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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
7
The New York Times outlines doubt about the giant wave theory in the Campania disaster. It argues ships face large waves vary in size and that a ship’s motion can amplify a wave, suggesting the scooping up idea is central to the myth rather than a singular colossal wave.
From a London Chronicle report, Long Joseph stands seven feet ten inches tall and weighs eight stone ten pounds. At twenty he has joined the First Foot Guards at Potsdam, amid Frederick William’s fascination with giant soldiers like Kirkman of Ulster Irish origin. The Prussian king later disbanded the regiment, a costly quasi-sideshow.
An explorer laments deliberate forest destruction in eastern regions of Asiatic Turkey. He notes wood scarce, firewood costly and distant, pine forests thriving only across the border in Russia, with vast areas burned or cleared around villages and fields, threatening future timber reserves.
The piece explains a proposed statue for Urbain Dubois, a Provencal chef honored not for his cooking but for his patriotism. He allegedly sacrificed a lucrative royal position by resigning when Prussia went to war with France, losing about 12,000 dollars a year.
The Pneumatic Hub is advertised as replacing the ordinary rubber tire with a pneumatic cushion around the hub. This design claims to achieve the same easy running while saving rubber, contrasting with a standard tire encircling the rim.
A London philanthropist Dr Barnardo who died recently kept papers safe from a tidy house maid by placing two snakes in a wastepaper basket under his study table. A personal friend described the plan as having “worked like a charm.”
In this portrait of John Paul Jones the article contrasts his daring with English rigidity, crediting him for shifting surrender standards and earning continental respect. It situates him with Washington and Lafayette, notes his role at the Naval Academy crypt, and honors his enduring fame as genius and courage.
John Corbin in Scribner's describes how a play's scenery is conceived from a model to a full stage set. Designers create miniature versions, ensure proportions, and craft durable, transportable units for touring across major cities.
A roundup of society figures from Lady Curzon’s circle to Mrs. Leiravat and the Marchesa Budini with marriages and travels. Mentions Mrs. Green in Fihe Greenland service, Mrs. Bay’s memorial, Mrs. Mackay’s dinner for Duchess of Schon, Mrs. Hobart’s Washington winter, Lillie Devereux Blake’s forthcoming testimonial, and Princess Chinquilla’s Reno visit ending in a reaffirmation of Indian identity.
The ultramicroscope uses concentrated light and powerful lenses to greatly expand magnification revealing millions of particles and living creatures in a drop of blood. It captures fast motions previously blurred by older microscopes and shows bacteria of all sizes clearly.
Gleanings note regional customs as girls in the Alps wear trousers while coasting. The report mentions Drama Macedonia as a tobacco hub, a new sulphurous spring bag in Hamman Mesboutine Algeria, and a Tokyo professor translating Schopenhauer. San Marino’s population trails a nearby village by census, Cocaine use rises in Calcutta with a $250 import fine.
The note states Aristotle's private library is the earliest cited by historians dating to 33 percent BCE. Strabo confirms it was large but provides no book count.
After the Faerie Queen and Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress the press swarmed with fairy stories and similar imitations.
The excerpt surveys historic quotes about Austria from Gladstone Metternich Gertcakef Maszini Garibaldi and Cavour, contrasting views of Austria as a state government administration dynasty and empire, noting opinions on its emperor and sovereignty.
An elephant belonging to an Antwerp naturalist died after eating the contents of a portmanteau owned by his keeper. The items included two suits of clothes a silver watch and a gold chain.
Fragmentary quote from Philadelphia Ledger about a robbery by footpads. The speaker mentions feeling like 306 cents and says 15 oclock, with a demand to raise hands. Text is obscured and difficult to parse for full context.
Fragment from Brooklyn Life humorously contrasts male pride in knowledge with styling hair. The speaker mocks men who boast about intellect while fixating on appearances, highlighting social quirks in a comic exchange.
Reflects Delearte's idea that art translates emotion into structured thought and tangible form. The fragment suggests a view of art guiding feeling into concrete expression through form.
A London milliner patents a collapsible theater hat that folds to a small space and resumes shape when needed. The frame supports pliable materials like straw chiffon lace or cloth and can be modeled in any form to suit beauty. Velvet is excluded to avoid crushing.
The piece describes the asteria or star gem from Ceylon, a corundum stone with a six ray star that shifts with light. It is believed to grant health and fortune to April births when worn as an amulet. The gem’s blue sapphire stars and red ruby stars appear cabochon with star rays, valued for tough durability and mystical powers. It notes Moorman of Colombo practicing ancient, hereditary gem cutting with simple tools, rivaling European experts in gem judgment.
The article describes village customs in Poland on Christmas Eve and New Year. Young people blindfolded pull straw to predict marriage outcomes with green straw signaling brides and bridal wreaths, while dried straw foretells long waits or death.
In the District Court of Montana Sixth Judicial District Sweet Grass County, the estate of Mary Dooley Stevens deceased is administered by Thomas Dooley. Creditors and all claimants must exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after the first publication to A G Hatch attorney for administrator in Big Timber. Publication dated October 29 1908.
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