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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1896
Page
2
A chaotic column from Dillon Montana blends commentary on politics, society, and unlikely anecdotes. It cites Weyler, a grand cheese box incident in Rangibar, a black man nicknamed Oats Powell, a funeral song, fashion observations, hypnotism debates, Vanderbilts’ travels, theater headgear trials, and a Leap Year club collapse with a joke about marriage.
The Goshen Rod and Gun Club held its fourth annual Ervest Trap Tournament at its Goshen club grounds near Goshen Tad. The event drew strong Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan participation with a new trap system used throughout. Notables included shooters Helkes and Tess, who set marks and earned medals amid high praise for the precision and speed of the new apparatus.
At the 1893 World’s Fair tourney Heikes SSO claimed the championship of America under novelty ruler as tar from eight traps was flown.
Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake Iowa emerges as a leading figure in American shooting, rising from obscurity to hold live bird and target national titles within a year. The piece traces Gilbert’s Iowa roots, early prowess with shotguns, and rapid ascent including Dupont trophy and national cup wins, plus a letter to American Field magazine outlining exhibition matches and purses.
A Sunday Sabbath School at Berea Kentucky left eighteen to twenty parishioners in ruin as a sudden wind or cyclone tore the Methodist church from its foundation. W W Cochran was killed instantly, and Rev J J Colson and Rev J Wy Vat Treas were among the injured. Several others sustained light injuries while teachers and pupils faced dire harm as the disaster unfolded before stunned onlookers.
A Kansas farm youth named Bill, riding near Hackney, leaped from a speeding train as its airbrakes failed. He tumbled eight times before stopping, later estimating five refusals to acknowledge the full spin, while the stationmaster recounted the dramatic descent with torn clothes and shocked features.
A Philadelphia Inquirer report warns that electricity endangers watches through magnetization and friction from magnetic fields. It cites repair trends, expert opinion, and dramatic household anecdotes about magnetic influence and timing misbehavior, with notes on watchmaking practices and safety observations.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer piece a woman named Maudie slips away after proposing a topic change on a hotel piazza. A solitary young man, arriving from the station, notices lavender stockings with a purple vine up the instep.
A fragmentary exchange shows Angelina and Edwin discussing a ring with initials EC Isean inside. The dialogue reveals a playful tease about a “lovely engagement ring” and a new style of gifting eighteen carat jewelry, suggesting a candid moment between the two.
A well-dressed man with an artificial leg stretched across a Philadelphia Arch street car blocking the passage. A woman stepping over his leg and a conductor failed to move him. He refused to draw in the limb, sparked a heated exchange, and was ultimately dragged off the car in a public dispute. The incident drew sharp remarks about sensitive people and manners.
The St Louis fall festivities committee unveils the nineteenth annual season of mirth Melody and mystery. From September to October 24 the carnival features Gilmore's and Ines' bands, a parade by a mysterious cavalcade and a vast spectacle headed by the Veiled Prophet. Tickets from local agents or HC Townsend, St Louis.
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