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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
2
A collage of short opinions and anecdotes on honesty, governance, and society. Notable lines reference open doors in China, marriage, veterans voting, a New Jersey judge valuing a child’s life, disguises to swindle, and Betsy Ross’s flag house preservation. Boston hosts an Authors club stressing literary merit.
Canadian mill owners and large dealers issue circulars withdrawing prices and halting orders as a white paper shortage grows serious. American manufacturers chase pulp shipments from Canadian mills while English dealers inquire.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is said to recommend congressional authorization for western states to lease public grazing lands. Rentals would fund irrigation and education within the states, enabling renters to fence improve and sink wells, increasing grazing capacity.
An estimate places 7.0 billion feet of white pine in Minnesota, vanishing at 1.5 billion feet per year. In five years the lumber industry may end if rates continue, but Minneapolis businessmen expect farmers to profit and trade to offset mill closures as the northern farming lands develop.
A former Westerner, Horace White gains near supreme control of the New York Evening Post after E. L. Godkin’s retirement due to ill health. Born August 10, 1834 in Colebrook New Hampshire, White moved to Beloit and rose through Beloit College, The Chicago Tribune, and Medill era Chicago politics to lead post editorial pages in New York.
A broncho attempting to block Santa Fe tracks from Palmer Lake was struck by two locomotives and killed after returning to the rails. The incident occurred as the trains, coming into town, engaged the animal between the rails in a fatal collision.
A huge gray eagle swooped on 6 year old William Campbell as he played near Jesse W Starr school in Camden. Morgan Wright 9 used a club to divert the bird, which struck the school fence and was captured by local boys. The bird, likely young, was taken to Justice Wright’s office for confinement.
Eva Mudge, a gifted singer and impersonator, has raised $10,000 for charity and earned widespread popularity. Beginning at age six with a White House engagement, she has performed frequently at the White House and in charity recitals over the past twelve years. Noted for charity work, she holds two gold medals and is known for a rich contralto voice in a Barbara Frietchie performance.
A New York World item presents a classroom riddle exchange. A teacher asks which animal eats the least food, a pupil suggests the moth but the teacher corrects that the moth is a greedy creature, since it eats holes.
An article outlines seed testing methods from a Department of Agriculture publication. It describes using damp cloths or newspapers between plates, recording seed counts, and storage tips for winter tests. It also discusses seed germination, especially beet seed balls, and notes on ensuring sufficient viability over fourteen days.
A contributor to Epitomist describes a potato growing method starting with a six inch sod plow in spring, then mid June seed cutting, furrow planting with seed halves, shallow placement, and mid season harrowing. He reports 285 bushels per acre in a last year crop and 50 cent per bushel price yielding $142.50 per acre.
The Missouri pippin is recommended for alternate rows in orchards aiming to cut some trees later. It is an early bearer but short lived, unlike longer lived trees often neglected after planting. A self dying tree is preferred in this situation as state fruit lists remain open.
A bulletin discusses sow management in the south. It argues four to five piglets as a marker for early culling or second litters, notes second litters tend to be larger, and suggests keeping proven sows as breeders while replacing less productive ones. It praises old sows with large, good litters and notes mating with a young boar accelerates maturation. It adds most sows stop profitable breeding after four or five years, though some still bear good litters after nine. If a sow over four years fails to produce well, fattening is advised.
The article explains cauli flower soil needs deep moist clay or good garden soil with stable manure worked in. It covers plowing fertilization timing, nitrogen needs, and irrigation. It also notes proper nitrogen forms and ripened cream quality.
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