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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1894
Page
7
A cartoonish scene shows Dr. 8S. in a grocery shop weighing books by Dumas on scales. The grocer jokes that the complete writings weigh twenty two pounds and cost him $12, calling them a bargain at under 50 cents a pound.
A young man is furious over a magazine editor's reply to his manuscript. The editor confirms receipt and says it will be carefully examined in due course, per the Washington Star report.
Edith rejects a suitor named Guy insisting she cannot marry a spendthrift. Guy questions Tam, while Edith cites his prior wasteful spending on her as the reason. The dialogue centers on financial prudence and relationship constraints.
A terse exchange between an editor and an irregular contributor edges a dispute about printing insulting terms. The editor rejects the manuscript as unprintable while the contributor retorts that others also refuse such content.
Clara questions the idea as George recalls catching a cold during a call last week. The exchange turns playful with a light note on illness and affection.
The article notes a shift from old-time herbs and draughts to manufactured medicines and digonatives. It mentions a syrup made by a named company and warns about unreliable bottlers in whisky products. It concludes with a statistic on the French army death rate in a given year.
A retired burglar recounts a tale of entering a room where a man trapped his trousers with a cord to a stake and wires. The burglar tries to steal the pocketbook but is quickly ensnared, with the smart trap catching him and binding him until police arrive.
In a brief exchange Pete Amsterdam offers cigars to Mountmorris Parke saying the habit will be cured. Parke declines, noting his wife bought him a box as a birthday present.
A New York gentleman asks about Fannie Jones and learns she is married and happy while the speaker remains unmarried. The founding of a Liberal church in Great Falls Indiana is described as resulting from Chicago's world parliament of religions held last summer.
A garbled compilation of commercial pitches and quotes includes medicines for coughs and digestion, references to coffee production, land sales, and public figures. It mentions J A Walters of Minneapolis, minor members in a parliament, and various tonics and patent remedies with prices and endorsements.
The great auk egg sold at Mr Stevens auction rooms in Covent Garden fetched 300 Guineas for Sir Wauncey Crewe of Calke Abbey Derbyshire after a keen contest. The piece traces egg collecting history from 1681 to the late 19th century, noting counts by country and notable sales. The egg’s journey includes Yarrell and Steevens auction rooms with prices rising over decades.
A short note sketches Edith marrying for money and Clara deeming the match poor. He arrives late and she scolds him persistently, while both characters are described as lively yet troubled in their union.
A miner narrates the thrill of striking rich, counting daily gains, and the restless hope of better payouts, comparing peak moments to the dull stretches when months pass with no earnings. The passage ends noting a Roumania lady funding a railroad from her estate to the nearest town at her own expense.
The famed temperance lecturer David Frost praises Kickapoo Indian Sagwa as a safe blood purifier and health restorer. He says cheap whiskey mixtures flood the market and credits the remedy with restoring his health when half sick. He notes its Indian origin, purity, and Westernly produced methods. Sold by all druggists at $1 per bottle or six for $5.
A shore portrait extols Robert Manson of West Rye New Hampshire as a respected man whose word is trusted. The text touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as effective for liver issues and promotes them through testimonials, including weight gain and improved health, urging readers to seek the pills via medicine stores.
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