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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
3
A Springfield Republican Berlin letter notes Germans’ casual meals, long eating habits, and abundant restaurants. It describes breakfast habits, lunch at midmorning, diverse snacks, and opera goers dining, plus late night restaurant scene and music quality at low cost.
Advertisement notes Foley's Kidney Pills strengthen the kidneys to purify blood, ease exhaustion, backache, rheumatism, and urinary irregularities. Urges immediate use and notes sale at W. D. Richards.
All work guaranteed and done according to contract. Plans and estimates furnished. Shop and residence corner 6th Ave and Bramble. Home phone No. 60.
A prospective bride estimates annual theater parties at about 200 dollars with flowers and bonbons adding roughly 100 dollars more. They propose marrying on 600 dollars a year, while her father notes a needed surplus for grub clothes and house rent.
A. S. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana says a summer cold lasting three months and hay fever symptoms were quickly cured by Foley's Honey and Tar after other medicines failed. He notes his wife also found success using it. Sold at W. D. Richards.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet features a tense schoolyard style exchange between a mistress and her maid. The maid asserts she listens from behind the keyhole while the mistress orders silence and attention.
All persons are recommended to take Foley's Kidney Pills for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder trouble as they are healing and antiseptic and correct urinary irregularities which if neglected may develop into a serious illness Sold at W. D. Richards.
The Medical Journal argues frequent baths are not essential for health and notes vigorous Canadians with little bathing still thrive. It recommends air exposure of skin as key, warns against ice cold baths, and praises brushing and air drying as a partial substitute when water is scarce.
A recent explorer recounts opposition from wandering tribes on a Tripoli to Timbuktu journey. The Touaregs, veiled desert dwellers, are blamed for secrecy, theft, and shaping Timbuktu’s origin. Veils, customs, and myths are discussed with notes on hygiene and identification by face coverings.
A dean recalls a Maine boyhood tale about a farmer named Thomas who kept a colt fed in a box stall. The horse crossed a river at midday to reach the barnyard for water, illustrating the force of habit in animals and people alike.
The speaker reflects that English is hard to master like French in Paris and German in Berlin. He notes the Daily Mail as the most popular sensational London journal and mentions its nickname the Oily Mile.
A wife prepares to depart on a country vacation with her husband and children. As she boards the train he asks for fiction to read, but she replies she will rely on letters from home for updates and news.
The article explains pickpocket methods used by low and high grade dips. Lower grade pairs target crowds on street cars and stations with coordinated distraction and a quick getaway. Higher grade groups exploit shopping hours and theater crowds by blocking exits and stealing unseen. A noted Chicago trio used drunken disguise and sympathetic helpers to slip away with valuables.
Collier's Weekly traces the rise of paid players and gate receipts from mid 19th century clubs in Brooklyn. It notes amateur rules against paying players in 1859 and explains how Union Grounds shifted from skating rink to summer baseball park, introducing profits from gate cuts and marking baseball’s commercial birth.
In a humorous exchange from Youth's Companion a manager interviews Minna a rosy faced Norwegian girl. Mr Honeyman asks if she can wash iron wait on table and answer the door. Minna cheerfully confirms three times with Yas. She jokes about keeping his wife busy so she need not help.
The Monte de Piedad of Mexico City is a government run pawnshop with origins in 1776 when Don Pedro Romero de Tiereros founded it with royal approval. It differs from European models like Mont de Piete Paris and Vienna’s K K Versatamt, as government oversight later assumed control.
A judge hears a lighthearted exchange about Hogan's cow breaking into a straw berry patch. One speaker frets over proving ownership while the other jokes Hogan will deny wrongdoing, ending with a dry legal note on evidence.
A witty exchange frames a debate on immigration pride with a self styled colonial dame and a Pathfinder critic. The dialogue highlights tension over ancestral heritage and national identity.
A quotable line notes that true magnificence cannot be cheap since cheapness undermines grandeur, attributed to Johnson. The saying implies value comes with cost and quality.
The London Mail describes a dinner at a grand hotel where elegance and wealth surround diners. Laughter is rare as guests maintain a solemn, almost judgment day mood with few spoken words and restrained banter.
A Washington Star editorial warns that a loaded pistol kept within easy reach endangers all at home. It urges owners to store firearms unloaded and secured to prevent accidental or deliberate harm by household members or curious children.
A London Chronicle paragraph compares German fines and court practices noting that minor offenses do not force attendance, with fines collected at home by a policeman. For more serious offenses, detention may be repaid by installments, including Sundays and holidays, highlighting perceived efficiency in the German system.
Bangkok readers are advised that if electric lights fail the Siam Electricity Company Limited sends a rescue postcard. Return the card, and a replacement will be dispatched by the manager Tracy.
J A Hammerton disputes a popular tale about George Meredith's early poverty claiming he lived on oatmeal and carried a sack for warmth while writing Evan Harrington. The author preserves the legend only as a baseless story from memoirs and anecdotes.
Mr X explains a routine home clear out at the office and recalls burning a wedding gift a copper kettle prompting a shocked reaction from a colleague according to the London Mail.
In the Cleveland Leader a feature discusses the line between truth and deception, noting that once a man entertains the idea of lying, he risks becoming emboldened to misrepresent. The piece reflects a cautious stance on honesty and transparency.
A reflective remark recalling that without our own failings we would derive less pleasure from discovering failings in others. The author argues humility over judgment.
David Johnson recounts John Severns tale of 1793 when two white prisoners faced the gantlet at an Indian village. The younger man survived the run and attempted to rescue his companion but was overpowered. The chief later adopted the brave runner as a son.
A London News quip has a teacher asking how to pronounce a word and a clever pupil replying that pronunciation varies with whether it refers to a man or a bee.
A brief item from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a humorous exchange about a gown. The line compares a worn garment to a poem while implying the dress is near waste.
Sealed bids will be received for saloon privileges on the county fair grounds for September 21 to 24 up to 6:00 p m. Atewact 1K H Urtermoute, secretary.
Sealed bids for pool selling privileges at the county fair grounds during September 21 to 24 will be received until 6:00 p.m. August 15. Signed H. Uvermouts, secretary.
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