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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
8
A Kansas City Journal report notes several drugs fetch astonishing prices per ounce with pseudo pharmacostigmine at about 457.50 an ounce and musk at around 600 a pound. The musk deer source is scarce, driving rising demand and prices possibly reaching 250 to 500 per ounce as musk deer decline.
A New York woman narrowly avoided fatal blood poisoning after daily rides on street cars. She kept a handkerchief inside the strap to protect white gloves and later pressed it to her face, potentially transferring poisonous matter from the leather. Doctors linked the illness to the strap, noting lasting facial damage may remain.
A Tennessee pastor raised funds for a parishioner family facing starvation and gave the money to them. The family then spent it on dozens of photographs for each of the five members, depleting the relief and leaving them as poor as before.
English actor Arthur Roberts playing Captain Crosstree in Black Eyed Susan at Glasgow accidentally knocked the inn scenery into the orchestra pit while feigning drunkenness. He recovered with a quip about always bringing down the house when visiting Glasgow.
The great actor objected to having his name removed from the drama programme and placed on the set of burned cork stars. It wonder why. He said he didn't want to be black listed.
A nineteenth century tale from Aden tells how a French squadron, aiming for Perim Island at the Red Sea entrance, was outmaneuvered by British force. After a staged banquet, Perim’s occupation by Britain, a white fort on the opposite shore was abandoned, becoming a monument to the admiral’s failed plan.
A witty exchange in the Philadelphia Press features a “young Widow Weeds” praised by a pretty woman while her crotchety husband quips about becoming a widow. The wife defends her mourning attire and a blue ank waist remains unworn.
Parrots often quickly acquire new words and enjoy showing them off. Some parrots become profoundly silent for long periods before a breakthrough, then suddenly repeat a learned phrase in a surprising burst of speech.
A famed tenor famed for his wine fueled downfall, in a Faust Marguerite scene, staggers across the stage and crashes through a window. He completes the role while Emma Abbott’s Marguerite flees in fright, ending with a superb final aria as the audience watches.
A doctor misnames a club as the bimble club while a professor argues the phrase belongs to the finger. The quip appears in a Chicago Tribune item reflecting a playful misunderstanding.
A short New York Press item highlights a comic exchange about ownership of a lawyer. The quip plays on the idea that a lawyer can own the client, prompting light humor about legal allegiances and personal agency.
For July 4 the Northern Pacific Railway sets a rate of one and one third fare for round trips within 200 miles. Tickets go on sale July 3 and 4 and return is valid July 6. Annual National Educational Association meeting in Detroit July 8 to 12 with tickets on sale July 2 and 3 and return by August 30. Round fare is 856.95. United Society of Christian Endeavor holds its annual convention in Cincinnati July 6 to 10 with tickets on sale July 2 and 3 and return by Sept 1. Round trip fare 54.20.
A German physician Dr A Boschee popularizes Rosbee s German Syrup as a longstanding remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. With two million bottles sold annually it is presented as non experimental and proven by years of use. Three doses relieve a common cough while price is 75 cents and Budd Drug Co carries it. Also travel tickets and almanac offers with various routes and prices through Buffalo and Chicago details for Pan American Exposition travel.
Notice calls for an election on July 15 1901 in the Court House corridor Big Timber Sweet Grass County to decide whether to incorporate as a town under Montana law. Voters must reside in the described territory bounded by Yellowstone and Boulder rivers with specified section lines. J H Moore County Clerk signs the notice on June 11 1901.
Improved 160 acre ranch on Bridger creek with six horses three cows three wagons and farm implements for sale in eastern Montana. Reward offered for two work horses branded with figure one on right thigh and mule shoe on right shoulder. Also notices about Nickel Plate Railroad low fares to Buffalo Exposition with daily through trains and sleeping cars from Chicago. contact Johnny Calahan for details.
Notice by Carie Bendare gon assignee of Warren Wetter Timber of Sweet Grass County Montana to file proof for a desert land entry No 800 NW NE N NW Sec. 4 Tp. 3 N Range 13K MP M before U.S. Commissioner O M Lanphear at Big Timber Montana on Saturday Aug. 11 1901. Witnesses Adolph R Cavane Knute Benson John A Oliver and Charles O Hathaway of Big Timber Montana.
The Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad promotes its Pioneer Limited service daily from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Chicago for the American Exposition in Buffalo. Five trains connect from Eastern lines with observation cars, dining service, and private sleepers. Tickets and the Pan American folder are available via J. T. Conley in St. Paul for Buffalo-bound travel.
Big Timber to Buffalo and return via standard lines 61.70 differential 50.20 tickets on sale first and third Tuesday June to October 1901 transit seven days each direction good to return 30 days from sale Epworth League meeting in San Francisco July 18 24 rate Big Timber to San Francisco and return 850 tickets on sale July 7 14 final return Aug 31 1901 To Springdale and return one fare round trip train No 3 leaves Saturday morning good to return Sunday
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