Scientific Farming Treatment Increases Durability
United States Department of Agriculture reports on preservative treatments for farm wood. Coal tar creosote provides best durability for fence posts and silos, with various methods like open tank, hot and cold baths, dipping, and brush applications. Open tank most thorough. dipping cheaper but less effective. brush painting suitable for oils only. Potential exists for rural wood preserving plants linked to threshing outfits or sawmills to create a profitable local industry.
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Forest Service
Weston Lands Booming as West Seeks Eastern Investors
The west invites eastern buyers and investors as government opens 12000 acres in Big Horn Basin near Powell Wyoming and Mondell lands draw claims. Black Hills and North Platte Valley spark mining and farming activity while Western Nebraska and Eastern Colorado lands attract livestock and dairy interest. Authorities ready to assist in locating settlers and investors.
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Big Horn Basin
Powell
Wyo
Wyoming
Black Hill
North Platte Valley
Midwest
Nebraska
Colorado
Fire as Music and The Laocoon Masterpiece
A writer compares fire to music using a lamp and blowpipe as tools for a burning flame. The Laocoon sculpture, modeled by Rhodes artists around 70 BC, depicts Laocoon and his sons facing Neptune’s wrath. Discovered near Rome in 1506, it was bought by Pope Julius II and now resides in the Vatican. The work has sparked much commentary, yet is regarded as a masterful artistic expression.
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Tire
Rhodes
Laocoon
Neptune
Vergil
Rome
Julius I
Vatican
New York American
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Mr. Farmer
League
Peoria
John Dewey
Cheyenne County
Sidney
J. W. McDaniel
Keree
United States Department of Agriculture
Ford
Detroit
R. Owens’ Garage
Sidney, Nebraska
West
Hts
S. B. Moward
Street
Omaha
A. R. LE Sueur
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