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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
8
From Nor Way's northern railway terminus the sun remains in sight from June 5 to July 14 indicating a long day near the arctic circle. The sling is described as an early weapon development improving on hand thrown stones.
Opals including the Mexican stone dull when washed with the ring on and lose their brilliance. The stones are not durable like diamonds and do not withstand the same hard wear.
The first railway mail run was established in 1830 linking Liverpool and Manchester in England. This marked a pivotal shift in postal transportation, enabling faster and more reliable delivery.
A heavy pure glaiss shade with gold ornamentation is locked to a marble pulpit top in a Brussels church. It is said to cover one of the thorns from the Saviour's crown.
The north side of a tree hosts most of the moss while the sun exposes the south side to longer, heavier limbs.
Plate powder commonly mixes rouge and prepared chalk. Mercury-containing powder gives a brilliant polish to silver but is highly harmful, posing health hazards to workers and users.
To preserve fish wash and salt a cloth, wring it dry, wrap each fish separately in the cloth, place on a dish, and keep in the coolest place possible.
London coach builder Tionel Lakin is credited with inventing lifeboats. The claim situates Lakin as the innovator behind early maritime safety craft.
The dressmakers of Louis XV's reign announced sales of costly fabrics in peculiar color names such as sad friend's color, doe's belly, rat color, fading fever, dying monkey, gindsome widow, lost time, mortal sin, and chimney sweep, reflecting era fashion lore and whimsical nomenclature.
Greeks practiced both burial in the earth and cremation, the latter often modeled on Roman practices, reflecting a varied approach to handling the dead across ancient Greek society.
In England nature lovers practice called Marys meadowing where they bud wild roses and let them grow in situ and introduce stray bulbs of rarer kinds into fields and woods to grow wild.
The text suggests high altitude air is purer and more fully utilized by the lungs than air at lower elevations, implying respiratory advantages from elevated environments. It presents a view on how thinner air affects gas exchange and lung efficiency.
Coral is a calcium carbonate shell housing an animal visible under the microscope. Fresh live coral from the water reveals the organism within the porous skeletal structure.
In a public park at Calcutta several adjutant birds, six feet tall, stand and march with a stately bearing. At a distance they resemble soldiers, causing strangers to mistake them for grenadiers.
The St Louis Special from the Northwest to the Southeast now operates on a new schedule with morning connections from St Louis and Chicago. It serves Portland Tacoma Seattle Spokane Helena Billings and Kansas City with added car types and free reclining chair car Portland to St Louis. The service remains the through train and a notable value. The text also recounts Behringer's rare 1726 Lithographia Wirceburgensis and the fossil hoax that spurred its creation.
A Samoa man faces contempt for short stature as girls mock a veteran with one arm. A protector intercedes praising his bravery while others insist a man without beauty remains contemptible. Century Magazine portrays shallow bias and valor.
Gotham in history shows a derisive nickname for a Nottingham village later known for the Wise Men of Gotham. Andrew Borde, a Carthusian monk, wrote the 15th century satire about the folly of Gotham. Henry V imprisoned the author in the Tower until his release.
A guitarist performed before patients at an insane hospital with a mournful cadence. The audience stayed attentive, and after the final note an elderly lady rose in the crowd and, with a dignified air, exclaimed in reverent tone, O Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
A young heiress insists she is a farmer despite repeated failures while a rising physician counters that his plants fail too. The exchange reveals humorous pride and humility in the social dining scene.
The witty exchange recounts Lady Wortley Montagu replying to Alexander Pope who mocked her by asking for a definition of an interrogation mark. She called it a little crooked black thing that asks questions, provoking Pope and fueling his hostility.
A Philadelphia Record quip contrasts a moralist remark about life as a battle and a fakesmith jab about bank cashiers being reported missing.
A Montana notice from Bairey Bros of Big Timber offers 850 for recovered horses and 50 for the thief. Describes six animals including sorrel mare with blaze and several buckskins, ages from 4 to 15, weights 1050 to 1500 pounds, many with no brands or faint markings. L. P. Anderson adds 850 for arrest and conviction of rustlers and staff alleged in long stock rustling history.
A notice from G. R. Witsonx warns the public to avoid buying horses bearing certain brands unless originating from the signer. Any information about horses with those brands may be rewarded.
A blue heifer branded left side plus ear notch and a gray horse branded left shoulder were found at Nye Montana. The owner must call or address the postmaster to prove ownership and reclaim. A G Kellier of Big Timber Montana is the contact.
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