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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1894
Page
4
The piece endorses Broadwater county as a logical choice for the United States senate and notes the measure will be introduced in the upcoming legislative session. It argues the proposal has merit and wishes success for the county’s creation.
The sugar trust victory over Avalost spurs a clash as Germany seeks to defend beet sugar by opposing American meats. Cattlemen stock men and packers unite to press Congress to remove the sugar duty this session, arguing shared interests against the trust.
A bank clerk in Omaha named Huntington, earning $45 a month, faced a $500 missing check. Questioning led to a desperate act: he fired on two officers, then killed himself. The officers survived. the bank seeks a replacement.
Mr Gladstone ceases colored spectacles except for reading. Israel D Condit of Amfilburn New Jersey just turned ninety six and is Morris and Essex railroad’s only living charter member. Colonel James L F Warren of San Francisco is claimed to be the oldest military man west of New York and California’s oldest white pioneer. An Indianapolis wedding prompts board of trade chatter Mrs August Rye wed Miss May Wheat. Marcos Marincio, Paraguay’s new president, was vice president under Gonzales and is related to General Caballero. Elizabeth Burrill Curtis, daughter of George William Curtis, spoke strongly for woman suffrage at the New York constitutional convention. Tamail Pasha travels to Carleond with sultans permission to bathe. exiled executive has grown old and frail. Aime Casimir-Poerier donates 10600 francs to France’s fund for a Carnot memory philanthropic house. Lectures on the Ascent of Man by Professor Darwin have led to his name removal from Chantangna and Northfield amid fears of evolutionist views. A new king named Harden Flickey has bought Trinidad, proclaims himself James, and rules as military dictator.
The article notes 152 railroads with 438000 miles of track and 2500 million in capital. It mentions Daniel Belknap of Hornellsville and personalities from the Erie and Southern Railway systems. It also covers a World’s Fair engine and passenger rule changes. It adds a satirical or humorous aside about British railway compartments and a political tone about travel and transport.
In a club, Robert Chambers chats with J C Jeaffreson about holidays spent in Scotland reading Scott novels. Chambers admits not enjoying the Waverley works as much as in youth and whispers that Sir Walter Scott seems rather prosy nowadays.
A stern schoolmaster forces a boy to write to his parents about learning. The boy, upset, scribbles a humorous yet flawed note claiming lessons surpass home schooling and misstates math and dormitory details. The master pretends to overlook the conduct. London Tit-Bita.
Montana lawmakers consider extending beet sugar bounty to all beets for five years after passage. Supporters say beet sugar could boost state economy, spur sugar production, and help sheep and mining interests, while opponents object to any new incentives. Local figures Tualcott and Talcott discussed county division and regional changes affecting Red Lodge and Carbon county prospects.
The article traces the origin of the phrase Save the mark through citations from Charles Knight and Kelly. It links early religious oaths, Scots usage, and archery custom to the expression, noting how it functioned as an ejaculation and a warning about others hitting the same target. It cites a Brooklyn Eagle gloss on its ironic use for a novice.
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