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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
6
A compact quotation excerpt contrasts life and death, liberty and duty, and distrust of authority with sharper notes on punishment and promise. It adds Shaw’s voice on ethics, memory versus honor, and the dangers of cold blooded acts, illustrating moral tensions.
A Baltimore News story recounts a colored man seeking a law book to defend himself in a potential suit. He is shown reading Every Man His Own Lawyer, lamenting that the edition is too advanced and asking for the first edition to understand the law better.
The article highlights that major physics and chemistry discoveries often came from simple equipment and modest labs. It cites John Dalton and Sir Gabriel Stokes, noting Lord Rayleigh’s remark on Stokes using minimal appliances and even a pantry window as part of his experiments.
London Telegraph reports Cticha O5 plans to place crystals and prisms as part of a speculative display. Details remain sparse but the intent centers on arranging luminous elements for visual effect.
A conversation attributed to Mrs. Old Castle notes a supposed daughter’s achievements in pyrography. The hostess counters that the daughter has not been there and was last heard in Pittsburg planning a trip to Washington.
A playful exchange quotes Mrs Trust and Mrs Gayboy. Mrs Trust says her husband is a jack of all trades and can do almost anything, while Mrs Gayboy says hers is a jack of clubs belonging to many societies and can do almost anybody.
In Chicago News a backroom exchange questions whether Bilkins death was sudden and unexpected. The dialogue notes his wife had just graduated from a cooking school and hints at a personal catalyst without detailing the cause.
A quotes-based note reflects on how few endure prosperity compared with adversity, citing Goldsmith as the source of the maxim.
A seventeenth century London hangman named Theodoric is linked to the term derrick. The Bellman of London (1616) mentions a line about picking up the devil at Tyborne inn, with der rick as host, tracing the word’s shift from gallows to the lifting frame.
Canon Nicholl recalled visiting the Thrales house near London where Johnson lived. Johnson kept two rooms in use, left as he last used them, with ink splashed across the floor and walls after he dipped his pen and shook it.
A Washington Star poem contemplates why people grin at misfortune and how common slips and failed plans provoke laughter and pity from strangers. The verse wryly questions the social impulse to mock or smile when one falls short or loses a wager and reflects on human fragility.
Witness testimony shifts the stabbing allegation away from the parlor to a back attack. The exchange reveals inconsistencies as the trial proceeds in Boston.
A playful Detroit Free Press quip recalls a failed engagement where Edna hides a falling out and tears up letters, finally deciding to mail a third note she hesitates to drop, ending with a punchline about not actually posting it.
A Portland traveler recalls staying at a Bangor area hotel where rats scuttled from under the bed. He reports reporting the incident to the clerk, who calm ly instructed to send a cat to room 23 to handle the vermin.
A Scotch baillie facing a familiar prisoner quickly imposes a small fine. The clerk notes the charge is unproven, but the baillie insists on a minor penalty of 18 pence. The exchange unfolds with mild humor as the case rests on a technical loophole.
A historical account describes Moroccan slave sales where buyers and sellers gather in the market. Auctioneers lead with a prayer appealing for divine favor, buyers echo amen as slaves are parceled to bidders and paraded around the circle to drive up prices.
A young musician sent Rossini a score with macaroni as a playful test. The composer praised the macaroni as excellent and offered no further critique, noting the score with polite thanks for the gift.
Dr Haig cites the London Mail claim that vegetarians face higher uric acid poisoning due to beans peas lentils and peanuts containing more of the poison. He notes Indians suffer greatly from uric acid diseases because of heavy lentil consumption and others who avoid lentils are largely free.
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune exchange imagines a sage uncle urging a nephew to consider the kind of future he will build. The dialogue hints at plans, ambition, and the idea of a personal legacy on the tombstone.
General Hamley cites a humorous exchange where Bismarck loudly praises the Emperor but quips about Tokay from the chancellor’s cellar. The old monarch, amused yet wary, is drawn into the banter as the scene unfolds at luncheon and amid Fleet Street recollections.
A villager near Luck, India, hunting two stray buffaloes, fought a tiger with a heavy stick until bleeding and unconscious. The herd’s buffalo saved him as the tiger charged again, but was gored by a horned buffalo and limped off.
A historical ad describes a metal polish using eight ounces Spanish whiting mixed with one quart gasoline. After shaking the mixture the whiting settles then a precise addition of thirty two drops of oleic acid prevents settling. The compound is applied to gold silver nickel brass and glass with flannel for polishing.
The article explains waterproofing dress materials using an alumina based method. Fabrics are passed through a solution dissolved in petroleum spirit then dried to remove solvent. The final step uses hot polished metal rollers to press the treated fabric leaving a film of rosin on fibers.
Forum essay argues deforestation harms Spain reducing timber and agricultural output. It notes centuries of wealth linked to forests, then decline as timber ran out, shipbuilding slowed, soil eroded, and fruiting declined. Calls for protective actions to restore resource base.
A man with many daughters considers a quirky plan from an elderly woman who notes fish diet boosts phosphorus, which helps in making matches. The idea hinges on the belief that feeding unmarried daughters fish aids their prospects.
Newlyweds share their first dinner as they begin housekeeping. The wife cooked, declaring the dish was well received with words Ane and raisins praised in friendly banter.
