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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
2
A columnist urges readers to begin anew on the first day of the year. The piece jokes about overfull reform plans and the water wagon, notes self improvement applies to all, and ends with optimism that the world looks brighter soon.
The Pioneer reports Governor Stewart commuted the sentences of twenty three inmates at Deer Lodge as a reward for faithful service and reformative progress. The piece argues modern courts favor concise factual sentencing over theatrical courtroom rhetoric and notes a broader reform trend nationwide toward rehabilitation.
A Helena dispatch says Dr Edwin Kellogg is charged in district court with causing a criminal abortion. It would be his third jury appearance on such a charge, with no conviction so far. The note recalls a Livingston physician facing a similar charge and hints justice in Sweet Grass county moves slowly unless both physician and patient are involved.
The Chicago Tribune mocks Secretary Bryan and a Loudoun Virginia farmers event, proposing a humorous rate card for his public appearances. It outlines suggested fees for various gatherings and warns that in crises the rate would double, praising Bryan’s candor while joking about presidential attendance at cabinet meetings.
The vice president and secretary of state lead a lecture circuit while secretary of the navy markets articles for Sunday papers. The cabinet has become a literary bureau and lecture course, contrasting with the old motto of making hay.
A humorous poem where Maud Muller longs for the judge's luxury life then rides in a new auto with the judge. Their outing ends in vehicle trouble and a rescue by a dashing bachelor, prompting a quip about Ford and a wry final line.
Mrs Adlai Stevenson wife of the former vice president died in Montana IL after several months illness She was 70 and survived by her husband and three children Bozeman death of Albert Bartholomew three year old son of Mr and Mrs John A Bartholomew ruled as gross negligence for not securing proper medical attention The copper mining district Calumet faces a disaster with at least seventy one dead after a false fire alarm during Christmas exercises by the Western Federation of Miners aviators plan Atlantic crossing next spring to win a $50000 prize
Chicago enjoyed its most successful Christmas with over 100000 basket dinners distributed by downtown missions and churches. Santa Claus in the Good Fellows charity visited about 20000 homes, while the city fed residents of cheap lodging houses.
Mendota Illinois resident Geo W Fitch testifies after long eczema suffering since the Civil War, says one box of Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment cured him. The Pfeiffer Chemical Co guarantees results or refunds. Available at all druggists or by mail 50 cents.
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