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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
7
The New York Times reports Dr. Robert F. Weir of the College of Physicians and Surgeons described an operation to rebuild a man’s nose using a portion of a duck’s breastbone. The patient was satisfied but the doctor doubts repeating the procedure due to being labeled a “big quack.”
Marie Corelli in a recent lecture denounces the Glasgow water trust proposing to add half a million to borrowing power for 3.5 million to secure an extra 10 million gallons daily from Loch Arklet. The plan seeks to raise Loch Katrine’s level for water supply while public funds are stretched.
Ashley North Dakota June 2 J H Hanson says he found a cure for dropsy after years of rheumatism of the heart and swelling. He used seven boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills and reports swelling subsided and he can work again. He would use the pills again if heart dropsy returns.
In a playful scene a horse trotted along the street with only its tail covered, attracting astonished looks from onlookers including Augusta and her companion. The amusing incident caused a quick gathering as residents watched the bare tailed horse pass by.
A Punch cartoon caption shows a jailed elderly criminal lamenting his fate before a judge who urges him to “do as much of it as you can.” The exchange satirizes courtroom severity with dry humor.
Promotes Gray's Sweet Powders used by Mother Gray at the Children’s Home in New York. Claims to cure feverishness teething disorders and regulate bowels while destroying worms. Cites over 30 900 testimonials with a 6 cent price and free sample. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A horse reporter asks what keeps the funny man down while the Snake editor jokes he may be out of humor. The playful exchange hints at light newsroom banter.
Nearly everyone suffers from a cold and the ad touts Cole's Cough Cure as the best remedy. It recommends buying from druggists at 25 or 50 cents.
Queen Alexandra owns a rare collection of tiny animals birds and insects cut from turquoise and jade. The items are exceptionally small and highly valued with pieces sourced from distant parts of the world.
Mrs Tros says Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her life three years ago. The Maple Street robbery in Norwich New York was reported February 17 1900.
A mother replies she followed directions by diluting milk with two quarts of hygienic water and a celebrated modifier. The expert questions the result, and the punchline has the baby receiving cream thrown from the window, illustrating a farcical misunderstanding.
A friend asks Mr. Comrox to choose between classical music and classical plays. He favors classical music, saying it always provides enough noise to keep him awake. The Washington Star quotes the exchange.
A fragmented ad copy mentions Stopes the Cough and Worke Off the Cold arative Bromo xO imine Tablets with price references. The text includes an unrelated quoted exchange about finding a needle in a haystack and a traveler’s remark from the Wonkers Statesman.
Frozen fowl shipments grow as London trade with Victoria expands. Verses on virtue and influence mix with ads for Siva Winslow syrup and Hall's Catarrh Cure. A farmer proclaims spades offered despite no cards to hazard, while fashion folly is blamed for moral decay.
Roanoke inventor J. H. Martin unveils an improved pantograph like machine that copies patterns exactly or scales them in length or breadth. The device secures work, uses a tracer and engraver arm, and adjusts copy size via a yoke and parallel rods. It aims to streamline engraving and drawing trades by preserving symmetry while resizing.
The article discusses Prof Percival Lowell's detailed Popular Astronomy paper on Mars polar ice caps. It notes Mars temperatures likely 100 to 200 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, lack of atmosphere, and suggests frozen carbonic acid gas as the cause of what are called ice caps.
Alexander C. Davis of Lafayette Indiana designs an inexpensive animated wind powered scarecrow. A fixed frame carries a central revolving light reflecting wheel with mirrors to flash sunlight or lamplight across fields to deter hawks crows owls and rodents day and night.
Paris serves as the hub of a worldwide telephone wire system reaching London Hamburg Berlin and linking to Turin and Milan. The Paris Berlin and Paris Hamburg routes span about six thousand miles each, while Paris Turin sits around 375 miles and Paris Milan about 470 miles. An indirect Paris to Cologne connection surpasses these lines in overall length.
The article highlights how everyday observations inspire new processes and machines. It notes kerosene refining from sludge acid, meat waste value, prairie wire grass into furniture, cornstalk pith for warship hull fillings, and calls for substitutes for elastic rubber while acknowledging leather’s continued prominence.
Samuel T. Brittain of Boston presents a boat launching and propulsion contrivance. The device lets passengers enter the boat from the beach and push it into shallow water, then uses a geared motor and chain system to propel the boat while in the water.
A rear gear wheel acts as a yoke with a forward handle to turn a propeller like a rudder. Pivoted blades extend from the wheel and rotate at right angles in the lower half of each turn. A deflector on the fork side flips blades outward during half a revolution and retracts them as they pass through the fork.
An Egg Rock lighthouse experiment placed a bell fifty feet below a buoy in fifteen fathoms of water. Electricity from the Egg Rock Lighthouse powers a submerged bell. A listener on a hull contact rod could hear the bell three to five miles away, with potential ten to twelve miles in clear conditions.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd line demonstrated a new bulkhead system with water tight doors operable from the bridge or from the bulkhead. Invented by Prof. Dorr, the company plans to fit all ships with the system and closed all twenty doors below the water line during the show.
Dr F W Hutchison, English scientist, conducts balloon ascents from London to study bacilli in the upper atmosphere. Results so far are satisfactory and many hitherto unknown germ species have been discovered.
A Chicago reader reports relief from kidney and female health troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and accompanying Pills. She recounted long suffering, six bottles, and renewed energy and wellbeing.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago News features a wayfarer lamenting hunger and a housewife’s surprise. He confesses he is so hungry he could eat a house but clarifies he meant a porter house cut for a meal.
Northwestern inventors are credited with several patents announced last week. Names include Ola N Ahlberth St Paul Minn and Frank Coombs Columbia Falls Mont with a combined rule and square design. Others listed are Mat hais Heggulund and W W Reveil Pierre S D for a bill coupling and John T Nelson Sioux Falls S D for a ganz edger. Edward C Quimby Minneapolis Minn contributes a corner support for picture frames and Lothrop Johnson are patent attorneys based in Saint Paul Minnesota in the Pioneer Press Building.
A young man asks Miss Quickstep how to dress for the role of a foolkiller in a charade. She doubts such a person exists and worries about the timing, expressing despair over the request.
The National Educational Association plans its forty first annual convention in Minneapolis July 7 11 1902. The event will feature over two hundred topics with 10000 visitors expected. Full program bulletins available from Secretary Irwin Shepard Winona Minnesota.
France will allocate 56000 for repairs at the Palace of Versailles during the year. The budget details the maintenance work planned for the historic royal site.
An advertisement promotes Javelle Mfg Co offerings in Parsons Kansas with a line about wealth and time. The text states a weekly earning claim and references a department D mail order setup.
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