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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
8
A reflection on life’s many beautiful things freely available to all. The speaker laments a yearning and hunger for more, contrasting abundance with dissatisfaction, and critiques a world that disdains beauty while craving it daily.
A wartime correspondent recalls Paris under siege in 1871. He dodges the commune and joins a makeshift group hiding in Labane street, narrowly escapes conscription, and witnesses executions of a Russian, a German, and a Corsican as the city fractures around the French troops and citizen mobs.
The late Charles I Clark, former president of the New York New Traven and Stratford railroad, enforced stopping at Charter Oak park for Maude S. after a bribery attempt by a Bonner friend. Clark openly addressed the bribe, pressed for compliance with orders, and vowed to someday see Maud S. despite the bribery efforts.
The Swiss canton of Glarus holds an outdoor landsgemeinde where burghers gather in a town square to legislate, traditionally on the first Sunday in May. A central platform hosts the president while boys are invited to observe and learn early the art of governance.
Gossiping family scene features Nell Gaddington and her Smith-educated fiancé. Gladys criticizes her father for his mispronunciations while debating if Nell will marry for money, a humorous clash of language and ambition. The quotation reflects social mores and class attitudes.
An Enay Numismatist Mrs Goodart questions a man about education and profession. Noward Washer-Lady replies she is a numismatist by trade. Forward Easher clarifies the role as a collector of rare coins in Philadelphia.
The New Mexican presses a plea for more official documents and public services in Spanish for New Mexico residents who speak only Spanish. It argues government neglect since 1846 and urges solutions through public schools and education, likening aid to programs in Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
A Washington Star piece notes how the term strenuous supplants passing as a fashionable phrase. It cites public writers adopting strenuous for temperament, dog fights, turkey at Christmas, and political life, reflecting a trend in language and tone.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the treasury plans two new ten dollar notes described as handsome but unnecessary and adds they will burden money handlers. It argues the secret service would face fewer counterfeit threats if there were fewer distinct note designs to track.
The article notes a rapid rise in wolf populations tied to expanding deer herds. As deer migrate toward settled areas they become a nuisance to farmers, damaging oats and other grain in multiple fields.
Divers combed the seabed at the entrance to San Francisco harbor seeking the Rio de Janeiro wreck near Pavifieg Mall. No trace of the ill fated steamship has been found despite extensive underwater search efforts.
A Chicago Record correspondent notes Windsor castle roles such as the King's runner a skilled diplomas and certificates expert earning 2500 dollars annually. Other positions include clockmaker librarian examiner of plays master of music surveyor of pictures keeper of the swans and bargemaster with salaries ranging from 300 to 2500 dollars.
A Boston biweekly conference on Divinity Hall duties featured Rev J H Jones in a testy mood. Dean Everett rose to say simply that they know things Jones does not and that they are glad to see him, ending the moment with restrained wit.
A mountaintop encounter with an elderly man who calls himself the echo at the Mountain House. He explains that speaking would distract him from his job, which earns his dignity and keeps him focused as the mountain winds howl nearby.
Ambassador Joseph Choate describes Lincoln's life from youth through early hardships to his mature presidency. The pamphlet lauds Lincoln’s character and cites his impact on history, offered by the Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway for six cents postage.
The Passenger Department announces an illustrated treatise on Skat with revised up-to-date rules. The booklet aims to instruct enthusiasts and can be obtained for ten cents postage by sending to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill.
Tickets go on sale June 7 for Big Timber to St Paul and back at 59.70 with a 60 day return window. Includes biennial Modern Woodmen meeting and 235.70 for another round trip. May 30 sale for military surgeons American Academy of Medicine AMA annual meetings. Train No.3 Saturday mornings to Sprivedale return Sunday. Directors and district clerks reminded to submit term reports to the district clerk. Sretnan Wanker County Supt.
Dr A Boschee’s German Syrup is praised as a reliable remedy for coughs colds and lung ailments. It is said to have stood the test of years with two million bottles sold annually since 1868 and is available nationwide through Budd Drug Co. Three doses claimed to relieve ordinary coughs at 75 cents.
The Nickel Plate road offers round trip excursion tickets from Chicago to Buffalo at 13.00 on Tuesdays in May the 7th 14th 21st and 28th with five day return validity ending at midnight after the following Saturday. Trains depart Chicago 10:35 2:30 and 10:30 with through sleeping cars and dining car meals priced 0.35 to 1.00. Reservations at 111 Adams Street Chicago or by John Y. Calahan General Agent.
Excursion to Buffalo Exposition on May 7 21 28 at 13.00 for round trip from Chicago with return five days from sale. Three daily through trains with vestibuled sleeping cars and first class dining car service. For details contact John Y Calahun General Agent 111 Adams Street Chicago Depot Van Buren Street and Pacific Avenue on elevated loop.
Photographer Ayres states the gallery will close from May 14 to May 22 for exterior improvements. He adds the closure will recur several times in the summer with notices posted in post offices and newspapers to inform patrons.
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