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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
6
A first person account recalls a perilous Arctic journey near Pillsbury Island. The narrator describes a split mast, a wrecked sled, and black ice blocking open water as he braces for a deadly plunge then lands on a rocky shore. He reflects on fear and a near miss that shaped his life.
An aging fur carrier recalls a near disaster on Eagle Lake and Churchill Lake involving seventy otter pelts worth fifteen dollars each. He describes paddling a tarpaulin covered sled as a sail to outrun a looming open water hazard and save his cargo.
A cold night at a Detroit hotel leads a guest to press for a quilt. A bell boy responds with pitcher after pitcher of ice water, claiming to fetch a quilt as the guest grows colder and more frustrated. The room temperature rises as the bell boy continues the running gag.
A Boston tale recalls Dr. Ellis famed for his white Panama hat kept pristine season after season. In a Fifth Avenue Hotel conversation a minister asks how it stays so white, and the response jokes about Calvinized hats dipped in brimstone.
A national figure, ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed, met a corporation's lawyer in New York and delayed a retaining fee. Reed, self-described as a young lawyer, suggested a $1,000 amount but hinted he could bill much higher. The client later sent $2,500 with a humorous note, and Reed replied with a telegram praising him as “too good for this world.” Reed ultimately won the case for the corporation.
The article notes farming in Japan as crude by Western eyes yet marks agriculture as an ancient science. It credits an early emperor with introducing better methods 2,700 years before Christ, teaching peasants to cultivate five cereals. Japan’s volcanic soil limits arable land, and farms are tiny but intensely cultivated with simple tools.
Representative Lacey urged a bill to create a national park at the petrified forest in Arizona while Representative Robinson mocked the claim with humorous questions about petrified birds and buffalo. Lacey clarified there are no petrified songs here and noted the forest differs from Yellowstone.
A costly actinolite apparatus is installed at New York Flower Hospital, claimed to be the first complete unit in an American hospital. Proponents say violet actinic rays may cure cancer and tuberculosis, with a painless procedure and no Roentgen-like drawbacks for sensitive body parts.
The death of Lord Wantage ends a peerage line as he left no children. Though rich, his title appears to be extinguished with him. He pioneered a model inn in Arlington funded by his profits for local charities, predating later peer run saloons.
A brief devotional note reflects on how sincerity in daily prayers reveals true character, suggesting steadfast faith shapes actions and integrity.
An adjustable cork and medicine dropper designed for patients unable to take medicine by spoon. The bulb and glass tube regulate fluid quantity through a threaded connection, allowing precise dosing as the bulb expands and contracts. Inventor Harris Connor of Philadelphia, Pa.
Prof Willis L Moore chief of the US weather bureau unveils a gravity operated cooling device for buildings. Air is cooled inside a cylinder eight by two and a half feet and discharges at 28 to 30 degrees. It handles 200 cubic feet per minute and can cool about 20 000 cubic feet of space in extreme heat. The device is simple inexpensive self charging daily and patented in the United States.
William J. Quinn of Caranac New York introduces a compact pipe and nut wrench with a simple structural design. A sliding loose jaw controlled by a toothed lever engages a rack to adjust size, while a corrugated jaw face provides a strong grip. The device separates by removing a pivot pin and the lever.
The article recounts Priestley’s 1774 discovery of oxygen and 1776 work on nitrogen, noting early misnomers like dephlogisticated air and phlogisticated air. It explains carbonic acid as a later atmospheric component essential to life, supporting plant carbon and ultimately animal sustenance.
Two French scientists have devised a way to purify vitiated air. They place sodium bi oxide in water, causing the compound to decompose and release oxygen while leaving sodium oxide in solution. In poorly ventilated rooms the oxygen is replenished and carbonic acid is absorbed, forming bicarbonate of soda. The method could aid crowded offices and similar spaces with limited fresh air.
A Minnesota youth has patented a bicycle that can be ridden normally and quickly changed to a horse like canter. Riders report the canter motion as delightful and exhilarating and the machine is promised for market release.
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