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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
6
A collage of vignettes touches on Schwab and hustlers, Paris high society trends, education versus waste, a debatable Uribe-Uribe, rising European gambling, Shamrock III versus Lipton, deck games, jail life views, a judge valuing a baby at 3000 dollars, a Toledo novelty, and a train elopement with startled parents.
A Chicago student attending Hobart College was accidentally killed during a football game. Officials described the incident as a tragic accident with no foul play suspected.
Dr Grossman suggests young liars stem from indigestion and proposes mothers use tincture of rhubarb as a substitute for the witch. The remark reflects a humorous medical stance and social humor of the period.
A Cleveland man campaigns on a simple pledge not to wear a dress suit if elected to Congress. The stance is praised for its clear, straightforward appeal and public visibility.
George F. Baer rose from poverty to become a dominant coal industry figure. The piece contrasts the harsh realities of poverty with his ascent and the continuing struggles of others still poor.
A peculiar name suggests a figure named Reed Simoot posing as a Utah aspirant for the United States Senate. The uncertain claim raises questions about his character and any possible misconduct.
A New York woman who sought 25000 dollars for breach of promise was awarded six cents in damages. The verdict exposes the futility of inflated claims and the judge’s verdict reduces the case to a mere token sum.
A historical note reports Walking Shield, described as a bad Indian, being hanged for killing his prospective mother in law. The piece closes with a broader, controversial assertion that white men will come to recognize maternal rights.
A Paris editor confronted a marquis who slapped him and delivered a kick in return, stating justice followed the insult with appropriate retaliation in a public confrontation.
A Chicago policeman preferred a charge of disorderly conduct against a young lady he found masquerading in male attire. He deemed the act boisterous rather than criminal, noting the disguise as the central issue.
Mary MacLane abandons the search for the devil in the east and heads back to her land and its barrenness. The writer remains described as the kind of looker the devil usually sidelines.
Courts increasingly rely on fingerprinting to identify individuals. The piece notes that even young children should be warned that a parent can detect which child touched the wallpaper on the wall.
A quirky remark suggests that if the United States could prove fishing worms are plentiful along the Panama canal line it might mobilize supporters to dig a hole there without compensation.
In an Ohio town father Kohl names his infant daughter Anthracite Kohl hoping for lasting appeal. He states trust in growing demand for the name eighteen years hence as there is now.
A man returns nine dollars to the Great Northern railway for a ride taken twenty two years ago. No tramp has yet appeared to offer ten cents for a drink he once begged from a bartender in the past.
Chicago society page notes a two column portrait of Mrs Whatsername, former wife of Mr Whatdycallim, announcing she will wed again soon after a divorce. The caption emphasizes a distinctly Chicago tone and style.
A fragmentary poem depicts a small child racing toward danger and disappearing from sight. Angels are described as calling the child back as a mother weeps, while the verse suggests the child goes to heaven and is reunited in sorrowful imagery.
A lonely widow Miss Lavinia faces ruin as letters flood in about her prized climbing geranium named Richard T. A camera writer helps answer letters while Lavinia contemplates selling possessions to survive. A forbidden romance with Richard Thomas rekindles, leading to a quiet wedding amid village fuss.
Excerpt describes a wedding feast with elaborate salads and biscuits, followed by a letter from Miss Lavinia. She recounts her husband buying all sold furniture through his agent, including blue china, awaiting her in a new home, and expresses excitement about a conservatory and climbing geranium.
A New York physician prominent in manufacturing was crushed by a factory shafting and died calmly after dictating his will. He directed lawyers to handle his estate and arranged business matters with partners during the final hours, dying with a smile as his wife held his hand and a cigar.
Miss Jennie Chamberlain of Cleveland, famed society beauty turned widow, rumored to be the future wife of Lord Rosebery. London society remembers her charm, while Newport and Lenox hosts await her US return to be studied by the coteries.
A reflective poem recalls Moorish exile in Granada and the faded mansions left behind. The narrator likens personal longing for home to youth remembered as a key to a vanished past and a country that no longer stands, celebrating fleeting youth before the key becomes empty.
A literary man drafts a poem and shares it with his wife before publication. She notes a spelling or word-choice quirk, and he defends it by citing Tennyson. She counters that even Tennyson could do such a thing, but he cannot.
The sultan finds it amusing that an American financier seeks to syndicate his debts. The grand vizier quizzes the idea, wondering if an infidel can profit as much as the ruler has from the arrangement.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader extols yawning as an effective hiccough remedy. He compares water drinking and breath-holding, notes varying success, and argues yawning relieves diaphragm tension and glottis closure, claiming it works in ordinary cases without torturing effects.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report details a two man coin trick using a $1 and a $5 bill. One writes a laundry list on the back of the five, the other pays with a one, the barkeep gives change, a dispute reveals the fake note, and the swindlers walk away with nearly five dollars. The article notes such schemes are clever but short lived as bartenders learn quickly.
From the German naval year book of 1902, a summary projects navies in 1906. England counts 57 battleships and 70 large cruisers, France 32 battleships and 28 cruisers, Russia 25 battleships and 18 cruisers, the United States 20 battleships and 16 cruisers, Germany 19 battleships and 11 cruisers, Italy 15 battleships and 6 cruisers, and Japan 7 battleships and 6 cruisers. England appears superior in battleships. France trails in protected cruisers. Russia and Germany emphasize battleships. the United States advances in both areas.
An anti-treating league forms in Ireland with St Patrick as patron and gains indorsement from the Gaelic league convention in Dublin. It seeks to curb public drinking by pledging members not to buy or give drinks to others, while allowing personal consumption and at-home offerings. Members wear a shamrock badge with green enamel and three shields.
Members are to renew pledges on St Patrick’s Day as efforts continue to extend the league’s field of operations in this country. The organization was formed in County Wexford and includes a juvenile division.
A collection of old marriage beliefs warns the bride to avoid entering and leaving through different church doors. It prescribes cutting the first cake slice, not tying shoes to the carriage, and placing the right foot first upon leaving the church. It also advises the bride to call her husband by name first, discard pins after the reception, and forbids bridesmaids from keeping pins to avoid hindering marriage.
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