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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1898
Page
2
A string of witty lines and aphorisms touch on tariffs, honesty, laziness, deceit, and national pride. The pieces reference mosquitos, warns about vanity, and parry ideas of patriotism and public opinion with sharp, ironic humor.
The text notes a surge in divorce filings in France from 84 in 1885 to 7 958 within a decade, signaling growing incompatibility. It compares steam power in Britain and globally, claiming steam employs vast labor, with England and the United States showing large outputs.
Hooley the London promoter who built a fortune in years is now bankrupt and says he was blackmailed by unscrupulous newspapers. The claim may be true but offers little ground for sympathy, as honest men in legitimate work are not at risk of such blackmail.
The article argues the western states like Nebraska show low illiteracy and high educational interest, with Kansas volunteers able to sign their names. It asserts western progress outpaces conservative bottlenecks, and that Western policies are bold and corrective rather than blocked by rigidity.
The secretary of agriculture announces the abandonment of reporting tobacco production for 1897 due to discrepancies between department figures for 1896 and treasury reports on taxed tobacco. He cites likely inability to accurately determine state production without costly supplemental agencies and notes reduced statistical funding and the approaching federal census.
A sermon argues death by own action is the worst crime and cites Paul in Acts 16 and historical cases. It condemns infidelity and cites Hugh Miller, William Cowper, and Judas Iscariot, urging believers to reject self destruction and defend life as a sacred trust.
A Philadelphia story recounts tales of the raven’s cleverness and a strategic ruse that lured a hare away from its mother, showcasing the bird’s reputed reasoning abilities in a historic newspaper snippet.
Mrs. A. C. Corkin of Lake Champlain, born 1804, is celebrated as the only woman who helped sew American flags for four wars. She aided in 1812 against Britain, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and the present war with Spain, with her family nearby at Plattsburg and Rouse's Point.
A talkative neighbor of the Hobsons recalls Lieut. Hobson, then an Annapolis instructor, refusing a $10,000 yearly offer from the Cramps. The assertion reflects a vivid reminiscence about a costly career choice.
A Lawrence family recalls wartime feelings as a woman reflects on patriotism jokingly wishing for battle and nurses while her husband mocks the dangers. The exchange reveals tensions over gender roles and willingness to fight.
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