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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1894
Page
2
The piece notes Chicago has fifty breweries and Milwaukee annexation would double that figure. It also mentions sleeping car porters and the Cook gang, cites a lack of union bonds among cities forming Greater New York with a pending bridge, and reports a Syracuse theater incident where two pretend actors were knocked out.
Boston adopts a red lamp at fire-alarm boxes and a green lamp at police stations to aid night visibility. Residents report the color codes create a picturesque effect after dark.
A French inventor named M Turpin claims to have created a new mitrailleuse that fires as fast as 3,330 repeated rifles could in a minute. The weapon allegedly uses explosive bullets to increase impact.
A group of earnest men dig for the body of Queen Boadicea at Parliament Hill England. They declare the recovery of her body the one great issue before the English people.
A New York woman who died leaving 3 million dollars cut off her second husband, illustrating the dangers of marrying for money and the risk someone may be cheated.
The article notes fear that a woman’s death may be caused by blood poisoning from unclean medical instruments. It cites a San Francisco doctor who spread fatal germs by moving from bed to bed without proper finger nail sanitation.
The United States army forms a balloon corps led by an expert aeronaut with headquarters over or near Logan. It is unclear if the unit includes a rain making outfit, though such artillery could be useful in battles.
A man led a life of refined leisure embracing pleasures until such life ended, then he chose to end his life himself. The report frames the act as a personal crisis aligned with late century views on living and dying.
Maine woods hunters embrace a new system that rewards the most photographic representations of deer, moose, and other wildlife in their natural habitats, rather than sheer number of animals shot. The trend prioritizes skill in capturing wildlife on camera over traditional hunting prowess.
The extension of civil service rules to new classes of postoffice employes is a step in advance. It should include all persons connected with the postoffice department except the postmaster general and his assistants who are chiefs of division. The postoffice should be no more subject to politics than the army and navy.
Tut German Kaiser orders free artificial teeth for soldiers to improve service. Any soldier with unsound teeth will have them pulled to ensure better mastication and effectiveness in duties.
A claim surfaces that Riordan died not from Fitzsimmons knockout but from an autopsy conducted soon after. The suggestion raises questions about legal responsibility and potential indictments of the surgeons as real murderers if a jury acquits Fitzsimmons.
The piece argues complaints about travelers who avoid confronting train robbers are unfair. It states the robber is on business and prepared, while the traveler travels for pleasure, likening the traveler to a fisherman surprised by a bull and noting it is unreasonable to expect him to fight a robber for amusement.
Daniel Doran of Pond Creek Oklahoma known as Judge Doran recalls frontier clashes with Custer and Wild Bill Hickok. He recounts a dramatic Junction City church confrontation when Bill Lill rode in drunk and demanded a dance. A Mexican roper snared Lill with a lasso securing his capture and prompting Rev Anderson to suspend services.
Dr Emil Young of the University of Geneva predicts in the Semaine Literaire that within 1000 years humans may lose the need for legs and keep them only as ornaments. He notes steam electricity rope railways and bicycles already change travel and that future balloons and cheap chariots may render legs obsolete while arms grow stronger.
Governor Porter recounts Colonel Dick Wintersmith a famed Washington figure born in Kentucky who hosted Major Mike Cluskey in Louisville. Cluskey, a Memphis editor turned Confederate congressman, marries Wintersmith’s hostess after Wintersmith helps him regain a home. The tale ends with Wintersmith floored by the witty exchange and later outdone by Blackburn.
A writer notes English prisons fuel fashion among female convicts. They dye cheeks with improvised eyeliner from apron threads, craft hairpieces from wire and glass shards, and even use makeshift mirrors to admire appearance, while strict rules punish such vanity.
Professional fortune tellers travel from house to house in New York seeking willing clients. They reveal the future for fees ranging from 50 cents to a dollar per person.
Housekeepers seek lighter palatable biscuits and cakes like mothers made. Adulterated cream of tartar and soda spoil texture and health. Royal Baking Powder offers pure, reliably leavening power for wholesome, uniform results. Bread and pastries stay digestible when hot and remain sweet and moist when cold.
Cincinnati reports 100000 copies of Prof. Amick’s new treatise on lung diseases being distributed to physicians by Amick Chemical Company. Old practitioners call it the most complete set of rules for diagnosing consumption, detailing stages and indications for treating complications and offering many prescriptions. Free editions will be sent to consumptives nationwide from Cincinnati.
A quip from the era recalls Marshal de Bassompierre serving Henry IV on embassies. He joked Madrid sent a mule for his use, prompting the king’s laughter as the envoy calmly claimed he represented the monarch. A closing adage notes selfishness never brings happiness.
In large cities shade trees show little change under electric illumination, while in towns the leaves fade as if burned by a harsh glow. Eastern absorbiculturists conclude trees need darkness to rest, constant light ages them prematurely, and nearby unaffected trees stay vibrant.
A fragment shows a quick back and forth where one speaker apologizes for poverty and the other offers five tents to cover car fare if a promise is made. The dialogue hints at mutual aid despite hardship.
A humorous anecdote about a daughter answering a question on church attendance. The girl confirms her father goes to church regularly, saying her mother would give him fits if he did not.
A 19th century warning extols early symptom attention for kidney and bladder issues. It links Bright's disease diabetes and stone to neglect and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an effective diuretic to ease approaching renal disease and related ailments. It touts additional benefits against constipation fever malarial and rheumatic debility.
A New York Press quip recalls a husband who vowed to quit smoking at year start. He tries one of a recently bought box of cigars, then swears off after a single smoke, prompting light remarks on willpower and timing.
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