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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
6
Six year old Marjorie and four year old Josephine travel from New York to San Francisco and react to Indian families. Josephine mistakes squaws for squashes, while Marjorie acts as elder sister monitor, correcting her.
Four years after a severe inflammatory rheumatism attack the narrator describes skin peeling hair loss and bed sores. After using Cuticura products complexion improves sores heal and hair regains gloss though the testimonial dates from March 1907 and cites Mrs. Lavina J. Henderson of Stamford Connecticut.
Conversation notes indicate very high winds in Amerika with a mention of a safe blown open. London Mail cites a brief newspaper reference to the incident.
Advertisement notes bulk sales of Schilling's Best coffee with a money back guarantee through grocers. If the buyer dislikes the product the grocer refunds the purchase price to the customer.
Some hospital physicians urge greater use of horseflesh arguing it is cheaper than beef and more tender and digestible. They claim dried powder forms are tasteless and digestible, while a laxative product by Bromo is praised for curing colds quickly.
A columnist notes women are nearly as absurd as men in folly, framing it as a provocative social aside. The remark reflects stereotypes of gender behavior and provokes critique of masculine and feminine conduct in contemporary culture.
Burglars dynamited the safe of the State bank at Maize Kansas and fled with six thousand dollars. Other items note a revision bill likely to reach Congress, a constitutional ruling in Ohio, and various political and legal developments across the nation.
In Kansas City a street riot led by a preacher named John Sharp known as Adam God ended with one policeman and Lola Pratt a 13 year old girl dead. Two police officers were seriously wounded and Sharp mortally wounded after a six place gun attack near Fourth and Main.
Washington reports an executive meeting of the ways and means committee to choose witnesses for tariff revision hearings. Named as especially desired are James S. Van Cleave, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, and Charles Francis Adams of Boston, representing meat packers wool leather steel and related manufacturers.
In Washington late Tuesday Senor Don Juan Bardos Guatemalan foreign minister on a special mission was fatally injured. Senor Dr. Don Luis Toledo Herrarte Guatemalan ambassador to the United States and General John Drummond a rich Guatemala coffee planter aged 50 were badly hurt when their heavy touring car overturned after crossing a highway bridge into Virginia.
Philadelphia reports the first federal council of the Churches of Christ in America has adjourned after organizing to unite Protestant denominations for gospel work. The final session adopted strong resolutions opposing increased armament by nations, with the next meeting set for December 1912 at a location chosen by the executive council.
London report says Chancellor Lloyd George introduced a House of Commons bill prohibiting hop substitutes in beer manufacture and limiting hops import to properly marked bags as a protective measure amid tariff reform controversy.
Reports from multiple states describe a fatal accident near Hulett Wyoming where J B LaGest was run over by a farm wagon. The item notes other incidents including bank indictments in Colorado, train and rail yard events, and regional political moves involving Nevada and Montana figures.
A home prepared cough remedy combines 2 oz glycerine 2 half oz virgin oil of pine compound and 1/2 pint straight whisky. Shake and take a teaspoonful every four hours. The genuine pine oil compound is made by The Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio and sold in sealed half ounce vials.
A brief quip features a dialogue about an engagement in trouble. The suitor cites a single reason for breaking off the engagement, claiming to love someone else more. The other party dismisses lingering questions about additional reasons.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease and offers a one hundred dollar reward for any cure failure. It cites internal bloodstream action and mucous surface impact with testimonials, plus a note promoting Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A poor beggar pleads for charity but is deemed a fraud by an inquisitive party. He claims a hoodoo makes him unlucky and says seizing time by the forelock would turn luck. The men are convinced and all contribute coins.
Distemper of all forms in horses and dogs cited with cure claims. States over 500,000 bottles sold last year and offers bottles at $0.50 and $1.00. Encourages agents and directs inquiries to Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Ind. Special Contagious Diseases division.
A fragmentary dialogue features Miss Splitter and Cleverton discussing love and money. The text includes medical ad copy for piles remedies and a stray joke about left handedness.
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