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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
6
A fragmentary note from The Pioneer in Big Timber Montana mentions Pioneer Pustisuiwe Co and manager J E Suerman. The text comments on leadership and fashion, referencing Mr Morgan and Santos Dumont in a speculative, opinionated tone.
A volley of remarks on travel trade imperial figures and politics notes that hay is free of duty for tourists returning from Europe and New Zealand promotes immigration by myth. It mocks Morgan refusing tips and jokes about the czar doctor count and a bishop sermon about bonnets.
The exchange between Explorer Baldwin and his captain highlights a jesting point about speaking power despite a diet of blubber and ship's biscuit. Mr Schwab declines to reveal the real aim of his Europe trip.
The report notes a Spain based wine trust created to exploit American consumers. It mentions efforts to persuade a Spaniard and frames broader industry tactics in a period tone. It also references a violent incident in Oklahoma where an Indian chief was killed by a faction led by his mother in law, illustrating perceived civilizing pressures.
The text discusses Baldwin's risk of failure in his arctic lecture venture if he cannot present the pole. It also jokes about renaming Wildy City if Chicago name is objected to and offers a phonetic imitation Chic-nog-o as a playful alternative.
The Duke’s vehicle struck a woman who was then taken to a hospital. He faces potential censure for breach of the scorcher’s code.
A Chicago woman had a neighbor arrested on a charge of witchcraft alleging evil spirits were invoked to disturb her domestic serenity. The report suggests the spirits may have originated in Poeora.
Census statistics show male adult illiteracy under half as common in large cities as in the nation outside cities. Yet illiteracy remains not alarmingly prevalent in either area.
A traveler recounts views of Naples Ischia and Vesuvius noting past eruptions from 79 A D to 1855 and 1873. The piece mentions lava, crater fumaroles, peddlers, and a lava encrusted coin while contrasting Newport exposition news of the Duchess of Marlborough and her coronation robes with rail rates.
Thomas Ford a Southsea England boarding housekeeper obtained a divorce after alleging his wife stayed up late to play ping pong. The decree was issued in the divorce court.
A century old text notes the rise of mountain racing among the wealthy as a new thrill. It cites a fatal French incident involving Charles Fair and his wife and describes drivers racing over Alps ice with chauffeurs, referencing a Cham pigny to Vienna race across ice covered Swiss mountains.
The U S treasury reports in the just ended fiscal year 79 611 143 cents and 26 480 213 nickels were minted. States like Massachusetts Pennsylvania Illinois and New York led in cent production. Cents and nickels wear out quickly and about 4 500 000 bronze two cent pieces were issued long ago with 3 000 000 still outstanding. Anyone needing cents can request from the superintendent of the mint at the government’s expense.
In a western city a rich man with an artificial palate due to medical need visits a country house. A friend, thinking a glass of water, discards a metal fragment from a glass, triggering a ruckus when the other man realizes the object is linked to his lost natural palate. The incident ends with the revelation of the palate. New York Tribune.
Harper's Weekly argues the American farmer holds the real wealth of the nation and is rising in intelligence and political potential. It cites Minnesota and Dakota farmers earning 300 million, Kansas corn yield projections, and Oklahoma rains impacting crops while noting cows and agriculture as foundations of power. The piece frames farmers as a growing public force or a passive yield, awaiting organization.
A retired English army officer travels to a London studio for a portrait only to be told by the photographer she photographs ladies and children and not men. The tale emphasizes his vanity and comic frustration as he endures fittings and pomp.
The Fund for Bible Distribution reveals the estate of Robert Arthington of Leeds, England has yielded about a million sterling from £800,000 bequest to missions. He wished every tribe receive copies of the Gospels of St John and St Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
Japan orders a full armor plate mill from a Sheffield firm to equip defense needs. The contract covers the establishment of a complete production line for armored plate manufacturing.
The article laments the collapse of redfish and salmon runs, blaming extensive fishing gear in the lower Columbia and across Idaho lakes. It notes numerous gill nets pound nets and weirs, destructive salmon wheels, and widespread traps from river mouth to upstream spawning grounds, threatening migratory fish and regional livelihoods.
Sir Frederick Treves, the chief surgeon to King Edward, drew much of his experience from tending injuries aboard North Sea fishing fleets during the king's critical illness.
A plant raised from a pea found in an Egyptian mummy bloomed at a London show organized by the Sweet Pea Society. The discovery linked ancient horticulture to modern displays, drawing attention from attendees.
The saying that eggs are good brain food contrasts with widespread daily consumption across households. Many families include eggs in breakfast and other meals, reflecting persistent popularity and versatile use.
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