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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1917
Page
4
The article advises using oil of citronella as an inexpensive, pleasant smelling mosquito repellent for the face neck and hands lasting several hours. It can be used alone or mixed with olive oil or vaseline and costs 16 cents per ounce. It also notes soap rubbed on bites relieves irritation.
A witty exchange where a father asks what is raised when sowing wild oats and the son answers Paw-Hell. The brief joke plays on a pun linking oats to moral consequences.
Montana counties rise in valuation from 268 million to 350.6 million this year per J J Ryan report to the state board of equalization. Tax levies set for state livestock, sanitary, bounty, state purposes, and bond interest with minor cuts in Mineral Fallon and Meagher counties. War message ends with patriotic exhortation.
A Finn, fearing his draft number was high, visited the Silver Bow county clerk to seek exemption. He explained he had both arms operated on in Rochester and could not raise them as before. He demonstrated the limited height, and the clerk doubted trouble in passing the physical exam.
Mr. Gabb asks why a woman never thanks a man when he offers her a seat in a crowded street car. Mrs. Gabb replies she is speechless with astonishment.
Medical endorsers including Dr. Schuyler C. Jaques Dr. Howard James and former Chicago Health Commissioner Wm R Kerr praise Nuxated Iron or Fer Nuxate as a powerful organic iron supplement capable of restoring strength endurance and rosy cheeks. They claim it helps overcome anaemia improves digestion and circulation and surpasses older iron products with easy assimilation and no teeth staining. The makers offer a 100 percent strength increase test within four weeks or a refund if no improvement.
Benjamin J. Fine, a Madison county financier and promoter who helped develop the Easton mine near Virginia City, died recently at Warm Springs where he worked in the asylum system. He backed prospects, expanded mining operations, and aided W A Clark’s Senate bid while facing later reverses and a decade-long Easton litigation.
A Montana trend shows women adopting bathing suits in daily wear as they seek cool recreation Sundays. Automobiles head to lakes, streams, and mountain camps soon after daybreak, crowding accessible streams near cities while more remote Rockies offer exclusive trout streams for weekend outings.
The excerpt sketches a simple pastoral escape with family members and a lazy day by a mountain stream. It evokes a peaceful plan for a warm season, highlighting family togetherness, fishing, and reading in a shaded, natural setting.
The first cutting of dry land alfalfa at the Havre Montana experiment substation shows row planting outyielding broadcast in a dry year. Yields per acre by width: broadcast 266 pounds. rows 2 feet apart 613. 3 feet 1,080. 4 feet 1,131. 5 feet 1,200. Prof. Alfred Atkinson notes dry-season figures and recommends row planting as insurance for hay supply statewide.
An aphorism on momentum and leverage suggests small efforts can be overcome by stronger opposing pressure. It hints at strategic balance between initiative and restraint in conflict or negotiation.
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