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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
7
The Garnett anthology cites Lucian's writings describing a vessel lifted by a whirlwind, suspended above the sea for days, resembling an early sky voyage. It is noted as prefiguring Gulliver Swift Verne in air conquest and lunar perambulation.
A story from Harper's Weekly about a courteous Central American head of state who sought foreign goodwill. A consul asked for a death certificate. the president replied he could not supply it because the man had escaped after troops were sent, promising to try again. The consul then informed him the certificate was undesired.
Harriet Quimby notes in Leslie's Weekly that Caribs of Roseau weave strong baskets and sell a wire catcher device made from basket straw. The hollow tube slips over a finger and tightens with a twisted end, historically used as a handcuff. Tourists reportedly buy a wife catcher for sixpence before leaving Roseau.
In Schoenberg a Berlin suburb every newborn receives a bank book and 1 mark deposit at birth. The municipal savings bank records the birth and starts interest immediately with no withdrawals allowed for two years. The rule applies to all babies regardless of family wealth.
A Turkish Nasr ed-Din tale recounts his search for a lost donkey. He thanks God with each step, and a friend questions the gratitude. Nasr ed-Din replies that salvation lies in not being with the donkey and thus avoiding being lost himself.
A humorous exchange aboard a ship features a seaman asking why the anchor is thrown overboard. The elder responds that the action keeps the ocean from slipping away in the fog, invoking a mock theory of seismic disturbances.
A humorous quip from Houston Poat flips a marriage proposal into a joke about who kneeled first. The exchange highlights witty timing and a playful misunderstanding.
A tradesman rebukes a customer insisting the goods differ from what he sells and are guaranteed. The clergyman is offered no discount as the exchange highlights distinctions between guaranteed goods and standard items.
A reflective line notes that love, like fortune, rides on a wheel and experiences high and low swings. The quotation attributes the idea to Vanbrogh implying shifting moods and fate.
The London Standard explains lavender oil production from harvest to distillation. Steam passes through lavender to extract oil, which rises to the top of water in jars. The oil is refined by a second water wash until it appears white with a pale blue tint. Three pounds of oil yield thirty gallons of perfume.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt humorously debates English gender terms for marriage roles. It notes groom lacks a fitting male counterpart to bride and best man, while bridal language skews toward the female, leaving patrimony tied to wealth rather than nuptials.
The piece traces early standing armies from Macedonia under Philip II around 358 B C to Egypt under Sesostris in 1600 B C. It notes the Turkish sultanates forming a fully organized force by 1362, France under Charles VII with 9000 men, and Cromwell establishing a standing army in England before its later reconstitution under Charles II.
A short critique noting a girl with calico clothes and neighborhood party life yet fluent in fashion, furniture, etiquette, and monogram stitching. The piece argues she is poised to marry into wealth and become a society leader, despite modest means.
J. CO. Francis of London Notes and Queries publishes a reminiscences volume. A quotation recalls Greenock Advertiser rejecting Campbell's Hohenlinden, noting the poem not meeting the paper's standard and that poetry is not T. C. The Mines' Lin den sunset line is not up to par.
In a humorous exchange at a social gathering two women discuss a husband named Hiram who never leaves the house once he is by the fireside. One woman asserts his reluctance to go out even to fetch wood.
A domestic scene depicts a housemaid pleading for urgent help as a drain room catches fire. The master declines involvement, stating he never interferes in household matters, reflecting dry humor.
The Washington Herald quotes a witty exchange about trouble and flirtation. A quip contrasts hugging trouble with taking flirtation too far, leading to marriage as a punchline.
A reflective mood marks genuine merriment as it can be contemplated with pleasure today and next week, suggesting lasting joy rather than fleeting amusement. The statement contrasts true happiness with superficial delight through thoughtful consideration.
A London Globe aside extols sneezing as a healthy act though often mocked. It mocks suppressing sneezes as grotesque and dramatic, calling the attempt a comic display of facial contortions that can ruin a scene with a single forceful blast.
A hundred years ago workers sank a coal shaft in Lincolnshire that flooded and fed a local brook. The mineral waters, rich in salts bromine and iodine, drew locals to a spa legend. Geologists link the site to an ancient tropical lagoon, seaweed, and a geological upheaval forming the sandstone underground.
The piece recalls rigid tea etiquette from historic times. Hosts received all cups and saucers in one batch for replenishment. Ten spoons were numbered to ensure each guest got the right cup. Children were taught to place their spoon after the first cup, reflecting tea’s high cost and customs of restraint.
A New York Press excerpt describes a visit to a private hospital uptown where a man stays with his sister after an operation. He notes high prices but comfortable rooms, ample meals, attentive service, and permit of guests at a dollar fifty per head.
A passenger asks the purser if the ship is divided into air tight compartments and learns it is. He sighs that he will have to endure the one he has if he cannot improve his situation.
A New York automobile tours the financial district as a man with a megaphone shouts warnings. A countrywoman advises her husband to keep his hand on his purse amid the nervous atmosphere.
A brief quotable exchange defines premotion as the belief held by those who claim an earlier warning was inevitable. The Chicago News records the humorous dialogue between a father and son about the meaning of premotion and its social habit of saying I told you so.
A comic exchange unfolds as a boy gets to shave a Fat Man on his birthday. The barber yields, letting the boy enjoy his unusual grooming moment in a playful, intimate street scene.
A Shakespearean line notes that a scar honorably earned signifies noble bearing, framing wounds as a sign of valor and sacrifice within a refined moral universe.
On a hot afternoon in front of a leading hotel several traveling-men found all chairs taken by loungers. A plan to remove some loungers led to a courteous exchange revealing local landmarks like a drug store bank and the post office. The provided guest insisted on the chair and received it.
The Temple of Art audience packed for polite vaudeville as sketch team Biff and Bang staged gags with a stuffed club and an ax to dramatize a joke about minds and noses. The crowd cheered, calling Biff and Bang the best ever despite a remark about their London reception.
A neighbor praises a six month old baby weighing over twenty pounds. The mother explains the name John Wesley is a compromise between her and Heary. John represents John Calvin while Wesley honors John Wesley. The joke rests on theological naming irony.
A group of miners visiting an inn in Llangollen stayed in the best room while the landlord was away. Upon return he protested as his wife explained they had spent much money and already drank seven bottles of claret. The landlord quips about selling the last bottle and jokes about lack of catchup.
One dozen Parker House rolls, one cup cold chicken, one cup chopped celery, mayonnaise to mix. Open rolls, scoop pockets, brush with butter, bake briefly. Cool, fill pockets, garnish with fringed celery. National Food Magazine.
A detective argues against the idea that a professional thief acts with cool calculation. He says such burglars often work in terror and haste, seizing much from one room while neglecting items like silver and electricity, revealing flawed assumptions about their methods.
A Philadelphia Inquirer item notes a man asking why an umbrella is not produced on a downpour day. The neighbor’s son quips that since his father abandoned his club, no more umbrellas are brought home.
In a brief witty exchange a child expresses a wish to be grown up to avoid being asked silly questions by adults. The fragment hints at social pressure and child perspective on maturity.
A fragment from a Cleveland Plain Dealer piece shows a back and forth about age. One speaker jokes about age while the other questions it, capturing casual dialogue style.
A fragment from Illustrated Bits mixes a playful taek scene with an unsure romance. It covers a speaker wondering if affection can grow while mentioning learning Greek in girlhood.
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