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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
6
A column of pithy sayings and reflections from Big Timber Montana on marriage, manners, ambition, and everyday wisdom. Snippets include humor about trousers, dolls and dollars, church, cycling, footwear, and college rituals amid a light civic tone.
The passage contrasts a jeweled sword presentation to Admiral Dewey by Americans with the degradation of a high official who misused government funds. It recalls Napier's India remark on gold and power and notes that such officers are celebrated in England and the United States even as others are censured.
The warden, under political trust, refuses to disclose public funds handling at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. The county board accepts money without demanding detailed accounting, treating sources as hospital revenue and avoiding full financial disclosure.
A science writer argues plain language helps non experts grasp fossils. He illustrates with a dinosaur steak image claiming it could measure twelve feet across and over thirty five feet in circumference, inviting speculation about feast size and tips.
Nellie Rivers confronts Thornton May after a party where rumors of his engagement to a Spanish girl swirl. He exits with formal courtesy, then returns to a room where he finds Nellie desolate, fueling a plan of revenge as years of longing and pain surface.
Austerity and passion twist through a ballroom hour as Nellie hides a secret from Thornton May. He realizes their intertwined fates when a waltz leads to confession and a vow to change, ending with a kiss and revenge fulfilled.
A renowned New York physician credits sick room manners with her fortune and advises young doctors to stay cheerful and engaging in the patient’s sick room. She urges returning to the ailment before leaving, as half sick patients are highly sensitive, and never to hurry.
A tramp-appeal interrupts a woman who offers a woodpile breakfast chance. The exchange shows social tension as the tramp seeks work for food while the lady rebukes the interruption.
A French writer notes animals remember routine acts and kindnesses. Stories include six Swiss coach horses seeking sugar at an inn and a cavalry horse Menelas reenacting drills from memory. A collie recalled old woodchuck burrows and feeding spots five years later.
Sandow the strong man explains dumbbell practice builds strength from fingertips to feet. He says both young and old can gain health and relief from ailments with gradual, moderated workouts and no overexertion. Regular easy beginnings develop grace, carriage, and controlled muscles, boosting vitality.
A fragment from Harlem Life presents a dialogue where a man asks what fees or penalties his father would demand of the man who marries the speaker. The reply suggests the rest of the family would be implicated or involved in the settlement.
A Baltimore Sun writer describes a Kyoto fire drawing thousands of residents who bring paper lanterns to the scene. Delegations from rich families march through streets while hotel guests visit nearby homes. Firefighters use hand pumps and bamboo to battle the blaze as crowds create a pandemoniumlike panorama.
A central London post office was closed after rats swarmed the building consuming letters and postal forms. The site was rebuilt with new foundations and timber, but rats moved to nearby homes, terrorizing residents and prompting reports of widespread infestation. The account notes similar fears among neighbors and adult residents, with a London Daily News attribution.
A short noted item shows Mrs Good and Tommy performing window removal on granma's specs to improve her vision. The clip appears in Jewelers' Weekly with a humor tone.
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