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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
8
A Kansas City Star anecdote from a Baptist East Side church family shows a six year old cherub overhearing adults spell words like candy banana and sword to keep him from understanding. The pastor’s thanks for two helpings of chicken lead to a cheeky question about the preacher.
The Philadelphia Times calls Brisbin Skiles the king of fox hunters after a lifetime of chases. The Gap Pennsylvania resident, 83, recalls starting at age ten and recounts a remarkable 81½ year ride with 60 hounds and three riders, covering nearly 17 miles before capture.
An Englishman in a Philadelphia cafe drinks and reveals a trick of olive oil to steady liquor. He claims four or five quick drinks followed by oil prevents drunkenness, insisting he has never been drunk despite excess.
An account details the limited gear a British mounted officer may carry. In pockets and haversack he bears a whistle compass notebook water bottle clasp knife sword pistol and ammunition. On the horse saddle are spare shoe nails nosebag ropes pegs cloak mess tin field glass and an emergency ration in wallets.
The article specifies weight limits for carried items including cap towel and equipment. Each mounted officer may not exceed 25 pounds of baggage packed in a bed valise and must include clothing, boots, kit, bedding, lantern, writing portfolio, camp kettle, and dining implements.
European rail speeds draw attention as Northern France trains average 50 plus mph between Calais and Paris 185.5 miles in under four hours. The luxurious Mediterranée runs 194 miles in 3 hours 15 minutes weekly. Comparisons include Paddington Exeter 194 miles in 3h43m and Euston Liverpool 193.25 miles in 3h45m. Empire State Express covers 444 miles in 8h15m.
Two American women running a Yukon mission school tested Alaska climate by starting open ground gardening on May 16. Despite two months without rain and midsummer cold storms, they harvested 250 bushels of potatoes 500 cabbages 80 bushels of turnips and a few bushels of carrots. Mice destroyed the strawberry crop.
The piece notes the Civil War era oddity that English and Boer families have intermarried in South Africa, leading to brothers and fathers fighting one another on opposing sides of the conflict.
An office space is described as located in the Medley residence with the Ross Dier Building as the nearby landmark. The note situates the site across from the Ross Dier Building.
A collage of patent medicine pitches. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food and promises rapid relief from dyspepsia. One Minute Cough Cure claims to prevent consumption and cure throat and lung troubles. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and Witch Hazel Salve are touted for liver cleansing and skin ailments. The text endorses immediate results and warns against counterfeits.
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