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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
2
Local notices advertise discounts at Skill man harness shop Koozer Hardware and Bailey Implement Co. promote hides and pelts trade Billy Miles & Bro. offer freight paid deals Bee hives from Big Timber Lumber Co. Mrs Henry Lamb and daughter plan Iowa visit Butte Miner lowers price to 7 dollars yearly Fourth of July picnic at Wes ley Davis ranch Ed Everett returns from Massachusetts noting elderly mother’s health and travel conditions between states
Coming Water born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Davis of Big Timber Thursday June 18 1914 at Son Going to Laurel The ball team will play its first game with Laurel next Sunday Guests from Gardiner L H Van Dyck meat contract holder in the National Park visited with Mrs Van Dyck and Mr Keinz Perrine returns from Madison Wis where he studies journalism at the state university Travel on the North Coast Limited picks up with 160 passengers daily from Billings over the past 10 days New York tourists in a 5000 pound Pierce Arrow auto stay overnight at the Grand hotel then proceed to Butte Conductor Albert Cornwell long time Northern Pacific freight conductor dies at home in Bridger Carbon county from heart trouble induced by indigestion
A busy midweek in Springdale as A L Bray calls on ranchers, families visit from Big Timber and Livingston, and residents journey to Grayling and Anaconda. Wool hauling begins, travels by car and rail connect residents with Hunters, Duck Creek, and the Jarrett ranch.
A period ad touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment for eczema and related itching. It promises immediate relief and healing with first application, featuring a testimonial from Mrs C A Einfeldt of Rock Island Illinois about nine years free from the ailment. Guaranty and 50 cents at druggists.
A New York Mail quotation humorously tests a self proclaimed flawless speller by presenting a long, comical paragraph of tongue twisting terms and fanciful phrases. The excerpt highlights odd spellings and extravagant diction as a playful yardstick of orthographic precision.
In a London parish anecdote, the vicar learns two couples have married each other and their partners, though the brides and grooms remain as they are. The verger reports the situation, the vicar delays, and the ceremony is not performed. Pearson's Weekly recounts the tale with humor.
A ship signals its arrival by hoisting two silk flags at the fore and rear masts. A sen miin stands forward and another at the rear with a small rolled flag. The color ceremony reveals the port nation flag and the steamship company flag, saluting as ships pass offshore.
A London Spiritualist Alliance member recalls a woman who shudders at lya cinths and fainted after entering a room with hidden flowers. The Princess of Lambalte, linked to Marie Antoinette, feared violets, while painter Vincent swooned at roses, illustrating perfume as potent emotion.
A fragment argues there is no satisfactory definition of insanity. It cites Sir William Hamilton's view as the paralysis of legislative mental faculties, noting enduring mystery and limited scientific exploration. The text reflects a skeptical, philosophical tone from a New York press source.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer describes an alleged composer who tortures a piano with harsh, unsettling variations. The piece prompts mixed reactions to the performance and its aggressive style.
A humorous quip about ships comments that one knot a vessel cannot tie when tied up, attributed to the Baltimore American.
Fragmentary quotation urges learning from celebrated ancient figures. Supposition notes ignorance harms growth and references Plato. The text appears as a historical misprint or misattributed excerpt.
In the 1787 Pennsylvania Gazette a humorous note, likely by Benjamin Franklin, jokes about a pew theft of a red gilt bound Book of Common Prayer marked D F for Deborah Franklin. The ad warns the thief to read the eighth commandment and return the book to the pew. Coughs and colds promo follows, touting Dr King's New Discovery with patient testimonials for a 50 cent bottle.
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