This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1895
Page
4
SWEET GRASS COUNTY Montana notes the new Marysville Messenger and the revived Helena News with cordial greetings. A cattle report shows 332 955 head disposed of in 1894 at an average $35 yielding $11 620 000, a Montana record. Delinquent tax advertising in one county is alleged illegal, casting doubt on tax sales.
An AWN exchange writer compares advertisers to an Irishman who tests luxury by sleeping on a feather bed. He warns against overreaching with too little effort, noting continual advertising as the path to staying in front and avoiding decline.
The New York Advertiser notes Queen Elizabeth was called Good Queen Bess by friends and Bloody Bess by enemies. It cites titles such as Maiden Queen and Gloriana among many respectful and contrary names.
A visitor asks a household servant to inform his master that he called. The servant replies he will, if given the visitor’s name, but the visitor insists the name is unnecessary, declaring the master knows him well as the Wanderer.
Plain silk stockings may be washed as other silk undergarments but lace woven ones require benzine or naphtha. Turn them wrong side out and flood with naphtha in a dish then agitate briefly and rinse the other side. Use the used naphtha to clean less delicate textiles, settle the dirt then hang to air until the odor of naphtha disappears.
Instructions describe cracking a substance into small lumps and transferring to water using a split spoon. A cut glass bowl or fine shina product serves as an attractive adjunct to service and carafes add convenience.
A 19th century method describes mixing sugar of lead and alum in soft water to produce a solution. Garments soaked for 24 hours then air dried remain dry in heavy rain. The text claims waterproofed fabric resists dampness and is healthier than rubber goods.
Tyrian purple from the murex was the ancient royal dye due to extreme cost and rarity. A pound of dyed wool could cost 1000 denarii, about $175, with each murex yielding only a drop. Laws barred private wear of the dye, reserving it for sovereigns and judges.
Cut oranges into quarters and squeeze juice through a sieve. Soak peel in water, boil until tender, drain and slice. Add peel to juice with sugar, boil in a broad dish over moderate heat, stirring until chips candy. Cool and dry in a cold room, noting they will not fully dry in three weeks.
A San Francisco engineer named Charles Sellander claims a new electricity use via tiny copper bulbs packed with reactive chemicals. The bulbs power machinery and even propel small boats, suggesting high output from minuscule packages. The article notes Cologne cathedral as the world’s largest Gothic church, begun in 1248 and finished in 1880.
A reflective poem by A B Van Fleet in the New York Sun celebrates comfort from a clay pipe as a trigger for memories of childhood and family. The speaker drifts through comforting visions and returns to a broken pipe ending the reverie with vanished fancies.
A note from New York Weekly describes a brotherly pastor planning a memorial window for a new chapel. It implies his wife supports a visible tribute to honor contributions and the chapel’s future.
The passage questions Representative Joy about who opposed him from start to finish and about overcoming opposition through personal popularity. It asks Representatives Collins and Meyer the same questions and queries Livingston residents on whether county division was pursued before the election. It also mentions carriages taking voters to polls with banners urging votes for Day, Smith, and Kelly and against division, noting two Democrats and one populist and asking if the divisionists were defeated.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.