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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1894
Page
6
A Pioneer report notes hunters in fields and meadows returning home scarred by lead. It also recounts an English traveler abroad facing tipping protocols from chambermaids to a page on departure. Two well dressed young women in a theater utter a request to see over hats, verifiable by six affidavits.
A man named Hill agreed to pay one cent per vote Morton received above the Democratic ticket. The total nears $1,600, a bold wager described as the boldest of the campaign and involving a wheelbarrow payment idea.
Dr. Talmage announces resignation stating he may take another pastorate or pursue general gospel work free of charge. He cites three burned churches built for him and refuses to burden the congregation with a fourth in any future assignment. If further church fires occur under his leadership he may preach outdoors by Providence’s will.
A New York life insurer estimates 10 437 011 insurable people in the U S with 7 366 414 insured. Another broker argues many Americans are soon in need due to living to their income, preferring small annual payments to a policy over saving. The effect of life insurance on thrift, savings banks, or building associations remains debated.
The article argues the new small calibre magazine rifle can pierce stone walls and earthworks with a mantle enabled bullet. It claims at distance it passes through a body leaving straight wounds easier to treat and reduces bone damage and amputations. It notes a shift toward more humane killing.
The vessels, built entirely with American materials and labor, measure 554 feet in length and 10 770 tons gross. They will be among the largest ocean liners with two ships behind in speed but may reach 20 000 horsepower and 20 knot potential. They aim for practical cargo and passenger service with 1440 passengers and dividends in mind.
A historical sketch outlines Nicholas and his troubled lineage from birth to the czar, noting repeated plots and threats around the Romanoff family. It also promotes Royal Baking Powder as a modern superior leavening agent for cooking, touting its efficiency and economy.
A Boston woman publisher plans a comprehensive women's business directory revealing occupations such as harness makers tailors commission merchants crockery dealers shoe dealers funeral directors milk route managers printers lawyers electricians sculptors and druggists, alongside familiar roles.
Ernest Minnegerode, once rector of St. Paul's in Richmond and friend of Jefferson Davis, Lee, and other Confederate leaders, died in Alexandria after paralysis. He taught ancient languages at William and Mary before entering the ministry in 1848 and served at St. Paul's until health forced his resignation five years ago.
Mrs Louise Chandler Moulton of Weymouth Street Portland Place is described as one of the handful of women in London able to create and maintain a salon.
A Chicago Mail tale recalls William H. Seward’s rural ride with a farmer. To prove his identity Seward wagered $20 on a verdict from a blacksmith, who declared him Governor of New York, identifying him as Thurlow Weed. The farmer won the stake, leaving Seward poorer by the amount.
Cold snap prompts gift plans with a mail in premium from Yoledo Ohio. Consumers send eighteen Lion coffee lion heads to Woolson Spice for a premium list. Offers include pictures books a knife game and a Meditation picture.
A brief exchange shows an employer pressing for earlier arrivals and a boy replying he can come earlier when the wind is at his back. The line captures a working day dynamic and a rural or maritime tone implied by the wind reference.
A short humorous verse segment features mispronounced phrases and playful poems. It describes a lovely Clyde maiden and a shipboard youth, ending with a light courtroom twist as a suitor sends a lawyer.
An eminent physician, irritable, orders a janitor to convey that the singing lady above will not live forever. He adds that as a professional man he can assure her there is no cause for further agitation. The remark appears in Life Magazine.
In a Position to Know column a fat man with a big diamond remarks on hard times among city businessmen who appear to be starving or lacking meals. He explains the clue is his bar's free lunch service, suggesting widespread need in the community. The Indianapolis Journal source notes the irony of free food signaling poverty.
A foreign observer notes two classes in the United States wealth and those striving to obtain it. Asa Spayds counters that a third class exists the sons of rich men who strain to spend it.
A dialogue where A accuses B of neglecting his wife since marriage. B blames his wife for shaming gentleness and recalls a past remark about her teeth being pearls that led to buying a $200 pearl neck lace, leaving him unable to be complimentary.
Nell taunts Tommy about marriage prospects noting he cannot afford a wife. The townsfolk joke that even bread and cheese and kisses could be enough if a partner could supply them, but Tommy has yet to find a woman willing or able to provide such support.
A man known as Meandering Mike recounts a past life saving pie given by a madam. He credits the pie with shielding him when a farmer fired a box of nails at his heart, noting the vest and pie saved him and he won’t need another for a year.
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