27 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
1
An ad denounces cosmetic skin treatments and promotes Green's August Flower as a liver health remedy. It claims purification of blood, clearer complexion, and relief from constipation biliousness nervousness and insomnia. Trial size 25 cents regular 72 cents at druggists.
The National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in San Francisco runs August 17 to 22, 1903. Tickets to San Francisco and return are fifty dollars with sales August 6 to 15 and travel by Oct 15 1903. Stopovers allowed within limits. a fifty cent validation fee applies. Agent 41 W J Haynes.
The M W of A Big Timber Camp No 10610 meets every Saturday night at 8 30 at K P Hall with G M Briner V C G R Reynords as clerk.
An advertisement touts the Cottage Hotel and restaurant offering 25 cent meals around the clock and clean rooms at reasonable rates. It lists spring chicken and various steaks at special prices along with location cues.
It is noted that the Lime and Plaster club has revived the old debate motion, “Resolved, Dat Bonaparte am a greater man dan Napoleon.” The piece portrays a revived interest in comparing historical figures.
A compilation discusses why rail fares stay high due to heavy equipment and luxurious amenities. It argues that if trains were simple and slower, prices could drop to a fraction of current levels. The piece also includes a whimsical note on Arctic hair restoration beliefs and a brief observation about northern coral near New York.
A former sea captain describes owning over fifty odd testaments including a 1541 will that bequeaths a soul to God. The document from Robert Petigrew details chores and property for heirs, with animals and goods listed and a heart of memory.
The article states that coral formations extend along the Atlantic coast of the United States, countering the belief that corals grow only in tropical waters. It notes reefs are present near familiar shores, though not always prominent.
The article explains the danger of electric current passing through the body with highest risk from hand to hand due to low resistance and proximity to the heart. It advises using one hand when handling live conductors and, if unable to cut the current, to push the victim away with a foot to avoid creating a dangerous rescue path.
A historical explanation recounts why Turkish schools were barred from teaching chemistry. The sultan misread H2O as a conspiracy against his authority, while a second note describes forestry tricks: pruning young balsams to avoid knots and guiding pines to regrow by pasture rotation.
A dealer warns that dynamite is highly unpredictable with accidents. A cartridge could explode in a hand tearing the body to atoms while another dropped from a height might land harmlessly yet later cause catastrophic damage under a truck wheel or bicycle tire.
A lawyer recalls a prison guard replying to a visitor that guarding felons is painful, noting the guard’s punchline about the number of felons on their hands. The remark underscores the tough realities behind prison work and the humor prison staff use to cope.
A Wichita man endures a humiliation as his wife makes him wear nightgowns with pink ribbon tucks so the baby won’t notice him pacing the floor at night.
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