A Cleveland Leader item captures a brief exchange where Fweddie and Cholly spar over personal intrusion with sharp barbs. The comic confrontation highlights social friction and playful insult in a casual street scene.
The remark asserts that while birth determines stupidity to some extent, people can worsen themselves through choices and actions, warning against self-inflicted ignorance and folly.
A fragment quoting Green about lacking confidants and troubles drawn from the Detroit Free Press. The line hints at social isolation and personal distress with a note of irony in a brief feature snippet.
A playful verse note references shoppers and bargains with the line They have cut the price in two again and its twice as cheap as what pala New York Press.
A quip on lending from Puck contrasts appetite and risk with nautical wit. The seasoned sailor notes lending rather than giving, while the novice shows hunger for something more substantial at sea.
A bold youth named Magoon fell from a busted balloon and landed on his neck. He exclaimed, By heck, I reckon I landed too soon, according to the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Jaures and Deroulede, two French rivals, parted the locality after their bloodless duel. Deroulede gave money to the neighborhood poor and presented the grounds owner with a medal bearing his portrait.
The Aztec Indians of Mexico are noted for strength. An Aztec porter was observed carrying a 400 pound cask of elaret on his back over a considerable distance.
The report notes younger Paraguayan women favor white or light pink dresses while older women wear dark gowns. Face powdering remains popular and many women appear to wear white mask like makeup.
German mail rules allow sending most animals but exclude elephants giraffes and some large mammals. Dogs monkeys snakes poultry parrots canaries and other smaller creatures may be mailed.
A description explains civet as a pasty yellow substance from a pouch near glands of the civet cat in Abyssinia. It starts yellow and darkens with age. The odor is strong and musky, viewed as disagreeable by some yet indispensable in perfumery by many women.
A Madrid restaurant keeper sues eight women alleging they ate and drank nonstop from 8 p.m. to 2.8 a.m. The case claims excessive consumption endured throughout a long dining session.
A Welsh witness in court testified he can speak enough English to ask for beer, joking his knowledge suffices for totting and similar tasks. The exchange highlighted language ability in the trial.
Munich, capital of Bavaria, serves as the kingdom's government seat and is a cultural hub for German art and music. The city’s university is renowned, ranking highly across the empire.
A Journal of the African Society notes years of deaths by poisoning in Sierra Leone. The article states natural causes are unlikely and poisoning is listed as the cause across social classes, from poor to rich.
A report notes a large seizure of coffee in Australia with about 2240 pounds seized from a single consignment. Authorities describe the haul as substantial and under investigation for origin and trafficking.
The inal palm on the Amazon riverbanks bears the world’s longest leaves, spanning thirty to fifty feet in length and ten to twelve feet in breadth, making them the biggest leaves known.
Zine and bismuth are useful for local treatment of some skin diseases but should be set aside when no longer needed. Continuous use in beauty lotions is injurious to the skin and may impair general health, especially for zine.
A battered note discusses farmers in India paying heavy taxes with 60 to 70 percent of profits going to the state in a rural taxation context.
A Schleswig doctor left instructions in his will to reproduce a recorded requiem he sang into a photograph for his funeral. The unique bequest requests the musical piece be performed from the instrument at the memorial.
An eminent physics expert states a 154 pound man consists of about 116 pounds of water, 25 pounds of fish skin blood fat and gelatin, and 10 pounds of mineral matter. After cremation only the mineral ash, chiefly from bones, remains.
Along the Japanese coast big tidal waves have damaged homes and forests. In response authorities plant protective forests to shield inland areas from rising seas and storm surges.
The text states the United States area in 1804 as 27,844 square miles and notes a later total of 3,025,600 square miles from 1811 to the present. It presents a comparison of historical and current land areas.
A French infantry corporal punished by his captain fired from his ride at the captain and missed. The bullet pierced four soldiers, killing three instantly and sparking a military inquiry into the incident.
The Atchison Globe calls marriage of two young men with little salary and a bleak future a reckless act. It contrasts romance and courage with carelessness, likening it to diving into water without knowing how to swim.
A reader recalls a woman deeply affected by bad news as her eyes dropped her voice broke and her face fell before she finally burst into tears as described in the Baltimore American.
A New York World item recounts Smithers lamenting a large hat obstructing his view at a theater. He protests the seating arrangement and pines for the old days of despotism before the hat wearer removes the headpiece as the curtain rises.
A Chicago Tribune joke piece depicts a palmist at a church festival misreading a hand and knighting a paboist while fingering a fiancé’s ring. The banter mocks palmistry and engagement revelations with playful sarcasm.
A poor but honest young man confronts a millionaire and asks to marry his daughter. The father protests, insisting he would trade nothing for her. The youth calmly offers to settle the matter with a half million dollar check.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes a conversation about a woman anxiously fearing death to ensure her husband’s will favors her family after her death. The dialogue notes her unhappiness and concern she could die first.
In a Detroit Free Press cartoon dialogue a handicapped boy named Willie is teased as he trips on a sidewalk. His mother retorts with sarcasm about his feet and balance, comparing him to a cat that lands on its feet.
In a note that casts doubt on a man’s trustworthiness a local source jokes that his title of responsibility lies in weighing steak at the meat market. The remark underscores a humorous yet pointed critique of his role and reliability.
In Denver a playful exchange centers on an engagement attempt. Tom teases about Miss Fickel's changeable nature while Dick reports she refused last night, leaving Ton-You optimistic about the future.
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