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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
2
A Parisian artist, billed as a decorator of ladies stockings, markets exclusive stockings with unique patterns. He customizes hose for wealthy clients, decorating with flowers and intricate motifs such as Cupid and serpents, with prices starting at 24 pounds.
A historic Havana tale recounts the pirate Marti who led Spanish forces to capture and garrote rivals after slipping into the captain general’s room. He was pardoned and given a fish trade monopoly, rising to wealth and respectable status before dying revered.
Sodhouses or soddies are being built in large numbers in eastern Colorado. Builders cut oblong sod blocks from the prairie about eighteen inches long seven inches wide and three to four inches thick. The sods require no foundation simply laid on the prairie. They stay cool in summer and warm in winter offering a cozy shelter amid winter winds and snow.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing completes President Roosevelt’s official portrait and vignettes. Bronze Roosevelt medals cost $2 each, with broader sets and other presidential pieces priced from $1 to $4.50, including special medals for Garfield and Lincoln Garfield and related coins.
The article explains a French peasant custom of tossing a white slipper at the groom as the bride moves to her new home. A rejected suitor arms with an old sabot and aims as the groom runs toward the house. The shoe toss ends lingering ill will.
The Philadelphia Library hosts a small showing of Major Andre’s talents as poet and artist. An autograph poem dedicated to a young woman is featured alongside silhouettes he cut of British officers, all praised for vigor and character.
The English court has ended its mourning for Queen Victoria and the royal household has abandoned the black arm bands and attire worn since Prince Consort Albert's death. After forty years, mourning emblems have disappeared from both the court and ladies in attendance, marking a return to ordinary dress and routine.
Trustees announce a new professors clubhouse modeled after university dormitories. The facility will provide living arrangements for 100 professors and ample space for entertaining friends, with social events planned as a key feature of life in the new house.
A. C. Swanson of Council Bluffs and Michael O Halloran of Chicago report Peruna as a remedy for cold related illnesses after exposure to rain and wet conditions. They claim improved health and urge others to seek Dr. Hartman for personal advice.
A humorous exchange occurs at a downtown bank window when a man asks the teller what he tells people. The teller responds that those with no business should move to the far end and be seated, delivering a weary retort in Chicago News style.
A Philadelphia Press item notes the ward’s political boss relies on a trusted servant girl. The conversation highlights that the husband controls the beat with the beat officer. The piece hints at influence and protection granted by political power within the ward.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars for any failure. It notes internal use and provides testimonials and company address in Toledo Ohio. Wall's Family Pills are also recommended.
A dialog notes the end of a romance as Stephen asks if Miss Balter ended the relationship and James guesses she did not love him hopelessly. The exchange appears in a Boston Transcript clipping.
Locating the Teable reports Tomdix I’s marriage proposal to Miss Gotrox by phone last night was refused. Hojax notes the caller’s misstep and mocks the attempt as improper.
A quip from the Chicago News contrasts marriage and vocation with a joke about serving two masters, noting humor about a man being faithful unless he is a Mormon.
Clar a questions if Ethel is married at last and Maude confirms a wedding to a widower with six children.
In a courtroom exchange the prisoner denies striking with a weapon and explains he grabbed the man by the heels and bumped him against a brick wall a few times, while the judge notes the victim's horrible condition. The witness insists no object was used.
A Chicago Tribune line of inquiry asks why a hatchet is a common symbol of truth. The cynical reply links the symbol to mischief rather than origins in the George Washington story, noting the need for careful handling of a hatchet.
Quote captures a couple planning seasons at summer and winter resorts with a European dash in spring and fall. The exchange, cited by the Chicago Post, underscores the mindset of enjoying wealth through travel.
A humorous Punch vignette depicts a hostess and guests seeking quiet as others misbehave in various rooms. The scene riffs on playful chaos with bridge, ping pong, billiards, an imitation of Dan Leno, a gramophone, and supper in the smoking room.
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