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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
3
John Dobler was killed at Rapelje’s pool hall on August 15 after a spree in which he drank large amounts of alcohol and drew a revolver, killing Jack Dobler. He surrendered after a posse caught him. he pleaded guilty and received life imprisonment despite some calls for the death penalty.
A 15 year old lad driving calves encounters a group of youths on a pleasure excursion. They mock his load by bleating at him, but he quickly turns the taunt back with a sharp retort, ending the moment.
The article argues two classic jokes, the drunken man and the mother-in-law, outlast fashions and centuries. It cites Spartans and Jews, Plutarch and Isaiah, and notes other ageing jokes weaken while these persist. It reflects on future survival and humor’s endurance.
An eruption on the sun’s rim was observed and photographed at Yerkes Observatory. The cloud reached about 500000 miles above the surface, appearing detached and vast compared with Earth in volume. The article compares solar eruptions to Earth's volcanic explosions, noting their immense scale.
The official painter of the peace conference, Sir William Orpen, refused a 5 million dollar offer to paint 300 pictures in America. Contrary to bohemian stereotypes his hair is short and smooth, his collar stiff, and he presents as a practical businesslike figure rather than an artistic rebel.
Brazil covers 3,290.45 square miles plus 18 263 642 more than the United States without Alaska. The republic has over 25,000,000 reputation units. It comprises 20 states one federal district and one territory. Brazil produces 75 percent of global coffee and 2 percent of rubber.
In a dated reflection Festus Poster laments rowdy youth and braying behavior comparing today’s boys to his own clumsy past. He recalls self blame and hope that reckless types face consequences, while noting past generations resisted similar errors. Kansas City Star cites the remark.
The Journal of the Royal Artillery notes a shell fired at the right angle with five miles per second muzzle velocity would orbit Earth in about ninety minutes. Increasing speed to seven miles per second would launch it into space. Buenos Aires grows rapidly with 1914 census at 1,575,800 and current estimates above 2,000,000 as immigrants flow in weekly.
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