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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
6
A collection of aphoristic lines contrasts pride with public recognition and faith. It notes how fashion and status awaken sloth, marriage changes vows, and eternal life stands as the sole worthwhile striving despite gray ethics.
A spinster contends that human plans meet divine will as men fail to share responsibility. She argues truth is judged more harshly than lies and people condemn what they know least. She notes love returned for mere politeness may not bring happiness.
The piece condemns the liquor trade, stating no one apologizes or calls it a blessing while arguing the system enriches those who profit and is embedded in supporters' selfishness.
A reflection on argument virtues and the danger of aiming to defeat others rather than seek truth. True debaters should be teachers or learners, not artillerymen bombarding a neighbor’s castle for victory.
The passage notes that many decent men use profane oaths involuntarily in moments of extreme anger. Afterward they repent, promising not to repeat it, yet secretly acknowledge the impulse as deeply tied to untying or tying a knot in life.
Goldwin Smith argues the Monroe doctrine remains alive though dormant due to emergencies. He notes the atrocity of half a million starved in Cuba by a foreign foe and says a corrective action may require going abroad, a necessity the doctrine would demand for protection. Still, the sleep may be long.
The piece compares 1897 military spending in Britain France and Germany. Britain spent £13,270,000 on the army and £22,170,000 on the navy totaling $202,200,000, while France and Germany spent $175,000,000 and $157,000,000 respectively. It argues much could be saved if not for colonies frontiers and international tensions.
Andrew White, the American ambassador to Germany, says relations between the German and American governments are excellent and that the German government has treated the United States with fairness. He notes many Germans are friendly to America though some sympathize with Spain and some landowners and manufacturers hold prejudices due to perceived U.S. interference with their prosperity.
An 18 year old Miss Delmege falls ill with arsenic poisoning traced to a piano operated by her trustee Mr Hunt. A danger lurks in powdered arsenic hidden under piano keys. The detective doctor exposes the device, Hunt dies by pistol, family survives, piano kept locked at Deanpark.
A Scientific American note describes bonfires on Doniphan Lake Kansas where natural gas bubbles beneath the ice are lit to burn briefly. Puncturing pockets under ice produces roaring flames up to a head height with risk of singed clothing. The gas source remains warm underground melting ice and creating channels.
The Augusta Chronicle notes Jefferson Davis delivered his final address in spring 1888 at a Mississippi City political convention amid rising friction between factions. A committee learning of his presence sparked attention and prompted discussion of the event.
United States leads in post offices and employees with 71 250 offices and 195 720 workers. Germany ranks second with 37 640 offices and 175 759 employees.
Sallie Joy White argues in the Woman's Home Companion that the choicest roasts come from the hind quarter with the rump and middle cuts offering good value. Cheaper parts like the round, lower round, and bone-free middle provide nutrition and warmth, especially for laborers, with stews and pot-boiled meats delivering substantial nourishment in cold weather.
The Cleveland Leader reports a local poem lamenting war's toll while urging support for families of volunteers in the Spain conflict. It proposes starting a subscription to aid the poet's family and urges poets to go to the front, arguing the further in front the better.
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