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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
4
A London Tit-Bits tale describes a bold sewing machine agent named Sellem from Blank & Co. He pressures a householder, then encounters Bury of Bury & Keepers undertakers who rival his sale pitch. The interlude ends with the agent fleeing the scene after a terse challenge.
A humorous dialogue excerpt on practical first aid and social mishaps. It presents witty exchanges about sudden requests for money, rejected marriage proposals, unpaid bills, and speeding, attributed to Carlyle Smith in Harpers Weekly.
A Washington study reports over half of men show stronger right arms with 16.40 percent equal strength and 27 percent left dominance. Women show 46.90 percent right arm stronger and 20 percent left stronger. Measurements on fifty skeletons reveal most right arms and left legs longer in twenty three cases and several pairs with mixed limb length.
A Washington Star excerpt captures repeated quotes from impoverished youths about moving homes annually, crowded living spaces, and the fear of missed chances. The piece highlights aspirations and frustrations as poverty shapes daily life and opportunities.
A Washington Herald quip imagines a vaudeville sketch about Shakespeare with Harmlete Fatt and Yorick Wamm debating whether the Bard is past his prime. The exchange hinges on public readiness to “stand for it” if Shakespeare comes along.
A playful exchange in the Chicago News records Percy wrestling with a scarf for an hour. Algernon asks who won, the boy or the scarf, and Percy declares a draw with a joke about the tie.
Boston Globe notes a puzzled approach to race definitions used in naturalization law. It cites Britannica and officials who disagree on who qualifies as white, mentioning Caucasians Arabs Hindoo Mongolians and Siberians as examples of shifting classifications and legal uncertainty.
Captain Edwin Catlin recalls spotting a dark, clothed corpse near Rudolf Island during a 1900s polar voyage. He suspects it could be Andrée the Swedish balloonist or another lost expedition member, but fears breaking superstitions and delays burial.
A Kansas City man marries and his mother in law visits. A friend asks about a family growth, and the mother-in-law jokes about posterity heading in the wrong direction as the chest falls silent.
A correspondent recalls a phonetic spelling study noting how diphthongs and vowels shift in rhymed spellings. The piece discusses sequence, ease of reading, and the impact of spelling rules on pronunciation in a New York context.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a clerk who rushes about and avoids tasks, prompting comment from a senior partner about being too busy to do anything. The exchange captures workplace humor over daily friction and ambition.
A fragment from Puck humorously notes that opportunity knocked but the cook claimed it was not her place to answer. The exchange hints at social roles and irony in a playful line.
Brander Matthews argues that theater spaces from ancient to Restoration to modern times varied greatly in size shape lighting scenery and seating. He suggests these physical conditions shaped dramatists from Dionysus to Shakespeare to Sheridan and beyond.
The piece recounts the fable of a fox caught in a trap who loses his tail and persuades others that tails are useless. A sly fox counteracts with a speech supporting tails, illustrating human vanity and stubbornness through a light moral.
IKulu residents exhibit deep demonolatry with sacred trees hosting tiny temples. Demons are believed to occupy treetop guardian spirits, prompting ritual propitiation with sticks or stones when passing beneath fallen trunks. Sacred streams ban washing dirty clothes, and polluted water blamed on river spirits after heavy rain.
In a Boston Therald column a husband recalls arriving home exhausted and suggesting hiring a stenographer and typewriter. Since then his wife has shown unexpected eagerness to assist, leaving him puzzled by the sudden change and calling it her natural sympathy.
A whimsical tale depicts Steady Batter, once mayor of Wolkestone, deliberating a petty theft involving gooseberries and a washtub of tar. He searches Burns Justice for a precedent, but finds none, suggesting the farmhands’ prank was not a crime. The farmer ultimately resolves the problem by a blind walk rule.
In a Life magazine style exchange a harried woman defends herself against claims she stole a husband during an extended visit. The hostess questionably accuses theft while the other argues a souvenir or token may have been taken.
The exchange presents Gladys asking about Miss Dr. Cleverton's diagnosis for extreme paleness. Grace notes the physician described a bat and waist as fitting with the look, reflecting humor and fashion discourse of the period.
Notice is given I will sell at public sale to the highest cash bid on December 2, 1909, in front of the courthouse door in Big Timber Sweet Grass County Montana. The property is confiscated under Montana statutes and consists of one head and scalp plus four moose eggs. P W Nelson Deputy Game Warden for Park and Sweet Grass Counties.
In the District Court of Montana Sweet Grass County the executor Alfred Rupp requires all creditors and claimants against Hans Rudd deceased to present their claims with vouchers within ten months after the first publication. Claims must be shown to the executor at his Otter Creek home in Sweet Grass County Montana, the estate business site. Dated October 16 1909. J. E. Bartovur Attorney for Executor. Ist pub October 21 1909.
Notice is given under a Montana district court order that on December 4, 1909 the administrator of Abel Gardner's estate will privately sell ten shares of Big Timber National Bank stock and thirty shares of Citizens' State Bank stock in Big Timber for cash after court approval. Sealed bids with a 10 percent bid check are due by 3 PM. bid checks forfeited if accepted and payment not completed, or returned if bids not accepted. Bids must be sealed and addressed to the administrator.
A G Hatch attorney for the estate serves as the filing party with first publication dated November 4, 1909. The notice identifies legal action affecting the estate and marks the initial public disclosure.
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