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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
3
A reflective verse fragment recalls three magi guided by a star on a pilgrimage of faith. The speaker claims kinship in journeying toward a holy sign, imagining shared wonder with a beloved companion amid a Christmas night.
Stanhope wakes to a plea from Kathleen for a doctor as her husband Clavering lies ill. He mounts his horse and rides through the night, flashbacks of loss and a possible future free from past pain clouding his resolve. Kathleen’s plea and the peril push him toward action amid old wounds.
Stanhope, racing to warn Dr. Clavering of a heart attack case at the Heights, battles fear and memory as the ride unfolds. He returns to learn Kathleen’s frightened, grieving reaction before fleeing again, the night sky lit with gold as he presses on.
A Manchester manufacturer lauds Lord Masham founder of the wool carding machine and his American influences. He recalls Masham praising American methods and urging imitation. The tale cites a Cockney visitor who mocks a farm boy planting potatoes and jokes about their London value.
In a Baltimore Sun reader tale a teacher recalls a moment when a student’s reply redefines ambition. The teacher laments lecturing about big plans while the boy says his father drives a garbage cart, illustrating how a child’s career aims are shaped by family context.
Poem contemplates immortality through enduring love and memory. The speaker asks why fear death, asserting that love, nature, and time will carry memories forward. The poem envisions future reunions beyond mortal life, with shared joy and continued affection.
Gales are rare in Rome and rarely violent. The Roman climate features little smoke and calm air averaging five miles an hour. Winter tramontana is cold and bracing if strong, but pleasant below eight miles an hour for most, while sea breezes alternate with it. The sirocco is infrequent and causes languor.
E M Bartlett of Omaha a director of the American Trotting Association criticizes a hard driver calling his horses fearfully thin. He recalls a huckster with a gray horse whose protruding ribs and drooped head suggested neglect, and a boyish incident where the horse collapsed after the son cared for it.
The Norwegian engineer Bergstaf proposes a method to measure sea depth without sounding leads. He sends perpendicular sound waves to the sea bottom and times their return, using known speed of sound to compute depth. The device includes a transmitter receiver and timepiece with a reinforced ear-piece to hear faint echoes.
A new Canadian invention attaches to a swimmer to enlarge the pushing area. The open rectangular frame holds hinged vanes that align with water flow during the stroke, supported by buoyant sections and bands on arms or legs. A parallel-link system ties vane motion to a sandal toe for added propulsion.
Charlies N Birmingham of Baltimore announces a substitute for platinum described as grayish white with similar gravity and weight. It is malleable, ductile and could be produced unlimitedly, threatening prices as high as 22 dollars per ounce. Electricians machinists chemists and dentists may benefit from lower costs and greater supply.
The text notes Werchojansk in Siberia recording 2869.8 degrees below freezing and claims a Russian artist in Nova Zembia matched this. An explorer’s cache in Matouchin Strait held two thermometers once linked to Hofer the 1872 expedition. One shows a maximum of 15 degrees and a minimum of 70 degrees below freezing.
A lighthearted 19th century tip advises a wife to warm her husband's slippers by baking them in the kitchen range. The process involves building a steady fire, timing heat just before serving, and finishing with a final toast and delivery to the husband.
Francois headcoachman to James Hazen Hyde and famed for leading a czar’s coronation procession recounted at a dinner of racing men a tale of a girl at the track seeking betting odds. The bookmaker explains payouts for various odds, and the girl asks what if the horse starts at 1 o'clock.
A Washington Star commenter wrestles with looming troubles while noting daily joys. The piece contrasts fears of greed and power with the sunlit resilience of people and nature, urging calm reflection and continued activity amid uncertainty.
A clergyman recounts helping a shy suitor when a neighbor's daughter passes by with three timid companions. She invites the doctor to join, and the bashful lover, stirred after years of hesitation, proclaims that Maud consent makes the ceremony soon.
The piece argues that long standing concerns about school facilities and half time attendance persist in newspapers. It notes that in London half timers who work part of each day may progress faster than full day students and questions whether we rush nature in education.
Mrs. Charles Goldzier of Bayonne New Jersey urges Mayor Garven to employ women on the police force. The mayor promises to consider the proposal. Goldzier is known in New York clubs and equal suffrage circles and supports the single tax idea.
Cassing R Peck Oklahoma assistant U S district attorney told a Guthrie banquet that honesty matters amid a tale of Hiram Stroode facing creditors. The accountant estimated 4 cents on the dollar to creditors, but Stroode vowed to cover the shortfall from his own pocket despite earlier beliefs it would pay 10 cents.
A Sunday school fundraiser described with a humorous note about a girl selling kisses for 99 cents to aid a church fair. The dialogue hints at male embarrassment and social dynamics during the event.
Dialogue from a period piece shows Popley joking about becoming a boy again and his son retorting that being smaller would prompt him to even the score. The exchange highlights generational humor and family dynamics.
A reader dismisses new patent couplers, saying the traditional coupling assisted by a minister and a prayer book remains good enough, expressing skepticism about modern devices.
A Philadelphia woman describes coffee jitters and nervous distress from long-term coffee use and credits Postum with curing her ailments after switching from coffee. She notes digestion and sleep improved, with exhaustion fading while using Postum, which she finally prepared at home to her satisfaction. The Postum Co disputes mispreparation by restaurant cooks.
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