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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
6
Raymond Tilton a twenty one year old man reportedly gained four pounds in under three hours to meet army enlistment weight. He tipped the scale to 120 pounds three pounds under the limit before government rules halted progress after a 56 cent meal and water intake.
Druggist Diramitt of Rochester Missouri foresaw demand for quinine during the Civil War era and bought 10,000 ounces at 14 cents an ounce. The stock is now valued at about $25,000, with potential to rise further, driven by market demand rather than price manipulation. The piece contrasts frugal profiteering with philanthropy and notes varied motives behind wealth.
Dr Arthur L Reeve of Brooklyn shot himself in bed while asleep and dreaming of a battle. His wife awoke to the shot and says he acted from a nightmare and kept a revolver under his pillow. She recalls prior nocturnal wanderings and cries of fright in dreams.
A Swedish inventor proposes a distinct home heating method for four to ten room houses. Two tanks plus a motor pump move water by gravity between attic units and a basement reservoir, operating at night when electricity is cheaper and returning water to the attic tank.
A. Watson, Kansas City Scout commissioner, proposes soup kitchens for birds in cemetery parks and asks for free suet. He calls on scouts to feed hungry birds until snow melts, teaching bird study and protection. Scouts suggest tying seed bundles to trees and using grain boxes nailed high for distribution. Watson notes seeds are a small cost and the group cannot fund fuel. If others supply fuel, scouts will distribute it.
Since the outbreak of the world war the need for nitrogen has become doubly apparent. Nitric acid is essential for making munitions, nitroglycerin, dynamite, guncotton, smokeless powder and trinitrotoluol. Nitrogen also underpins many synthetic medicines aiding millions already stricken by illness.
The Humane Society of Los Angeles California proposes a measure to outlaw using ostriches for harness work. Arguments include danger from kicks violations of speed laws and traffic hazards as birds attempt to eat auto licenses permits and other items.
Hilary and a stranger share a twilight moment in a wood and discuss the sky and water as night falls. The exchange ends with the stranger asking about killing penalties and a clerk quoting electrocution, followed by the judge remark.
A legend from 987 recalls King Hugues Capet honoring an elderly pair with a farm and a dowry to celebrate a silver wedding. The tale spread across France and started a custom to mark 25 years of marriage with a silver wedding ring and celebration.
W L George argues that women are generally lawless in practice and only respect law as a symbol of power. He says women would not resemble this if they had helped make laws, noting a gap between moral impulse and legal justice.
An elderly man recounts how a pet elephant verified its intelligence by prompting the animal to retrieve a potato just out of reach. After a pause, he blew air to bounce the potato toward the elephant, bringing it within the animal’s grasp.
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