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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
8
A Brooklyn man on a Myrtle Avenue car recalls a harsh winter and a dramatic bike crash tale. He describes swerving to avoid a fat woman and two baby carriages, leaping over the handlebars to sacrifice himself, and surviving with a burned spinal column while others escape unharmed.
A witty exchange from the Atlanta Constitution imagines a domestic scene where John is urged to write poems to cover groceries and gas. The humor rests on turning daily chores into literary tasks.
In the Brooklyn Eagle exchange, a mother calls Roslyn an ogre for allegedly seeking a flat that excludes families with children. She notes the problem of calling with children requiring baby checks by the building janitor, reflecting concerns over housing discrimination in Brooklyn.
A London railway passenger berates a porter who delivered a string of unintelligible words. The porter reacts with a terse exclamation, joking that the man expects opera singers for porter wages, as quoted by Tit-Bits.
A visitor at the school praises a determined boy who persisted with his studies while fire engines passed by. The teacher adds the boy is hard of hearing, highlighting his challenges and resilience.
A humorous Stray Stories exchange unfolds as a couple tries to cash a $15 check. The teller reveals only $10 in the account, prompting an awkward moment. The man apologizes while the woman explains she deposited $5 earlier, and the bank had given her the money.
The manager scolds Mr Starr to stop dwelling on his bicycle as a joke lands in a third act moment. The tragedian quips about shouting punctured instead of stabbed, a quip noted by the New York Telegraph.
Ida questions the dog’s pedigree while May notes the dog has not had sore eyes since purchase. The Chicago News reports a light domestic exchange about whether the pet is a genuine poodle.
A brief quip from the Boston Globe features a playful exchange about directions with the line Blowed if I know Ask the calf reflecting a humorous rural refrain.
A fragment from Stray Stories quotes a speaker and a responder debating interaction with the Uptowns and noting money loss, reflecting street chatter on shifting social dynamics and finances.
A Montana native narrates a light urban farce about domestic calm disrupted by a staged scare. A “grizzly bear” and Injuns are dismissed as misread, as a fallen Rubens sculpture, tapestries, and bric a brac become the night’s spectacle.
A contentious exchange erupts as a captain refuses to return a ball after a near accident involving a child. The confrontation centers on responsibility and the captain's insistence on keeping the ball despite the claim of many children versus one ball.
A man enters a drug store seeking a medicine by name but forgets it. The druggist asks if it is for himself and the man confirms. The clerk improvises by suggesting a bottle labeled consumption cure to cover any ailment.
Mrs Skinskeep reveals the new girl formerly worked for Mrs De Style and claims she left of her own accord. She suspects discharge based on certain things the girl let fall since arriving. Philadelphia Press.
A fragment notes that the leading man must support himself his wife and seven children with no external support, as reported by the Philadelphia Bulletin in the piece titled Another Views of Tt.
A roundup of prominent individuals including Captain Daniel G Parr funding a Louisville home for aged ex soldiers, George L Thorn dike's Boston will directing 200000 to a free hospital, and George Foster Peabody’s Georgia origins with New York ties. Also noted are Senator Foraker’s Puerto Rico study plan, General Dodge’s oration role for the Army of the Potomac reunion, Dutch editor Malan’s conviction, and various European and British figures with public gifts and honors.
The glass of fashion describes pannes mousseline with black satin polka dots as stylish blouse waists and velvet covered muslin with flowers as favored dress materials. White taffeta petticoats, plain white and tinted silks, narrow tucks with gold embroidery, chiffon sashes with small ruching, and blue embroidered white muslin outfits headline the season. A white fancy straw hat with yellow accents and a black velvet bow, plus black lace trimmed with creton designs, appear as novelties. Long evening gloves get a practical fix with slits and ribbons.
A compact set of biology numbers detailing hair, brain cells, red blood cells, total body cells, skin area, palm pores, bone count, voluntary muscles, and nerve network activity across the nervous system. It highlights 206 bones 522 muscles and 600 plus nerves coordinating movement and sensation.
The Turf Record reports Iron Bond the green brother of Free Bond, plus Sol B and Dunton Oh So as stable mates in Marinette. Delphi, 2.12%, in fine shape at Salinas with Stockton owner C Whitehead aiming for a 2:10 pacer in 1901. Chicago sale calls Woodline 4, 2:19, a $1,150 bargain. James Thompson plans three horses for the circuit. Hamilton Driving association schedules a fall fair. Los ton show to judge heavy harness horses.
Lewis Morrison to return as Faust next season in Stage Glints. Augustus Thomas mounts Colorado. Chauncey Olcott scores with Garrett O’Magh. William Faversham fully recovered and active. The Triumph of Love by H Grattan Donnelly set for production. A large benefit in New York for Janausebek relief. Robert Loraine back from South Africa after Boers fight. Paris critics protest dress rehearsal secrecy. Ellen Terry develops English La Secanda. J Comyns Carr translates Italian verse for King Arthur. Frohman secures Alice of Old Vincennes rights with Virginia Harned in title role.
A collection of brief moral maxims from authors including J F Clarke Degerando Chesterfield Haziitt Eliot Wordsworth and Shakespeare. The quotes explore self love diffidence civility friendship duty wisdom dignity virtue and the nature of praise and persecution through concise reflections.
A Chicago News quotation bundle notes that family trees are shady and generosity can be a fault. It suggests a double wedding could be proper as a four in hand tie and remarks a poor widow may remarry while rich people are quickly consumed. When a man feels lonely he sees poor company.
A compact meditation on perception and merit. It argues that value lies in the doer, not the wine, and that virtuous living outshines borrowed glory. It dismisses boastful ego and highlights the enduring worth of good people here on earth.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway markets its Pioneer Limited daily from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Chicago for the American Exposition at Buffalo. It highlights observation and buffet cars, private compartments, standard sleepers, and superior dining. Tickets and the Milwaukee Pan American folder are available through J. T. Conley in St. Paul.
Travel rates shown for Big Timber to Buffalo and back via standard lines with $6.70 differential and 850.20 tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays June to October 1901. Transit limits seven days each direction and 80 days to return from sale date. Epworth League meets in San Francisco July 18 to 24. Big Timber to San Francisco round trip 850.00 with tickets on sale July 7 to month end, return by August 3, 1901. One fare round trip to Springdale on Saturday train No leaving here, return Sunday. A stray black horse from Big Timber May 1, 17 years old, reward $5.00 for return to C. Mate, Sie Timber, Mont.
Advertises August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints claimed to relieve sour stomach headaches and other digestive ailments. Encourages buyers to consult druggists and purchase a bottle for 75 cents with two doses claimed to help. Mentions Budd Drug Co and Green's Prize Almanac.
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