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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
3
Chicago reports the new C C C line opened to the public. The ad touts Cascarets as a quick path to health and happiness claiming ninety percent of ills stem from lazy liver and impure blood. Sold in druggists 10c to 10c per box with mail offers and a free booklet.
The article recalls a medieval English law banning coal burning under severe penalties and a hanging for coal use. It notes London’s coal exchange, opened 1849 by the prince consort, marking a city market jubilee with a history of private control until 1807 when the corporation bought it for £25,600.
A fragment from London Tropical Times depicts a beggar asking for sixpence while a passerby notes the beggar’s breath smells of whisky. The dialogue suggests alcohol is harming the beggar, framing a social vignette rather than a news event.
A witty exchange contrasts a cynical bachelor and a spinster over women exaggerating age. The bachelor notes exceptions, and the spinster agrees, while the C B comments that the exception is women talking about their own age.
The remark links social ties to success and risk, implying that gaining power or status in office changes counts of friends and foes. It suggests popularity shifts with achievement and the trouble that can come with status.
A Mansfield reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing backache and abdominal pain. She describes severe illness a year earlier and immediate relief after one bottle. The note urges other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice at no cost and provides her Lynn, Massachusetts address.
A New Yorker recalls bull fights in Lisbon and notes the sport’s hazards. Bulls leap barriers, race through stepped barriers, and spectators seek safety as riders and bystanders evade charges. Women stay in boxes. one clerk shields his eyes between the horns until attendants remove him.
An exhortation on systematic repose praises long undisturbed sleep for health and temper. It warns against perpetual wakefulness and late study, notes insomnia as a predictor of mental and physical decline, and argues against extreme early rising while stressing midday rest as humanly optimal.
A Kansas soldier argues he would fight better by sea comparing life on land to constant danger. He says sea service offers one big clash with clear stakes, while land warfare brings ongoing scrapes, daily weariness, and hospital risks. He envisions meals and rest under a hammock if he survives the final fight.
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