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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1900
Page
7
Advice for cyclists during extreme heat warns against drinking iced beverages immediately after riding. It recommends cooling down first, avoiding cold drinks, and suggests chewing spruce gum to manage thirst, noting uncertainty about which is harsher on the stomach.
A veteran warns of a scam where drummers canvass injured workers to push lawsuits. They propose sharing legal fees, often pressuring the injury victim into signing, sometimes claiming a “brother” will sue or offering “valuable evidence” to justify visits. The tactic aims to double or raise fees through shared litigation. The writer recounts a New Orleans example and notes one broker’s attempt to double his practice for a 15 percent cut.
A fashion feature describes summer dress trends for men and women, urging light materials, varied hats, and bold trims. It notes straw and silk accessories, linen trousers, and new shirt styles while warning cyclists about heat risks and sun exposure.
A New Orleans chemist describes how sinking a bottle of champagne to 3000 feet with salt water replaces wine with water inside the corked bottle. He details double film theory, cork expansion on ascent, and notes that corks pushed in or reversed descent prevent the transformation.
A New Orleans lawyer condemns attorney advertising and client solicitation as unethical but notes its growing prevalence. He cites a local man who has built a livelihood over four or five years by drumming for a firm, reading newspapers for accounts to target potential clients.
A playful exchange notes coal as a commodity priced at 5.25 dollars per ton, involving a speaker named Housewipey and a companion referred to as She-Dearest, highlighting a domestic moment with a price detail. The dialogue hints at concern and care over coal in the eye and suggests a market price fact embedded in a domestic chat.
A minister's daughter and two traveling salesman sons discuss their fathers trades. One boy says his father sells shoes, another, paper, while the girl, with duchess air, declares her father sells tal.
In a brief backstage exchange a performer pleads for funds for a new dress threatening to quit for the stage if denied. The other party retorts that talent and experience are lacking, and without attire the performer has little to offer.
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