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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
2
The report notes yearly flax use of 104000 tons, with France following at 66000 tons. It highlights national consumption levels and places France third in the ranking.
A distinguished Russian grand duke was billed 20 francs for hothouse peaches at a Paris cafe. He queried their winter scarcity and the maitre d hotel replied that grand dukes are scarce.
The advance of civilization is noted in the Holy Land where American beer has become popular. Jerusalem now has electric lights telephones and phonographs and trolley lines are spoken of to connect the city with Bethany Bethlehem the Lake of Galilee and other Bible sites.
President Roosevelt demonstrated independence by selecting three fine long tailed high stepper horses for his Washington carriage. The seller noted his insistence on undocked tails despite fashion favoring short tails, showing personal preference over trends.
For two years residents of the Baptist church of Saco Maine heard an ongoing mysterious sound. The sexton traced the noise to a hidden gable end where a swarm of bees and about fifty pounds of honey were tucked away.
A Victorian note from Norfolk quotes an old British fishes work describing a midsummer capture in Lynn Deeps in 1626. The cod was said to have in its stomach a book in three treatises, raising a tongue in cheek link between literary consumption and the fish scarcity of the current year.
The new law targets religious orders by two provisions. It requires all religious associations to submit to general republican law and corporate formation rules. It also places them under bishopric inspection and forbids associations professing obedience to superiors outside France from existing in the country.
The piece traces the term Black Maria to Maria Lee, a strong Boston lodging house keeper who aided authorities. It notes the phrase Send for Black Maria arose when sailors were jailed, and British jail vans supposedly earned the name from her storied actions.
The piece argues for enormous tenement replacements in cities with buildings ten to eighteen stories tall. A thousand residents would live in elevators and steam heated fireproof space with a basement laundry and upper floor halls for concerts lectures and sectarian services. A roof garden would serve children as a playground and Mills Hotels in New York City offer decently priced housing for single men and married men who cannot leave tenement neighborhoods.
The poem recalls dreamy reverie and memory of building castles in the air on a bright day. It evokes happy days and a longing for a lost time, with images of fair isles and a purple golden light. The speaker reflects on the effort to reach wondrous heights in an endless day.
A Western tale set on the Alaho cattle range where the glass-eyed broncho and ghost legends haunt the trail from Jose's. John and a narrator ride to quell unrest as cattle grow restless and fear rises amid old tragedies, cemetery legends, and frontier loyalties.
In a desert chase a couple fleeing a raging storm face a herd stampede and a glass-eyed broncho named Creed. John and Margaret ride for safety as lightning and cannonade scar the darkness. Miguel prays to Our Lady of Guadalupe. survivors recall the Ghost of the Glass-Eyed Broncho by the campfire.
In a Motor World anecdote W K Vanderbilt Jr recalls a dinner guest who desired a ride in his Mercedes racer. The host agrees and accelerates suddenly, startling the guest who gasps that he has solved the problem of being happy though miserable.
Global wine production in 1900 reached 3.619 billion gallons with Europe producing 3.403 billion. America yielded 260 million and the British Empire only 9 million, while France led with 1.482 billion gallons, about half of Europe’s total and over a third of the world’s.
British naturalist Mr. R. H. Yapp reports that several bamboo species store large quantities of naturally filtered water in hollow internodes. This could prove useful in emergencies during explorations on the Ma ay Peninsula.
Ger trude asks if mother will ever love her as much as Fido in a witty exchange from Puck. The banter centers on affection and loyalty, with a playful tone and a hint of social satire.
New York banker E. R. Holden caused a stir aboard the Fuerst Bismarck when he rented the barber shop as a stateroom on the voyage home from London. He signed an agreement to retire at 11 and rise by 5 30, amid light questions from passengers.
A seasoned professor explains to Uncle Rastus how to distinguish the deadly amanita phalloides from the edible agaricus campestris. He lists clear features such as pileus texture, gill color, stalk shape, ring, and bulb to avoid misidentification, ending with a confident method to tell them apart.
A Hamburg school-teacher tested 120 city children ages ten to sixteen and found many had never seen basic things. Only 62 had seen a flock of sheep. 50 had seen a violet. 31 had witnessed a sunrise. 29 had seen a sunset. 71 had seen a plow. He argues city kids know theaters and museums but lack real exposure to everyday life.
A Philadelphia Press discussion notes a candidate with a prominent circus background before entering politics. Reportedly his former showmanship and circus business may influence and aid his campaign toward election, with a nod to the idea of having the greatest show on earth.
A brief cartoon caption from the Indianapolis News shows a boy asking why a man who earns his living playing the organ would want to live. The mother confirms the organist's livelihood, prompting the boy's philosophical question.
A terse proverb notes that excesses in youth accrue as a liability to be paid in later life, suggesting long term consequences and the patience of time.
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