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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
6
A New York Herald note describes Burma cigarettes as giant cornhusk rolls from one foot to a foot and a half long. They are said to be mainly harmless with insipid flavor and are often shared with children by Burmese women seen smoking them.
The London Telegraph recounts Benedello Marcello a famed Venetian composer who loved Leonora Mattrotti who wed Paolo Seranzo. After her death her body was stolen by Marcello and laid in a ruined island crypt where he mourned by her tomb. Leonora’s twin Eliade later swapped in and revived the affair leading to a marriage with Marcello before his death.
A reflection on aging and love from Emerson notes that true vitality remains when life is well spent. The text contrasts physical decline with enduring intellect and affection, asserting immortality speaks through character and moral sentiment rather than breath.
The Atchison Globe reports a mother of a large family died of starvation after cooking and serving meals while tending her many children. The physician notes the strain lasted hours as children arrived piecemeal to the table and she never ate, while chickens fed on schedule.
A witty exchange from the Chicago Record Herald recalls a colonel's ordeal as he sought his wife’s hand. He faced a deaf father in law and had to explain the request before twenty clerks.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes Particular Patience Peggy fears germs. Patrice Funny bans from kisses except by telephone. jokes highlight social quirks in dating rituals of the era.
A London Tatler remark describes a tactful exchange between Miss Sapbron and a chemist about restoring complexion. The deal to the amount of 178. 6d. was immediately executed, implying a prompt sale or service.
An army troop feeding thousands daily uses a fully equipped kitchen tent with pastry ovens and steam gear. Sixteen cooks prepare meals for up to 6000 pancakes at breakfast and about 1000 pounds of meat daily. Supplies like celery onions strawberries and melons are bought in each town, and an advance commissary agent plans ahead.
Dr Woods Hutchinson argues in Success that craving for sweets is nature calling for sugar the carbohydrate fuel for muscles. He notes the body can manufacture sugar from meat milk vegetables and grains to prevent tissue breakdown seen in diabetes when sugar is restricted.
A playful exchange links Shakespeare plays to baseball terms with quoted lines from Richard III Much Ado About Nothing Macbeth Hamlet Love's Labour's Lost Henry VI Julius Caesar Alls Well That Ends Well The Taming of the Shrew Titus Andronicus Coriolanus Romeo and Juliet King Lear and ends with Washington Post noted.
The antiquary found a 1561 medical booklet with quaint cures. A man troubled by falling sickness is told to powder a he wolf’s barte, while a woman should use a she wolf’s barte. A jaundice remedy uses earthworms in weak wine, swallowed on an empty stomach. For toothache, frog fat is heated and applied to the teeth.
A reflective passage on pivotal moments in life framed by Moody's Magazine. It compares a first bond purchase to life milestones like seeing a distant ovena and snow capped mountains, marking savings drawn from a bank as a memorable rite.
A fishmonger compliments the salmon's splendid color while cutting a pound or two for a customer. The customer quips that the fish seems to be blushing at the price, in a light London Scraps moment.
Mrs Dyer asks if neighbors are visited as Mrs Gossip reveals the walls are so thin she knows all about their affairs. Read in Brooklyn Life for a witty exchange on neighborhood chatter.
A Cleveland Leader quip attributes a philosopher of folly with a maxim about pessimists choosing two evils and waiting for more. No people or places beyond the cited paper are named.
A Baltimore American cartoon caption shows a mother lamenting that Will seems to have forgotten them at college as her husband notes his similarly brief letters. The юм shows a light family exchange about communication gaps.
The Willowby summer residents recount Professor Newman nearly toppling from the stage until Sam Hobart and Pick Willis caught him. The moment sparks a nickname Willowby’s men of action and a promise of a better talk. A later breakfast scene confirms the professor’s engaging return.
In a British engineering firm the Lazy club fines late workers. A five minute grace delay locks entry for a half hour, deducts the period from wages, and charges about five cents to the treasurer. Repeated lateness triggers noisy ridicule. funds are later shared among all staff, rewarding punctuality.
A literary and diplomatic friend engages in a dramatic pepper duel at a foreign restaurant. A stranger spares no red pepper while the American answers with ever larger bites of chili and cayenne until spectators fear an explosion. The duel ends with the American enduring a prodigious, defiant dose.
Harper's notes that massive dust in northern China grows to depths of up to 1,000 feet near the Gobi and along irrigation wheels, obscuring the landscape when blown. Despite the dreariness the yellow dust is essential to China's fertility, locally called olive powder by the Chinese.
A Pittsburg Post quip reports a sharp exchange about new neighbors. A resident refuses an offer to sit on a sofa on the sidewalk to watch from behind blinds, joking that the move invites unwanted scrutiny and views.
A heated exchange reveals personal leverage as Brown claims familiarity with Smith's wife before marriage. Smith acknowledges the advantage, noting he was unaware of the prior connection. The confrontation hints at underlying tensions and possible motives.
A reflective note attributing to Ruskin the idea that work is best when driven by will. The quotation emphasizes personal motivation as the key to quality effort.
In the 1890s a famed American oarsman James Pilkerton faced a suspected fix in a national regatta. He challenged his dishonest partner with a blunt ultimatum and steered to victory, proving his integrity as a champion.
Harriet Martineau planned to leave James Payn her ears after consulting Toynbee about her deafness. She had already bequeathed her head to the Phrenological Society, and the doctor who aided the scheme claimed a £10 codicil for cutting it off. The doctor died before the testament was fulfilled.
A Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror item prints a rustic missive from a country father to his college son. The letter mentions sending two pair of old breeches to refashion a coat, hand knit socks, and a ten dollar gift split in two. It notes the mother and father are well except Annie has measles and warns the son to honor their teachings.
The host asks if the guest likes a nice bird and the guest responds with enthusiasm. The host’s companion suggests visiting the sister who owns a fine canary, then shifts to asking about what sandwich the guest can eat.
Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum on patriots divided into two classes the appointed and the disappointed reflecting on public office goals and political outcomes.
A London Fun line portrays a musketry instructor warning a wary marksman to handle the rifle carefully after a near miss. The two exchange terse banter as the instructor scolds and the marksman apologizes.
A six year old boy named Paul begs his mother to print the message on her cards. The scene shows a quiet house and a mother's joyful, reiterated response as the boy eagerly requests the printed cards.
A witty Louisville Courier Journal quip notes the proper wedding etiquette is to wish happiness for the couple and to tell others there is no chance for interference. The remark frames social custom with a sharp, era specific tone.
A Colton quotation notes a paradox in pride as it makes some men ridiculous yet shields others from becoming zero. It casts pride as a double edged trait affecting judgment and social standing in different cases.
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