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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1896
Page
3
A long, fragmented excerpt describing eccentric customs, local color, and humorous anecdotes. It blends travel notes and social vignettes with references to street life, taverns, and peculiar beliefs, interspersed with incomplete scenes and dialogue.
From The Dairy World London reprints urging practical poultry and dairy guidance. The piece covers housing for hens with ventilation and protection, feeding shredded fodder benefits, and winter coop maintenance plus simple remedies for pest and disease control.
The article discusses shredding corn fodder or stover, noting early problems with spoilage and mustiness when not properly dried. It cites Indiana experiment station results showing well-dried shredded fodder kept well, eaten by cattle and sheep, and used into spring. It also mentions a separate account of accidental poisoning from an adulterated food additive and warnings from Dr. Robinson about risks to humans and infants.
Harry Hebbard, long a popular Republican figure in Grand Rapids, died recently in Jackson, Michigan. Known for wit and pranks, he drew many well-known locals to this ghost-town era spot near Sweet's hotel and the famed Free Ranch.
The readable content describes a performer and a vaudeville scene with allege d substitutes and letters. The passage mentions New York and a performance, with references to a fraternity and missing letters. The exact details are obscured by garbled OCR.
A large vessel in Lagos on the West Coast of Africa was dry docked to be covered with oysters. A crowd rushed aboard before the water was drawn off, waist high, forming long lines. Workers used tools to crack shells while deck hands fought to prevent damage to the ship.
A private in the United States Army was tried by court martial for an offense and acquitted after a five day trial. He was required to stand from 16 1 mm to p m during proceedings because military etiquette forbade a private from sitting in officers’ presence. The ordeal sparked concerns over army procedure.
In Ellis Parker Luther in Chicago up to Date a poem parodies romance and wartime longing. The speaker admires Lucy with lines about transforming night to day and a spark in her eyes.
Disjointed lines describe a night travel scene by the river with mention of rain and a heavy man smoking a cigar. A quoted remark condemns smoking and references objects and a crude action, reflecting rough dialogue and chaotic mood in a rural setting.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a boy and his father over biblical stories and Sunday school lessons. The father jokes about revised texts while the boy questions why Cain killed Abel as they read. The scene pokes at changing religious education and interpretation.
A Washington Star quip features a bold policeman and a bicycle squadman debating why Joshua halted the sun. The officer jokes about scorching as the reason for an arrest, in a light local regulation joke.
The Detroit Free Press notes a farewell line wishing friends well as they anticipate a winter recuperation period, inviting everyone to return after the break.
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