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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1908

Page

4

Postal notice at Big Timber Montana identifies second class matter

The notice states the paper is entered as second class matter at the Big Timber Montana post office and will be mailed to subscribers until stopped by order or until arrears are paid in full.

Bigtimber Montana Richard Big Timber Bozeman Casper Lehner Nye County of Sweet Grass State of Township 4 South Rage 16 East B. W. Marsuatt Register

Presidential ticket details for Taft and Sherman

For President William Howard Taft of Ohio and for Vice President James S. Sherman of New York. Presidential Electors listed: William F. Gallick of Butte, Charlies 8. Warren of Butte, and Paul McCormick of Billings.

William Howard Taft Ohio James S. Sherman New York William F. Gallick Butte Charlies Warren Paul McCormick Billings

Republican slate for statewide offices and congress

The item lists the Republican ticket: congress Charles N. Pray. governor Edward A. Donlan. lieutenant governor W. R. Allen. attorney general Albert J. Galen. state treasurer E. E. Esseleiyn. auditor Harry Cunningham. superintendent of public instruction W. H Harmon. associate justice W. L. Holloway. railroad commissioners Dan Boyle for 6 years. B. T. Stanton for 4 years. Edward A. Morely for 2 years.

Charles N. Pray Edward A. Donlan W. R. Allen Albert J. Galen E. E. Esseleiyn Harry Cunningham Public Instruction W. H.harmon W. L. Holloway Dan Boyle B. T. Stanton Edward A. Morely

Republican Judicial Ticket For Judge Frank Henry

Republican ticket lists Frank Henry of Livingston for the Sixth Judicial District bench seizing the ballot as the party pushes qualified candidates for district court.

Frank Henry Livingston

Republican County Ticket Listing Candidates

A historical notice lists the Republican slate for county offices including senator Charles McDonnell representative A B Coit treasurer L P Tintinger sheriff Q A Fallang clerk and recorder J A Lowry county attorney J T Vaughan assessor J W Davis clerk of the court P M Lamp superintendent of schools Miss Minerva Powell six year commissioner John Esp coroner Dr J H Moore public administrator E C Hale and justice of the peace A B Carter for Lig Timber township.

E. C. Hale Lig Timber Township A. B. Carter

Theodore Roosevelt Jr The Goods On His Own Merits

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. seeks to stand on his own merits without favors from birth. He sent him to public schools and to Harvard where he was studious and popular, showing pluck in athletics. Now a breadwinner in a Thompsonville Connecticut carpet factory, he asks no odds from anyone.

White House Theodore Roosevelt, Jr Harvard Thompsonville Conn

Wage Earner Leads By Example At Factory

The article describes Teddy junior, a 21 year old wool sorter who boards with a private family near the factory. He arrives by 7 and works past 6, earning about 5 dollars weekly. Praised by coworkers for his practicality and lack of airs, he aims to learn the business from the bottom up.

Enn Ovinert Teddy Junior

A Genuine Old Timer William Macabee 105

William Macabee, a Naval Home resident in Philadelphia, recently celebrated his 105th birthday. Born September 22 1808 in Baltimore, he recalls the War of 1812 and later service aboard the Yorktown and Congress, with a long naval career and good health.

William Macabee Philadelphia Washington Baltimore Jones Falls Macabee Yorktown Cape Verde Congress Merrimac Hampton Roads Naval Home Ho Jis

Knowledge Paths Tell of Blessed, Accursed Science

A religious reflection contrasts heavenly, human, and diabolic knowledge. It condemns the pursuit that comes from tormenting living beings as accursed, arguing true science serves mercy and elevates toward God while misplaced inquiry harms souls and society.

Bishop Singh Miller Thompson Ip

Fragmentary Civil War Notes From a 19th Century Chronicle

The passage references battles and events from the Civil War era including Napoleon's artillery, Russian losses, and a sequence of engagements such as Donelson, Frederickburg, Stone River, and Nashville. It notes dates in December and mentions commanders and military movements amid harsh winter conditions.

Napoleon Donelson Een Serane Frederickeburg Peecester Stone River Dee

London House Decorators Admired by English Writers

The New York Tribune notes a London house decorating firm mentioned by eminent English writers. It began in 1005 and has decorated rooms for heroes and heroines of Jane Austen Thackeray and Lord Lytton. This is described as classic advertising.

London Jane Austen Thackeray Lord Lytton New York Tribune

Trade Superstitions and Milliner’s Luck Beliefs

Notes and Queries reports superstitions among tradespeople. Dressmakers avoid black pins and green cotton for luck, while milliners hail blood drops on a hat from pricked fingers as lucky omens.

