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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1898
Page
2
A garbled collection of wry maxims and misread lines on language, boxing, love, rain, and law. It blends scattered phrases about twins and Tuesday with notes on appetite for power, the limits of ambition, and the flawed lawmaking process, suggesting a snapshot of a wandering literary miscellany.
A collage of verses and stories features Witticiams Oneal and others with themes of trust movements in hay markets, bicycle talk, a shady wheel bargain, detectives chasing a stolen wheel, and a seaside meeting dialogue framed as serialized newspaper humor and verse.
Street sweepings totaling about three million tons are collected annually in US cities. Most are used for filling or discarded, though some farmers use sweepings as fertilizer and report relief. The passage argues waste prevention boosts wealth and urges attention from both town and country.
The city faces ten unused church properties as questions mount about why no ministers will accept city parishes for modest salaries. Critics say congregations seek endless variety of tastes and worry over eloquence temperament and theological stance rather than spiritual gifts.
In a playful exchange Molly questions reforming a man while Dolly suggests marriage as a cure. Molly doubts the idea and questions if such heroic measures are needed. The scene centers on social satire and witty banter.
A guileless man answers a lover asking if he will love her when she is old. He argues his honesty by saying he proves his love daily, presenting a simple, earnest exchange in verse. The dialogue centers on enduring affection and trust between two lovers.
A Spanish official describes plans for a new navy with vessels so light they would reach forty knots. The ships would carry no guns or armor, and their speed would rely on extreme lightness. A journalist questions how such ships could damage an enemy.
Peters lay dead in the Klondike and his body was brought home for cremation. After a short time in the furnace an attendant opened the door and exclaimed I feel a draught causing shock among the relatives and observers.
Bobbie voices a wish to be a girl avoiding future uncertainty. His father asks why. The exchange reflects a child’s yearning for direction and simplicity as he contemplates growing into adulthood.
A man recounts an incident where Miss Nipperson allegedly mistreated Miffley by having him write a love poem. He supposedly sang the poem to him in front of company the next evening to a familiar tune, causing offense.
Humorous diary note on practicing English with mock Germanic spelling. The speaker insists they can speak English well enough and teases themselves over their accent and effort.
A tale recalls Gottrox hiring Spiegelham to teach his daughter painting She falls for the artist and they wed The old man forgives the union as art proves lucrative in this country Folk say art rarely pays yet this story suggests otherwise
A quote reveals Bunts enduring taunts about his appearance as a man once told him he looked like Napoleon. The cruel remark sticks as he keeps his hair down and shoulders hunched, shaping his self image.
In a 1925 exchange the Todhams are described as very distinguished or perhaps extraordinary, noting that there has been no divorce on either side of the family for two generations. The remark highlights public interest in the couple’s lineage and social standing.
A patient resists medical testing when urged by a maid in a reception area. The doctor wishes to examine the patient, who questions the feasibility of an X-ray. The fragment hints at tension around medical procedures and patient consent.
A playful exchange between two characters, Ally Sloper and She, shows a humorous wish to be the book one holds. The dialogue uses affectionate banter in lavender and blue scarf imagery.
Sketches recount General Wheeler’s methods and stories from the Civil War era. The anecdotes present the famed older Confederate figure as a unifying symbol in the postwar nation.
In the night near El Paso San Juan and Caney General Wheeler orders trenches for an impending dawn assault. A tired cavalryman resists then Wheeler helps dig his trench. The negro trooper later agrees to dig, and by morning all trenches are completed.
A New York Press interview recalls how home sickness afflicted volunteers and horses alike. The speaker notes horses suffer more from withdrawal than men, citing Civil War observations and modern reports of horses “off their feed” as the condition develops in troops.
The excerpt describes how army horses suffer from homesickness causing loss of appetite, restlessness, and mourning when separated from mates. Bookended with notes on mortality, the piece explains how transport and camp life stress impair horses bred in rural farms, leading to illness and deaths.
Harry MacNeal recounts clearing a jammed eight inch gun during the Santiago fight. He describes climbing outside the turret at sea amid shellfire, replacing a rammer, and finally freeing the gun so it remained in action. Captain Murphy commends his bravery as MacNeal notes merely doing his duty.
On the western coast of Ireland at Ballybunion the sea set fire to cliffs. Long exposed to Atlantic waves the rock yielded iron pyrites and alum in fissures. Water penetration caused rapid oxidation producing heat fierce enough to ignite the cliff. For weeks the rocks burned like a volcano with smoke.
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