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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
6
A quirky society item notes a new Bunko King death and a thriving crowd of bunkoers. It hints at ongoing searches by offices for a man in Finland amid oddities about cats rabbits and boarders. The piece cites New York’s loss of twenty two millionaires and London club nicknames.
Washington plans a new team name after discarding Senators as bad luck. The front office weighs options and seeks a fresh identity for the franchise.
City treasurer reports a debt slightly over 17.5 million dollars and notes a marriable amount of money as a mock observation. The Toronto Mail comments on the sizable liability and a quip about marrying money.
A Chicago man portrays himself as wealthy and generous as he advertises for a wife described as poor but honest. The notice implies his aim to secure a spouse with straightforward means and good character.
An effort is proposed to break up the golf ball trust. If successful, many people may care less about the meat trust battle.
A fragment suggests a strategy to persuade buyers by claiming wealth and intent to wed then hiring a secretary to draft letters. The note implies a sequence to craft promotional missives and manage correspondence.
An amusing note reveals clever minds converting buggies into autos while suggesting even clumsier drivers could achieve the same feat more quickly.
Inspectors at the New York custom house plan a new habit of wearing coats with fifteen pockets. The measure aims to carry tools and documents efficiently, a practical upgrade for duties.
Supreme Court justice, confined to bed at a hotel due to rheumatic ailment, presided over a session and showed little patience for minor objections from the lawyers.
A man named Extra Smith was fined in Pottstown Pennsylvania for failing to support his wife. The incident parodies his moniker noting his alleged habit of being always Extra dry as a source of the lady's trouble.
A Chicago woman was awarded $999 in damages after a railroad conductor squeezed her hand. The ruling highlights a personal injury claim arising from a minor physical contact in a transit setting.
Mrs. Philip Carpenter tells a few club sisters at breakfast that a man’s ideal woman is always the one farther back. She notes this does not mean women behind the times.
A New York doctor who suggested drowning idiots drew sharp backlash. Critics warn such statements threaten public discourse as the writer’s views spark debate about responsibility and harm in professional voices.
The public shows interest in a Supreme Court decision against beef packers claiming price shading on beef steaks. The ruling discussed would affect market practices and consumer costs.
A New York man was fined $25 and his wife along with eight aunts and female cousins in court swooned. The joke suggests a far worse fate if the amount reached $25.49 and implies a humorous standard or superstition in the courtroom.
The Belgian monarch King Leopold again shocks by trading the car for a horse, a noted quirk in his public life. The dispatch hints it may be a straightforward machine shop turn, though the reason remains unstated.
The unnamed woman seeking divorce argued her case by noting her mother in law refused to lend her one small egg. The humorous plea hinges on whether the egg could be equated to a bit of coal in value or symbolism within the courtroom reasoning.
An exposé details how gambling businesses incur high start up and operating costs and rely on banker control for profit. It outlines mechanical and electrical devices used to rig games, including sleeve holdouts, shiners, marked cards, and deck switching, with specific implementations and methods described from bets to concealment.
The excerpt from Adachi Kinnosuke’s Success Magazine recounts Japanese soldiers crawling under fire to reach a final barbed wire line. They hack and bite through electric mine conductors, risking discovery and breaking teeth in the process as they press toward the goal.
An observant student of daily history notes growing sympathy for newspaper English errors after the vice crusade stirred debate. He cites hurried writing and unclear logic in letters from educated men, urging clearer, more forceful expression.
A Chicago Inter Ocean report notes a prosperous physician dining with a patient at his club. He argues the heaviest meal should be at noon to avoid digestive trouble and cites midday dinners and meatless suppers with stewed fruit as healthier practices.
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