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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
3
Quote from the Indianapolis Journal notes Bil's Klondike trip yielding ten thousand dollars in dust and two fingers frostbitten, preventing him from going to war. The exchange highlights irony and hardship of frontier pursuits.
Life and the Liver quotes Chas Lamb on liver importance. It claims nine-tenths of ailments start in the liver and constipation from derangements. It promotes Cascarets as a gentle, perfect liver regulator sold by druggists in 10c, 50c sizes.
Fifteen years ago Reading Pennsylvania had no hosiery mills. Now the city hosts sixteen factories employing about two thousand five hundred workers.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad receivers bought 40 miles of 85 pound rails intended for the Columbia and Maryland Electric Railroad. The project failed and material was sold. The rails, 60 feet long, will be tested on the Pittsburg division and in the Baltimore tunnel.
A reader from Faubourg Louisiana dated August 26 1895 praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as the best cough remedy. The message also cites a quote by Disraeli on action and happiness.
An advertisement touts Cosmo Buttermilk Toilet Soap as making skin soft white and healthy and states it is sold everywhere. The copy nods to a quote from Longfellow about the pursuit being the prize.
An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure priced at 50 cents. Claims include making weak men strong and blood pure with a stated cost of 81. All druggists carry the remedy.
Agricultural expert Professor Massey argues surface manuring reduces losses, keeps soil moist, and improves clay beds. He notes experiments with clay hillside soil show roses and shrubs thriving twice as well as in natural soil, with manure used as a mulch on surface.
A number of farmers fall prey to dishonest fertilizer dealers. The Indiana experiment station reports that total chemical content was down although overall sales rose. Consumers should sample test fertilizers and learn basic chemistry to judge value and avoid fraud.
The Rural Canadian notes clover sod as the best seedbed for grain but warns many farmers fail to prepare it properly. Poor ground, weed growth after harvest, or damage from stock trampling lead to weak stands and winter injury, causing doubts about sowing clover.
Potash appears in several chemical forms in fertilizers, mainly as chlorides or nitrates, with variations affecting solubility and crop uptake. The discussion outlines practical implications for agricultural use and soil compatibility.
The text notes that all potash forms are water soluble, with chlorides potentially harming tobacco and potatoes. Main sources listed include German kainit and sylvanite, muriate and sulphate potash, magnesia, wood ashes, and cotton-hull ash. Potash occurs as carbonate in these materials.
New York Sun notes early June fruit is costly due to long shipping distances. California supplies peaches, cherries, apricots, plums and early grapes. Florida provides bananas, watermelons, muskmelons and grapefruits. Maryland and New Jersey berries join by July. Lemons from Messina are scarce. pears arrive July. apples remain from last year’s cold storage.
Mary Balldwin argues in The Possibilities of a Home Woman that a wife should preserve individuality and use tact patience and loving influence to maintain harmony. She notes that maintaining affectionate dialogue and considerate acts sustains conjugal love and prevents drifting into indifference.
A quote from an Indian source presents a debate about whether an infant crying at night signifies a call to arms. The Cheerful Idiot offers a cautious view that it could be a battle cry or merely a sound, reflecting ambiguity in interpretation.
A man asks for Chaucer at the Free Library and the new assistant refuses saying he never chews tobacco. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia North American as a humorous local vignette.
The article discusses the uncertain future of China amid foreign powers vying for influence. It notes the country appears to be fracturing under international pressure and hints at instability in the region and its effects on global affairs.
A comic exchange in New York Weekly shows a coal dealer anxious about a load claimed as one ton. The driver insists it is two tons, prompting a brief correction and approval to proceed despite the doubt.
An old advertising lot touts Cascarets candy as a blood purifier and liver stimulant to banish pimples boils blotches and a bilious complexion. It promises beauty via a ten cent dose and offers satisfaction guaranteed with 10 25 or 50 cent options. The ad ends with a cryptic line about patience from persecution.
A historical notice notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claimed to soothe teething pain and reduce inflammation. A church festival offering a free lunch draws more attendees than the syrup brand advertisement attracting men to the event.
A bath with Cosmo Buttermilk Soap offers soothing benefit and a refined aroma. The product is marketed as widely sold. A man continually overestimates his cleverness in outwitting others.
A short ad touts Cascarets candy cathartic as a cure for constipation with a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy ends with a quip about a son being a poker chip off the old block.
Michael Ackerman of Howard 8S D and Lincoln A. Lange of Yule ND receive patents for a fly brush for screen doors and a valve gear. Jennie J. McVay of Winona MN is granted a patent for a hook. Cornelius O'Brien of Rock Creek SD earns a boom patent. Anthony M. Stoltz of St Paul MN receives an apparatus for heating and woistening soil. Merwin Lothrop Johnson, patent attorneys, 910 Pioneer Press Building, St Paul.
A brief dialogue notes a character named Senat or Sorghum claiming ambition to become a financier with his own senators one day, reflecting a political ascent theme cited by the Washington Star.
Anti tobacco ad promises easy quitting with No-To-Bae the wonder worker that makes weak men strong. Cure guaranteed booklet and sample free. Sterling Remedy Co Chicago New York address printed.
A stubborn individual remains resistant to yielding under pressure, showcasing persistent resolve rather than practical weakness.
Indigestion and dyspepsia are described as endured by prolonged sufferers, with John C. Pritchard cited as a long case improving after treatment. The text promotes Dr. Ayer's Pills as a prompt cure with testimonials from Wa. Steinke of Grant Nebraska and others who report restored appetite and digestive health after use.
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