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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1899
Page
2
A collage of humorous lines and quotes from Dillon Montana readers and editors. The piece riffs on politics, diplomacy, and daily life with satirical quips about speech, weather, and social norms interspersed with travel and cultural references from Kipling to Washington.
Helen Bertram the Bostonians prima donna travels with the ashes of her late husband in a chamois bag worn near her heart as she performs. Edward J. Henley died in October and was cremated at Little Church Around the Corner. The widow kept the ashes close through tours and shared a moment with Alice Nicholson’s company in Philadelphia.
Fragmented text discusses a maritime catastrophe the Bourgogne disaster, noting lifebuoy usage and a French term ceinture meaning life facing belt. It emphasizes the perilous moment when drowning occurred and speculates on cultural views of courage, with references to a Jesuit and word origins, amid garbled OCR prose.
The French suggest renaming the article as brassiere, a kind of vatet, and using the word bras to imply armpit life preservation. The intent is to teach people to wear a life preserver under the arms.
The article reports that Emperor Charles V of Spain, after abdicating in 1558 and retreating to Yuste, decided in 1658 to rehearse his own funeral. On August 30 he participated in an elaborate ceremony, wore a shroud, and the mass above the altar concluded with him being laid in a coffin. He died three weeks later on September 21, 1688, after a fever sparked by the funeral rites and damp grave clothes.
Mae Candelaria Villajeurs, reputedly 118, died in San Antonio after a life tied to the Alamo saga. She aided Travis and Alamo defenders, cared for the wounded, fostered twenty two orphans, and lived on charity with tourist support in her last years.
Fragmented lines describe an unclear incident involving a person named G4 Brown and a woman in a gown. The readable text mentions a foamcat in the road and lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or location to form a clear news item.
A new statute in New England restricts sidewalk growth in urban areas. The measure bans street trees by city streets and imposes penalties for violations. Authorities say the rule aims to curb hazards and protect utilities.
Not enough clear facts in the readable OCR segment to form a coherent summary.
A California company plans a nine mile elevated cycle and motor carriage highway from Pasadena to Los Angeles. It features a 16 foot high route with tolls, a 10 foot wide path, protective 5 foot rails, night lighting, and a central rest area with a cyclists club house. Construction begins on the first six grades. The plan includes a terminal in Pasadena and a Los Angeles plaza terminus.
An illustrated Austratiog shows a new wishbone lamp bracket mounted to the fork and crown. It claims to improve steering balance by placing the lamp above the front wheel and aligning with both fork and head area for direct front rider visibility.
The passage discusses endurance riding, claiming alternating efforts reduce fatigue and suggesting pacing on slopes. It references an English professor and experiments on optimal pace, noting adjustments during ascent and descent and estimating a 4 mile per hour baseline for uphill effort.
The text explains how speed changes with hill steepness and wind. It compares ordinary riding and racing pace, showing how hills alter speed less at high effort. It also describes wind as virtual slopes from 1 in 60 to 1 in 20, affecting effort and braking needs.
An illustrated No. 4 cycle stand from Pittsburg combines a floor stand with a home trainer and water bottle holder. It uses a strap to adjust resistance by rotating the rear wheel, with differences for a ladies’ machine where the strap attaches to the handle bar. The unit rolls on casters and can be repositioned easily.
Frevoea Fresidedt Fatronizsed Racing Felix Faure, late president of Fracve, attended the great prize reception in Paris with a large suite. He watched the events with keen delight and graciously greeted winners with a Sevres vase. King Leopold of Belgium is also a patron, offering a silver prize at annual races.
A light judge ruled that a bicycle standing propped on the curb constitutes protection for other street users. A passing cart rider claimed the eyecist caused the accident by negligence, but the court found the fault lay with the bicycle’s position and awarded damages.
Foster and Mogrresi company officials discuss cooperation for a world meet from Boston to attract foreign riders. The league event will be staged in Boston with two weeks of sport by Mortres, and Canada cities may host races after the championships. The Boston committee plans one race valued at $1,008, with Canada aiming for a similar event in Montreal.
A method to reveal hidden surface cracks in metal involves applying a kerosene surface coat, drying, then brushing chalk over the area. After a period, chalk marks indicate cracks and stains, producing a rough diagram of defects.
E O McCormick passenger traffic manager of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railroad resigns to join the Southern Pacific as passenger traffic manager with headquarters in San Francisco. W J Lynch will succeed him. Changes take effect about May 1. Chicago Tribune reports.
The Anuuesl Conference sets April travel rates for East Leake City to East Lake City and return via Rio Grande Western railway with limited dates. Services expand on major routes from Ogden to south ports. London cat show reports nearly 600 entries and rising rail travel signals reflect broader economic trends and premium accommodations on the Lake Shore Limited and New York Central services.
The text presents a garbled dentist dialogue claiming access to vacancies and widespread work across the month. It reads as a damaged OCR snippet with unclear context and misread phrases.
A recent timetable revision trims the Overlund Limited of the Anies Pacific and Berth-Wesvers route to a three day plus schedule. The service now lists departures at 6:56 and 6:35 with arrivals in Chicago and Grand Central New York around ten twenty five at night.
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