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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
7
Novelist Thomas A. Janvier recalls a Provencal physician tale. A doctor laughs at a tombstone maker who carves obituaries while he works. The stonecutter counters that he only begins when someone is sick to be treated.
A British association committee traces great earthquakes to eight districts, seven under the sea. Five touch the Pacific, one the Indian Ocean, one the West Indies, and one the Caucasian-Himalayan region. Each quake shook the globe with numerous aftershocks as the movement propagated at two miles per second near the surface and about seven miles per second with depth.
Russian sops are beginning to compete with English goods in Asiatic markets with some success, especially in Korea and near the Chinese boundary. The pioneer is Moscow manufacturer N. I. Konshin with a number of representatives in China and Woren.
A Buffalo lawyer, S. Bissell, once partnered with Grover Cleveland. After a fish delivery, a seventeen year old boy confronted Bissell about tips, asking what to tell Cleveland if questioned. The tale highlights old time quid pro quo and courtesy in political circles.
Government digs at Campus Martins reveal remains and foundations of a monument erected by the Roman Senate in 13 B C under Nero and Quintilius in honor of Emperor Augustus after victories in Spain and Gaul. Finds, combined with 1850 collections, enable reconstruction of the peace symbol. Completion hoped during the czar's visit to London Mall.
In 1902 Southern exports totaled 508 237 000 dollars, up from 472 894 000 the prior year, marking a 7.4 percent rise for southern ports. Other U.S. ports showed a 0.3 percent increase. The South accounted for a notable share of national exports.
An 80 set error morning leads a cashier to seek permission to quit but the cashier’s banker rebukes the lapse. He urges hard work, accepting consequences, and fining himself if needed. The tale, from The Autobiography of a Bank Cashier, appears in Everybody's Magazine October.
Curious tales recall Hermann Rumpe Munich conductor and Wagnerian favorite who died recently. A noted spiritualist, he claimed dead composers inspired his baton with Beethoven as a spirit present during a symphony. Another conductor teased that Beethoven mistook the end of the last movement.
New York Letter notes growing street crowds make walking to and from business harder. Pedestrian activity faces daily congestion as crowds swell and sidewalks become uncomfortable for walkers.
Within the last four years the number of female clerks has doubled in London. The demand is constantly increasing, and it is predicted that the male clerk will soon be extinct.
A new inclined-track switch method called the hump revolutionizes car handling at a Hawthorne yard. Trains are pushed up a twelve foot high incline where cars are dropped to different tracks by switchmen riding the cars. The setup reduces train assembly costs and time, and observers predict hump yards will replace traditional at grade switching nationwide.
The text describes an extraordinary Mexican cactus Cereus cristata with a columnar form reaching twenty feet, dense spines, and crown-like branches. It notes its ability to grow at freezing elevations and its strong woody trunk, making it especially ornamental for lawns or conservatories. It mentions availability from one foot up to large specimens.
Mrs. W. A. Wilson and her daughter Anna in Crookston district recall a black bear sighting near Thiel River Falls. The animal followed a woods road to a cabin where it inspected the shed and selected a smoked ham before wandering off, frightening the schoolteacher who had dismissed it with a scream and barred the door.
A fragmentary collage quotes lines and fragments from Wordsworth Coleridge Browning and others. The text blends lyric snippets on love memory and dreamlike imagery with scattered names and attributions, resembling a literary curiosity or miscellany.
A hundred pounds of ambergris was seized in Seattle as stolen property. The appraised value was 36 to 48 dollars per hundred pounds. Ambergris is rarer than gold, difficult to find and transport, and derived from sperm whales whose numbers have declined.
Theatrical agent Mrs Ales Fernandes complains in a New York Times note about borrowed items from a neighbor. Items include a cut glass pinch bowl, a silver soup ladle, and a drawing-room lamp. A butter dish request triggers a quip that next time she will lend the neighbor's mother the family cat.
A satirical column urges the poor and needy to rely on friends and self reliance. It mocks despair with odd imagery, suggesting even the ocean and social aid can “return” generosity, and urges resilience like a sewing machine agent and a gambler.
A veteran hunter shares cautious tips for facing wild threats. He suggests remaining still to avoid snakes and bees, waving a weapon to deter dogs, and making noise in shark-infested waters. When asked about a cinnamon bear, he says to say prayers.
Thousands of Southern negroes wear cast-off clothing from New York. Peddlers buy the garments cheaply, wholesalers clean patch and press them, and sort by size for Southern merchants. Merchants travel from Washington to Mobile to buy on ninety days credit, seeking fair prices. Retail profits are likely sizable though not extraordinary.
A pair of men discuss Johnson and his new wife as a millstone around his neck. They predict she will push him toward a trust presidency while recalling how hotel brands mark towels and spoons from a wedding journey.
A fragmented OCR style excerpt invokes Walt Whitman as the source and frames a spinner like figure exploring a promontory. The language weaves broken phrases about thought, motion, and perception, echoing Whitman’s themes of patience and inner reach.
A Kensington father laments his son Johnny's lack of reported marks from the public school. He asks his wife why Johnny never brings home decent grades, while the mother counters that he does receive them but they are never seen, prompting a humorous exchange.
Miss Clara Barton continues her labor for the Red Cross Society formulating plans for a new and large fund the target likely is one million dollars to extend the work.
The British and Foreign Bible Society supported 658 Christian Bible women in mission lands last year. These women travel to secluded communities where only women can carry the gospel to their sisters.
A witty exchange from Stray Stories hints at a near tragedy averted by a small Western town audience. The speakers Hierasedy and Lane Comedy discuss a potential fire and a pantie bit, noting the lack of sufficient audience size to trigger danger.
In a humorous wartime anecdote, Gritty George recalls his uneasy journey on a cattle car as affectionate passengers kicked his face all night prompting a grim pun on hospitality and hardship.
In a light exchange Mrs McCall asks for her eldest son’s full name. Mrs de Coursey confirms Michael Brannigan de Coursey, noting the birth in a flat and a joking mention of Mr. Michael Brannigan being the janitor. The dialogue hints at social niceties and mispronunciations.
A classroom exchange probes the meaning of the strenuous life as a student answers with a cheeky vignette about what happens in the noon shed when a parent returns after misbehavior. The moment reflects humorous misreading of serious concept.
A prudent man cites the saying a penny saved is a penny earned. A reckless youth counters with a misread proverb about never venturing, highlighting contrasting views on caution and risk.
Fragmented dialogue recalls Miss Cayenne and an actress amid suspicions. The imperfect text hints at fear and a keen avoidance of disagreeable topics. Names and clear context are sparse, leaving a murky portrait of a backstage conversation.
Fragmentary read stating a man argues with a woman about self care and marriage. It suggests outdated beliefs that a woman’s value hinges on marriage and dowry, with a terse exchange about leaving Kaneh after wedlock.
An account notes the barber convention where speakers finished three minutes in and the audience shouted Next. The exchange shows unexpected unanimity and quick interruptions.
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