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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1898
Page
2
A digest of witty quips about press freedom censorship and national pride. The piece notes Spain’s long quest for being remembered in the past, jokes about outdoor indoor work ads in Australia, and saloonkeepers in New York offering free drinks to uniformed U.S. soldiers.
A Chicago paper reports that in the last four years the national murder average exceeded 10,000 per year. Of reported cases 98 were by insane persons, 225 in defense of life or property, 4,638 from brawls or quarrels, and 655 from unknown causes.
The Australian ballot system, now general, is proposed for land transfers. It would abolish the costly title search process and is opposed by those who profit from it, while few others resist. The note adds that older nations can learn from some of the youngest countries.
Under the Zone tariff passenger numbers rose from 13,000,000 in 1889 to 26,000,000 in 1891 and 35,000,000 in 1896. Passenger earnings grew from 7,258,000 to 12,685,000 dollars. Freight tonnage rose to 20,201,000 in 1896 and freight earnings to 32,643,000 dollars. Increases 1891 to 1896: passengers 35 percent, passenger earnings 41 percent, freight 22 percent, freight earnings 29 percent.
The piece cites Josephine Shaw Lowell arguing married men should not be sent to war without support. It notes the lack of aides for private soldiers and the hardship for absent wives who must manage dress and household tasks alone, causing ongoing distress.
The piece argues that war reporting is expensive with five dollar a word dispatches and city papers spending vast sums daily. It notes reporters, photographers, and steam yachts chasing battleships along the Cuban coast, manufacturing pages from rumors to fill editions.
After a long suspension the iron works restart and vent smoke, drawing scorn from Ruskin and onlookers, while a hungry cold girl cheers the chimneys as if the smoke were a shawl for mother, tiny pits for baby shoes, and perhaps a hat.
A reflective essay extols the U S flag as a living symbol of national identity. It recalls flag production, reverence for worn banners, and touching foreign moments, then links patriotic feeling to history and poetry from Bryant to Key. The piece notes Dolly Madison saving the Declaration and celebrates the flag in battles from Lexington to Monterrey.
The text lists city elevations above sea level including New Orleans ten feet New York twenty three feet St Louis four hundred fifty Cincinnati five hundred fifty Chicago five hundred ninety one Omaha nine hundred sixty eight Salt Lake four thousand three hundred fifty one Beaver five thousand two hundred seven Virginia City six thousand five hundred five.
The article celebrates American monuments in literature praising past battles and heroism. It highlights poets who penned tributes to liberty and valor and recalls hands that raised battle flags in defense of country over conquest.
A joking caption hid a legal note as a judge complains her husband cannot visit. She laughs saying a warrant to fetch him would be issued if he delays.
A fragmentary verse laments the 1798 mood as celebration contrasts with gloom. The speaker recalls writing a confessional note demanding Kitty’s hand and reflects on the Independence declaration with sorrow and irony. The piece blends historical reference with personal drama and theatrical tone.
A New York Sup. editorial argues that war expands national thought and resolve beyond local politics. It cites a Mississippi telegraph to show public interest in Philippines, Sampson, Schley, and neutrality laws as signs of a united nation ready to defend democracy against reactionary Bourbon policies.
Witty exchange as Maud recalls George’s last words before he left for battle. Marie jokes she was too preoccupied by the engagement ring’s price to recall his remarks, highlighting a light wartime domestic moment.
A sharp exchange reveals a columnist printing a war poem in the joked column. The editor defends the move saying it was time to publish something truly humorous amid the war news.
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