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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
6
A 300 year old self contained community near Tokyo. Hashima Island enforces common ownership with no private land, equal shares, and no rich or poor. It limits housing to forty one homes and allocates eighty acres of land for cultivation with equal distribution of produce.
Hashima operates a unique communal system where wealth from the sea funds forty one homes equally. Fishing dominates over farming with eleven boats shared, a common granary stores rice reserved for festivals and emergencies, and two community stores produce liquor and coarse wares. Education is via a grammar school taught by a nurse from Amishiro, paid in rice. Hashima may be the world's only place where communism is in operation.
In Rome archaeologists uncover a fragment of the Forma Urbis from Sulpi cius Serverus era. The marble slab, found in the Roman Forum near a drain, bears a plan of much of the Baths of Agrippa and the Pantheon.
A man on a trolley tells of a California pointer raised in Santa Barbara who points at birds from puphood to old age. He recalls a moment on Santa Barbara beach when the dog pointed at a distant ship, later revealed as the United States warship Petrel, before the narrator fled.
A Norfolk gardener at North Creake rectory discovers a wren nesting inside his jacket sleeve in the greenhouse. The bird appears settled and left undisturbed in its unusual nesting site near the North Creake rectory in England.
Turkish customs bar typewriters with 200 machines held at the border ordered returned to the consignor. Officials argue there is no distinguishing feature to trace authors or users of seditious writings and similar bans apply to hectographic paste and fund. Embassies push for a more reasonable stance as debates unfold amid public chatter on church hymns and fund-raising humor.
A Philadelphia gambling house uses an automatic church organ as a lookout, producing hymn tunes to mimic a revival behind blinds. The scheme operates quietly, with neighbors and district police unaware of the illicit setup.
The report shows 156 558 scholars attended Scottish schools last year. Education rate income stood at £923 358 while government grants reached £896 607. Scotland had 867 evening schools with 43 960 pupils and 10 845 certificated teachers, about one teacher per 58 pupils.
A German surgeon employs an old military man who lost both arms and legs in 1870. He wears a metallic mask shaped to his face, preserving some humanity and sight despite his injuries.
The William Penn statue at Eighth and Pine streets in Philadelphia has a rich history. Gifted by John Penn in 1804, the lead figure stood on a marble pedestal with inscriptions detailing Penn’s life and privileges. It was later found in a junk shop, purchased, and restored after a 1850 storm wore a foot’s sole. today it overlooks the hospital green.
A survey of many people finds punishment often benefits youths. Plain talk and firm discipline help boys when they rate themselves as rulers too soon. Tenderness works less on tough natures, and preemptive advice is less effective than guidance from peers and home.
Prussia plans to take state ownership of some coal lands to secure fuel for key railways and ensure fair miner wages. The move would signal concern over dwindling British coal deposits and may include export duties on German coal to keep it home.
A saying prints in the column reminding readers that luck cannot be bought or rushed and that success arises from steady effort rather than quick fixes.
The article describes transplanting mature trees from Westchester and Connecticut to Carnegie’s Fifth Avenue park. Trees, 20 to 40 years old, are moved root and branch with a tracking system that lifts them via hooks and earth without damaging twigs. Modern machinery preserves vitality during relocation to harmonize with the park design.
Thomas Burt, MP for Morecambe or Morepeth, spent 18 years underground beginning at age ten. A miner's son from a Northumberland village, he rose to state officer roles while remaining abstinent, Primitive Methodist, and focused on miners' interests since 1874.
The article explains blood poisoning as septicaemia and pyemia arising from infections in wounds and medical procedures. It contrasts abrupt septicaemia with gradual pyemia, noting symptoms, progression, and the importance of prompt wound drainage and systemic support through stimulants heart tonics and nourishing food.
Professor Newcomb notes mankind’s progress in astronomy over the last century. He highlights the solar system’s precise motion through space at about 40 000 miles an hour as a major nineteenth century achievement. He also praises automatic photography for recording celestial events without relying on naked eye sketches.
The first electric suburban railroad in Russia began operating this year. It links Lodz in Russian Poland with Zgierz and Pabianice, extending thirteen and a half miles. Thompson-Houston motors were supplied by the Russian Electricity union. The Polish merchants own the line, built at $560,000 cost, with government profit share and a twenty year purchase right. after twenty eight years the road and equipment become government property.
A wry reflection notes that no matter how high a bird or fool may soar, hunger compels them to return to earth and face reality.
The Field Columbian Museum in Chicago holds bones of a gigantic unnamed dinosaur larger than the Atlantosaurs, with a thigh bone six feet eight inches and a humerus surpassing by twenty three inches the largest known. Prof Elmer S Riggs notes possible giraffe like proportions implying immense height.
Frans O Helsten of Michigan patents a saw oiling device for blades. The nozzle tip extends through the handle and a spring piston forces oil to the blade to prevent binding in heavy timber. The stroke length is adjusted by the screw cap and optional automatic feed is described.
The invention describes a versatile hunting garment that combines a coat and vest with a storm collar. The outer portion has sleeves and a storm collar while the inner vest-like section can detach at the top to cover the legs in rain. Eyelets allow cords to convert the garment into a hammock-like protection.
The piece argues American superiority in bridge design and steel cost, noting US steel production efficiency and lower labor costs compared with Britain. It cites 190,000 miles of railways and about 63,000 metallic bridges on existing lines, and highlights freight rate declines from over $5 a ton in 1867 to ninety-five cents, with vast freight savings in 1900.
The destruction of birds in France harms agriculture, horticulture and the grape industry. In Herault alone the crop loss from insect-eating birds amounts to over 2000 gallons of wine annually. Some birds eat about 60 insects daily and one species may save 3200 grains of wheat and 1150 grapes each day.
Scientific notes from the New York Botanical Garden propose drying pressed flowers in sun heated paper after a day or two of pressing to better preserve their colors than other methods.
A turf fiber based artificial wool is now used in Dusseldorf Germany to produce cloth, bandages, hats, and rugs. After ten years of trial, improvements claim to yield a soft fibrous material that can be spun like wool, absorbs well, and can be bleached and colored for various textile uses.
Edward Hale an instructor in homiletics at Harrard Divinity School has been elected president of Meadville Theological School in Meadville Pennsylvania. The appointment reflects his leadership in religious education and church affairs.
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