14 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
1
An advertisement for Bozeman Sanitarum touts a quiet home with pleasant surroundings for invalids and those seeking surgical operations. It promises separate surgical causes and advantages not found in general hospitals with trained nurses and orderly facilities.
Notices of church festivals fairs dances sociables suppers and similar events with admission or profit from sales will be charged five cents per line in the Pioneer. Cards of thanks cost five cents a line and obituary poetry at one dollar per line.
An advertisement claims Kodal Dyspepsia Cure digests food without stomach aid and heals diseased digestive organs. It states the remedy permanently cures dyspepsia with reliance on Budd Drug Co. as the supplier.
The Macleod chieftains carried a rite at Skye’s Dunvegan Castle. On reaching maturity a laird must fill Rory More’s Horn with claret and drink it dry without setting the vessel down. Completion marked his worthy succession to the lairds of old.
The Chicago Times Herald quotes a pessimist who calls men deceitful and an optimist who counters with belief in honest people. The exchange turns on trust, perception, and small talk about health during moments of boredom.
A San Francisco miner recalls a rural farm scene where Farmer Corntossel vows to stay on the farm until the sorter recognizes he did know one or two things, as his son Uiran contemplates life after college.
In memories from Lady Gordon two boys Harry and George lose a tailless rabbit that vanishes for a week and returns dying. Harry mourns its loss as George consoles him with a tender line about the tail having gone to heaven.
Weary Willie and his friend Frowsy encounter a shore sign warning that bathing is dangerous due to quicksands. The pair praise a public educator figure who speaks plainly about safety and awareness along the coast.
A Chicago Tribune quip notes an observer praising a "faithful and conscientious workman" across the street. The twist reveals the man is actually the shop’s proprietor, who never takes a holiday and works until dark.
In Columbus, Dilson protests he would be disqualified as a professional due to associations with the weather bureau. Pilson questions the professional status while Tooligibie notes the upcoming guessing contest.
An advertisement for Kodak Dyspepsia Cure claims it digests food and strengthens exhausted digestive organs. It is described as the latest discovered digest ant and tonic and says no rival preparation matches its efficiency. It promises relief and permanent cure of dyspepsia and related symptoms. Prepared by E C DeWitt & Co Chicago.
A Chicago Inter Ocean excerpt recounts quirky and perilous dynamite anecdotes from quarry workers. Boss blasts fearlessly compares dynamite to a woman, describing thawing methods, accidents, and a Stevens Institute professor’s iron impressions.
Not a news item. a quoted aphorism about how attentive readers gain more knowledge from newspapers than scholars gain from libraries. The line attributes the thought to F. B. Sanborn and presents a general reflection on journalism and learning.
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts William Morris wild looks on a Sunday at Jones and a servant fearing burglary. It notes his temper, social ideals, and a shift to wallpaper design when he could not find suitable fabrics. The anecdote covers his generosity to workers and blunt commentary on color use.
Two partners in business used a newspaper cabling trick to track each other’s Paris business. One partner registered daily under different names and addresses in a Paris newsroom. the cipher allowed the New York counterpart to learn progress from the next morning’s arrival list.
On a trolley car bound for a major amusement area two well dressed young men teased a uniformed inspector conductor and the trolley company. As the car paused for a passenger count the heckler yelled at the inspector and was met with a crisp retort, drawing laughs and leaving him reddened.
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