 4.50 to 5.00. Market figures reflect varied quality across categories.
In Duluth on October 31 wheat prices show spot values and futures trading. No 1 hard at 1.0514, No 1 Northern 1.04. No 2 Northern 1.02. Dec 1.01, May 1.055. Oct 1.03, Nov 1.08. Plax-T arrive on track at 1.2754, Oct 1.27, Nov 1.271, Dec 1.25, May 1.2048.
Wheat futures for December and May around 1.00 to 1.0356 dollars with July at 0.97 and 0.68 for corr. Oats futures for December 48 to 50 cents. Pork prices for Oct to May range 14.30 to 16.00 dollars. Butter and dairy prices show creamery butter 27 cents and dairy 28 cents. Poultry quotess include turkeys at 15 cents and chickens at 10 cents with spring hens at 12 to 14 cents.
Chicago stock yards market for cattle and hogs shows varied prices across categories. Cattle and calves range with Texas and Western stock at notable figures, logs and sheep moving at multiple bid levels.
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