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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
2
A short feature in a 19th century style recounts a little girl's astonishing bravery in Marblehead. It blends humorous sketches of Irish humor with moral lessons and local color in a compact tale for readers.
A fragment from a Boston Journal reprint praises the nation and its founders. It honors the fathers of the country and their heroic acts, urging steadfast faith and service by future generations.
A vivid portrait of Remnant a black gray tawny calico cat at Marblehead wharf. She keeps the boats clean watches the float and waits for dainty meals from Captain T who feeds her with a fishing line. She embodies dignity and curiosity amid harbor bustle.
A thoughtful vignette by Margaret Johnson recalls a cat named Remnant living on a wharf. The cat catches fish offered by a kind captain and shares a quiet moment with her family, enjoying daily meals while others at the cottage level envy such simple abundance.
In Dabney Maury's Recollections of the Civil War, stories highlight courage from southern women and children. An episode recalls Emma Lanson and a fourteen year old girl guiding Gen Forrest to a ford, while Maury notes amputations, ether shortages, and Grant's kindness, framing soldiers on both sides as brave and loyal.
The Spectator mocks Irish national vanity and Celtic fancy with humorous anecdotes. It cites a hairdresser offering hairwash described as mustum in parvo and jokes about substitutes dying for condemned men. A Dublin archbishop, teetotalers, soup talk, and a steamship boat notice all illustrate Irish wit and skepticism.
A brief advisory requests gentlemen to refrain from using facilities until the ladies are seated, reflecting a courteous seating protocol observed in the venue.
Honor the Nose, It Endures. Bone and cartilage shape its enduring structure, remaining largely unchanged with age while other features like brows eyes cheeks lips and chin show pronounced aging. Ears follow with minimal signs of aging compared to the face.
A brief roundup highlights dramatic camera work on a Kansas cyclone and related optical subjects. It notes Utahs Natural Bridge and experiments with tamlog lions in electricity, presenting a curious mix of visual science curiosities.
A Brooklyn motorman fainted twice after striking a straw effigy of Weyler on a late night run. Passengers and police soon learned the ghastly figure was only a lifelike dummy, prompting the driver to resume service amid relief and disbelief.
An old medical note extols hot oil as an effective sterilizer for instruments. It warns against dry heat and moisture from boiling or steaming, and describes dipping instruments in boiling olive oil as the most complete method. Temperature is tested by browning bread crumbs.
The article reviews recent inventions aimed at detaching a runaway horse from a vehicle. It warns that such devices are impractical on ordinary roads, as a striking obstacle could derail the vehicle and cause a crash. It cautions inexperienced riders against relying on detachment for safety in high speed or dangerous terrain.
Maud asks how to tell a woman's age. Ethel replies as a wisecracking mind reader that if the woman is dead or an enemy she can guess with relish, delivering a cheeky punchline.
A boastful exchange highlights a claim about a major upcoming feat. One speaker insists the achievement is one of the largest of its kind, while another quips about oversized shoes as a joking aside.
Experiments in England test a projectile with a base ring that seals the bore to prevent gas escape and reduce erosion. The innovation allows better performance with eroded guns. A new 6-inch gun fired eight shots in fifty six seconds.
A photograph shows a cyclone that recently hit Waynoia near Kansas City Kansas, lifting a freight car onto the main line and wrecking several houses. The shot was taken from 100 yards as it approached and the photographer sought cover. The next evening another cyclone four miles north of Augusta killed a woman and injured others.
An English inventor reveals a centrifugal gun capable of discharging 30 000 bullets per minute. The mechanism pours bullets from a hopper into a three foot diameter disk spinning at 15 000 revolutions per minute, ejecting projectiles from the disk’s end.
Chemists at the Glucose Sugar Refining Co. in Chicago disclose a method to vulcanize corn oil to produce rubber. The company says the resulting material will be more resilient and durable than rubber from rubber trees.
A brief note observes that errors by others create avoidable hassles and friction in daily operations, urging improved accuracy and accountability to reduce disruption.
An English lecturer outlines practical truths about inoculation. He states that protoplasm plays a key role in the process and explains how exposure to material stimulates immunity.
A historical note describes experiments where protoplasm and ameboid blood corpuscles gradually accept contact with iron sulphate and disease germs. The text argues that repeated exposure trains cells to overcome fear, enabling them to attack microbes as chemotaxis guides their responses.
Moab photographer captures a remarkable natural bridge on the Grand river near Moab Utah. Arthur Winslow of Kansas City reports the span about 500 feet long and 150 feet high. He believes wind erosion formed the structure, noting similar formations photographed in the region. Sand blasts erode rock creating holes windows and buttes through aeolian action.
A remarkable photograph shows a figure looking out from an attic or upper window as viewed from below, provoking questions about its nature. The image defies ordinary interpretation and presents a curious, almost fantastical perspective.
The Los Angeles Ocean Power company at Potencia Beach California uses a 350 foot metallic pier with three 10 by 10 foot floats that rise with waves. Pistons push water into a reservoir, compressed air drives the water through a nozzle on a Pelton wheel, powering a dynamo. Each float develops two to three horsepower and managers report satisfaction with results.
A Swedish exhibition in Stockholm featured remarkable samples of Swedish steel. A rib bon of steel over 4000 feet long weighed only forty three pounds due to extreme thinness. It was produced at Sandvik works known for umbrella ribs. Each piece is meticulously inspected and any burned portions or scale are removed to preserve standards.
The article describes using a live electric wire to deter lions during training, claiming the shock teaches submits quickly. It notes the method replaces constant vigilance with charged fencing that punishes a contact, achieving stronger deterrence than a whip.
Dialogue reveals Ola Gotrox warning Jack Brakeleigh against marrying his daughter. Brakeleigh defends choice saying Ola would see his daughter as a fair person if he knew her as well as he does. The exchange hints at family tension surrounding an engagement.
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