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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1900

Page

3

Seeding Cherries A Juvenile Story

In a Chicago Tribune vignette, siblings Bob and Liddy Hopper quarrel over cherry pits while mother storms about chores. A tense kitchen scene ends with Mrs. Hopper declaring she will tell their father as he arrives, prompting a chaotic, humorous mishap.

Bob Liddy Liddy Hopper Nuther Chillern Mrs. Hopper

The Dining Room Rug Dilemma

Harper's Bazaar urges balanced rug choices for dining rooms based on budget. It warns against overly thin mats that wear easily or excessively thick rugs that hinder chair movement, and notes carpet scraps with borders are unsuitable for elegant spaces.

Harper's Bazaar

Rug buying tips for a coordinated room

The article advises housekeepers to measure their room, set a price range, and pick rugs within budget. It notes rugs should be lower in color key than the room to avoid a jarring effect and create a harmonious appearance.

Central African Chief Mpeseni and His Hundred Wives

The British Central African Gazette describes Mpeseni the chief’s circular hut and the royal salute as visitors enter. The narrator notes Mpeseni’s lion skins, recent gifts, and his demand for weapons while many wives beg for presents, reflecting his power and influence.

Mpeseni Chikunda Chinyanja Moeseni

Chinese Dressmakers Copy American Garment Details

In Shanghai male Chinese tailors copied a destroyed pearl button from an American garment to create twelve undergarments. They produced lace and tucked muslin outfits, each with a button matching the sample. The tailor sighed that his work pleased Missy but she rejected the button as not like the original.

China Shanghai Missy Alice Hamilton Rich

World’s Finest Deer Antlers Fetch Smithsonian Offer

A San Antonio dispatch reports Henry Hooke received a $1,000 offer from the Smithsonian Institute for a pair of deer antlers said to be the finest in the world with 78 points, the record. The deer was killed by hunter Ware near Brady City in McCullough County Texas. the antlers were sold to Hoeke who already owns 3,500 pairs.

San Antonio Texas Dispatch Henry Hooke Smithsonian Institute Ware Brady City McCullough County Tex Hoeke

Lightning Strike Kills Waltonville Man at Home

Friday afternoon a bolt of lightning killed J. B. Harris at his Loganville area home while he and Scott Byrd and Walter Byrd dressed beef. The Byrds were badly shocked but survived after severe burns. Two dogs near the scene also perished.

Walton News and Messenger J. B. Harris Loganville Messrs Scott Walter Byrd Byrd Barris

Wealth gains in Kansas and Missouri under Republican rule

A comparative report claims Missouri gained 128 million dollars and Kansas nearly 100 million in wealth under the Republican administration over three years. It details increases in livestock crops and bank deposits, notes rising farm value and bank accounts, and urges voters to reject Democratic promises as anti prosperity.

Missouri Kansas Department of Agriculture Congress

Career of Rogorvelt Aerials Through NY Politics and Navy

Rogorvelt born October 27 1858 at 28 East Twentiethtreet led in Harvard athletics then studied law. He served in the New York Assembly, ran for mayor, joined the Civil Service Commission, became Police Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and commanded the Rough Riders. He was elected Governor of New York in 1898 and was projected as Vice President in 1900.

East Twentiethtreet Wae Mharvard Assembly New York City Hewitt George United States Civil Service Commission Cleveland New York Navy Rough Riders Spain United States

McKinley’s Americanism in English Opinion

A London cablegram to the New York Tribune notes English press reticence on the Philadelphia convention. It portrays McKinley as a steadfast American, the Republican platform as moderate, and confirms England’s restrained, non-enthusiastic view of his renomination as the option that least divides the party.

London New York Tribune United States McKinley Philadelphia South Africa China Republican Party England

Protection Yields Trade Gains in Europe

The Wilson bill of 1895 boosted European purchases to 634 million dollars, while the Dingley tariff raised them to 959 million. The annual trade surplus with Europe under protection totaled 320 million dollars last year, highlighting tariff benefits.

Europe

Pasted Figures on Democratic Treasury Overspending

The excerpt urges readers to keep in mind figures showing Democratic excesses in expenditures over receipts in the United States Treasury for ready reference.

United States Treasury

Lentz Suffers Waterloo as Ohio Democrats Reject Idaho Riot Resolution

Representative Lentz suffers a political setback as Ohio Democrats refuse to adopt his Idaho mining riots resolution. Their platform omits any mention of the prolonged effort to manufacture campaign materials.

Lentz Waterloo Idaho

Mule values rise for farmers this year

Mules are more valuable and better treated as their price climbs to 12 dollars per head higher than at the start of 1897, reflecting favorable conditions for farmers under the Republican administration.

Quite a Difference in Government Receipts and Expenditures

The record notes a large excess of receipts totaling 10,386 and an excess of expenditures totaling 155,864,185. Details reference figures linked to Harrison's COLI and Cleveland terms. The data underscore a substantial imbalance in a government budgeting period.

Harrison Cleveland

Oregon Voters Rebuff Emperor Threat After Deliberation

The Oregon electorate appears to have rejected an emperor threat as political theater. Voters, after careful consideration, favored a stance that political opponents labeled as a bluff. The report notes a clear preference for measured judgment over sensational rhetoric.

Oregon

Prosperity the Advance Agent for McKinley

The note salutes Prosperity as the advance agent for President McKinley this year. It hints that fair play and turnabout may favor Prosperity in the campaign efforts and advance work.

McIsinley

Coal Iron and Tin Production Under Protective Tariffs

The article argues that U S production in coal iron and tin plate surged under protective tariffs, citing gains in coal output in the United States and rival nations, declines during low tariff years, and rising pig iron and steel rail production led by protection. It notes drops in mining employment during low tariffs and rising output and exports as tariffs strengthened.

United Kingdom Germany France United States Great Britain Congress Harrison

Missouri Governor's stance on gun violence policy questioned

The Missouri governor faces criticism for defending actions by officials amid a shooting wave. Critics argue the governor protects lawless activity, challenging the principle of government by consent of the governed.

Missouri

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