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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1895
Page
2
The piece surveys unequal city census results with women outnumbering men in twelve of twenty eight large U.S. cities. It notes earnings for crops and a peanut crop forecast, jokes about journalism and tramps, and describes peculiar pet guarding, potato cultivation schemes in Detroit, and Michigan debates over life imprisonment versus capital punishment.
The piece contrasts braggadocious claims with concise declarations that convey value without boasting. It argues that advertisements succeed when they avoid excess and maintain restraint, while individuals earn trust through solid worth and measured presentation.
The text discusses first greetings after a long absence amid social pressures. It weighs whether a homebound girl returning after a two month absence deserves a standard hello or a kiss if she has recently engaged in drinking and a car trip. Expressions of welcome and propriety are framed by outdated social norms.
A bemused crowd watches a horse drawn carriage fail to move as sparks fly from the wheel tire. A stranger identifies the problem as not the wheel but an inward ailment, cures it by removing the source of the trouble, and the lady drives away rejoicing. The piece then extols Dr. R V Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for liver and systemic ailments, inviting readers to seek his advice.
An advertisement touts a medical book offered free to recipients who mail 21 cents in stamps for postage and packing. It claims 1000 pages and over 500 illustrations, with a price of 1.50 previously, now distributed in manilla covers to those who respond quickly.
An eye care expert warns that popular remedies to enlarge or brighten eyes can injure vision and weaken muscles. A London incident shows pupils dilated with druggish atropine can mask cosmetic attempts, while eye-darkening mixtures age skin and crack makeup. A simple lead pencil remains a safer alternative.
A first class club room in New York hosts two members playing cards when a trained parrot perched by the window heckles them with phrases. The animal quips at a passing chicken and reacts to a whiskey theft joke, while a pet birds dealer quotes the parrot’s chat and jokes about its talk.
In a Biss village yarn a cat is tossed into the River Aar in a sack as a death sentence meted by villagers with a house-dog accompanying. The dog retrieves the cat and tears open the sack saving its life, while the cat’s death warrant is said to be destroyed. Also noted is Admiralty payments to inventor Mr. Lewis Brennan for torpedo work, totaling over £110,000 after an £16,000 final installment.
John Muir recounts his 1879 expedition with Mr. Young and Indian crew to Glacier Bay Alaska. He describes crossing stormy seas from Fort Wrangel and trekking among glaciers and mountain passes, naming Geikie Glacier and viewing berg-filled bays and rugged coastlines.
A weary traveler reports crossing a tangled avalanche and fording a tor rent path before reaching camp by dark. The journey was wet and taxing yet yielded a rich and notable experience.
A historical note recounts cobra charmers who stitched mouths shut to restrain snakes and the dangers of such cruel practices. It describes cobras sent to Sir Joseph Fayrer, a severed fangs case, and a rattlesnake from Demarara with lips tied by coarse stitches, all illustrating risky, inhumane handling and venom risks.
The passage explains ostrich feather harvesting starting at about seven months old with subsequent seven month cycles. It notes feathers grow on wings and tail and describes plucking yields around $100 per bird, the use of shears, and the confinement method to restrain the bird during plucking.
A garbled excerpt reflects on Union, liberty, and the moral clash of slavery. It quotes ideals of justice, constitutional faith, and the nation’s duty to preserve unity, with scattered references to Lincoln era politics and philosophical arguments on equality and governance.
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