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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
2
Congressmen Moody and Dingley clash in a lively exchange. The piece notes sensational dispatches from Key West printed in crimson ink with the telegrams described as red and dramatic.
A sharply phrased critique notes Chicago police, while not called the finest, are more adept highway robbers than any other city’s force, highlighting a satirical view of law enforcement.
The remark notes that many marry from shallow affection and youthfulness, comparing lovers to a kitten that fails to mature into a cat, suggesting imprudent unions driven by fleeting misperceptions rather than lasting commitment.
A letter to the editor argues that road reform is needed beyond bicycle lanes. The author notes cyclists want better streets and suggests a broader demand for entire road improvements, expressing frustration with piecemeal changes.
The mummy of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and several other distinguished mummies are slated for sale at auction in London. A German bid to auction the Kaiser is mentioned but he refuses to participate in such an auction.
The text notes some see China’s fate tied to looming war among great thieves who seek to divide sway. It predicts a possible collapse of goodwill and strength once that conflict concludes, implying a weakening government.
Weather factors push wheat prices higher as winter regions show moisture and scarce snow. A sudden freeze could damage the crop while seed wheat demand rises in the northwest. Market receipts decline while exports surge, affecting futures and local prices.
The attorney-general proposes secret trials for certain offenses to shield the public from lurid details. He argues such secrecy would deprive criminals of notoriety, give loafers no scandal to chase, and remove fodder from sensational papers, a net moral gain for decent citizens.
In a notable trial a lawyer asked a woman witness to turn and give the benefit of her countenance light. The court ordered she need not heed the request. Some lawyers rely on provoking anger to aid their case, a tactic many judges should censure.
The Denver Post criticizes Senator Hanna for not kissing the Bible at his swearing in. The paper questions his fitness and notes a room in the White House for reporters. Meanwhile his son in law’s wife plans divorce alleging misconduct by her husband.
The Madrid minister Stewart L Woodford addressed the President as your excellency in telegraphs replying to the queen of Spain sympathy. The letter argues an accredited US representative should know his government better and avoid such ceremonial forms.
Lawyer Babcock of El mira quips at a Sons of the Revolution dinner claiming to be a son of evolution. He contrasts orders like the Crown and Revolution, imagining an order of the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve to lampoon hereditary claims.
A preacher argues that though the Bible shows God and Christ in brilliant vision the heavenly view remains imperfect now. The sermon asserts that providence and salvation will be fully revealed only at the throne, with heaven as a gathering of diverse sufferers and doers, all united face to face.
A devotional meditation speaks of reunion after death and the Christian hope of seeing loved ones in the open presence of God. It recalls past study of Gospel themes and invokes farewell lines from Alfred Cookman about sweeping through the pearly gate.
Miss Dora Isaacson of Rahway mounted a Jersey bull in a Dundaff yard and rode for a mile plus to a road and a fence rail obstruction. The bull veered back, Isaacson fell into a snowbank and was carried to a farmhouse in a faint, then recovered enough to return home the next day.
The article traces gargoyles from stray rain spouts to artistic embellishments. It notes their dragonlike origin near Rouen, evolving from short thick outlets in the mid thirteenth century to longer, more delicately designed sculptures projecting farther from gutters.
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