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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
6
An American exhibit at the Paris Exposition features California ostrich farms and notes vast U.S. resources. It details ostrich size, three toes, omnivorous diet, and how farmers profit from eggs meat and carved shells, with shells sold as souvenirs and wealthier buyers displaying whole shells atop poles.
A composite of instructional notes on singing by Emma Calve urging American training at home, plus anecdotes on ostrich hunting methods in South Africa and early canalist gaze including California ostrich care, diet, and venturing through routes and commerce implications. The piece blends vocal advice, birding lore, and canal-era transport economics with historical tone.
The millinery counter notes ostrich feathers climbing from 60 cents to about 30 dollars as Easter approaches. Ostriches shed feathers in March, with plumes taking about a year to mature and return as long grey and purple feathers for Easter. France has few ostriches, preferring wine grapes.
The article surveys rival routes for connecting oceans, favoring the Nicaragua path as the unique option with potential strategic and commercial advantages. It notes that the 1897 US commission favored Nicaragua and cites canal successes like Suez and Welland as urging new engineering solutions. The route through Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan River could shorten transit by many miles, supporting Monroe Doctrine objectives.
The article discusses comparing eastern and western Atlantic and Pacific trade to northern lake basins, estimating the Nicaragua Canal could yield 20 million dollars with 10 000 tons traffic. It notes expert American engineers disagree on Michugan project's practicability, but asserts no U S political conflict remains, only international politics.
The article previews spring golf style with a fashionable cape coat, tall flaring collar, knitted wool gloves, and self lined plaid fabrics. It highlights Miss Muriel Wilson and Edna May noting khaki outfits and Sandringham wear as the season opens, predicting golf will be the summer sport.
A letter from Dublin to the Philadelphia Inquirer quotes a London missive about the war. It lightly pokes fun at military talk among women, praises Baden-Powell, notes VoR Roberts as war minister, and recalls sunbonnet sewing for Spanish mules while Edwin fumes over Boers reverses.
Soldiers at Noroton Cant Fitch Home for Soldiers and Sailors presented a unique carved cane to Governor George K. Lounsbery. The natural likenesses include the Governor, Admiral Dewey, the Maine, state arms and capitol, marines, cavalry, infantry, flags and cannons, all crafted with a jackknife.
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