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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
8
Old common sense rules warn fires come from accident spontaneous combustion or design and are prevented by cleanliness avoiding rubbish and flammable liquids securing lamps and furnaces keeping matches in metal safes avoiding open flames and inspecting premises before closing. Carry water pails for immediate use and remember most fires come from carelessness or negligence.
A guide to patching tires using a heated flatiron or substitute. It explains heating the tool by boiling water or hot exhaust, applying near the patch without direct contact, and timing for softening cement while avoiding damage to the tire.
The Boston Herald advises a complexion soap using oatmeal, castile soap, and carbolic acid. Cook oats to a jelly like texture, blend with castile soap, mix in a 2 to 1 ratio, then add peroxide or diluted carbolic acid during vigorous stirring. Cool and cut into convenient oblong cakes.
Health recommends eggs as a mild remedy for dysentery. Beaten and swallowed plain, eggs soothe stomach and intestines by coating them briefly, allowing nature to restore health. Two to three eggs daily suffice in ordinary cases, with a light diet and rest aiding recovery.
A simple tea punch recipe mixes four teaspoonfuls of tea to one quart of hot water with five tablespoonfuls of clear lemon juice two tablespoonfuls juice from tart oranges two peant cupfuls sugar and one got apollinaris water. Combine lemon and orange juices with the tea and apollinaris in a punch bowl add ice and optional fresh raspberries or pineapple dice as substitutions.
The text advises applying sulpho tobacen soy in fusion at once if insects are found on plants. It warns early action wins the battle, while delaying lets insects intrench on all plants, making elimination much harder. A proverb about time savings nine is noted.
The Detroit Tribune notes a quip about social distance and neighbors in a caption about Barker and Parker. The remark implies the speaker didn’t know the other half of life, with jest about a party and lack of nearby neighbors in a flat.
An old Chicago Record-Herald quip contrasts endurance between genders. A woman asks if a woman can endure more than a man and is answered no unless she must sit listening as her husband does all the talking.
A whispered line at the Close of the ceremony contrasts the bridegroom’s expression with his sense of possession. The brother muses that after vows the groom may feel the goal unattainable, a nuanced view echoed in Catholic Standard and Times.
Dialog reveals Oldham planning to place fortune at Miss Dimpleton with Easter for her, Yungun noting it would ease her burden and suggest a run through the holiday.
Notice describes submitting an amendment to Article V Section 1 of Montana's constitution. It outlines legislative power, direct legislation, initiative requirements of eight percent of voters and county signers, referendum thresholds, filing deadlines with the Secretary of State, and governor's veto limits. Also covers election timing, petition validity, and conditions for suspending laws pending elections.
Official Montana copy certifies an 1905 act amending Article V to allow direct legislation and referendums. It details ballot wording for the November 1906 general election, repeals conflicting acts, and sets enactment terms. Secretary of State I A N Yoder signs with the state seal, Helena.
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