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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1898

Page

2

Woman Slayer Likely To Receive Support Amid Sentencing

Commentary notes the husband killer’s appeal may win sympathy from the public and jury, framing the case as a gendered tragedy where the accused is labeled a “lady killer” despite the crime.

Blessed are the peacemakers in enduring verse and memory

A historic phrase endures beyond time from a centuries old word that still resonates as a call for peace and reconciliation among people across generations.

Congress Narrowly Survives Inside Explosion Threat

An insider blast narrowly failed to trigger a civil war level crisis as lawmakers faced an attempted explosion amid tense power struggles. Investigators probe motive and security lapses while leaders vow to press ahead.

Congress

Philippines Seek Anarchy as Ideal Government

After three centuries under Spanish rule the people of the Philippines view anarchy as the ideal form of governance.

The Philippines

Arctic Voices Heard Across Distances in Extreme Cold

Capt Perry notes that in Arctic cold sounds travel far and people can converse in a common voice from a mile away. He explains how intense cold conditions carry voices farther than usual.

Capt. Perry Arctic

Controversial Lynching Remarks Stir Southern Debate

A critic condemns violence by white women against black men as a new lynching form in the South, arguing such vengeance stems from racial tensions and urging restraint to spare white men from risk.

South

Echoes of Civil War Heroes and Rising Leaders

The piece recalls 61 and the Ap pomattox surrender era, noting many Civil War heroes were unknown at the start. It questions future greatness in today’s struggles, mentioning Fitz Lee and Theodore Roosevelt as figures of high expectation, with upends of primacy possible.

Appomattox Fitz Lee Theodore Roosevelt

Spain Plans Cuban Clash Amid Far Reaching Sacrifices

The article describes Spanish statesmen pursuing a battle in Cuba with aims of heroic sacrifice and a graceful ascent, suggesting the army will rejoice in victory and bury its dead without tears. It compares to a western sheriff recounting a first hanging, noting a haunting change in Jim's gaunt, sorrowful appearance.

Spain Cuba Jim

Governor Plays Cricket Stirring Debate on Dignity

Jamaica’s governor is criticized by a local paper for taking up cricket and recreating himself as Caesar. The article questions whether such unbending dignity is appropriate and imagines how Caesar would fare at bat, suggesting even rulers can loosen up.

Jamaica Caesar

Nansen’s Windmill Power Breaks Ice Dark North

An article notes that Kansas and Nebraska soils lack rainfall for crops yet an inexhaustible water deposit lies underground in the arid region. It recalls Nansen using a windmill to generate light and heat for his icebound Fram, suggesting Kansas farmers imitate his harnessing of wind and water to conquer nature.

Kansas Nebraska Nansen

Call for Reform of Ethical Code for Lawyers

The National Reform association joins the National Prison association calling for a reconstruction of lawyers ethical code to curb crime. It argues attorneys enable criminal immunity and mislead juries, contrasting reform with examples from Horace Binney Lincoln and Choate praising lawyers nationwide for integrity and devotion.

National Reform Association National Prison Association Horace Binney Abraham Lincoln Joseph H. Choate

Haman and Mordecai in a Persian court tale sermon

A preacher analyzes the Esther story to draw lessons on pride downfall and divine justice. Mordecai’s quiet integrity contrasts with Haman’s vanity, showing how petty slights and arrogance lead to swift reversal and how wrongs rebound on their harborer. The tale warns against placing trust in fortune and urges steadfast faith in God.

Late Suppers Question Old Health Belief

A foreign article challenges the long held view that late suppers harm health. It argues many thin and weak people suffer because they do not eat at night when they crave it, stating a continual vitality waste and tissue loss occurs regardless of condition.

Telegraph Typewriter Keeps Pace Across Distances

Pennsylvania railroad officials test a tele type machine combining telegraph and typewriter functions. It uses a Remington like keyboard and prints the touched letter at the distant end. The device requires no telegraph knowledge to operate. An unrelated report notes an enemy knocking a man down, followed by a friend kicking him.

Pennsylvania Railroad

Nostalgia Triggered Home Remedy Tale

A city doctor prescribes sugar pellets for nostalgia causing appetite loss and weight drop. The patient returns home, improves with fresh air and walking, and the village physician confirms the remedy was only homesickness, not a medical disease.

A Minute with Miss Sprockits Judge

A lighthearted diary entry describes a luncheon at Farmby’s with Mrs Farmby and a visit to Wheeler’s to see a new crank hanger. The writer praises the meal including chicken, potatoes, bread and butter, milk, olives, pie, and nutmeg hints, ending with a playful remark about the crank hanger.

Wheeler’s

The Czar at Home

The article contrasts Alexander III the late czar as an autocrat in family life with Nicholas II who treats his wife as a partner. In urgent matters he joins her, while he works at his desk and she embroideries. When a minister arrives she pretends to retire but the czar tells her she is not unnecessary.

Mordecai Haman Goliath Robespierre Charles the First Strafford Lord Jeffries London Tower Bradshaw Westminster Abbey Tyburn Persia Christ God Tamerlane Ahab Naboth Herod Bethlehem Felix Louis the Twelfth Louis the Highteenth France Alexander III Russia Nicholas II

Qne of Those Left Behind

A letter from a wife to her husband in the war explains her emotional stance and practical concerns. She urges him to stay healthy and requests all salary as it falls due, noting the government will take care of him. The missive reflects personal sacrifice and wartime separation.

John

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Big Timber Pioneer L. C. Olmstead Montana Talmage Ahasuerus Esther Mordecain John Bunyan Delaware Valley Forge Washington Paul Melita Prescott the Czar
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