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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
8
An Adirondack physician urges opening windows and sleeping in fresh air to combat disease. He argues modern heating traps patrons in foul air, while gradual adaptation can improve health without leaving home.
The article explains that sound profits come from patience and restraint in stockholding. It cites Rothschilds and others who locked up cheap shares, and gives an example: $6,875 invested in American Smelting at 67.5 in 1903 would have grown to about $157,000 by 1905, a $120,000 gain, highlighting the value of long term foresight over market swings.
Meteorologists raise observations by kites at Lindenburg Prussia as six kites linked by 48 000 feet of wire reached 21 100 feet. Instruments noted 13 F minimum versus 41 F at ground, with winds near 50 mph aloft and 18 mph at surface. The height surpasses Teisserene de Bort’s Baltic sea Danish gunboat record by about 1100 feet.
Swiss traveler Paul Brun recounts in his journal a brutal Bakete chief burial. A chamber tomb in a cliff houses the chief with goats and fowls and his weapons. Young girls are killed by clubbing, limbs broken, then earth covers the tomb with wives and slaves laid atop.
A correspondent argues the Japanese lack in horsemanship while noting Chinese riders are seasoned and proficient. He claims Chinese horses rival world standards and that the Chinese are natural horsemen who need no foreign tutelage.
The Leiden Vegetarian Messenger praises a footwear model with balata soles made of canvas and rubber. It notes improved comfort and durability for daily wear, referencing toe caps and straps.
Willard plans return to England. Archie and Adele Coz impersonate the Babes in the Wood. Maxine Elliott gains London success. Harrizon Hunter inherits £100000 from his brother. Maude Adams to play Peter Pan for two years. Viola Allen recalls a powerful curtain speech. Owen Davis presents At the World’s Mercy acclaimed for stage tech. Dorothy Sherrod buys Paris dresses for Tim Murphy’s upcoming production.
The article notes the French president earning 120000 dollars yearly with a private car and expenses. It mentions cabinetmakers preserving centuries old styles, a Rochefort mechanic's wife bearing her 23rd child after an 1882 marriage, Paris taxameters with electric lamps, a Meht clock, and a flat lottery system where tenants pay no rent if their unit wins.
English etchings show Londoners use about thirty four gallons of water daily per person. Britain spends 88,670,000 annually on royal support. England produced 515 ships last year totaling 1,355,750 tons, up from 403 ships and 1,049,860 tons in 1904. A chairman’s joke at a political meeting drew laughs when a listener quipped. Book production in England reached 8,252 with 1,751 novels. education books 694. theological 568. historical and biographical 540. poetry and drama less prominent.
The empire gown will be more popular after its autumn debut. Lace flounces top trims for after dark gowns. Velvet covered buttons appear on many designs. Black and white dominate the coming season as this winter. Sleeves grow slightly smaller with less elbow fullness and sparer top gathers. Hats shrink in size across derbies plateaus sailors and other shapes with bandeaus of bows and feathers.
A jumble of brief clippings mocks social issues and governance. Notes from Duluth Saint Louis Chicago and Baltimore poke at divorce litigation theater taxes and a Dannemora hospital case amid garbled later text.
A broad roundup notes Charles L. Ames husked 255 bushels of corn. Frederick W. Morris bought Shakespeare folios for 8050. Lord Masham dies after innovations in wool, velvet, loom weaving. Also mentioned are Captain James Moorehead’s ship cabin replica, large Coast Artillery Sergeant Fred Faun, an eccentric Girard official with a penny salary, and Oxford professor Dr. Joseph Wright once a mill hand who authored the England Dialect Dictionary.
The excerpt notes that 204 ships of 500 tons gross or more were lost in 2003, alongside curiosities such as Manhattan Nevada’s new gold camp near Tonopah, a rare coin delivery to New Decatur Alabama, and phonetics work by Dr. E W Scripture with a German Emperor record. It also cites George Bowers recommending Wa ter Babble as a fish culture site and U S government plans for a fish culture location. The 1904 Indian population totaled 274,706 with 116,333 in citizen dress and 43,662 in mixed attire. literacy and English conversation figures are given.
Two years after the German Southwest Africa insurrection Germany has lost about 2000 men and 75000 dollars. Heidelberg University uses garrison troops for anatomy lessons. Metz fortifications expand with three new forts at Gravelotte and Amanquilers. Old European sabers head to Africa Yemen and Russia after serving various causes. A German firm bought 20000 condemned French sabers in one lot.
In a weekly note, the column highlights fashionable dog collars for evening wear featuring jet and pearls and semiprecious stones. It mentions tiny photograph holders and new bevy pebble mounts as tasteful jewelry trends.
A scene shows a lady questioning Mary about her veil while she cooks. The cook replies she does not want her complexion spoiled during cooking. The exchange hints at kitchen safety and modest attire norms in domestic life.
A commercial traveler recalls a social gathering in eastern Ontario where a hostess at the piano played a Chopin nocturne with precision. After the piece, she quips to an old gentleman, who replies he could “stand another” sonata, having some music on the way.
Dialogue excerpt questions if a dog is man’s best friend and praises canine loyalty through hardship and devotion, ending with a humorous line about offering life in the shape of sausage.
A young man in a blue waistcoat recalls learning about love through a playful school of correspondence. He claims he took ten lessons and learned only that the affair was a fob, while a partner accuses him of breach of promise.
In Cleveland a dispute ends with a stalemate as 11 o'clock is deemed late to sit up with a partner. The exchange notes that two hours beyond that time remains beyond reach for farewells at the door.
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