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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
4
Notice declares the paper is second class mail at Bigtimber Montana and is mailed to subscribers until discontinued and arrears paid in full. Subscription price is 1.00 per year and advertising rates are available on application. Only newspaper published in Sweet Grass County.
A moral promoter urges citizens to attend a sheriff office gathering next Wednesday evening to express views on the red light nuisance and houses of ill-fame. Business leaders reportedly support the plan to abolish or curb debauchery in the city and restrict lawbreaking.
The excerpt notes the sea as wealth and life, from vast fish to infusoria, a force dissolving mountains and rebuilding continents. It praises the sea's power to inspire progress yet acknowledges the nomadic instinct pushing humanity toward new fields and hills.
In a local item a poor polite beggar confronts a stern old lady asking for money. He cleverly asks what a penny could do and says kindness would enable him to buy a postal card and write a note of thanks.
A brief comic exchange features Leghorn City Niece joking about horns on legs and Uncle Josh delivering the pun about a chicken figure. The light humor hinges on a misunderstanding of poultry traits.
A fragment notes men who laugh when a woman exits a wagon or car might drag a loaded gun toward them while crawling through a fence, hinting at risk and aggression in a confrontational scene.
Notes that cheerful gum manufacturers see weaker sales as schoolchildren misplace chews. The article also mentions Japan ending purchases of British locomotives and turning to Germany and the United States for supplies.
The seventh annual motor vehicle exposition opened January 12 at Madison Square Garden New York under the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers with 255 exhibitors. Forty three gasoline cars and eight electric show vehicles are shown with all others featuring tires and accessories. Only gasoline machines with Selden licenses admitted. The Alpine garden decor reportedly cost 75660 and a large canopy of amber hue with 37000 silver stars enhances the scene. The White Star Line launches Adriatic service from New York to Cherbourg with the Oceanic Teutonic and Majestic.
Ray Stannard Baker describes Point Loma California where Mrs. Katherine Tingley runs the Universal Brotherhood center. He notes adherents include artists musicians and inventors with members such as A. G. Spalding W C Temple Clark Thurston and W F Wauson. Ex Secretary Gage resides there but is not a member.
The New York School Journal reports a push for sex education in public schools citing Dr Mary Putnam who found little instruction beyond girls high schools. Debates focus on how to present the subject with concerns about stigma and the role of physicians.
A New Orleans newspaper documented seven three lynchings in 1906 involving whites and one black woman, noting 1906 total climbs from 1905 but lags behind 1904. Crimes cited include carrying a revolver petty theft miscegenation and assorted assaults.
The New York Worker rebukes Henry L Call's 1 percent owning 90 percent wealth statement as false and defends Spahr's claim that one-eighth owning seven-eighths is closer to truth. It accuses anti socialist forces of using the error to label socialism a humbug.
Labor leaders and commerce commission negotiators in Chicago agreed a referendum vote to settle the Southern Pacific railroad firemen strike threatening national union action. The move aims to resolve labor disputes and avert widespread disruption.
Inquiries into railroad disasters by the interstate commerce commission promise impartial action after investigations follow wrecks. Governments test rail safety, with Germany planning controlled accidents to study and prevent future failures, while railroads seek to avoid public scrutiny.
An American Uipling Yeoman Connolly becomes prose laureate of the American navy and may reveal life aboard ship on a peace cruise. Connolly, a writer of sea tales, is expected to portray the rough life with some rosy light while offering truth about the Jackie. Dana’s Three Years Before the Mast remains the faithful benchmark of sailors’ life.
A literary discussion traces how Dana influenced sea stories and notes a shift from romantic to rank and file voices. It highlights Captain Charles King's heroic depictions and Connolly as a candid truth teller who could shape public sentiment and the service itself.
The piece notes the Russian police focus on protecting individuals from revolutionary violence and recalls the assassination of General von der Launitz at Foss. It warns that pistol daggers and bombs will target more than political figures and predicts widespread shooting amid enmities as a norm. It also critiques "Fighting Bob" Evans for pressuring the customs service and navy duties, siding with the majority.
The article describes Bruges as a lace making city with a long craft lineage passing from old women to younger generations. It notes Bruges as a former great commercial center, its decline after Charles V and removal of trade to Antwerp, and lingering fame despite poverty.
The article notes whale jawbones reaching about twenty feet long with a mouth opening of 12 by 18 feet. It explains the throat is narrow, barely permitting a lion's egg, while the whale sustains itself by filtering small fish from the water. The creature feeds slowly, dedicating time to its regimens and accumulating waste in its body.
Pepys notes on March 7, 1069 that King Charles II and the Duke of York rose by 3 a.m. to travel to Newmarket for foot and horse races. This shows royal promptness for witnessing sport, a departure from modern custom.
Fragmentary late night note mentions a baby, sick friend, and unusual dialogue between She-Henry and He-Huh. Text suggests a quirky, informal diary-like entry with no clear event or date.
A reflective line declares the blessing lies with one who finds fulfilling labor and asks for nothing more, attributed to Cariyla in a philosophical note.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes a father’s letter about an elopement. The letter expresses relief that consent is no longer required and that the couple can proceed without ongoing parental interference.
A brief social exchange quotes Miss Cayenne reacting to a hostess birthday inquiry. The wry line suggests polite detachment and subtle sympathy within a Washington Fr. context.
A humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar features Mrs Knicker asking about a cook's knowledge of her place and Mrs Becker retorting that the cook knows many of them, highlighting social satire.
Long time, low rates advertised for Joan on improved ranch lands with money available. Apply to secure financing for farmland improvements and expansion.
Sealed bids marked Bid. Timber Sale Application December 27 1906 will be received until February 3 1907 for merchantable dead timber and live timber marked for cutting in the Lower Deer Creek watershed area Absoraka Yellowstone Forest Reserve Montana. Timber quantities estimated at 2500 thousand board feet with prices not below 3.00 per M for live and 1.50 per M for dead. Deposit of 1000 required per bid. right to reject all bids reserved. Contact Forest Supervisor KE Russell Livingston MT or Acting Forester WM Cox.
In the District Court of Montana Sixth Judicial District Sweet Grass County, the administrator of the estate of Jack Hetland deceased calls all creditors and claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Dated Nov 23 1906 J Rapstad administrator of the estate of Jack Hetland deceased.
Administrator Dick Budd offers for auction the estate of Newton Budd deceased in Sweet Grass County Montana. The sale on February day 1907 at 12 o clock at the court house front in Big Timber includes Lots 57 58 and 1 Block B O P Lots 2 3 Block LB O P Lots 51 52 53 64 55 56 Block RO P Lots 9 10 Block 150 P Big Timber and Lots 1 14 Block 31 Boulder Addition No 2 plus personal property a buggy and harness. Ten percent cash down day of sale balance on court confirmation. Deed at purchaser expense.
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