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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
2
A Montana column presents a string of wry maxims and social observations on love, opportunity, law, and appearances. It notes Ambassador Choate’s trunks, hints at the north pole, jokes about drinking, and critiques Indian policy alongside municipal political talk in Toledo, urging self-help and less restraint.
Consul Gen Holloway writes from St. Petersburg that Russia is a vast market drawing attention of leading American exporters seeking a market for surplus goods. Russian merchants want direct connections with American makers, best via competent representatives. US articles favored over English Belgian and German rivals, except certain farm equipment.
In a reply to critics of his work William Black defends writing about sane and honest people, asserting they are the world’s majority. He argues that true realism, echoed by Stevenson, should seek joy and nobility rather than sordid tragedy and cynicism.
A group of newspaper men hosts a séance with Jim Beasley the artist and Allenton the young lawyer. A phantom voice and a frost window silhouette spell supernatural menace ending with Allenton’s sudden death and a grim letter from Agnes. The tale blends hypnotism, spiritualism, and a deadly romance.
Mr. Symms, troubled by noisy neighborhood cats, heard a melodic tin can tune and solved the problem by placing twenty four salmon tins in his back garden. Cats stuck their heads in the cans and were effectively corralled or buried, ending the feline pest in a peculiar rodent-free triumph.
North Carolina Experiment Station reports a feeding trial for Pekin ducks over 56 days. Detailed ration includes soft food mix with water, grit, and green clover. water only as drinking supply. no illnesses observed. Eight week costs totaled 444.84 with an average 5.05 cents per pound gain. ducks sold at 50 cents each.
The article contrasts Holstein Devon and Jersey in pasture conditions, arguing the Holstein suits prairie corn belt farms best while native stock may yield 300 pounds of butter yearly with proper care. It warns against overmixed traits and stresses matching environment to breed for efficient butter production.
An exchange warns that smaller eggs used for hatching often cause smaller offspring. Selecting only the largest eggs for hatching over several years could produce a line of fowls that lay larger eggs. Breeding hens that lay good sized eggs with similarly inclined males may perpetuate large egg size, though extreme egg size from the same hen yields similarly sized chicks.
The piece discusses how egg size varies with pullet maturity and feeding. It notes smaller eggs from first eggs are common and may be unsuitable for hatching. It argues that selecting eggs for larger size could reduce total yearly egg production and that achieving all desirable traits in one bird is difficult.
Edwin Powell argues tuberculin testing is unreliable due to repeated tests. He cites a milk producer who killed $1,100 worth of cattle after a recurring testing cycle failed to expose infected animals. The dealer then supplied replacement cows that later showed two infections on retest.
F A Converse of Woodville NY urged farmers at a New York institute to test milk monthly and breed from best cows. He stressed raising own cattle, using a thoroughbred sire, feeding succulent forage and ensilage, applying continuous grain, and using soiling crops to sustain winter milk.
An anonymous note describes using a tiny dye shell with a two grain wheat sized amount of strychnine to lure and kill skunks. It claims cats won’t eat the bait and reports eight kills last year with seven found nearby. The instructions emphasize careful handling, labeling, and restricting access to children.
The article urges ongoing preventive methods to curb vermin, noting that favorable signs do not justify halting efforts. It emphasizes persistent sanitation, exclusion, and monitoring to maintain pest suppression.
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