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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
2
A fragmented item mentions E Sxentpan as manager of the Pioneer and Proween Pushsuine Co in Montana. A Tennessee woman allegedly ate two thirty dollar bills as a humorous note about spending.
In Troy a baseball game was interrupted by a lightning strike and the umpire avoided blame. Amid political chatter the zemstvos call for suffrage while autocrats snub demands. A Belgian king seeks a wife as American heiresses eye a potential queenship.
A Pennsylvania club admits a horse. a Philadelphia sheep that buttled its benefactor is said to have escaped Wall Street. Puck quotes echo the era as it mocks orations toward a noiseless Fourth and jokes about Pat Crowe and advertising. The column muses on mind calisthenics and birds.
In New York a physician asserted women lack grace compared to men, a claim linked to observations of women wearing French heels possibly reflecting a biased view.
All gambling resorts in Butte Montana have been closed and observers hope the camp may grow as moral as New York over time.
A fragment quotes Angela Morgan asserting a woman's kiss is worth fifty of a man's and criticizes how wasteful the dear creatures are when they meet. The lines reflect dated social views on gender and affection.
The actress Fenny Rice has secured a divorce. The note raises questions about timing and public perception as she ages and moves forward in her personal life.
A Portland Maine automobile plunged alone over a precipice causing numerous casualties. The article notes the vehicle’s solitary driver and references a grim record of injuries or deaths tied to the incident. Authorities investigation details are implied but unspecified.
A new orchid that won a London prize has been named the unusual phrase Brasso cattle ya dig by an oschroderacrankerville, which reads like a college cheer.
A Chicago alleged lemon pie bakery faced scrutiny as testing found the pie to rely on starch paste and various coal tar products. The case raises concerns about safety and standards in city bakeries.
A court decision on milliners not being considered artists prompts reflection on their skilled pen and ink work on plain hillheads. The remark highlights the contrast between legal labels and practical craft in millinery artistry.
A vivid scene describes Gen. Sinevitech riding along his headquarters line to salute every soldier with an Easter kiss, a gesture unlike any attributed to Gen. Grant.
A Sedalia Missouri man files for divorce claiming his wife chewing tobacco creates an intolerable domestic strain. He argues the habit forces him to endure a poor home life and questions the compatibility of their marriage due to tobacco use.
The line about a boy solving the math of stealing third base without damaging his pants captures a playful sports scene. No specific people or organizations are named in this fragment.
A census taker is surprised when a woman answers the door and calmly states her age matches what she said five years ago during a prior inquiry. The incident highlights handling of age disclosures in census visits.
A band of ex-Treasurer Harmon of Virginia and a companion set out from San Francisco aiming to walk the continent. They reach Los Angeles in three weeks and Albuquerque in five more, buying a rickety cart and three donkeys, one giving birth to a colt as they enter New York. They cross Ohio with toll payments and endure inhospitable Illinois, gathering over 2000 autographs on their wagon top. Their journey yields few adventures beyond the travelogue tone.
A St Louis man recounts a farmer’s dog guarding him in a tree and later bolting home, arguing that dogs exhibit reasoning about a master’s return, danger, and consequences, as a Chicago News piece notes on the animal minds debate.
A Boston woman recalls a touching act from the St. Louis exposition where a Japanese waitress offered to donate an eye to Miss Helen Keller. The gesture showed deep compassion though the gift could not be given.
A Saxonville man sent his ailing wife to Framingham hospital and visited daily for three weeks. He heard she was improving each time, but a final message announced her death. In grief he repeated the phrase Died of improvements.
A humorous if pointed reflection on social expectations and gender roles inside a family. A husband notes his wife’s desire for recognition as society figure and his own eagerness for knighthood, while pointing to the social pressures women feel to fit into elite circles.
A Lincoln Park New Jersey correspondent reports a December discovery after Charles Gulickson felled a giant oak. A 1789 will of Nathan Weathersby names twelve acres on Manhattan Island now thought to be Harlem Washington Heights, with a deed beside it. Silverware and jewels were also found in the hollow along with time-worn papers.
The Lancashire Cheshire bridge spans thirteen miles detour by Warrington. A lattice towered design carries a transporter car that lifts vehicles and pedestrians to rails eighty two feet above the Mersey estuary to clear ship passage on the Manchester ship canal. The Chester end is where the bridge crosses.
A tale centers on a venerable tree on land once owned by the Harris family and later by Charles Dale. Documents and treasure are linked to the tree, with mentions of a mortgage on Manhattan land and a shift from Bayswater to Belgravia reflecting social concerns. The piece weaves gossip with property history and old wealth.
The U S government operates a large acetylene gas plant at Chickamauga Battlefield Georgia marking a historic lighting effort. Six and a half miles of mains power sixty five street lamps across the area while extending plant use to Indian schools and other government sites. The system is praised for safety, economy, and a bright white light.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt explains that a top rose grower, a specialist who can produce heavy headed flowers with long stems, earns pay akin to a college professor. The role blends skill with business acumen and can command from two thousand to five thousand dollars yearly, with higher sums for those serving the New York market.
A humorous Riley anecdote recalls an elderly witness in a Boston Traveler quote. The maiden lady falters on her age and finally blurts I am that is I was under judicial urging. The judge presses for speed as time worsens the moment.
D. S. Hilton of Piney Flats Tennessee reports cure from rheumatism after two days on Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits relief of back hip and leg pain to the pills and endorses them as essential for sufferers. The advertisement claims rheumatism stems from uric acid in the blood and kidney health eliminates it.
In Training Dayly explains buying a huge buff cock and placing it in a pen under his window as preparation for moving to a country place in the suburb of Remota. Knightly questions the move. Published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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