Range Cattle Industry in the West and Changing Roles
The piece traces shifts in the range cattle industry over decades, noting fewer stockmen at meetings, a rise of farmer-cattle hybrids, and the emergence of sheepmen. It contrasts past plenty with current diversification, highlighting how many now farm acreage while maintaining cattle, a sign of western development. It quotes the Omaha Journal Stockman on these trends and includes reflections on legibility in signatures and surgical efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Stock Growers’ ‘Association
Cheyronne
fine association
South Dakota
west
Omaha Journal-Stockman
The Good Old Clock and Lone Evening Reflections
A reflective piece from Orleans Democrat extols the mellow tick of the old family clock perched above the mantel. The clock’s chimes symbolize constancy through time’s changes, offering comfort against loneliness as winter nights deepen.
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ian
que
Orleans
Silver Thaw and Weather Inversion Observed at Hen Nevis
A fragment discusses a winter phenomenon called the silver thaw or Hiver, where rain freezes near the ground due to inversion, with colder air at lower elevations and cyclonic pressure patterns limiting forecast value. The text also contains stray dialogue about gender roles and spare time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hen Nevis observatory
Information Barre Violand Elena Joes Weather Comment
The note references weather in a fragmented way with names Barre Violand Elena and Jones Til, mentioning barber, travel, and a man who slavers script. It reads like a garbled message about seeking weather information and a forecast, with unclear subjects and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elena
Joes
Jones
Boston
Odd or even paper money number bluff
A hotel parlor anecdote recounts a trick where a man bets he can tell if a bill’s serial number is odd or even. A frame covering the number hides it while the observer studies a faint marker. Bills labeled AT GO or Do yield pattern results, costing about six dollars to verify. The trick relies on a hidden marker on the left side of the bill.
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OLD KENTUCKY
U. S
El Paso
Texas
Uncle Sam
McKay
j pinother
Ike
WHEN BABIBS TOWS OF LIGHTNING AND PAIN
A fragmented advertisement style text from a historical newspaper page. It pitches cures for coughs and consumption, mentions Acker's English Remedy, and urges purchases at Palace Drug Store. It includes odd spellings and garbled phrases, with references to Montevallo Ada and A. Kinnear & Co.
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Acker
Palace Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deming
Cushman and
Badger
Samson
WALTIS
QO. F.D
Charles Leiger
PASO
remy
New York
McChire
Markles
Chicaga News
Dr.PRICES Crem
Dr. Price
litte
P. C. Isidy
Montevallo
Ada
A. Kinnear & Co
Mimbres Valley
J. J. Jacobson, Deming, N. M
GUNN
GARY
Grand Resociation
J. A. MAHONEY
NEW MEXICO
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