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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
6
A quirky tale from Big Timber Montana reports on a fire at a Brooklyn man named Mr. Arson’s house last Friday with suspicions of foul play. The item also quotes health restoration for Hon. William F. Cody and notes a strange remark about Buffalo Bill.
A miscellany notes Acesult lameness and a probable straight flush, pneumonia vs Rus sell Sage, and honors overshadowed by burly halfbacks. Panama hat fads and snow cures. Society belle trends with anthracite rope, Wisconsin marriage quirks, peace victories, Gatling plows, toy trusts, and kids’ play. Mascagni favors hand organs. Lipton eyeing Shamrock TV. Football tragedy and a killer s roller skating. Jeffries seeks challengers, irrigation congress success, $6000 spent on wet goods. Esau the ape grows stranger, diamonds vanish like actors. Rochester farmer shoots robbers. Castro’s Caracas sham in political gambits.
A clipped wartime style line mocks Mohammed Abdullah Hassan and links his actions to recurring threats, then shifts to a quip about gravity at Paris and airship mechanism, implying English fear and Parisian failures. The passage blends political caricature with a jab at technology and international tensions.
In Russia and parts of Germany couples still use candles to light trains linking romance and daily life. A former typewriter operator draws attention in Paris as a notable hon tiger io Paris. The man who once dictated to her should feel pride in himself now.
A Staten Island maiden sued for 5000 dollars after a hairdresser colored her hair wrongly and won only 50 dollars in damages. The event highlights a quirky legal outcome and ongoing public scrutiny of beauty mishaps.
The editorial argues a political speaker should master phrasing and syntax while a blend of artistry and business sense guides success. It recalls Engineer Fox who, felled by apoplexy after steering his train a mile to Sioux City station, died that night and deserves a monument rather than scattershot honors for politicians.
A New York contractor faced court charges for claiming to lay 67 300 square feet of sod to cover 120 000 square feet of park surface using what authorities call elastic turf. The case highlights alleged overstatement of work and inflated material use in a public space.
A dicussion on how giving advice is rarely valued and often backfires. People ignore guidance or blame the adviser when outcomes sour, while the advised pursue their own plans. A cautionary tale ends with a boy sliding down banisters and quipping that he has hurt the Gospel this time.
A five year old boy living on the second floor explains the incident of falling downstairs. Anxious woman on the first floor worried by the boy's repeated exits from his room and the danger of the stairs. The report focuses on the child's account of the fall.
N. C. Goodwin recounts a poker game in a lawful western town where gamesters run the sport with community backing. Four men sit in and two plot to overwhelm the other two, whose fair play draws the worst suspicions as cunning schemes unfold.
Players signaling with fingers as in a betting game resulted in one man slicing off two fingers with a knife. The victim, the next morning, sang and whistled about the incident, joking that luck favored him since he escaped a full hand.
Senator Quay visited the Adirondacks to greet his family returning home. A tardy coach and a slower preceding vehicle prompted him to offer $1 to the driver to pass, prompting a humorous exchange as the driver invited a push to speed the teams.
In five months 2,000 marine firemen along the Atlantic coast have joined the Marine Firemen's Union.
In South Africa the postwar period reveals a shortage of women. Employers struggle to hire female clerks typists shop girls and servants as many single women leave for marriage. The article notes Boer country trends toward matrimony affecting workforce stability and suggests demand for women persists despite efforts to import workers.
A speaker reflects on American resilience during shortages from the Civil War to coal strikes. He recalls coffee substitutes, sorghum sugar, pumpkin bread, and linsey gowns as Americans adapted. The tale emphasizes overcoming obstacles and finding a way through adversity.
A fearless woman returns home to find a guest room door locked and lights on. She flees to the police, only to discover the source of the mystery is a blonde Armenian missionary who had a key and entered the house as invited. The officer reassures her that such intruders are common.
A proverb notes humor attracts shared mirth while harsh growls invite mockery. The line emphasizes social reactions to mood and tone, suggesting light humor wins approval while negativity draws ridicule.
The five year stay in Yucatan alters Americans to look Mexican and adopt local dress. Hemp trade from sisal boosts hacendados fortunes while Merida, the region’s hub, is rich yet dirty with no proper water or sewers. The piece notes coppery complexions and Spanish speech among travelers returned from the peninsula.
A Philadelphia Record item describes a confrontation on a Manayunk car at Ninth and Vine. A red headed conductor ejects two unruly passengers after one tries to puff a pipe and bluff for a match, saying he has two fares but earned more than ten cents worth of satisfaction.
Forty years ago one sailor was required for every 110 tons of ship capacity. Today that ratio has fallen to one sailor per 600 tons as machinery increases efficiency.
The article identifies the coast from Flamborough Head to North Foreland as the most dangerous area. It also notes the segment between Anglesea and the Mull of Cantyre as the next most hazardous section.
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