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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
7
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls the Duke of Clarence later King William IV kissing the barber’s wife in America. The barber’s husband responds with a sharp kick, telling the prince to tell his countrymen that a Yankee barber kicked the son of the king out the door.
Canon Wilton writes on acts of service and blessing others. The poem compares a life of charity to a lighthouse that sheds a steady glow for ships and travelers seeking refreshment, then moves on with quiet gentleness.
A well known piano salesman risked his life to rescue a frightened woman from a raging goat in a street near Himrod avenue. He wrestled the beast in the middle of car tracks causing a jam as motormen and conductors intervened. The man declared his aim was to remove the goat, not put it on a car.
A girl and a young man at the Futurist show in the Six ty-ninth Regiment armory debate Rousseau’s later style before a vividly colored canvas. The girl notes the artist’s death two years ago and the man quips that Rousseau died of painter’s colic, offering four dollars as bet.
The anecdote recalls Senator Taylor’s second bid for Tennessee governor. Forced to share a lone hotel room in Kentucky, he faced a knotty straw mattress. He quips that future tough critics should be sent to that bed to sleep off their kicks.
Saunders Norvell tells a parable to state hardware dealers at the Coliseum about advising a rival merchant on window display. The merchant reluctantly follows the advice using stock bought from a competitor, illustrating a profitable misstep in business ethics.
In the Railway Magazine Robert Weatherburn condemns Russian customs officers for abusive baggage searches in St Petersburg. He recalls trunks opened, jars of preserves and plum cakes tasted, and items mixed in chaos amid demands for aatchi. The ordeal ends with tea money and derision at an English hotel.
The government and military services burn worn flags to prevent waste and preserve honor. Old battle flags are kept or repaired when feasible, with a War Department exhibit of flags and routine disposal rules for assets at posts and public buildings. Custodians buy flags from the government, and repairs extend a flag’s service when damage is not severe.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a physical culturist urging daily exercise and bathing while a health seeker resists, joking that constant effort leaves him too tired to exercise and asking what bathing accomplishes beyond personal comfort.
A reformed burglar, just released from jail, told a reporter he will not run for another term. The judge noted burglars can have a sense of humor, comparing them to comedy actors in a witty remark about political candidacy.
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt a nephew discusses that despite a rich uncle’s mention, the will specifies the recipient must not receive any money. The exchange highlights the irony of being named yet disinherited.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal hints at a mystery involving bonuses and a missing lawn clue. A man scans incentives while an agent points to a doormat hiding a vest door.
A cryptic note shows Спасибо style talk about simplified spelling. Mentions old man Logers and promoters should send missionaries to Wates dyretce.
A condensed excerpt discusses gravity’s variation with latitude, claiming faster descent in Boston than Mexico City. It cites a rifle example from sixteen feet, noting one second versus one and a half seconds to ground, and mentions evaluating time by shifting standards. The piece ends with Lord Clanricarde describing a scene of a man arranging orders, law courts, and society visits.
A New York Sun concept describes a neutral zone in rivers where salt and fresh water mix. Fishermen report fish from both realms hover near the boundary, while casting into this zone often yields poor results for all species.
A Dover governor refused a Londoner's crossing after a dream warned of danger. The next day the packet vanished with all aboard, and the governor realized the dream had foretold the peril. The young man was William Harvey, famed discoverer of blood circulation.
Lady Morgan records in her diary after dining with Lord Dungarvan that Daniel O'Connell is not brilliant in private life and not agreeable, noting he is mild, silent, unassuming, absorbed and an utter stranger to social charm. She remarks on this impression to someone.
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