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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
7
London reports the first yeoman of the gold pantry at Windsor Castle has retired on pension. The post handles the crown's gold plate valued at about £2,000,000, underscoring it is not a sinecure despite the quaint title.
Vancouver dispatch reports a Lloyds agent letting the contract to raise the sunken steamer Islander to Sureties Hope of Seattle. Work to start within sixty days after the collision with an iceberg last summer. The Islander contained gold valued at about 35 000 dollars plus passenger cash, with total treasure over 100 000 dollars under purser’s charge.
In Star City Arkansas a man named WH McFalls suffered two years from a burning head pain that doctors could not diagnose. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills the pain gradually disappeared. His son George also benefited and would not sell the remaining pills at any price.
A lighthearted Philadelphia Bulletin item notes Jessie praises a man as her type while Bessie jokes that if he pursued hers he could have him. The playful banter captures local social chatter.
The North ern Pacific announces a third season of the North Coast Limited with a double daily service between the Twin Cities and the Pacific Coast starting after May 4. Also noted are ads for Cole's Cough Cure and a report that 250 Trappist monks are employed at twenty-five stations in South Africa.
An OCR fragment promotes Hat's Catarrh Cure as constitutional and touts various health remedies and quotes. It lists a 15 cent price for the cure and cites testimonials from Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15, 1000, alongside other products like Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Dr Kline's Great Nerve restorer with a Philadelphia address for ordering.
A period ad touts Vogeler's Curative Compound as a blood purifier and strength builder for tired workers. It claims safe long term benefits, offers a free sample bottle from St Jacobs Oil Ltd of Baltimore, and credits a London physician for its formula.
Mrs Soan of Frimley reports long term sciatica relief after using Jacobs Oil. She states previous liniments failed, while Jacobs Oil produced immediate pain relief.
An old-time correspondent recalls a 1883 Decoration day in Georgetown Colorado. He donated a five dollar prize to secure a speaker and led a march of miners to the cemetery where veterans laid flags and flowers, recalling their comrades. Patriotism from frontier towns shines as true.
The day honors veterans and sailors who served in 1898, urging all soldiers to pay homage to valorous deeds. It recalls the noble sacrifices that made the annals of the nation glorious and our duty to keep patriotic dead in memory.
A Philadelphia defense lawyer nicknamed B. placates a irritable judge with a Shakespearean aside during a criminal case. He quotes King Lear to chide the lean hungry judge for adjourning at 1 o clock, ending his speech as the court pauses for lunch. The outcome of the thief’s trial is not recorded.
Charles H. Cramp, famed Philadelphia shipbuilder, described his visit with Czar Alexander to discuss a naval warship for Russia. The Czar impressed Cramp with courtesy and asked about his training, prompting Cramp to explain his business founded in his father's yards. The Czar replied he valued Cramp's school of naval architecture.
The narrative notes the Southwest rancher feeding cattle with water drawn daily, yet relying on canned goods from New Jersey and Kansas City. It praises irrigation for lush yards and flowers, citing a Chinese gardener and lush shade trees as a contrast to drought. An irrigated valley town in bloom is described as a marvel.
The article recalls Bell offering John A. Logan a half interest for 2500 and an examiner a tenth for 100 in cash, both refused. Logan doubted demand for talking through such a device, while the tenth interest would have grown to about 1.6 million in 15 years.
A testimonial from Mrs D Arno claims Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured a long pelvic tumor and improved overall health after years of suffering. The letter urges readers to seek this remedy and warns against other medicines, noting a $5000 forfeit if the letter is not genuine.
List of patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors including Alphonso Doty of Owatonna Minnesota for a match box holder David Wouston of Hunter North Dakota for a photographic roll holder Robert Tester of Mapleton North Dakota for a gold separator John Owens of Minneapolis Minnesota for a smut machine Severre Svensgaard of Minnesota for a mirror bracket Max Voltz of St Paul Minnesota for a gas distributing system Edwin McHenry of St Paul Minnesota and a weighing machine with patent attorneys 011 and 12 Pioneer Press Build St Paul Minnesota Love doesn't always hold the controlling interest in a matrimonial partnership.
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbon salve as quickly relieving and curing burns without scars. It promises money refunds of 25 and 50 cents at all druggists, and rails against state corruption and despotism as a moral claim.
An old classified notice offers a weekly sum and expenses to men with a rig to introduce poultry goods. Contact Javelle Manufacturing Company Department D Pursohs Kun DK J. Wh. Rindlam for particulars.
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