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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1901
Page
5
An Exchange quip compares an ant and mustard plaster to drawing capacity. The line notes the ant can draw twenty times its weight yet a mustard plaster could humorously outdo it at its own game. A playful metaphor reflects on effort and advantage.
One of the strongest men claims his power comes from perfect digestion. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is said to improve digestion and cure indigestion biliousness and liver and kidney complaints. It is described as a blood purifier and nerve tonic, recommended by physicians and sold by druggists nationwide. Also marketed for malaria fever and ague.
Nellie Funk aged sixteen and Benjamin Surdam aged nineteen walked thirty miles across freezing roads from Norfolk to Millertown New York to wed. Their parents objected, leaving they to pay only the minister with no travel funds. They began Monday and reached Newark World for the ceremony.
A Washington Post item recalls an Indiana lawyer who claimed to quit drinking only to reveal the lapse occurred three minutes earlier after meeting a prohibitionist in a restaurant. The anecdote underscores the difficulty of abstaining from liquor.
Madame Isa belle Ellen Davens Life Governor of the Free Masons Grand Lodge of England credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her diabetes after six years of travel and illness. She bought seven boxes at Hot Springs and urges others with diabetes to try the remedy priced 60 cents per box or six for $2.50, via local druggists or the Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo N Y.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press quotes a debate over holding on to power. The dialogue hints at political tension and public stakes in an unsettled situation, with reference to personal impact and outcome.
An advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from I J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as safe for internal use. It urges buyers to obtain genuine products and notes sales by druggists with a price per bottle.
In a witty exchange from a Smart Set piece, the first detective asks how the scandal was found in the family closet and the second replies the trick was a skeleton key, implying an easy reveal through a clever shortcut.
A brief advertisement offers a manual listing every county and state official the Minnesota Congressional delegation and legislators. It states the directory costs 25 cents and will be sent postpaid from Pioneer Press Manufacturing Departments at 10 East Third Street, St Paul.
A cautious thinker notes that collectors and scholars often overlook artifacts until time has stripped away their immediate utility. The observation frames how objects gain significance as relevance fades.
Colorado’s Rio Grande lines equip locomotives with a steam jet system to deter bandits. A fan shaped pipe and heat blasting from the boiler sends scalding water and steam toward attackers, making it dangerous to approach the engine. One incident in the Grand Canyon ended with would be robbers diving from the train amid a hot spray.
The Philippines acquisition exposes Americans to Manila goods from shells to buttons. Pearl and mother of pearl shells, including a sea couch cut into spoons and bowls, are praised for strength and heat resistance. Turbinate shells yield colorful, glossy buttons. natives prioritize surface beauty with oblong and oval shapes selling for five cents.
The anecdote recalls Charles Spurgeon leaving the tabernacle when a man greeted him by name and thanked him for a service. The stranger then revealed Spurgeon had once buried his wife, and tears filled his eyes as he recalled the act.
The Chicago Record notes Queen Victoria's deep piety and belief in prayer while she read the Bible daily and valued General Gordon’s Bible. It also states she did not let religious views derail the delicate intricacies of ruling.
Aid is sought in the north to support a plan helping black belt communities in the south acquire land ownership. The aim is to free tenants from the landlord system where the tenant often does not receive a fair portion of the produced value.
City authorities condemn trailing skirts in public spaces for hygienic reasons noting they sweep up dust and dirt. The move targets public cleanliness and sanitary standards in Vienna.
Numerous letters from users claim recovery from la grippe after taking Peruna. Fans include M W Howard of Fort Payne Alabama and D D Wallace of Minneapolis Minnesota praising relief from catarrh backache and indigestion. Frances M Anderson and Mrs T W Collins report restored strength and appetite after treatment. Alice Dressler of Minneapolis describes cure of catarrh and renewed health following a lapse.
The quote reflects a mindset that growth comes from studying rivals and adversaries to improve strategy and judgment. It emphasizes learning in any circumstance and values humility and foresight in conflict.
A reflective saying by Bulwer Lytton extols the virtue of kindness over intellect, noting that a generous heart surpasses all worldly wisdom. The adage links moral character to true influence and leadership.
Hon. Thomas Greenway writes on Manitoba farming detailing the shift from sole wheat growing to mixed farms. He urges using all farm outputs, recycling fodder into manure, and warns wheat monoculture risks. He promotes free homestead lands and invites new settlers with common sense and industry.
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