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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
6
A collage of satirical takes on Spain, Venezuela, revolutions, wealth, and innovation. Notes on old topics include Alfonso, Tracy, Waldorf Astor, a trust of vast size, inconspicuous military uniforms, and a Philadelphia sleeper. Also mentions Fair estate quarrels and Paris gowns for drama.
A collection of wry observations notes China’s lack of a national air and Mr Sousa’s task, King Edward’s uneasy crown, Santos-Dumont’s airship news possibly noted on a tombstone, Willie K Vanderbilt quitting driving, a settler’s claim Chicago derives from an Indian word, and a hammock hat offering comfort over royal headgear.
A Topeka man visits a dentist for a tooth filling and robs the dentist of gold. The notes praise Paris Matin for gallantry while noting the story was killed at a woman’s request. A New Jersey street railway firm paid $10,000 for a trolley crash injuring a little girl.
A Japanese philanthropist highlights that smoking a coffee leaf rolled in a cigarette induces an intense dislike for tobacco, urging smokers to heed the warning and consider alternatives to tobacco products.
The king of Sweden removed his coat to aid in rescuing twenty three people from drowning. He is described as a king who would have discarded his crown if it had been worn at that moment.
The government’s refusal to return artillery seized in Cuba has drawn anger in Madrid. The move risks sparking broad American anxiety once known. A huge corn harvest of 2.5 billion bushels ensures ample corn for whisky and substantial leftover for bread.
Interest grows among road brethren over the Lockport man who eats drinks and sleeps at one time. Dr Bourcart the Swiss minister to London has refused to come to Washington.
3 percent Popular Science describes paper teeth equal to porcelain ones, cheaper and tougher, now used by German dentists. It also notes paper footwear nearly identical to patent leather, lighter and creating apparent shoe size reductions, though fragile and best for indoor wear.
Inventor Herbert F. L. Allen of Washington D C unveils a light portable carriage to move ammunition and water to the firing line and to carry the dead and wounded from the battlefield. Frame uses light steel tubing with undercarriage reservoirs and cases. folds on four corner legs for stability.
Missouri adopts a new sand and cement brick method that requires no ovens. Bricks gain strength rapidly, reaching ten tons after 30 days and sixty five tons after 60 days, with color options added. Moulded bricks endure 65 000 pounds pressure during forming and are cured with routine sprinkler spraying.
A new lunch pail replaces tin trays with metal racks for china side dishes. The cover and sides lift off in one piece, secured to a central upright. A flask pocket sits beneath the napkin holder and clips hold utensils. Racks tilt to expose lower dishes for easy access.
The Wiesbaden medical congress invited Prof. Bie of Copenhagen to discuss light as a healing principle excluding its chemical effects. He cited light therapy’s success in smallpox and lupus with Dr. Finsen’s Copenhagen apparatus, urging only qualified doctors apply it due to potential abrupt stoppage needs.
Frank Walker of Los Angeles designs a sun heated bath system using a boiler placed in a glass pocket on the roof. Polished metal reflectors surrounding the boiler focus sun rays to heat bathing water, aiming to avoid artificial fuel costs all summer.
Henry L. Austwick of Chicago unveils a pocket size smoke filter pipe. The device uses a detachable hard rubber or glass water bowl to cool smoke while a tight screw neck prevents leakage when carried. Smoke travels from tobacco bowl through the water chamber to the mouthpiece.
The Philadelphia Post recalls a Treasury Room meeting where Admirals Evans and Schley served on the Lighthouse Board. A colored messenger wonders if Evans dislikes him after a morning greeting changes from a jocular insult to a simple hello. The exchange highlights tensions among senior officers amid routine duties.
Gen. Corbin recounts bears raiding the Fountain House kitchen in Yellow Stone Park. The bears ruined supplies leaving guests hungry and prompting hotel proprietors to prepare punishment. Park officials say a bull whip would deter bears for the season and would not kill them.
Ainslees notes that affluent families like the Vanderbilts Foxhall Keene and his bride and the Payne Whitneys dream aloud about future homes under construction. They speculate on Breakers renovations in Newport and on a grand Long Island estate as a wedding gift.
The poem cites Theodosia Garrison in life as the speaker recalls a younger self who once moved with light feet and bright eyes. Time, aging, and grief are expressed as a solemn reflection on loss and the impossibility of returning to youth.
A tale from the New York Herald tells of a poet seeking inspiration at a tunnel site. He aims to drink in the atmosphere but a sudden explosion hurls him away and prevents the poem from being written. The moral warns that too much atmosphere can hinder creativity.
A passerby reports that Welthie left in his will a $100,000 gift to every unmarried woman in town aged 35 or older. The second man jokes that no takers will come forward, claiming knowledge about women.
Phyllis notes a man paying attention for a long time. Blanche wonders if he lacked courage to propose. Phyllis questions whether courage failed him or if he chose not to propose.
The Strand Magazine notes rapid coastline loss across England with at least 2000 acres per year. Valleys and marshes are drained but losses dwarf gains. towns like Ravenseburg vanish, Reculver cliffs erode, and Winsome landmarks become sea walls.
A Tacoma Ledger report describes surf riding in Honolulu with a dugout canoe, outriggers, and a thirty foot craft worth 300 dollars. Officers and natives paddle into breakers chasing a racing wave, achieving speeds and thunderous spray as the wall of water closes in. The piece ends with a note on how fog contrasts with comfort.
Harper's Weekly notes that royal heirs face limited career paths and are expected to serve, though contemporary likely policy will keep English princes passive in defense roles. The Duke of Connaught wished to fight in the Boer War but was barred for reasons of state, shaping a tradition of ornamental service and education in duty.
A milkmaid and a summer boarder discuss cows showing human-like traits. The animals observe others, tolerate or dislike certain beings, and a cow with a calf can dominate a herd as the pair milks. New York Tribune.
A German country preacher abruptly paused mid sermon confessing he smells fire. The shocked congregation waited as he struggled to continue, then resumed with an apology for the interruption.
In a church scene the preacher warns of a blaze that exists only in imagination, prompting the congregation to rush home to check their houses. The crowd’s panic shows the fear spreading as families rush out of the building. No actual fire is present.
A Altoona physician aged 99 continues to see patients and thread a needle without aid. He votes in every presidential election since age 17, drank in his younger years, and avoids medicine. He attributes longevity to a calm life, temperance, and steady routine, noting he can perform tasks like chopping wood and mixing prescriptions by smell.
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