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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
8
A New York exchange quotes an old fisherman recounting his attempt to drown a stray cat with bricks in a grain sack. The cat escaped, swam to shore, clawed free, and reached the wharf, proving that a cat can swim.
Prof Huxley outlined a full grown man weighing 154 pounds with detailed body part weights and a daily intake. He specifies heart rate 75 beats per minute breathing 15 times a minute and ventilation needs about 800 cubic feet of space. The daily body outputs include 18 ounces of water 300 grains of solids and 400 grains of carbonic acid with total 6 pounds water and over two pounds other matter expelled.
The famed sea writer Frank Bullen credits the Bible as the root of his distinctive style. He recalls reading the Bible from a young age and often recalling scripture chapters from memory in his open-air sermons. He also cites the sea’s inspiration for vivid color and imagery.
Prof Hadden described the Yari kanna of Cape York North Queensland as a typical Australian tribe. Noted customs include matrilineal land inheritance for children and spouses chosen from different regions. Six Yarikanna men averaged 5 feet 4 inches. a initiate receives bush medicine and is to marry into his g clan.
A Paris laundry experiments with drying linen in a captive balloon carried by bamboo frames. Proponents claim the air 100 feet above rooftops provides excellent drying and purification, convincing most customers to try shirts and collars on balloon trips.
A balloon operation provides six daily ascents and fixes rough dry linen to frames and sails in the air. An extra fee is charged for each article that undergoes the treatment.
A New York observer relays a tale from Missouri of a graveyard promoter who opened a tombstone factory driving a local boom by lowering prices then buying cemeteries to flood the market with plots and tombstones. He repeatedly started new cemeteries, marking graves as his products and expanding his reach.
The article notes the total British force sent to South Africa is the largest ever deployed, surpassing other era battles. It compares numbers to Waterloo where Wellington commanded 67,000 and the Crimean War battles with about 25,000 troops engaged.
A Brooklyn couple gained notoriety after two incidents in which they forgot their nightkey and attempted entry. In the first episode the husband smashed a window to reenter with his wife. On a subsequent night he used a jimmy to force another door, finding neighbors and his wife inside before realizing the house key was at home. The Christmas loot included a bunch of night keys.
The piece notes Russia clinging to an old calendar 12 days ahead, while China’s almanacs circulate widely. It recalls Britain’s 1751 switch removing 11 days, which provoked protests and rioting as the public feared loss of pay and time.
Notice of sale under a 1900 district court foreclosure decree in Sweet Grass County Montana. Sheriff Kellogg will auction Lots 1 and 2 in section 12 township 1N range 14E of 67.12 acres on March 16 1900 at 11 am in front of the Sweet Grass County courthouse for cash to satisfy the judgment and fees.
In early Wichita a spiritual seance drew a cowboy who asked for a man drowned in Noahs flood. A shadowy figure appeared and when asked if the ghost was burning, the reply was a groan and the line I aint dried out yet.
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