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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
6
The armless Belgian artist Charles Francis Felu died in his seventieth year. Born with no arms, he learned to shave, garden, and paint using his feet. As a child he plucked flowers with his toes and, as an adult, balanced the palette with his left foot and handled brushes with his right. He also managed knife and fork at meals.
During a Rambouillet visit President Loubet challenged artist Constans to define justice. The painter spoke passionately, then the president tossed a coin and quipped that fairness is "head or tail," a rueful joke on true justice.
The Liverpool Post reports a firm highly pleased to send half a wages moiety to a wife while her husband serves in the reserves. The wife complains of four pounds being half of her expected earnings. A British humor note contrasts deceit with a wartime stipend expectation.
Mrs F W Goulder of Rock Island writes of five years of catarrh and says Peruna improved her health from the first use. Dr Hartman offers free advice to women with symptoms by writing, promising practical guidance and a book titled Health and Beauty sent free from Columbus Ohio.
The text recalls Emily Bronte theme of memory and loss with verses on a lost love, then shifts to Advice to Mothers praising early nose care and cosmetic reshaping, followed by notes on antiquities dealings in Vienna as Crown Princess Stephanie’s marriage influence. The excerpt blends poetry, domestic guidance, and decorative arts markets.
The Paris trend suggests night caps will return to general use, with a refined muslin design embroidered in silk and lace. It is scented and worn to add a delicate fragrance to the hair, contrasting with the old era’s bulky versions.
A historical home remedy describes melting castile soap and mixing it with tartar salt, lemon juice, egg yolk, and warm water to wash hair. After rinsing and drying, sunlight is recommended to achieve golden tints while aiding dandruff relief.
The Eton jacket is described as a universal spring garment for all ages. The illustrated form features a sailor collar with velvet or contrasting revers, finished by machine stitching or braid. The waist has a seamless back and two-seamed sleeves. fastening can be closed or left open.
In days of strong superstition the shape and look of nails were seen as destiny signs. People rubbed nails to catch sunlight and read markings on the horny translucent surface to interpret the future. Certain nail types were linked to particular personal traits or fortunes.
The text explains folk beliefs about fingernail shapes and temperaments. Red and spotted nails sign a hot temper, pale nails a melancholy mood. Narrow nails indicate ambition and quarrelsomeness, round nails mark lovers of knowledge and liberal minds. Fleshy and broad nails point to gentleness or retiring nature.
The piece notes that early fashion faddists wore box coats and the public eyed them skeptically. As the season progressed the coats grew in popularity and even the cynical concede their gracefulness for slender figures, especially for misses and children.
A lighthearted meditation on cheerfulness as a social glue. It contrasts the man of constant troubles with the generous neighbor who borrows little and gives warmth, suggesting a kinder, more desirable community demeanor.
Instructions for broiled crabs cucumbers calf s brains a la poulette and asparagus soup are given with preparation steps including cleaning, blanching, sauces and seasoning. The excerpt ends with a quote about noble souls choosing to do nothing by halves attributed to Wieland.
In a Chicago News snippet a tense scene unfolds as Mrs Witts announces the doctor has arrived for her ill husband John Witts. The exchange hints at looming tragedy with a grim line about the undertaker and the old saying that coming events cast shadows before.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot- Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
A barber observes lingering affection among aging men for Pete, noting the depth of emotion and unspoken truth behind their steady devotion. The scene hints at memory, loyalty, and softened years shaping quiet bonds.
A brief advert claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup eases teething pain and windy colic for children. It is priced at 25 cents per bottle.
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