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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
6
A humorous piece outlines a judge’s handling of a mock decision stunt and related anecdotes. It satirizes courtroom formality while noting practical effects and reactions from participants. The piece treats the event as a lighthearted commentary on legal proceedings.
A Louisville Courier-Journal piece recalls Sam E. Little nicknamed the Major speaking about fierce English bulldogs that guarded his five daughters and kept suitors away. The tale ends with the dogs buried after a fight and a parade of suitors, then transitions to Frank R. Stockton in a New York Sun note about a clergyman mislabeling him a doctor.
A humorous Philadelphia scene shows a judge fining a young lawyer for contempt while an old farmer pays a ten dollar bill to settle a mock courtroom. A Detroit Free Press recounts a burglar case where a rookie cop misreads a suspect, shouting slang as the man is led away.
A young East End girl at a West End charity meal questions the hostess about her husband’s drinking, salary, and habits. She explains she was told to act like a lady and that guests at their home always ask her mother those questions.
A costers gathering in the East End welcomed a famed countess who arrived to hear her on stage. A flower seller’s daughter presented the bouquet and, in shyness, shouted a market line about a penny a bunch. The countess smiled, accepted the flowers, and the girl received a penny.
A mermaid in the New York Marine Journal contemplates Rear Admiral Sampson and jokes that he could easily prove an alibi if the worst comes. Her sea bound reasoning mocks ancient wisdom as trivial.
A collection of quips includes a mock grocery trust line about cash and distrust, a yachtman dig, a wind-raising remark, and a Willie joke about swallowing a cent. Also a playful note on a stage star claiming to be over forty six yet looking sixteen.
Rumor runs in Newport about Lord Francis Hope pursuing divorce from May Yohe and whether Duke of Newcastle will permit it. Possible future duchess could be Miss Lizzie di Zerega or Hon. Charles Pelham Clinton, with the title possibly passing to his youngest brother. The New York Times notes Charles Pelham Clinton's height, swarthiness, and past newspaper work in New York.
The Grande Chartreuse has sold the right to purvey its liqueurs to a syndicate. The former head was Rev. Pera Garnier whose label signaled authenticity. The price cited is 80,000,000 francs with four varieties including Elixir and Verte.
England’s Discovery and Germany’s Gauss will sail this month from England and Germany respectively. Each vessel measures about 170 feet by 35 feet with 1500 tons displacement and carries sailing and 400 hp auxiliary steam power. Captain Scott and Dr. von Drygalski command the expeditions which aim to map four quadrants of the southern seas and study ice, geology, magnetism, and fauna.
California has transformed from virtually no prune trees to being the world’s largest producer. About 73,000 acres are planted and last year’s harvest reached 150 million pounds. During harvest, thousands of women leave homes to work in ranch sheds cutting fruit for drying after men collect it.
A remarkable tree in Lou isiana Mo bears three fruits on its body and branches. The trunk carries apricot while other limbs sprout peach and plum. All three fruits have been harvested this year from the same tree.
The Berlin traffic authority announces a fixed speed limit of 914 miles per hour for automobiles. This unprecedented cap marks a radical rethink of city transport policy and road safety rules.
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