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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1898
Page
7
A playful exchange from the Indianapolis Journal referencing a secretary of state and a remark about the old Knickerbocker families. The dialogue questions whether the secretary belongs to that lineage and suggests a prior note or writing about them.
The appeal hopes school boys will raise 3,000,000 dollars for a battleship. The message notes the high cost of warships and endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a low cost remedy for stomach liver and bowel disorders.
A large sixteen room paper house has been built by a Russian gentleman at Savinevka in Podolia. It was constructed in New York by an American engineer and cost 80,000 roubles. The architect claims the structure will outlast stone and the owner plans to furnish it entirely with paper.
A list of patent recipients includes Louis Anderson Hillsborough North Carolina belt guide Albert W Ashworth St Cloud Minnesota toe clip for bicycle pedals Edward J Gellenbeck Shakopee Minnesota acetylene gas generator Frank G Hubbard Minneapolis Minnesota rotary engine Axel Ringborg Alexandria Minnesota foot propelled sled Walter G Scott Rockwell Minnesota bob sled Jerome E Stowell Minneapolis Minnesota package carrier Joseph Theisen Minneapolis Minnesota belt tightener Carrie B Sheldon Grand Meadow Minnesota stick pin design Merwin Lothrop B Johnson patent attorneys 910 Pioneer Avenue Building St Paul
An officer guides Mayor of Sawbuck through blueprints for a new police station. He points to the air wing area while the mayor tries to parry with slang about housing more police. The exchange highlights local pride and urban development.
An old advertisement promises cures for barren nests and liquor and tobacco habits. It markets a so called aphrodisiac for both sexes and claims to improve women health. The notice directs readers to send $1 to Physicians Teeth Scientiac Remedy Co Box 113 Rostom for the product.
Jevelers Weekly explores why some men continually give engagement rings to four different women. The feature cites cultural expectations and family perspectives, balancing romance with societal pressure.
The note requests a complete list of prizes described as yeeful and ornamental and free to purchasers of Diamond C Soap, addressed to Cudahy Packing Co in South Omaha Nebraska.
An article notes Britain exports timber worth about £16 million yearly, with £9 million going to Baltic ports for spruce and Scots fir, £5 million to North America for pines, and £2 million to Asia and Australia for teak and eucalypts. It compares Britain's small timber land to continental producers and cites Germany and other nations for output and employment. It also mentions Henry M. Stanley recounting a near-fatal Africa expedition and a comment on unity among native groups led by elders.
R Crowe a Victoria dairy expert promotes lime water as cheap easy to apply and nonpoisonous for purifying and disinfecting dairies. Regularly fill churns with lime water let stand overnight rinse walls floors and cans and reuse water. Lime water reduces bacterial starters and helps milk stay fresh longer in treated cans.
A report from London notes that a complete set of gibbet fronts once kept in Boston jail Lincolnshire will be sold at a Convent Garden auction room. The piece recalls when hang ing in chains practice ended in 1834 by an act of parliament and marks on old county maps the sites of torture.
A well known Portland man with a wooden leg had a small fire start from a discarded paper catching in his waste basket. Flames spread to the wooden leg before he noticed, but he managed to extinguish the fire and escaped with his leg undamaged.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a poor man laments wealth while a woman of luxury reflects on ease and monotony, revealing class tension in a Detroit scene. The dialogue suggests a heightened dramatic moment, with a maid nearby suggesting reserved status.
Advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee if it fails. Mentions the genuine product bears L.18 Q. on each tablet and is sold by all druggists.
Mrs Elverson notes Mabel Waddington is engaged to Fred Waddington and plans to marry in winter. Mrs Downsleigh confirms the engagement and recalls a minister’s warning about bad outcomes from when he was a boy.
An advertisement by RH Kline of Philadelphia promotes For FRE a trial bottle of Klide’s Great Nerve Restorer. The copy touts nervous system relief and urges readers to try the product with claims of permanent results.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a professor declaring gravity the strongest force in nature while noting a playful jab at Nikola Tesla’s latest prospects. The remark frames a discussion on fundamental forces with a light scholarly tone.
A Detroit Free Press cheeky line recalls a nurse who cared for a dangerous fever patient. The narrator struggles to tell if gratitude or love fuels his feelings, capturing a light romantic mood.
An antique advertisement notes Piso's Cure for Consumption as the best cough remedy. George W Lotz of Fabucher Louisiana signs the notice dated August 26, 185.
A twelve year old boy, son of J. B. Stinebaugh of Ottawa Kansas, rode in his father’s buggy six miles west of the city when a fierce gale tore the harness apart lifting the buggy and hurling it into kinidling wood. The vehicle smashed but the boy was not seriously hurt.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet shows a woman scolding a tramp who says he only wants one of her pictures, not money or bread, in a humorous back door exchange. The wanderer refuses to beg, insisting he only desires a single image.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The product is taken internally and works on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
A terse dialogue shows an Alderman and his wife debating how members of the Spanish cortes sustain themselves without salaries. The exchange hints at secrecy and gendered assumptions within the conversation.
The passage notes baseball as a needed business risk and calls experience a costly teacher. It mentions Lady's Lorgnette freebies from Diamond C Soap wrappers, warns many pictures are overdrawn, and credits vigilant cashiers for safeguarding banks. It ends with cautions about trust and proposals.
A Brooklyn Life snippet recalls a would be romance halted by a demand from the bride’s father for a financial boot. The quip implies a single obstacle in a mocked marriage scenario.
A vintage advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claims to ease teething pain by softening gums reducing inflammation and curing wind colic. The copy notes a bottle containing 2 ic units and emphasizes soothing properties for children.
A stranger asks how they expect to vote in North Carolina. The reply: they will decide once ammunition is distributed, noting uncertainty whether voting will be by squads or platoons.
A Washington Star excerpt records a mother lamenting that her son delays tasks and a father regretting his son's lack of punctuality. The dialogue highlights cultural attitudes toward timeliness and responsibility, illustrating family dynamics and generational caution.
An old cleric tells a young author that popularity is gone, while the opposite proves true as Campbell biographies sell in large sets. The remark, noted in Longman's Magazine, reflects tension between critics and popular demand for biographical works.
A dispute described between a proofreader and editor centers on the spelling of Philippine with two Js. The anecdote appears in the Indianapolis Journal and reflects editorial tensions over language precision.
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