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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
6
A mix of wry observations and social quips, noting Fifteen tablets in the Hall of Fame and a curious livestock census. Mockery of a man who teaches his wife to drink, and a dig at Pflug after Pflug’s fame. Lively jibes on insomnia, car horns, drink, and public life amid Boston Globe lines.
A lighthearted note on how phrases mislead about people and opinions. The text jokes that taft being thin implies a thinner secretary, cites a stern scientist calling kissing unpleasant, and suggests Alfonso’s system for selecting spouses might ease divorce issues.
A Lancaster man faced a fine after a quirky court case where he allegedly served a potpie made from a buzzard. Justice argued for harsher punishment, but the final outcome was a monetary fine.
Freeman Meineriz, the Brooklyn infant known as the scientific baby who has never tasted meat candy or cake, faces a future filled with treats if he survives to adulthood.
A Berlin professor notes that a girl’s bite is frequently fatal, while observers say the same bite often ends a stash of chocolate creams early. The remark links the bite to sudden dangerous effects and to the quick end of chocolates.
The statement that spices in wealthy diners’ meals drive immorality is questioned. The remark about the farmer with an apple pile rich in nutmeg adds a rural, humorous angle to the debate on appetite and virtue.
In Pittsburg a court will determine the money capacity of a woman's stocking though observers doubt the test yields practical insight as the average man cannot reach such a measure.
Editors note mixed reaction as a New York stock exchange seat sells for 85000 dollars with Portland Press only noting the buyer secured the seat. The report highlights buyer, venue, and price amid cautious editorial attention.
Fall fashion in women's hosiery features rainbow hues and bold designs judged by storefront displays. The popularity remains uncertain until a muddy day clarifies public reception.
A humorous yet unclear court decision is reported as granting a married man a right to carry a rat trap in his pocket to trap his wife while she sleeps. The source reads as a regional anecdote or satirical note, not a formal ruling.
A Philadelphia man received a signed letter offering him $20 and was nominated for first vice president of the Amalgamated Association of Trouble Borrowers, a local union. The anonymous nature of the letter raises questions about the candidacy and the union's procedures.
A young man in a London theater wore a necktie made entirely of diamonds and nearly faced a crowd surge as onlookers speculated he might be American. If that claim held, questions arose about the absence of a diamond shirt.
A contemporary reflects that French statesmen talk too much and that removing the adjective would have covered all grounds, implying a broader point about discourse and politics. The remark uses concise wit to critique speech over substance.
The article details affordable and decorative Thanksgiving novelties for entertaining. Highlights include football themed centerpieces, chrysanthemum crepe flowers, candy boxes with college colors, paper mache collegians, and place cards shaped as pigs, turkeys, and geese. It mentions Wedgewood turkey sets, a horn of plenty vase, and practical table linen and silver accents.
An account traces Vera Sassulitch's early influence on Gen. Trepoff and her alleged murder attempt, later revealing the ruse was staged. It follows Emma Bellomo della Torre as the next czarist spy, detailing her bold Rome to St. Petersburg coup to expose a high official and secure dangerous evidence.
A visitor to Scotland reports the Highland Scotsman is ceasing to drink whisky and adopting beer. He notes the meridian ceremony still observed, but beer becomes the preferred drink for many Highlanders, replacing asquebaugh. Previously claret from France dominated, with smuggled imports on Scotland’s west coast.
Mime Marconda, an oratorio singer, recalled being billed as a coloratura soprano at last year’s Maine Musical Festival. Citizens protested through an elder who challenged manager Mr Chapman about featuring a negro vocalist among the audience. On another occasion while on a
A valet recounts a tailor bill tale where a manager taunts him with a supposed fix that could boost Mr Henry's bill by $50 annually. The manager suggests scrubbing a rough stick over coats and lightly touching trousers to earn extra money, a scheme the valet refuses to try.
English physician Scholes writes a 400 plus page work to counter the view that colored races are inferior. He asserts ancient Egyptians were black, cites early cultural achievements in Egyptians Mexicans Peruvians Chinese and others before European civilization.
A girl and her companion, referred to as Mr Jones, took a friend's young daughter to a matinee at the Hippodrome. The girl thanked him politely and enjoyed the show, reflecting on her mother's instruction to be polite.
Col. P H H Massy recalls the bicycle world tour of Frank Lenz and a murder in Transcaucasia. He notes a revolver inscription gifted by an American bicycle club and reflects on early horseshoe use in Marcus Aurelius era Rome. He also comments on Turkish water and travel life.
Eleven elderly walkers led by an 78 year old photographer completed a four and a quarter mile trek in about one hour forty five minutes. Maria Mueller and Susan Deckhart, both 80, tied for first in a dead heat as the group praised vigor in old age and credited their hard work at home over dieting.
A historic Sowersby estate that includes the rectory where Alfred Lord Tennyson was born is for sale. The grounds feature the lawn overlooking the church, associations with In Memoriam, Holy Well Glen, and a nearby brook linked to The Miller’s Daughter and Maud, with accessibility to Spilsby and Mablethorpe.
Dr Franklin criticizes 40 year old medical training for weak preliminary examinations obstetrics and anaesthetics administration. He notes progress but calls for more advances, condemns minimal obstetric exposure and warns about rampant advertising of fraudulent specialists in both England and America.
The piece recalls Jim Reagan an Irish horse trader famed near the Kennebec and a Blaine associate. One tale has a buyer offering 125 dollars for a horse Reagan valued at 500, while another recounts Reagan paying 300 dollars but slyly deducting 50 cents for a halter after counting the money, proving his knack for bargaining.
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