10 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
1
A Bozeman advertisement touts a private sanitarium offering a quiet home for invalids and those seeking surgical operations. It promises separate surgical cases, advantages not found in general hospitals, trained nurses, and a resident physician.
The report profiles Antonio de Mendoza the Havana born jurist chosen by Gen. Crooke to head Cuba s supreme court. A conservative reformer Mendoza backed abolitionist actions helped found the Association Against the Slave Trade and opposed revolution while supporting American intervention in 1898.
The New York Herald describes tag on horseback as an exciting sport for skilled riders. It notes risks from excited horses and collisions, recommends polo ponies or well-trained mounts, and mentions variants like cross tag and prisoner's base played by experienced riders in Wyoming.
Gen Elwell S Otis born Frederick Maryland March 25 1838. He graduated Rochester 1858 Cambridge Law 1861 and served in the Civil War rising to brevet brigadier general. He later organized the army school at Leavenworth and in 1898 became governor general of the Philippines.
The great Bhoo tree of Burmah is described as twenty centuries old and sacred to Buddha. No one may touch its trunk, and pilgrims collect fallen leaves as relics.
Queen Victoria declines to sign state papers on Fridays that fall on the date of the thirteenth, a superstition cited as a reason for avoiding official acts on that day. The note references Victorian caution in ceremonial duties amid beliefs about unlucky dates.
New statistics indicate red haired individuals are less prone to baldness. Red hairs average 29 200 on the skull while dark hair averages about 105 000. Fair haired people show 140 900 to 160 000 hairs with red hair noted as strongest and longest lasting.
The Italian government has guaranteed the pope an annual income of about $175,000 for 27 years, which he has refused to accept. Arrears now total over $20,000,000.
Terrible famine spreads across the Volga region with disease and scurvy sweeping through malaria zones. Official reports cite 400000 famine cases, likely 600000, with villages of 3000 to 4000 people dead and 220000 souls reported in St. Petersburg medical circles as deceased.
A compact candle with an iron base houses a small battery in its compartment. The battery powers an incandescent bulb at the candle top, producing a flame sized glow. The design allows safe portability around the house.
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