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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
2
A garbled column of witticisms and political jests notes diverse topics at once including references to Romeo and Juliet Shakespearean genius and a long list of current affairs. It mentions figures such as Cleveland Pin gree Otis Aguinaldo Wildman and a Cairo to the Pyramids trolley line with satire on monopolies and public life.
The Kansas legislature approves adding a binding twine factory to the state penitentiary. A committee visited Minnesota to study operations and reported favorably. Farmers welcome the plan as Kansas lacks local twine production and would not face inward competition from free labor. The plant would produce about 8,000,000 pounds annually, against an estimated state consumption of 25,000,000 pounds.
A Chinese report to the state department notes no demand for labor-saving machines or wheelbarrows except for passenger transport. It describes coolies carrying earth in baskets, earning about eight cents a day, and argues that high labor costs justify investing in better tools. The piece adds that nations with advanced machinery still value labor and pay higher wages, supporting the idea that machinery exists because labor is valued.
A Tucson Agricultural Experiment Station report notes American dates flourish in Arizona soils mirroring North Africa. Each tree may yield up to 18,000 dates, with 12 million pounds imported last year and over 20 million in 1891, underscoring the push to domestic production.
Humorous quote about hypocrisy attributed to a father and son exchange. The line defines a hypocrite as a man who does what his wife thinks he shouldn’t do yet is too considerate of her feelings to say so. The Detroit Free Press credits the saying.
The Emperor, who abdicated Spain and the Netherlands to Philip II, retired to Yuste in 1556. In August 1558 he ordered a ceremonial funeral rehearsed before his death, wore burial robes, and after a solemn mass was laid in his coffin. A fever followed the damp grave cloths and he died September 21, 1588, three weeks later.
John Forbes of Aberdeen University, a 97 year old Oriental languages scholar who died in January, recalls being among the last notable interviewees of Gottfried Wilhelm von Goethe. Forbes recounts visiting Goethe in 1829, noting the poet’s stately bearing, erect figure, and discussion of German knowledge in Britain before meeting his daughter in law.
Senator-Elect Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota enters national legislation on the 4th of next March. Little is known of his personal biography as he has not long featured in politics. He is regarded as a strong Republican figure in the West and is expected to shape a notable career in the upper house.
The Academy reports an intended London painting by R. A. Watts portraying an altar piled with feathers and an angel of compassion, symbolizing protest against bird slaughter for fashion. The piece echoes old calls by Ruskin and other advocates to spare winged visitors from sport.
A Jasper County Illinois farmers address stresses restoring soil fertility through plant food elements potash phosphoric acid and nitrogen. It urges chemical analysis experiments, drainage, tillage, crop rotation, clover plowing, barnyard manure and cautious use of Bordeaux mixture with Paris green to curb pests.
The article explains replacing Paris green with a soluble arsenite mixture made from white arsenic and washing soda in water. It details preparation in two gallons of liquid, mixing with Bordeaux solution, and using one and a half pints per barrel. It notes tests at the Ohio Experiment Station reporting comparable effectiveness.
A government report notes breed affects glanders spread but likely indirectly. In central Illinois heavy-draft stock showed milder disease than other breeds, while the poor man’s horse is most affected. Mild cases are hard to diagnose and owners misjudge the disease, spreading it when selling or trading ill animals.
A Dakota Farmer note promotes perennial beds for long flowering from snowdrops to day lilies and more. Many perennials can be grown from seed, exchanged between neighbors, or mailed as catalogs. Also included are reminders to repair farm implements promptly and to feed oats and corn with ample straw for winter feed.
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