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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
2
Winfred and Elinor linger on a campus night after a lecture on sacrifice. Their dialogue contrasts idealized sacrifice with harsher reality as Elinor, uneasy with love, begins to acknowledge another romance between Winfred and Lucie. In a parallel memory, Elinor resolves to retreat, while the campus voices fade with a final echo of beatific love.
A 1823 magazine describes improving boiled water by churning it in a barrel to absorb atmospheric air and other gases. After filtration, the water is bottled with dried raisins to add fixed air, producing a palatable beverage claimed to be safe and affordable for all.
A brief reminiscence recalls Sydney Smith’s Sunday dinner remark at Holland House about women chasing diamonds versus men chasing play at clubs. He penned an impromptu verse noting fools gamble with clubs while wives adore diamonds, highlighting how society places its heart on gambling and flashy status.
The Virginia Chronicle ridicules a Nevada figure for claiming only office seekers among silver interests. It asserts the man is out of touch, equivocal about basic math, and misinformed about Tonopah's politics, asserting non silverites may exist there.
The 76 year old Prince George of Prussia, eldest Hohenzollern, writes under the pseudonym George Conrad. He has produced several tragedies including Phaedra.
A Washington Post account recalls a White House dinner for Prince Henry where uniformed guests admired grand regalia and humor erupted over steins bearing a painted likeness of the Pennsylvania Avenue landlord with the caption Stolen from Ernst Gerstenberg. The gifts included brown Wuerzburger beer and many steins, sparking nostalgic amusement among the guests.
A nurse appeals for aid recalling a grim Alabama tale of a frozen lake and geese that swept away a family, leaving only an aged blind grandfather in a cabin, with the story cited from the New York Times for charitable collection.
The piece contrasts ancient Corinth visited by St Paul with modern New Corinth at the gulf head. It describes clay cliffs dust unpaved streets mud fences adobe walls bake ovens and the same street scenes of cafes donkeys and half naked children.
Iceland plans wireless telegraphy to connect with the outer world after the Althing voted 50000 for wiring. The Northern Telegraph company declines foreign-subsidized cable laying, prompting Marconi’s syndicate to push a Shetland to Faro Islands link proposal.
Rev Dr Robie of Greenland New Hampshire marked half a century of ministry on February 25 at the Congregational church in Greenland. He is the seventh pastor, the congregation organized in 1706, with its first leader serving 53 years and the second 48 years.
A remark notes that the Shah of Persia owns the finest collection of cats in the world, highlighting the monarch’s distinguished taste in felines and global renown for his household pets.
In a clipped exchange Miss Twitters teases about a fool in every family while Mr. Saunders hesitates, admitting he is the sole member of his kin, revealing a humorous domestic vignette from a muted, social setting.
The final day of the six day walking match left competitors in extreme exhaustion from prolonged strain lack of sleep and irregular meals. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to restore appetite aid digestion and promote sound sleep suggesting readers try it.
Fragmentary humorous note referencing death and executioner tones from a 19th century periodical. Contains a wry exchange about preferring a kiss to death and the lack of an executioner, reflecting playful social satire.
Territorial reports from the Agricultural Statistics Branch show unusually high yields across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with wheat up to 40 to 45 bushels per acre and oats numbers such as 28 000 bushels from 450 acres. Notable threshing results include J A Snell Yorkton 63 bushels per acre and T T Hutchings Edmonton 73 bushels per acre.
A Paris dinner table showcases a twelve cover china set each plate bearing a portrait of a Paris stage celebrity. Portrays Theodora in imperial vestments Rejane as a fairy Cleo de Merode dancing an eighteenth century step and Bartet as Grisel.
An Eastern stranger is told a local tale where a man is condemned for not supporting the crowd's sport during a lynching. The description recalls a season's dull mood and the men of the community blaming him for halting the mob.
Mr C L Smith secretary of the Trades Council writes of a recent illness and recovery from severe pain two canes. He attributes improvement to Dodd's Kidney Pills after one box he walked with one cane and after two boxes walked unaided. He claims three boxes cured him completely and remains well.
The Dorking fowl is the only living bird that retains a five-toed foot in its adult condition. This distinctive trait sets it apart from other poultry breeds noted in historical agricultural records.
A Boston Transcript note records Clerk Mr Snipper stating he would call again tomorrow to collect payment. The proprietor comments on the kindness of the clerk and records the anticipated callback.
An 1880s style advertisement offers a $100 reward for proof of catarrh cures that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co as proprietors of the Toledo business and cites testimonials from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as druggists endorsing the product. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills as the best, with price details and distributor notes.
Northwestern inventors honored with a list of recently issued patents including N. E. Brown of Aitkin Minnesota for bicycle, J. M. Burnette of Spearfish South Dakota for neck yoke, B. F. Fowler of Minneapolis Minnesota for coin controlled apparatus, Hena ticks of Kinbrae Minnesota for draft equalizer, A. E. Jacobson of Minneapolis Minnesota for bed rail fastener, T. O. Potter of Deadwood South Dakota for passenger car, Max Toltz and L. W W Hill of St Paul Minnesota for railway car, with Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys at Pioneer Press Building in St Paul.
An old remedy promises a clear head by applying Cole's Carboli salve at night. Available in 25 and 50 cents at all druggists.
Dialogic snippet from New York Sun presents Madge and Marjorie plotting in a street car scene. Madge questions Marjorie about flirting with a corpulent man, while Marjorie contemplates seat-sharing once he yields his seat.
Ad for Earlies Russian Millet by John A. Salter Seed Co. promotes high yield hay forage. Claims up to 8 tons per acre with price quotes 50 lb for $1.90 and 100 lb for $3, ships with low freights from La Crosse Wisconsin.
A young student in a school setting offers a grim progression from sick to worse to dead in a cheeky line that ends with a note from the Little Chronicle. The brief vignette captures a morbid joke about illness escalating to death.
Mrs. C Mason of Black River Falls Wisconsin endorses Cole's Cough Cure for her children’s severe croup attacks. She asserts it gives immediate relief and cures, stating it is the most valuable cough remedy. Every bottle is guaranteed and priced at 25 and 50 cents by all druggists.
A Kansas stable showcases a remarkable horse standing twenty hands tall and weighing 2412 pounds, a standout among horses. The creature contrasts with the typical seventeen hand average, sparking local curiosity and wonder.
A sanitized 19th century ad row touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children used in New York Children's Home to treat feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. It also mentions sample mailing and a Chicago address.
An old ad column touts Putnam Faceless Dyes and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as cures with money back guarantees. It mentions Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and several quack claims about wealth, love, and religion measured by expense.
A narrative testimonial from Mars G Bruce of Lansing Michigan praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for ovarian troubles and recovery after prolonged illness travel fatigue and poor sleep. It claims full recovery within months and offers free confidential counsel from Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass.
Advertises a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen S Olmsted of Le Roy New York to cure sweating damp swollen aching feet and to ease new or tight shoes It also claims relief for chilblains and insect bites and notes a 25 cent price at druggists and shoe stores
An 1900 advertisement from Vanburen Indiana promotes Piso's Cure for throat and related affections. The testimonial notes it as the neat medicine ever used, attributed to Wig O Envdsley. The imprint cites edition 10 of the publication.
A reflective line contrasts fear and speech about women with sharper imagery of red painted checks. The fragment hints at social pressures and caution in gender interactions, framed as a terse moral meditation.
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