Silence Fades as Family Rift Sparks Tense Exchange

Dialogue reveals fault lines between father and son in a harsh confrontation. Old Smithers rebukes Young Smithers, labeling him a disgrace to the family. The son defends himself with quiet defiance, affirming shared shame.

Old Smithers Young Smithers Bostos

When Love Began in Life Quotation

A witty Life magazine caption frames a romance joke where a person declares love began the moment they rejected their admirer. The line highlights playful wit and social dating humor from mid twentieth century magazine culture.

Fall in love with your work says Success Magazine

The quote urges dedication and passion as the first step to success, emphasizing enthusiasm as a driver of achievement. It frames love for one’s craft as a foundational habit for sustained effort and growth.

Success Magazine

The Soft Heart Versus The Hard Heart

A compact editorial note argues that kindness often yields safer guidance than rigidity. It frames a soft heart as a wiser compass in difficult decisions and human relations, contrasting gentleness with harshness as a practical strength.

Carry Your Own Pillow

An old railway official stresses that pillow comfort fixes sleep quality away from home. He travels with his own pillow to ensure better rest, saying the art should be learned in childhood and that the next best solution is taking a familiar pillow wherever possible.

Philadelphia Record

Wouldnt Eat Eels in Hebrides Says Naturalist

A renowned naturalist recalls a Hebrides summer scene where numerous eels left the sea and entered a clear stream to a shallow loch. They rested for days before fifty were captured near high tide. a highland shepherd refused them saying he would prefer snakes.

Hebrides Outie

Wordplay Riddle Turns on Letters and Sounds

A fragmented dialogue uses misheard alphabet phrases and letter names to pose a punny riddle. The whimsical exchange hints at an answer tied to when two letters form a pair, with playful mispronunciations and garbled text suggesting a coinage or crunching sound in the sequence.

Post Office Address and Cattle Brand Note Melville MT

In Melville Montana a post office address is noted along with range on Fishers and a cattle brand described as on the right side ais and also on the marked side bearing a cent symbol. The entry records branding details for local livestock identification.

Melville Montana Fishers

Among the Churches Methodist Episcopal Report

J A Meeke pastor announces services: Sunday morning 11 o'clock Sunday evening 7 30 o'clock and Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Instructions for worship and church activities.

Methodist Episcopal Church J. A. Meeke

Sunday services at First Congregational Church

The First Congregational Church invites strangers in the city to attend Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning preaching at 11:00 a.m. and evening worship at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. H. H. Thoren is the minister.

First Congregational Church H. H. Thoren

Lutheran Church Sunday Services and School Notice

Lutheran Church announces Sunday school at 1 p m and services in Big Timber on November 1 at 2 p.m. Pastor K A Erickson leads, with date implied for weekend observance.

Big Timber

Harvest Services at St Marks Church

Rev C W MacWilliams to lead All Saints Day services at St Marks Church with Holy Communion at 8 am Morning prayer at 11 am and evening prayer at 7 30 pm The morning sermon The Harvest a Sign of Gods Providence The evening sermon The Witness of the Harvest Gods Existence and Love Offerings go to church improvements Public invited.

Jesus

Bray Sells Stove Wood at Local Meat Market

Bray advertises good stove wood for sale and asks buyers to leave orders at the meat market to arrange pickup.

Bray

Also Mentioned on This Page

A. G. Hatch Mont B. J. Kleinhesselink M. W. Barr Bigtimber, Montana A. K. Wearne Richards’ Drug Store J.T. Vaughan Elliot and Coit Bia Timber J. T. LaFond Sweet Grass County A. P. O'Leary Elliot & Coit’s D. Claiborne R. J. Northern Osteopath Grand Hotel Alexander Fyfe A. D. Knowles, D. V. S Livingstonx Mostrana Wilbe Fn Bill Miles & Bros Feed TAR John Watt Foleys Kidney Cure Republican County Teddy, JR Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Alwys Underwood & Underwood Clansteal Advertising Angelina Augustus Widdecombe Bros Lutheran Church K. A. Erickson Foleystionet Flice Bozeman, Mont Department of the Interior U.S. Land Charles T. Busha Mt. P C. N. Skillman U.S Edward West Albert L. Bray Robert Milne George Conwell Coal Land B. W. Marshall Home Telephone Company Big Timber Lumber Co Ladies Oxfords Choice Ovrens
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