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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
5
A Hampton Virginia woman writes of eighteen months ovarian and womb inflammation with back and side pain. She seeks guidance from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after several doctors failed to help. A follow up letter from Hampton confirms improvement after four months of treatment and endorses the remedy.
Lord Kelvin impressed his class during a sound experiment by spotting the student who dropped a marble. He counted the falling sounds from the benches to identify Mr X of the fourth tier, calling him to report after the lecture.
The Saturday Evening Post notes that many former Wall Street rulers who sought wealth in cash often end penniless. Even the once rich are found in lowly gigs or charity, while many so-called Lucky meteors would trade luck for security against poverty.
An exchange notes hesitation to present a dan to Mr. Grump in person and considers mailing it. The manager agrees but warns this is the lone exception to their motto Post No Bills.
A man returns from the city penniless and details a brief exchange about gold bricks bunco steers and money with a cab driver taking him to the nearest hotel. The Dallas News quotes the humorous rural tale reflecting hardship after city life.
In this brief domestic exchange a husband notes his wife’s confidence in him after he stops smoking. She tests his commitment by withholding greeting until he proves sobriety, revealing tension and support in their marriage as a small behavioral wager.
Senator Sorghum recalls choosing a bold path in public service to avoid civil service exams and seek a position where he could be driven by the people. The Washington Star quotes his resolve to aim high and lead rather than linger in small roles.
The Baltimore American notes the challenge for reporters to describe costumes so each woman believes she is best dressed. The society reporter sharpens her pencil with a hairpin as she drafts flattering yet distinct descriptions.
A lawyer presses for a straight narrative from a witness in an embezzlement case while the witness calls the proceedings crooked, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
Mr Hunker asks about deviled crabs and a girl replies that they are heavenly in a brief Detroit Free Press dialogue.
Wealthy families and Harvard students join the trend of acting as supers in musical theater. Andrew Mack reports the fad growing as young elites buy supers tickets to earn a weekly stipend. A Boston society youth plays along, proving the craze has reached major cities.
Berlin inventor Frank Koster proposes a method to board moving trains using an auxiliary inclined track and a motor car. The plan involves a three section ramp parallel to the main line, a bridge from a trailing carriage, and luggage thrown onto the motor car as trains pass. The system requires precise timing and space, with a half mile auxiliary track length.
Scientist Dr Ormandy has devised a method to convert spent plate glass waste from Pilkington Brothers at St Helen Lancashire into bricks. Tests indicate the bricks are economical and of high quality suitable for special operations and ordinary building, with market release planned soon.
S D McReynolds of the railroads presented two gavels carved from a limb of the Constitutional Elm at Corydon to Governor Mount. The gavels will be presented to the two legislative houses with inscriptions noting their origin.
Miss Kittish tells Mr Teaspot she lost her trunk on the railroad containing her clothes and asks if the railroad company should pay. The young man agrees she is entitled to redress, quoted by the Detroit Free Press.
Thousands flock to Nome City Beach Alaska chasing a rumored El Dorado while many arrive weak from health issues. An advisor touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive remedy to regulate bowels aid digestion and boost kidneys. It promises cures for indigestion constipation malaria and chills and fever.
A Chicago Times Herald item notes a humorous line about a knocker used in an operation. The quote contrasts a cautious man who never lifts a knocker twice with another who jokes about knockers at side and back doors.
A testimonial style notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from readers. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills.
Mrs Meddergrass scoffs at the famous globe-trotter Prof Gose now visiting the city. Mr Meddergrass derides the editor for focusing on a circus-seller who parades on a big ball.
An old classified note offers $18 weekly plus expenses for men with rigs to introduce a product named Pountry Castoonp. The listing cites JavELLe Mra. Co. Department D in Passos Kansas.
A playful exchange from a Washington Star joke about Josh's supposed telegraphy leaning and rest. Then a classified notice seeks young men and women to learn telegraphy shorthand bookkeeping at Globe Business College in Saint Paul Minnesota.
An Indianapolis Journal quotation notes that castles in the art are very expensive, but argues they are affordable if one does not aim to live in them.
A brief note claims Putnam Faceless Dyes do not stain hands or kettles. It adds a controversial line suggesting Chinamen see themselves as superior due to being not made of common clay.
A bill collector tells how a picture of the battleship Kentucky spurred Teebrown to pay, claiming the image had an effect though unsure of its force. The exchange unfolds in a Chicago Tribune scene quoted in the text.
Box of LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS sells at 25c with a claim to cure a cold in one day. Contains E. W. Grove signature on the box and a refund guarantee if it fails.
In a dialogue from the Yonkerg Statesman, Bill questions a gun’s claimed 1000 yard capability. Jill asserts the weapon shoots 1000 yards, then notes the gun is marked 500 yards. She adds there are two barrels, implying a discrepancy.
A wartime era ad touts Parcen's Hare BaLeam as a cure for gray hair and corn-related troubles Hindercorns claim to reverse aging signs and soothe corn conflicts with a youthful color restoration claim.
A Yonkers States man column shares witty quips on common sense and advice. It notes va cant stare phrases, cheap quality products like Carter's Ink, marriage views of widows, indigestion cures, and cautions against handling loaded guns and foolish investments.
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