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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1894
Page
7
An American dealer sold last year 8,000,000 bird skins used to ornament women's attire. The piece calls on women to denounce this vanity that destroys feathered life, arguing the warfare against bird-skin traffic is justifiable and that fashion drives unnecessary slaughter.
The Dead Sea is proposed as a summer resort by the sultan and an American investor. They plan to use its salt and minerals for commercial purposes and build a pickle factory on the shore. Two ships have been moved to Jerusalem and then to the area to attract tourists and transport goods.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages and that it is a constitutional treatment. The ad promises one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and invites testimonials while naming F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo and Hall's Family Pills. A closing quip notes forty year olds with ambitions grow tired.
Irish actress Miss Jeffreys, star at Terry's theatre in London, has wed the second son of the Earl of Howe in a union praised for its social ties. The match mirrors a pattern of stage stars marrying into British aristocracy, with others such as Sophie Hensler and Mile. Leisigner cited as famous examples. Queen Victoria allowed court appearances for actresses once married. many noblewomen formerly on stage later attended court with favor.
An elderly woodsman recounts a hunter named Stone who supplied fish and deer to workers at a Willimantie slate quarry camp. He described luring trout and deer by night, using evergreen brush to conceal a buried buck tethered beneath snow for future use, a method he called cold storage.
Blanche Willis Howard has authored nine books since presenting herself to the public as a storyteller. Her debut One Summer remains her most beloved and widely read work. She went abroad with earnings from it and has lived in Stuttgart editing a magazine and teaching pupils. She has written some verse but her prose is far stronger.
The death roll from western forest fires grows with Tinckley losing over half its 1200 residents. Authorities fear total fatalities may reach a thousand as fires burn twenty counties and destroy sixteen towns.
A newsboy speaks of his dead friend Dick a faithful companion who was more than a boy to him. An inattentive passerby offers sympathy and advice to sell papers and seek a new friend. The boy insists Dick was a dog like a creature who helped him through nights on the street.
A child enjoys the pleasant flavor and gentle action of Syrup of Figs as a laxative. The ad says costive or bilious parents will find satisfying results, calling it the best family remedy. A flirtatious woman asks about bloomers and a young man replies he prefers the buds, then is left alone.
A historical description notes a Western railroad nicknamed Dandelion Road due to dandelions in season hindering trains. It mentions mower costs for the right of way and contrasts rugged grounds with the comfort of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul trains. It invites inquiries to Geo Heafford for details. Also mentions Egyptian flute artifacts.
A 1895 Companion subscription offers rich reading value with health science and anecdotes of notable people. New subscribers receive free delivery until January 18 1895 plus holiday specials, with weekly issues at an annual price of 1 75. The note ends with a humorous line about domestic cooking and boarding.
An old ad fragment touts Haneon's Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee and price six vents. It also promotes Mam Winslow's Sporling Synch for Children Teething and Piso's Remedy for Catarrh claiming immediate relief and healing benefits.
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