EXTRA DOWRY
A humor filled item notes a city girl visiting a farm finds incubators strange and asks where the hen sits. It also jokes about a man living on garlic and a suitor needy for a dowry prize and staged marriage.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1943
Page
7
Shavetail Logic in a Military Drill
A colonel tests officer candidates with a fallen 40 foot flagpole. After they suggest heavy equipment, he corrects them by instructing the command to order the sergeant to raise the pole. The scene highlights simple hands on leadership over complex machinery.
Vicar Helps With Burden Turns Out To Be Grocery Load
An old woman pushing a baby carriage up a hill is helped by a vicar who offers to relieve her. After strenuous effort he reaches the top and asks to see the baby. The woman reveals the child is her groceries.
Apple Fable to Peach Punchline Echoes in Ancient Quote
The remark traces a shift from the biblical fall of man to a modern quip about fruit, noting how the original sin is framed by an apple while contemporary wit points to a peach. The line reflects a playful take on historical storytelling and cultural symbols.
Modern Problem Visitor at Defense Plant
A humorous wartime encounter unfolds as a visitor mistakes a cropped haired worker for a boy. The worker clarifies the gender, revealing the parentage of the daughter and stopping the confusion with a quick defense plant setting.
Ossie Bluege Sets New Washington Manager Start
Three major league managerial changes this year include Ossie Bluege taking Washington, Steve ONeill guiding Detroit, and Harris moving to Philadelphia. Bluege, a long time infielder, is praised for steadiness as Washington's new boss while Detroit and Philadelphia look to lift weak lines with fresh leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bile
Oswald Louis Bluege
Washington Senators
Bluege
Washington
Bucky Harris
Steve O'Neill
del Baker
Detroit
Harris
Philadelphia
Hans Lobert
Clark Grifith
Bob Johnson
Athletic
Cuba
Trenton
Springfield
Chattanooga
Charlotte
Griffith
Jimmy Potahl
Detroit Tigers
Steve
Cleveland
Walter Johnson
Indians
Oscar Vitt
The
Indian Revolution
Dress Pattern No 8380 and 8358 Details and Scarcity
Pattern No 8380 offers sizes 34 to 48 with a 454 yard 35 inch fabric for size 36 short sleeves and a heart shaped neckline outlined with ric rac. Pattern No 8358 for 2 to 6 years needs 15 34 yards 35 inch fabric and 12 yards ric rac. High demand and wartime delays affect orders. send orders to the listed address.
Practical Household Tips From Old Journal
A roundup of quick how tos and warnings: applying oil and rubbing bronzes brings out tones, cut fish fins with scissors to protect fingers, jam spoils in fat-fat jars, soak potatoes for frying, use an oiled-silk bowl cover to stay dry, aluminum pressure cookers may warp if cooled too suddenly, tiny tuck in stockings hides a heel darn, and patch linen with shield fabric when no patching material is available.
Quick trivia quiz questions from a historical page
A list of ten general knowledge questions including topics on American soldiers WWI, bald presidents, pugilists speed, Blue Ox, oceans borders, 18K gold content, shibboleth, largest cathedral, London streets comparable to LaSalle or Wall, and the heat to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London
LaSalle Street
Wall Street
Two inches taller and fourteen pounds heavier
The text notes that they average two inches taller and are 14 pounds heavier than a comparison group, citing measurements in a brief fact list.
Uncle Phil quotes on effort and time
A collection of sayings: you cannot make footprints by sitting, a go-getter tries twice, vision is guesswork to some, the darkest hour is at most 60 minutes, practice makes perfect if you live by it, and some drivers lack driving knowledge that could fill a hospital.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Millar
Watt
OUR
Peter Peeve
Cam
Wwnu
Mr. Smith
Bob
Harry
W. W
Ossie Bluege
Peoria
Emma
Ossie
Phillies
O'Neill
Jimmy Brown
OPA
Prentiss M. Brown
University of Michigan
Beaumont
Dick Wakefield
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Clark Griffith
Princess House
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
John Quincy Adams
Alaska
Pacific
Arctic
St. Peter’s
Rome
Lombard Street
Phil
Kellogg’s
Search the Dillon Examiner Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Dillon Examiner?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.