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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
1
A Bozeman sanitarium advertises a quiet home with pleasant surroundings for invalids and those seeking surgical operations. It promises distinct surgical case separation, trained nurses, and a resident physician unavailable in general hospitals.
Jno T Munotty president of The Montana Cattle Co asserts the machine’s durability as the season’s field work proves all claims. He says they will provide terms specifications and more information on request in a formal letter.
A cosmetic description recounts a downtown department store incident where a young salesman allegedly blocked a customer from leaving and attempted a kiss while guiding her to buy a rug. The customer eventually purchased the rug before escaping.
In Memories and Fancies Lady Gordon recalls Harry and George's rabbits with a tale of a rabbit escaping its burrow and vanishing for a week. The now missing tail becomes a bittersweet joke as Harry mourns the loss and George reassures him the tail has gone to heaven.
Weary Willie and his friend Frowsy stroll by a seashore sign that warns bathing is dangerous due to quicksands. The scene features the pair debating a man named Quicksands while praising a public educator, in a Leslie's Weekly flavor.
A Chicago Tribune quote praises a dedicated worker across the street, revealing in a twist that the so-called faithful employee is actually the shop’s proprietor, who never takes holidays and works until dark.
In Columbus Ohio the exchange shows Dilson denying entry to a guessing contest by claiming association with the weather bureau and being considered a professional, though Pilson questions the ruling.
The notice states that church festivals fairs dances suppers and similar events in the Pioneer will pay five cents per line for admission or profit from sales. Cards of thanks cost five cents a line obituary poetry costs one dollar a line.
The New York Sun notes camel hair brushes have largely shifted to using European and American squirrel hair as the camel’s hair supply declines. It explains bristles mainly come from Russia India and German wild hog bristles also play a role. The piece describes how bristles are gathered from living animals or from trees where hogs rub themselves.
A young Irishman visits a kind squire for a recommendation. The squire drafts an elaborate letter and reads it aloud, but the lad stays in place. The squire asks what is wrong, and the lad replies nothing, suggesting the letter proves nothing. He adds that a strong rec would make him want to hire him. The tale appears in the San Francisco Argonaut.
Scientist Cal lados conducted experiments on Lake Geneva Switzerland to show water as a sound transmitter. A clock struck underwater was heard at 12 miles in one instance and at 27 miles in another, demonstrating remarkable underwater sound travel.
A San Francisco Call item notes a remarkable triple coincidence in France with deputies Ferry Brisson and Hooge representing Ardennes Loir et Cher and Vosges. By 1793 each district had been represented by a man of exactly the same phrase, marking a historical parity.
The sensa tonal actress declares the idea as she shatters a tattoo on the floor with a slipper. She reports the trouble is getting her divorce with publicity, noting a lawyer offers a private settlement.
A humorous caption panel notes a laundress replying that her industrious husband continually finds tasks for her. The exchange highlights daily life and social wit within Baltimore Jewish commentary.
Readel Dyspepsia Cure claims to digest food without stomach aid while healing diseased digestive organs. Presented by Budd Drug Co as the only remedy that permanently cures dyspepsia.
The government restricts marriage for German post office staff and the British Museum holds about 250000 coins and medals.
The Fiji islands use whale teeth as currency with red teeth valued about twenty times the white ones. Wealth is worn around the neck, contrasting with a black ship. A new sight in Fiji is a wife presenting her husband with a whale tooth dowry.
In a Chicago Post exchange a woman defends the right for women to propose while a man notes possible gifts if she does. After reflection she questions changing current norms, illustrating hesitation in social practice.
A Louisville humor piece recalls a Kentucky minister who visits Chicago on business and is invited to dinner by a church family. He overindulges, thinking the luncheon items are prepared for him, then learns the dish was part of a larger meal and reacts with mock contrition. The hostess humorously blames local stereotypes.
A Parisian man mocked a crayon likeness of himself as not resembling him and refused it. The artist added a comical pair of donkey ears and displayed the altered portrait. The irate sitter later confronted the studio and considered buying it back at a higher price.
The piece recounts a belief among ignorant English born people that a wife bought with money becomes legally married if the purchaser leads her home with a halter. It cites a village poet who bought a wife for a half crown and walked twelve miles, and notes 1858 1859 sales in Little Horton and Dudley with a blue ribbon replacing the halter.
A humorous recounting of Lord Kelvin’s science lectures at Glasgow University. He uses grand terms and long definitions for magnetism, prompting students to cheer and the professor to demand silence. In a final moment he blurts out an unfamiliar exclamation out of habit.
The article notes that Wesley, founder of the Methodists, preached temperance and lived as a vegetarian. It references his claim of subsisting on potatoes for several years, linking this to his noted health. It contrasts death penalty rates in several countries with higher murder punishment rates in the United States.
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