10 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
1
A senator grilled by a senate employee asks if he made a fool of himself. The employee replies that saying so would be disrespectful and saying otherwise would be untrue. The Washington Post notes not all diplomacy lies in the state department.
A historical note surveys Filipino given names with meanings and legends. Jaro is linked to Salog meaning cup from a drought tale of monkeys and parrots ruling the islands. Lyncod in Visayan means sit down, tied to early settlers resting during a climb near Iloilo.
Comedic exchange shows marital squabble over temper as fault and balance. Mrs Nugget teases Mr Nagget about his temper while he laments losing one. The dialogue reflects light domestic humor from a Catholic periodical.
A Chicago Post quote notes that men chase widows because the average man lacks confidence in his own judgment and defers to the judgment of another man, implying social pressure and doubt drive the behavior.
A short clipping notes that a map’s fame rests on unknown details, drawing interest to the figure behind its popularity. The piece cites reactions from readers and hints at broader public curiosity about the map’s origin and impact.
Julia Marlowe recalls a dramatic curtain collapse as a sister artist fails to recover in a serious play. A gallery boy’s cluck at a pivotal moment breaks the scene and ruins the emotional climax, prompting a stormy departure to the dressing room. Nearby Caracas Venezuela notes few multi story homes due to earthquake danger.
The lowest grade of Spanish olive oil largely goes to Russia where demand is driven by a religious practice. In many Russian homes oil is burned to illuminate the images of saints, creating steady demand for the product.
The timeline notes fireworks appearing in Europe around 1588 with early Italian innovation in Florence peaking in 1800 as a key development. It mentions earlier European awareness of pyrotechnics and attributes a landmark Florentine effort to introduce notable displays in the period.
A home remedy advises placing stems one third into boiling water to rehydrate petals. The nap is driven back into the blooms, then the heated third of the stem is removed and the flowers are set in cold water.
Interior Greenland is believed to be covered by a vast shield shaped cap of ice and snow with thickness in some areas reaching five to six thousand feet, forming a dominant feature of the landscape.
Womer Spier notes that several of the war's most useful spies were women, highlighting their roles and impact in intelligence during the Civil War.
Pearson's Magazine recounts the Cumberland Road as the era’s landmark highway projected by Henry Clay. It stretched from Cumberland Maryland to Wheeling West Virginia and on to St Louis amid vast government funding, bustling coach traffic, and long freight wagon lines despite surrounding wilderness.
In Norway and Sweden a strange lemming migration moves southward in a straight line regardless of obstacles. These rodents cross walls and climb over stacks, eat grain, swim rivers, and travel in long, regular intervals of seven to seventeen years before reaching the seashore to end the cycle for seven more years.
Richard Cosgriff ends his life with a pistol shot to the heart in Grey Cliff after a Monday visit home from town. He leaves a widow and five children, a father and three brothers, with a funeral held Tuesday attended by many. Local wool market reports no public sales yet, several new buyers entering the field, and recent clip totals around 290,000 pounds amid dull regional activity.
Low rates to Atlantic coast points cited for July 5 to 9 with Portland Maine as the destination. Nickel Plate Road offers one fare for the round trip on three daily trains. John Y Calahan is the Chicago agent at 11 Adams St.
In a justice court, Ranie Cloutier was fined 3 10 for violating state law banning driving stock from its usual range after cows from James McKinney trespassed on Cloutier’s alfalfa field. The keeper was told the proper redress and fence repair followed.
Week ending July 9 1902 list of uncalled letters includes Mrs Hf Baker Luther Bealey 2 Dena Bouland Charles Brown Mrs Jennie Clutcher Felix Crago Charley Depew 2 Nate Godfrey J M Harris Ingebrit J Hel land Isaac Jensen John F Lake Joe Mushell L O O'Brien P A Peterson M Quaid Charles Todd H M Towther E A Hull. Call for above and say advertised. L C Olmsread P M.
An old bookseller’s catalogue shows lavish bindings such as a Latin Apuleius bound in Jerusalem ass skin still unbaired, Jeffery Hudson bound in Charles I’s silk waistcoat, Fox’s works bound in foxskin requiring forty seven pelts, and Bacon’s works rebound on pigskin called the Baconriad.
An Edward Bok quotation from Ladies' Home Journal argues dogs should have a stable harmless role at home. It says a dog belongs where only family members are present and should not frighten or disturb guests. The piece emphasizes polite behavior toward visitors and sensible care for a dog's welfare.
A discussion notes boiled water freezes sooner than unboiled water under equal conditions. Disturbance and loss of dissolved air from boiling promote particle motion aiding rapid congealing. Unboiled water remains calmer and can be cooled further without freezing. The piece includes unrelated quotes from the Chicago Tribune.
A reflective note on love arriving like spring beyond dates and calendars. The author compares romantic blossoming to seasonal renewal, suggesting timing defies strict measurement and formal schedules.
A New York Herald line argues jealousy by a husband reflects self regard rather than spousal affection, framing possessiveness as a reflection of self-value rather than relationship failure.
Dialogue satirizes a patient pressured by hunger and insomnia asking for care. The doctor quirks suggest a veterinary remedy, highlighting humorous misplacement of medical attention.
A garbled collage of quotes from the New York Herald and Indianapolis News snippets. It contains phrases about money and proposals and a woman named Mrs McGinont with a reference to extreme illness.
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