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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
8
A New York Times report describes hotel lost and found departments, the handling of forgotten items, and curious cases. It notes chambermaids seize left items, records detail with guest name and room, and valuables are returned or kept by staff if unclaimed. It highlights odd cases like a guest sending for his own glass eyes.
The article discusses portable pumps and hydraulic screws attributed to ancient Egypt and China. It notes irrigation chains used with tread wheels and animal power, and questions the origins of steam driven water lifting, mentioning early practices by priests in Egypt Greece and Rome.
A village along the march was protected by a hastily built stockade with beehives on top. A young officer thrust his sword into a hive causing a swarm to attack. The advance guard fled, and Sir Hope Grant quickly formed a line of battle, misreading the mutineers' strength.
Brown one chopped onion in butter, mix with four cupfuls of cold boiled rice and one cupful of milk moistened breadcrumbs. Season with sage or parsley, add half a pound of sausage meat or finely chopped salt pork, and salt and pepper to taste.
In a witty exchange from the Chicago News a Wabash figure worries that his attire is so shabby it could mislead customers into thinking he is one of his own clerks. Monroe replies that the concern stems from pride and perception among onlookers.
A short quip from Mr Bliggins in the Washington Star in which he rejects philosophers as pretenders who enjoy hard luck. The remark frames philosophy as a folly and delivers a wry dismissal of scholarly musings.
A Washington Times remark notes the irony that a disappearance that happens gradually would be more remarkable than one that occurs suddenly.
The excerpt discusses a legendary weapon attributed to the Austrians and linked to pre Christian times. It cites Pliny the Elder describing a staff carved from aquifolia wood that supposedly returns to the thrower, suggesting misinterpretation of the rod’s shape as its property.
The writer argues success hinges on a sense of proportion that weighs values and conditions. It measures circumstances, recognizes character, and sifts wheat from chaff, while identifying opportunity and making the most of it.
A courtroom quip reveals a graveyard tombstone confession about a deceased man. The exchange shows a witness claiming the subject was beloved and pure, prompting the judge to challenge the source of the character description.
A caller flatters a little girl in a study while her father, a noted literary man, dines. A stern exchange follows about correcting a boy’s temper, with a gruff father ready to employ strict discipline for high purpose. Excursions to Boston offer via the Nickle Plate Road with low rates and return limits.
San Francisco hosts the Grand Army of the Republic encampment August 17 to 22 1903 with round trip tickets from San Francisco priced at 50 dollars. Tickets on sale August 6 to 15 with going transit through October 10 and final return by October 15. Stopovers allowed within California and at the boundary. a 50 cent validation fee applies for return passage. Agent: W J Haynes.
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