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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1896
Page
6
A chaotic OCR fragment describes a dramatic marriage tale involving a woman branded as the most closely loved by a man identified as J. Weep or similar alias. The text mentions a fugitive from Chicago near February and hints at cross-border travel to Mexico with unclear details.
The scene shows piglike alligators rushing the rover at the river edge. One creature bites an arm, another seizes a leg, and the monsters drag the mauled friend into muddy waters as others follow into the river.
Miss Myrtle Thurlow, a 20 year old vaudeville favorite, sues Thomas Adams Jr for 100000 dollars alleging breach of promise to marry. Adams already has two wives, prompting questions over the propriety of the claim.
A Chicago association will place Lincoln relics in the cabin where he studied law and slept as a boy. The planned collection includes the bed, wheel, and axe used in the family home, with artifacts tied to the surrender meeting of Grant and Lee at nearby McLean House.
The excerpt recalls a cavalry infantry duel and a engagement dispute, citing a White Chere sergeant and Lt in White Chere, then shifts to naval history. It notes monitors like the Monitors 254 in Soy leced, discusses 1851 completion, 1894 amphitrite finish, and Mongénock and the Terror commissioned, with Washington excerpts questioning if the Periten will be last.
The petrified remains of two men were found near Marinette by Mr Yen Chofette. The figures describe a man five feet seven inches tall weighing 165 pounds with arms lower limbs fingers and flesh nearly perfect. A note mentions two horses and a craft item found nearby.
Veterans reflect on the Chancellorsville fight in a patriotic reminiscence. The piece recalls guarding Kansas City in 1835 and Monitors, praising sacrifices and the enduring memory of fallen soldiers amid peace and the night chorus of whippoorwills.
The first modern torpedo boat offered to the United States was named Stiletto but is now used only for experiments. It resembled a small steamboat with room for one officer and ten men and is equipped for practice purposes with capacity to carry thirty men.
The article describes forty men constructing aluminum torpedo boats with lightweight hulls and noncorrosive pigments. It notes the use of two belted boilers to maximize steam, coal efficiency, and high speed while evading enemy fire. Training at Goat Island Newport and the role of Cushiong in torpedo handling are detailed, along with the intense, hidden operations and lookout methods typical of the era.
In an odd tale from Elserths on April 17 at 7:35 a.m. three trees were felled, stripped of bark, pulped, and transformed into paper. The finished sheets were printed and distributed by 10:00 a.m., a 145 minute transformation cited as a local wonder.
A humorous exchange reveals a young father learning he has three newborn sons as a nurse confirms the birth of three boys. The remark points to a marriage connected to a business father, in a light local humor item.
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