Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Big Timber Pioneer in Big Timber, Montana

We have 3,228,115 pages in Montana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1894

Page

5

They Are Chosen for Sweet Grass County Officers

A Montana convention selects nominees and officers for the proposed Sweet Grass county. R B Dunham presides. E O Clark becomes secretary. Ballots choose Harrison for Sheriff, Clark for Clerk, Skillman for District Court Clerk, Fox for County Attorney, Olmstead for Supt. of Public Instruction, and Ellingson for Assessor, among others.

Sweet Grass Warrens Montana Willy Cause Sweet’ Grass County Logan Clark H. Bliss J. A. Hall S. Jarrett T. Gordon Co. T Ccccc Ccna Pes Skillman O. M. Hatch A. G. Hatch Sydney Fox FH. Bliss PUB O. M. Lanphear L. C Chas. Hathaway Harvey Bliss C.T. Busha W G. Strong J. M. Dodge IH. Bliss Mr. Strong Geo. F. Hudson R. B. Dunham Dunham H.o.kellogg R. B.briggs Hi. Bliss W. P. Franklin J.A. Hall A. C. Logan J. Ley J. W. Bailey P. O. Fallang R. B. Dupham W. F. McLeod C. O. Hathaway G. A. Leasley Briggsee Cps Oale Viet OG Central Committee N. Budd Hall Budd Bliss Pulatnick Hail Big Timber Geo. M. Hatch Melville McLeod Blakes Grey Cliff W. C. McCall Duck Creek J. N. Kelly Independence G. F. Hudson Wright Creek White Beaver S. B. Roberts Upper Stillwater J. Lyon Howie W. L Shanks Mr. Logan E. O. Clark Sweet Grass County

Bookbinding through the ages and early printing history

The article surveys the evolution of bookbinding and printing from 1841 rubber backings to vulcanized stamps in 1869, notes Alsop’s Fables of 1484, and cites Chinese printing by 593 and Scottish printing by 1509. It recalls oriental bindings influencing European craft, brittle payyrus manuscripts, Athens bookshops, monastic copying errors, and the binders glue innovator Phillatius.

Alsop Caxton Scotland Athens Demosthenes St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Fall Fashion Forecast Highlights Corsets Capes and Belts

The Brooklyn Eagle reports fall and winter trends with double breasted jackets and capes dominating the scene. Corsets shift to loose across the chest and tightly laced at the waist, while gloves match sleeve edges. Leather belts fade as ribbons and velvet cling.

Brooklyn Eagle

Diary Notes From Rev Emerson Conway 1799 1800

Journal entries record dates in 1800 with details of social events and payments. Jan 1 mentions arrival of guests and a wedding fee of 1.25 dollars and gifts including cheese about 1 dollar. Later entries show rum purchases and costs, hog slaughter expense, cider storage valued at 32 dollars, and a sermon on the Lord's Day titled How are the mighty fallen. The notes appear in North Adams Democrat.

Milketer Emerson Conway Fee Deacon Bardwell Williams North Adam

Berlin Public Kitchens Inaugurated By Han Morgenstein

A German woman named Han Morgenstein opened a public kitchen for workers in 1866. The project aims to feed 390 to 400 people daily with warm dining rooms and daily papers. Each kitchen is run by a local committee under a central council, with cooks arriving by six. The scheme began with a subscription of 8,250 to fund it and build reserves.

Berlin Han Morgenstein

Berlin Workman Lunches Highlight Budget and Wages

A late Nineteenth Century account notes a fund set aside to expand kits and fair wages enabling pensions for retired workers. Berlin restaurants offer meals for 8 to 6 cents with a four cent dinner including soup vegetables pudding and bread selling for a bit over one quarter of a cent more.

Berlin

Cruel weed strangler plant studied in tropical America

A Canadian Institute article discusses Physianthus albens, a cannibalistic plant called the cruel weed or strangler. Its five pairs of jawed petals trap insects, holding them until they die, and it belongs to the milkweed family. The piece references a St Louis Republic handbook article for more details.

Canadian Institute America Con’s “Handbook of Plants St. Louis Republic

Talkativeness and Divorce In Japan

A controversial summary notes Mr Hanniker Heaton’s claim that in Japan a man may divorce his wife for talking too much. The piece asserts Japanese women are notably talkative and that divorces are common, contrasting laws in Thibet and Melbourne with various marital norms.

Japan Hanniker Heaton Melbourne

Camel Race Finishes With Neck-and-Neck Dash

The London Telegraph reports a dramatic camel race finish where three camels raced neck and neck for a hundred yards to the post. Riders clung to the animals amid wild motion as the ship of the desert flexed its power under full sail. Newark street summaries note city debts in the tens of millions for New York Chicago Philadelphia and others.

Desert Saal Alish London Telegraph

The Squirrel Monkey Description

The red backed teetoe or squirrel monkey is praised as the most beautiful in form and color among American monkeys, a vivid note on its appearance and charm.

Also Mentioned on This Page

R.B. Dunham A. G. Keller J.M. Dodge F. Irvine F. Mijelde F. Polutoick H. G. Lyon James Vestal H. O. Kellogg HH. Bliss Co. T. Busha C. S. Walbridge M’leod G. A. Leasby G. W. Baker Jake L. DeHart C. A. Gillette James Blackburn Blake's A. J. Bryant John Blake Wa. Ryan W. G. Strong John Rye BL. O. Forsythe J. M. Dahl Tienry Lamb Henry Ellingson Jos. Keeney W. A. Harrison, W. L. Shanks, B. L. Ryan J. Lyons G. Emery T. C. McCall A.C. Logan, J. N. Kelly Spencer Jarrett Committee On Credentials Committee On Permanent Organization and Order of Business Reading E. O. Clark Rmanent Committee On Resolutions Sweet Grass County Club County Central Committee W. A. Harrison Harrison Sheriff Jake W DeHart P.O. Fallang Chas. H. Hathaway DeHart Ssaekt Roberts Hee Hathaway Loasby Kelly Eeaeeerae al DeHart Lo Kelly J. L. DeHart W.P. Franklin John W. Hart Ellingson Ate Becore Tetas Hart Ceeceas Wigeepaapen Buimgson W.A. Harrison Peeenses Ee J.W. Bailey Fashion Plate New York City Chicago Philadelphia Boston New Orleans Cincinnati Baltimore Washington Brooklyn Texas Havana
Search Courier

Search the Big Timber Pioneer Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Big Timber Pioneer?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication