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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
2
The column blends light humor with notes on local events. Colored Gentionnn explains his run while Little A Brother again distinguishes himself. A Metter Plan outlines a spring initiative in Billville.
Spring notes from Billville report Old man Jinkins lost in a snowstorm near the picnic. The town marshal and helpers dig out guests from a snowbank at the strawberry festival. Colonels find whiskey frozen, crack ice with sledge hammers before thaw. Town remains wild this winter.
A small girl tells a falsehood and is led to the library by her mother. The mother explains that grandma and papa are in heaven, and lying bars one from heaven. The girl solemnly replies that she will say the swear word and join them in the other place.
A wartime kitchen scene shows a medical expert praising modern methods while a mother recounts preparing a bottle with diluted milk and a so called modifier before disposing of it and feeding the baby cream. The exchange highlights unsafe infant care practices.
Norah blocks the door and the solicitor asks for a subscription to the blue book a guide to society names. Norah agrees to take one herself if it is bound in granite.
A friend tells Job he is not sick but only imagines illness. Job retorts he would rather be sick than endure the delusion. The dialogue centers on perception of disease and the comic misinterpretation of affliction.
A speaker recalls Willie causing more trouble in youth than siblings. Now Willie is settled, holding a political job, while other siblings worry they overwork themselves.
The dialogue shows a damsel fearing for Harold while Papa buys a large bulldog. The Swain reassures and reveals he has also bought a dog to distract the sire’s hound as they plan to stroll to the parsonage.
Dialogues show two men in a temperance hotel where clerks refuse a room for a drunken man. Wytte defends his friend, arguing the man is too drunk to know the difference, while clerks scorn the behavior and adhere to hotel rules.
A quoted exchange shows a wife asked about threatening to go to her mother and responds that she would instead bring her mother to the home. The remark reflects domestic tension and family involvement in resolving quarrels.
The item notes a wife who values marriage for access to a carriage, with Marjorie remarking she could never get a seat in a street car.
A father questions a young suitor named Featherly about his pace while a daughter and younger brother dispute the man’s speed. The dialogue cuts off with the boy claiming to know something about Mgr. Featherly.
In a fragmentary passage Mrs Noah laments not owning a rainy day skirt while on the deck. She weeps beside the lee rail as Noah asks why she weeps and she replies that women on shore mock her for being out of style.
Hewitt laments losing a friend while Jewett jokes about advertising. Hewitt clarifies he meant a pocketbook, not a person, prompting a misunderstanding and a light exchange. The dialogue centers on a missing item and a humorous misinterpretation.
A candid exchange reveals a member stating they ran for club president and notes the rival was close behind with sharp rhetoric throughout the contest. The dialogue captures a tense, ceremonial moment in the club’s leadership race.
On being told that a negro had stolen ten thousand dollars Brother Dickey shook his head and questioned the claim. He said the figure was implausible and quipped that a genuine negro would steal only nine dollars on a half, showing his disbelief at the reported amount.
An inquisitive stranger asks if a man is married. The reply is no, revealing a bereavement. The stranger remarks on the sensitive topic and the other comments that the subject is touching. The dialogue ends with reference to paying $15 weekly alimony.
In a quirky remark from Women’s Life the exchange depicts Ethel urging hiding the family cat while noting a supposed scene with Miss Brown and the father behind a door. The line blends humor with domestic tension and gossip in a light social column tone.
A satirical exchange shows two promoters discussing a bold capital stock target of 1 billion dollars and the ease of increasing it by typing more on a prospectus, highlighting a joking take on fundraising exuberance.
A humorous exchange notes Mrs Ayers religion as she lingers in church after service to display her new Skonnet, near the exit, while others depart. The dialogue underscores her devotion and vanity in a light local manner.
The optimist claims his memory is excellent and explains it keeps him happy by forgetting unpleasant events. The other person questions the memory’s quality, prompting the humorous exchange about selective recall.
A tribute highlights Dawson as a devoted father who spends long nights composing clever lines to credit his children. He is described as immensely proud of his 30 children and deeply engaged in their lives.
A jocular exchange with a matrimonial agent reveals a man claiming to have married a rich wife who withholds money. The agent coyly notes the suit combines wealth with prudence, delivering a dry punchline on domestic fortune.
The Rev Dr Mi not J Savage recounted a tale of a woman asked if she ever thinks of marriage. She replies with asperity that she worries when asked about marrying.
A dialog between jewelers recalls an ad bringing results. The first jeweler claims advertising works and recounts a burglary after posting a watchman wanted notice last night.
In a harsh reflection on media images, a woman endures a cruel unfounded revelation about a photograph. The quote contends cameras are hypocritical, capturing ugliness and harming individuals who fear misrepresentation.
Eskimo Easter marks the sun god festival with elaborate masks and symbols. Artists craft driftwood faces with seals, birds, and animal attachments, while magic lore explains ghostly animacy. The National Museum houses the finest Eskimo mask collection and highlights crane, seal, and star masks with moving parts.
A city column recounts the perils of amateur photography as a neighbor endures a harsh outdoor portrait session. The snapshooter’s camera reveals unflattering flaws from freckles to lines, turning the subject older and more caricatured than reality.
A fragment describes Eskima ritual use of preserved animal bladders during Easter celebrations. Ghosts of slain animals are believed to inhabit these bladders and are released through a hole in the ice to return to the sea, enabling reincarnation and future hunting.
Describes large red, white and black figures decorated with feathers and strings, some four feet tall. Many depict animals and other images. occasional portraits resemble individuals with recognizable likenesses.
Washington World report notes Senator Lodge rides in a capital herdic with Ol Negro Mammy as conductor acts by entering rear door and assisting owners with fare deposits as observed by a New York World correspondent.
The Natrona county prosecutor sues 175 Casper residents for damages totaling 100000 claiming a petition for an assistant in a murder trial damaged his reputation.
A brief quip from Chicago News notes the Niagara Falls water level and sound, joking that there is not enough water to drown out the noise as a playful exchange between speakers Gyer and Myer.
Reported complete success of the ocean wireless telegraphy test draws public interest. Mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy for stomach liver and kidney complaints and prompts readers to try it and note Our Private Stamps over the bottle neck.
A brief London Spare Moments item notes a teacher and Johnny discussing when iron was first discovered. Johnny confirms that the class heard it was smelted, with casual remarks about historical discovery.
A letter from John Loren of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900 praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as unequalled for coughs and colds. He claims personal belief in its effectiveness and asks readers to consider the remedy.
A professor of elocution and deportment instructs Dulle to bow gracefully and leave the platform on tip-toe to avoid waking the audience, noting the precaution as part of an instructional quip from Pearson's Weekly.
The excerpt notes farmers complaining they cannot make farming pay and a quip that a man cannot raise crops with his mouth. It also remarks that hapless marriages are those that have not occurred yet, reflecting comic takes on rural life.
An advertisement extols Vogeler's Curative Compound as a remedy for impoverished blood caused by inheritance or illness. It claims to generate new tissues and red blood cells, restore strength, and improve vital energies. Readers are urged to request a free sample from St. Jacobs Oil Ltd in Baltimore.
Coventry resident Mary Siorthy describes a long hand injury from a fall that left her unable to use her hand for weeks. She credits St Jacobs Oil with restoring movement after the first bottle and ending pain after the second, enabling her to work again.
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