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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
3
Practical notes on dairy and fowl care from sunning pails to silage length sampling and tuberculin testing. Emphasizes pasteurization, milk uses, calf feeding with skimmed milk and starch, molting-time hen care, feeding boosts, lice control, and overall barn hygiene for profitable yields.
The article advises using poultry manure gathered from droppings boards as a weed-free fertilizer. It recommends broadcasting after plowing and thorough harrowing, spreading thinly so a wheelbarrowful covers a wagonload of coarse manure, and harrowing it well for strong crop growth. It also notes farmers’ fears of burning crops are unfounded. It reports New York April 26 on Chicago horses at the American Horse Exchange with a strong sale, average prices around $936, drawing buyers from major cities.
The life of Theophile-Malo Garret de Latour d'Auvergen, famed as The First Grenadier of France, spans from Carhaix birth in 1767 to his death at Oberhauser Bavaria in 1800. His career includes the Infernal Column exploits in the Pyrenees and a polyglot dictionary of forty-two languages. His legacy endures in medals, Her name linked to Bonaparte, and a posthumous revered memory in Paris.
In the First Colorado infantry a 19 year old second lieutenant Ben Lear leads his father, a 44 year old private Benjamin Lear Sr., in the same regiment. The father proudly follows his son’s orders and salutes on entry, while the son notes the odd family dynamic within military life and the strict discipline that governs them.
A New Orleans Times Democrat reader recalls Capt. Patillo the famed marksman. The tale describes a staged drill for Gen. Miles and a Washington official at a western post with Patillo sick yet delivering a string of bull’s-eye signals to a marker.
A retold tale describes the Duke of Wellington punishing plunderers by ordering a public hanging over a camp meal. Three masked culprits were executed, yet later learned hospital deaths caused the men to be hanged in error. The Duke reflects he sought a deterrent and forgave the mistaken act.
A skilled artisan turns half the billiard ball with fine steel tools then hangs the half to dry for a year. After drying the second half is turned and polished with whiting and water. The final weight must be exact to the grain.
Princess Czartoryski wears a Paris made dress with her coat of arms in jewels on white satin. The stones were pierced to set. though value declined, the gown is valued at 75000 dollars.
Wisconsin Institute reports on swine raising with A J Lovejoy of Illinois urging two crops a year and early farrowing. He warns against overfeeding and cold pens, stresses sow quality, and notes costs of pig houses and fencing. Also covers Illinois tuberculous cattle slaughter law and proper breeding stock guidance from E S Kirkpatrick and care tips for breeding stock and hens.
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