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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
6
Deep Foundations. Caissons for the tower foundation were sunk to bedrock through about 70 feet of quicksand. The pillars encrusted to the rock, with over 60 placed within three months after caissons were first sunk.
The 1909 Youth's Companion calendar presents Charles C. Curran's In Grandmother's Garden in a large 8 by 24 inch panel. Printed on fine stock with thirteen lithographic colors, it offers clear date figures, twelve months beneath the artwork, and is included with subscription to The Companion for 1909.
Sanen cheese is made in Switzerland from cow's milk. It is the custom to make a sanen cheese at the birth of a child and eat it at the burial feast or even at the burial feast of a son of the child for whom it is made.
European nations are currently investing heavily in military forces with expenditures equaling about one million dollars per day. The article notes widespread commitment to armies and navies across the continent.
An offer invites readers to send for free information and advice on patenting an invention. A patent attorney, H J Robinson, is listed with a Salt Lake City P O Box 544 address.
The River Polk flows into a cave in a mountainside near Adelsburg and completely disappears, creating a mysterious karst landscape feature near Trieste.
In a playful scene Harold notes a stylish young man visiting his sister with shoes that taper to a point. He asks if all but one of his toes have been cut off, prompting a lighthearted moment about fashion and manners.
The secret to goldfish care is using fresh water and keeping it sweet. Change the globe water every second day by transferring the fish to a glass of water, then refill with clear rainwater warmed to 75 to 80 degrees. Do not use sparkling well water. the rainwater provides needed nutrition. feed sparingly with bread crumbs daily.
A World’s Work excerpt criticizes colonial life in the Congo where white officials spend lavishly on champagne while earning little. It notes officials who serve three year terms in the colony return to Antwerp with funds for a spree before signing to go back.
An amusing superstition from Monmouthshire England holds that a snake has four legs and that all will appear if its corpse is held aloft over a hot game. The tale reflects quaint folk beliefs circulating in rural communities.
A Brooklyn teacher asks a pupil to define multitude. The boy replies a multitude is what we get when we multiply, delivering a humorous definition from the schoolroom.
Two railroad camps race to supply a Thanksgiving dinner in eastern Dakota. One team wins by securing three turkeys after a firing range contest, while the other returns empty handed amid rivalry and a dramatic hotel banquet. The piece recalls frontier haste, tense pride, and a mysterious bribery of a hotel cook.
Lena V Henry of Norristown Georgia writes that she suffered due to female troubles and faced surgery before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After one bottle she improved and is fully cured. The letter urges every sick woman to try the compound and invites advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A social note describes Agnes and her husband in a crowded scene. A bystander greets the bride, learns of their marriage, and the bride explains the family pattern with blushes and a witty remark about heredity.
A dialogue exchange contrasts fat criminals with stout individuals. Jones remarks that a fat criminal is unheard, Bones counters the difficulty of a stout person stooping to crime. The scene shifts to a domestic quarrel with a humorous dream-related dispute escalating into a fight.
The Baltimore American notes two opinions on top trout gathering spots. The first suggests the best place for an amateur to catch trout, while the second hints at a premier fish market.
A New York woman and her young son recovered from sour stomach after a doctor prescribed Grape Nuts. They improved quickly, regained weight, and report clearer mornings, restful sleep, and daily meals with Grape Nuts. The letter promotes Grape Nuts and Postum as health remedies.
Tang Shao Yi and Prince Tsai Fu arrive aboard the Mongolia to convey China’s gratitude for nearly 14 million dollars in remittances. A large retinue stays at the Fairmont as dragon flags fly and harbor guns salute. Thousands of Chinese crowds gather at the docks amid ceremonial pageantry.
A telegraph and cable manhunt for L. B. Hancock ends when Pinkerton agent and two detectives arrest him aboard the Pacific mail liner Mongolian on arrival from the Orient. Hancock, sought by Salem Winston North Carolina authorities for embezzlement at a lumber firm, matches the description of E. Knollys.
Four Fort Missoula soldiers found a severed male head in Deadman’s Gulch twelve miles south of Missoula. The head had been cut from the body with a sharp instrument and hidden under brush. No body or struggle traces were found. decomposition had just begun.
During a daily spat Naggsby tells his wife a woman will have the last word. Mrs. Naggsby counters that she will deny such a claim. The exchange reveals a domestic friction centered on verbal dominance.
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