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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
2
A Farmers' Review letter notes that gape worms are caused by the parasite Syngamus Trachealis, not angle worms, and advises on keeping chicks on a plank floor to eight weeks old. The writer, David Ruble of Lincoln County Oregon, describes his poultry setup and asks for feedback.
A miscellaneous page includes a reflective poem about hope and youth, then instructions for a party word game Cities and Towns, plus a tale of William Humlie a 13 year old New York news boy who rescued a kitten from a third story window and admonitions against cruelty to animals.
A vintage described party game uses a round pasteboard disk divided into about twenty spokes with a monk or prophet figure on a central pivot. A wand points to prophecy cards labeled with numbers and fortunes such as business success or a long merry life.
A tribute to Horace Mann detailing his push for reforms that ended corporal punishment, established a nationwide public school system, and spread beyond the United States. The narrative tracks his impoverished youth in Massachusetts, self funded study, college completion, and later career as a lawyer and reformer shaping modern education.
A simple lantern craft uses a baking powder can a nail a hammer a candle wire cardboard and a rounded wood wedge. Insert the wedge inside the can hammer holes in groups around the can and on the lid to create a pattern. A thick pasteboard circle acts as a candle stand and the lantern is hung with chain or wire.
The passage instructs how to measure cane length using forearm span. It describes aligning elbow with the cane head, marking the reach of the middle finger, and grasping the cane with a specific finger position. It notes that placing the cane head to the lips is difficult and exceptions exist.
A cautionary tale describes Ned and Will wandering in woods when yellow jackets emerge from a hole and chase Ned. The lesson is to stay calm and avoid running, as bees are more likely to sting if you flee while remaining still usually prevents attacks.
A children’s game variant called Wolf and Lambs is explained. One child hides while the rest seek the hidden wolf who jumps out to catch a lamb. If a lamb is caught the lamb becomes the next wolf. The first wolf is chosen by counting out.
A playful riddle list pairs flowers and trees with humorous traits. Sweet William carries a sugar cane while Black-Eyed Susan keeps hair with a cockscomb, and other playful associations link hops to flowers and plants to whimsical characteristics.
A cardboard sheet is folded to form two star shapes with perpendicular and 45 degree diagonals. Cut and trace to create an eight pointed star that, with two candles and a white screen, projects overlapping luminous star images. Place colored glass or liquid in a aperture to yield red green rays and a white central octagon.
Southern agriculturists argue the region can fatten and market high quality cattle using by products from Louisiana crops. Louisiana station fed 16 Angus calves with cotton seed oil rice bran and molasses then sent them to Chicago for top week prices. Tests aim to prove it pays to raise beeves in Louisiana and reduce reliance on Texas fever fears. Northern stockmen have long predicted Gulf States farms would hold large well bred herds.
American stockmen monitor Argentina as a cattle power. Frank Bicknell notes rising demand for Shorthorn bulls and alfalfa driven gains in carrying capacity. Argentine producers aim to export high finish steers, aided by English quarantine shifts toward chilled meat and notable bull sales last November. Strong competition for U.S. breeders evident.
In sand plants the branches of the roots depend very much upon the amount of free oxygen and available plant food the soil contains.
A thrift-minded farmer maintains clean fences and strict land boundaries with no weeds growing on either side. The brief note highlights careful plowing, timely edging, and pride in orderly property lines.
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