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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
6
A string of dated quips touches on taxes, babies, birthdays, wireless law, cake sizes, securities, urban life, strikes, coffee consumption, and revolver plots. It notes a penitentiary for neglecting family support and jokes about dentists and Saxony doctors.
John D. Rockefeller owns a prized cow valued at 30000 dollars that is ill. Report notes the animal could influence oil pricing by signaling an advance of about a cent per gallon on three million gallons of oil.
Two German doctors propose reaching the north pole by a submarine boat with wireless telegraphy. The vessel should be a sail or less craft and operate without reliance on wind.
Musicians across the country are to demand shorter working hours and unions hope young women learning piano will join. This signals a broad push for improved labor conditions and organized support within the music community.
A boy heads to the dentist as Canada faces a promising deal. In Ottawa a gerrymander is shaping political boundaries while the Alaskan commission is poised to convene.
An Ohio man assaulted another who persisted in praying for him in public. The clash raises questions about tolerance and moral accountability as observers wonder why a single man should be singled out when many stand in need of divine interposition.
Mrs. R. H. Savage calls the objection to women smoking a matter of geographical prejudice, likening it to opposition to women appearing in public clothed only in paint and a breech-clout.
Guests who attended the Vanderbilt wedding arrived back in New York full of enthusiasm, while the event has been referred to by another name yet shows the same signs and mood.
The author warns that staging a dull fight in Havana would provoke trouble as Cuban crowds demand a real, bloodless clash with intense action and dramatic moments.
The statement claims eight gold dollars exist in the national treasury for each man woman and child in the United States and that these funds are not subject to taxation.
An art factory in Paris churns out old masters for American magnates, a venture that shocks Connecticut manufacturers who have traveled to acquire a few celebrated pictures.
Eight men staged a duel in France to prove the sport harmless. The passage questions whether such a demonstration was needed and asks if any person has been seriously hurt in a French duel within living memory.
A Bayonne New Jersey resident with seven children cannot rent a local house due to his family size. Analysts say it may complicate President Roosevelt's chances to carry Bayonne in the next election.
The widow of General Sheridan has sold a Washington house presented by admirers for 55000. The note warns that celebrities who receive gift houses should be careful how they use them while alive.
Kate Purcell endures pressure from Richard Burt who claims her late father’s house as his. Burt stalks Kate after Charles Purcell’s burial and secretly abducts her, planning a forced marriage. Kate awakens in a carriage with Burt as Vance Rothesay’s name haunts her.
A satirical exchange questions medical culture as Mrs Spreadditon explains scientists found millions of microbes in food yet none with short names. The dialogue mocks elite expertise and asks if workers will accept only simple germs with easy names.
The New York social scene notes ultra fashionables driving in the park with face coverings. Mrs William Douglas Sloane hides behind a sable muff, Mrs Ogden Mills peers over a fur capriolet, Mrs Hamilton McKay Twombley carries a silver fox muff shielding her features.
A visitor teases Tommy about his cat and dog being nice pets. Tommy grumbles they are useless as they never blame themselves for missing cake or jam. The exchange ends with a quick, humorous bite.
A terse reflection notes that women endure in silence often because no one present would rebuke or chide them. It underscores social pressure and the quiet burden carried by women in daily life.
A schemer sells a capsule that "will put life into you" to a disbelieving capitalist. The buyer swallows it and quickly becomes energetic, but shouts for water as he rushes to the washroom. The schemer departs, leaving a vow of pride and a seasoned ironical blow. Brooklyn Eagle.
A bad debt collector recounts a tale of a haunting in which a ghost seeks to resolve a dispute over a will. He travels to Albany chasing a supposed will hidden in an old chest. The chase ends with a comic twist as the investigator realizes the treasure is a pair of knee pants and Moore ejects him.
Mr Ridgely Howard recalls touring Washington relics at the Willard and mistaking a portrait of John Randolph of Roanoke for a young woman. He notes Randolph’s later cynical ways, his mother’s beauty, and visits Hollywood Cemetery where Randolph’s remains were moved to a marble slab bearing his name and life dates.
The New York Sun recalls key Wall Street dates: May 9 1901 saw a great corner and panic with Northern Pacific surging to 1000 a share while others fell 30 to 40 points. Sept 9 1902 marked the Gates boom peak in railroad stocks. Jan 9 1901 was a heavy bull day. April 9 announced opposition to the Northern Securities merger.
Wismar on the Baltic was ceded as a pledge by Sweden to Mecklenburg Schwerin on June 26 1803 for 1 258 000 thalers about 915 000 dollars. Sweden may redeem after 100 years on repayment with 3 percent interest. The closing date nears and the Swedish government plans to waive its right to redeem.
Quotation notes that a person who openly admits humility may undermine it and questions where genuine humility remains when boasting begins.
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