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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
5
A tongue in cheek piece argues that girls cannot throw like boys due to anatomy. It explains that boys use a relaxed arm from shoulder to wrist while girls throw with a rigid arm because a longer lower set collarbone restricts free arm motion.
Brief dialogue from Yonkers Statesman notes an unusual medical suggestion. A doctor advises exposing a patient to a six day voyage on an ocean liner as a remedy for a swallowed foreign substance, prompting questions about treatment strategy and reach.
In Hillsdale I April 29 a dying William Marks reportedly recovered after using Dodd's Kidney Pills, a remedy claimed by locals to cure chronic kidney disease including Bright's, Diabetes and Dropsy. Doctors who advised hopelessness were surprised by the rapid improvement and widespread success in the area.
The pasture supports healthier sheep when many moles inhabit the land. Moles naturally drain excess moisture, creating drier, more usable grazing areas for flocks.
A Pioneer Press promotion offers cash prizes for guessing Canada's population. The correct figure, likely between 4 838 239 and 6 041 643, could win $5 000. other guesses earn up to $1 000 per 1 000 entries, with $10 000 total prize pool. Subscriptions earn guesses. contest ends June 1901.
A Century article by Walden Fawcett with Ernst Blumenschein describes how Northwest iron ore travels 1200 miles to Pennsylvania and Ohio furnaces in under a week. The system uses crowded rail hauls, lake steamers, and rapid transfers, delivering ore cheaper than most freight. Modern steel cars carry 50 tons, with carriages warmed by steam and heated by electricity aboard giant inland vessels.
The New York Sun reports on the first Census Bureau bulletin to cover industrial data, detailing cotton ginning as a new statistical focus. It explains shifts from transport-derived crop estimates to measuring ginned cotton and compares pre and post gin production and output.
Outdoor exercise is essential for beauty as daily housework wears a woman down. The article warns that constant chores make a woman look tired and aged unless she adds regular physical activity to her routine.
William Gwin the colored messenger who has served thirteen secretaries of state in thirty years bears a gold watch inscribed From William M Evarts to William Gwin February 1893 for his long service.
Wood seasoning duration varies greatly from weeks for some timbers to many months or years for hard dense wood, indicating substantial differences in drying times among species.
A brief line describes a vow against desserts and discomfort, focusing on abstaining from pies and cakes to avoid pains and aches. The wording implies a simple lifestyle choice or humorous pledge without additional context.
A pet cat based at a West Chicago avenue police station overwhelmed officers for hours, driving them from the desk sergeant’s room to the captain’s office. The feline had recently given birth to five kittens, several of which died, and the mother remains protective and seeks retaliation whenever near the desk sergeant’s room.
A young French Canadian giant in Ottawa claimed as the biggest man. Edward Beaupre stands 7 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 362 pounds with 17% inch feet and a 54 inch arm near the armpit. He is 20 years old and from Canada’s northwest. his family is largely normal in size.
The dean of world sailors is Russian Vice Admiral Count Login Loginovitch of Heyden. He succeeds the late Admiral de Pocques d Herbinghen as the oldest serving naval officer. Born 1806, he fought at Navarino in 1827 and recalled Napoleon Bonaparte. General Sir Anthony Blaxlad Stransham, also at Navarino, died at 94. New York Press.
A St Louis woman experiences recurring colds whenever she drinks water from a damp tumbler, a pattern noted as unusually delicate and linked to the damp vessel.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet records a sharp exchange where a woman quips about her face being her fortune and a man brushes it off with a plain reply. The light dialogue highlights social terseness and wit.
The piece argues England’s forces are inadequate against a sudden attack and likens the nation to a sick person with a weak stomach. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best remedy to strengthen digestion and treat dyspepsia constipation indigestion liver and kidney issues while serving as a tonic.
A brief note presents a comical line where a waiter apologizes for not being able to wash the water, humorously mispronouncing and muttering about the dirty state.
A sample treatment of the Red Cross Pile and Fistula Cure is offered free with four cents in stamps. The pamphlet explains the cause and cure and is sent by Rea Cros Company of Minneapolis Minnesota to any address.
A toasty dialogue from New York Weekly jokes about a terrible cold and the remedy of taking advice. The sufferer speaks hoarsely as the friend suggests seeking counsel.
Lottery style prompt offers a chance to win a prize if readers guess Canada's population. Entry costs $1.20 and may yield thousands if correct.
A judge orders Kicker Jinks to travel abroad for mud baths. The item mentions refunds for Putnam Faceless Dyes and cites Monroe Drug Company of Unionville Missouri.
A light exchange triggers by Robson asking the husband to repay a $10 debt. The humorous caption reflects social letters and witty banter in the Smart Set.
Last week patents issued to Northwestern inventors include Henry Bienhoff of St Paul Minn for a vehicle patent Alonzo Caldwell of St Paul Minn for a removable denture Fred Eastman of Litchfield Minn for a well boring apparatus Peter Grelson of Worthington Minn for a boiler washout device Benjamin Keeney of Watertown S D for a cheese press H E McConnell of Montrose S D for a straw burning stove and vertically movable harness hanger listed with Lothrop and Johnson patent attorneys in St Paul Minn The notice also references Mrs Winston s Soothing Syrup and other advertisements.
An old newspaper snippet markets Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It also promotes a Pioneer Press subscription with a chance to win a fortune, and offers a phosphorus head that yields a million matches, with a potential prize of five thousand dollars.
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