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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
1
A Bozeman advertisement offers a tranquil sanitarium setting and a home environment for invalids and those seeking surgical operations, highlighting pleasant surroundings and quiet dedicated care.
Donahoe's Magazine describes an Irish hedge school erected by peasants along a roadside trench. A clay bank forms three walls while a sod front wall and thatched roof complete the hut. An earthen floor, rustic door, windows, and a bramble roof finish the simple, ready for instruction setup.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a hunter who bragged of killing a bear by melting ice on his beard. He described calm weather turning warm, icicles on his beard, and the bear being struck by water melt resulting in its death.
A fragment reports a factory near New York City producing deadly poisons in quantities large enough to threaten the city’s population, raising alarm over public safety and industrial hazards.
Report describes a guarded chemical factory where workers handle dangerous substances including pure anhydrous acid and nitrile acid stored in glass carboys. Guards are vigilant, entry requires special permits, and a breakage could cause disaster, likened to a safety vault.
Extract from old court memoirs notes that George IV as a baby was bathed only every two weeks. Royal mothers warned against changing linen too soon to avoid rash and airless garments. Doctors' heavy regimen and full body cleansing were feared for all social ranks.
The Detroit Free Press recounts Toto crying over losing two cents, then receiving two more from a friend. Toto laments that without the loss she would have had four cents, highlighting a playful math pun in a family scene.
A humorous exchange from the Denver Times features a phrenologist claiming a bump indicates intelligence while characters protest and recall a sting from a rolling pin. The dialogue plays on dialect and playful boasting about mental sharpness.
The Japanese language is said to contain about 60 000 words. It is nearly impossible for one person to learn the entire language, and a well educated Japanese is familiar with around 10 000 words.
A young oriole was blown from its nest by a May storm and found by kind people. After sheltering in a house, parent birds watched from a window and guided their chick back to safety. The female maneuvered with her wing while the male assisted, finally forming a cradle and carrying the chick to safety in a tree.
An authority on athletic injuries urges simple care for sprains and strains. Rest the affected joint, apply hot and cold douches with hot first and cold later, and use a salt egg poultice on the first day for relief. Follow with hot fomentations and a light bandage, except at night.
A downtown drug clerk recalls a past incident involving a woman of color who asked for flesh colored items. The brief anecdote highlights social perceptions and a subtle clash over language and recognition.
A Pittsburg News report details a night incident where a clerk at a colored girl's request received black court plaster instead of flesh tone. The exchange leaves the clerk shaken and planning stricter testing of jokes and items before selling.
A teacher tests spelling and definitions with a student named Thomas. He struggles then answers A ibex by explaining the back part of the book holds printed material. The exchange reveals confusion between spelling and definition.
At a Sydney banquet an heir of the Macdonalds killed at Glencoe handed a knife to a famous old Macdonalds betrayer. Onlookers mostly condemned the act as bad breeding, while a few understood its significance and the betrayal remains unforgiven.
A doctor notes the shore’s critic’s error and says no drop is wasted. The ocean sustains continents, preventing deserts, while a professor adds that while it saves the land it saves the land. Chicago Tribune quotation reflects reverent view of seas.
A Philadelphia Call note quotes a fond mother praising her son as the smartest child, while the father jokes about his potential to start a river on fire. The mother recalls finding him starting a fire under the place.
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