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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1898
Page
9
A large crowd gathers at Place de la Liberte in Toulon for the Rosati Circus farewell performance. Gaslit doors show a steady crush as attendees read posters and crowd near the entrance amid garish lights and clamor.
Inside the crowded tent Rita the equestrienne prepares for her act while tour guests press near the greenroom. The dwarf clown Aesop taunts courtiers as Rita, calm and radiant, finishes her toilette under the gleam of pearls and the watchful gaze of the ring.
A circus spectacle ends in disaster as acrobat Prince Icarus falls during a monumental flight. The arena gas floods fail, the crowd panics, and Icarus is found dead or near-dead on the trapeze. Aesop and Rita are named figures as a dawn escape from a grim legend. The story notes a Saint Pierre asylum inmate linked to the tragedy.
A peculiar theft is reported in London as prize fights and dancing girls feature in a distracting scene. Police probe a mysterious disappearance tied to the event with no suspects named publicly.
A photographer who filmed a solar eclipse in India faced theft when one box of his precious films was opened on a London dock and the best film taken. Officials suspect an Indian servant aided by a robber to steal the footage to showcase in Calcutta or elsewhere.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a Confederate era dialogue showing Kentucky’s claimed readiness to furnish camels for every regiment sent out. The line, delivered in a Southern dialect, frames Kentucky as supportive to the war effort with an unlikely logistical offer.
Milwaukee correspondence details a Wisconsin natural bridge in Honey Creek township Sauk County near Milwaukee. The arch spans 10 to 25 feet, with a top path just over three feet wide and a drop of about 100 feet to surrounding countryside. A cavern beneath the arch serves as a natural beer cellar used during Fourth of July celebrations by local German communities.
The piece notes animals as tradesmen such as bees as geometricians and beavers as architects with other creatures as roles. It also reports San Francisco bone trade sizes and a New York milk trade summary for February 1898 with totals, daily averages, and year over year comparisons.
G W B argues that soils lose fertility as fields age and stresses three core practices: thorough tillage, crop rotation including clover or peas, and careful plant food application. He notes nitrogen from legumes reduces fertilizer costs and recommends lime every five years to improve soil structure and acidity.
A light exchange about exercise for health turns into a joke as Zim notes his daily five mile walk is a stroll around a billiard table run by Zam laughs at the image and the idea of walking for pleasure.
August Caesar of Butte Montana received a patent for a curtain roller fixture. William E. Cook of Winfred South Dakota patented a pneumatic stacker. Elwin W. Davis of Geneva Minnesota secured a roller bearing patent. William Day of Golden Gate Minnesota obtained a watering trough patent. William J. Foster of Bozeman Montana earned a tilting gate patent. Ole R. Hauskey of Lake Preston Dakota documented a milking apparatus patent. Neil L. Olson of Butte Montana secured a horseshoe patent. Andrew Ryan of Grand Rapids Minnesota listed a snap hook patent. Loth Johnson and ace Sie Porth peel Blag— text appears garbled.
A compact note cites a testimonial praising Piso’s Cure as the best medicine for lung and chest diseases. It compares modern claims with literary lines, including a Ben Jonson couplet about divine love and ascent. The text blends historical ad copy with quotation fragments.
The article warns that homemade incubators are unreliable and costly. It notes that commercial incubators are delicate, require generations of development, and that individuals cannot replicate their performance quickly. A home device may waste eggs and chicks, offsetting any potential savings.
A hen that escapes once tends to repeat the act with persistence. The animal shows strong drive to regain freedom and reattempt the same gap or opening, suggesting habitual behavior after initial success.
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