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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
7
The excerpt extols forgiveness as moving and healing, arguing weaknesses are indemnified by reconciliation. It contrasts human mercy with an archangel's envy, and uses a metaphor of a pierced heart likened to a sea worm creating a shell wound that quickly closes.
The article explains how ears on beasts of prey bend forward to collect sounds in the direction of pursuit while ears on animals of flight bend backward to hear sounds from pursuers. It notes the functional design differences between predators and prey mammals.
Jamie Soutar loved to poke the fire and invariably ended by putting it out to his wife’s disgust. At supper one evening the fire alana rang and Jamie, seizing his cap, hastened out as his wife called after him.
A quotation attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes divides the human race into two classes. It contrasts those who act with those who dwell on why it was not done differently.
The Tribune reports Riley's Drug Store will give away the 1907 Kodol Almanac and Two Hundred Year Calendar from E C DeWitt & Co of Chicago. The almanac provides entertainment, business advice, health hints, weather predictions and general information.
Finance lenders offer to aid any legitimate business with idle money investment. opportunity highlighted for all classes to invest and grow capital.
A New York Mail tale describes a young couple on a crowded car with two vacant seats opposite each other. A gallant man swaps to sit next to the man, then pays his fare and leaves the others amused and awkward as the situation resolves without conversation.
The article relates William Lee’s sixteenth century knitting frame invention inspired by love. His device produced stockings and waistcoats mechanically. After the feud with his stocking knitter love, he fled to France where he died, his motive and fate left unclear by tradition.
A Franklin letter shows the puzzling spelling yf for wife. The couple and servant Betty deduce that yf stands for wife, noting it as a clever shorter form than the full doubleyou ef e which would spell doublewifey.
Birds today are descendants of reptiles as fossil records show the intermediate forms. The penguin illustrates ongoing evolution with wings that function poorly for flight but aid underwater locomotion.
A devoted wife asks her husband for one hundred dollars for many needs. He questions the request and jokes about extravagance before finally collapsing from the strain of agreeing to the sum.
In a reply cited by the Westminster Gazette Mr Ruskin condemned chrysanthemums saying he admired nothing artificial and that growing flowers out of season is an unhallowed attempt and should be avoided. He stated outright that he hates chrysanthemums.
A coal dealer asks about insuring stock worth 150 000 francs and the agent compares to prior quotes. The dealer is urged to drop insurance entirely as nothing could make the coal burn, delivering a punchline in a single-panel cartoon.
The excerpt asserts that cheerfulness reflects sanity and warns that without laughter and enjoyment a person grows morose and unstable, risking imbalance.
A fragment from the New York Herald features banter between Tom and Sancees about a fragile old man’s companion. The exchange hints at strain and dependence, with playful exchanges about who might break first.
During the French Revolution M Condorcet, an aristocrat with a price on his head, seeks shelter with M Suard. He dies after ordering a twelve eggs omelet in a tavern, a sly landlord’s suspicion and his fate sealed as he is arrested and never released.
The article discusses geology views once tied to Murchison and the older crack theory of mountain formation. It explains table mountain at the Cape of Good Hope as a land sinking phenomenon with early cooling foundations preserving its height, causing persistent elevation and denudation patterns.
Miss Kate Sanborn recounts how households used to join in wallpaper tasks with paste cutting and hanging. She notes George Washington and Lafayette assisted at Mount Vernon to finish papering the banquet room for a ball, highlighting shared labor and domestic skill of the era.
A Milwaukee Sentinel quote profiles a man famed for gaining autographs by writing letters of complaint to powerful figures. Each signature attached to a reply from a prominent person, ranging from railroad presidents to artists, reflects his relentless pursuit and bold, virile language.
This passage explains a rule to compute pulley horsepower. Multiply pulley circumference in feet by RPM, then multiply by belt width in inches and divide by 600. One horsepower equals fifty square feet of belt surface per minute, which corresponds to a one inch belt at 600 feet per minute.
A New England clergyman Dr Bacon defends his pronunciation against Webster’s dictionary. Webster lived in his parish and Bacon asserts his right to dictate pronunciation, noting Webster is one of his parishioners and should learn from him.
A comic verse asks what a girl did when her father found she eloped. She cried, the young man fell apart, and the old man exploded in rage, blowing them both up.
A short historical note reflects on Benjamin Franklin’s quip that idleness and pride are taxed more harshly than kings and parliaments, underscoring the value of industrious virtue.
A foreign correspondent reports on glass balls found among Billiton tin ore. The glassy spheres are grooved, natural, and likely not artificial or volcanic bombs. Similar balls appear in Borneo Java and Australia, with a theory they once ejected from lunar volcanoes and later fell to earth.
A child friendly laxative cough syrup claims no opiates and an easy taste. It states it drives the cold out through the bowels and is made in conformity to Pure Food and Drugs Law. Recommended and sold by R J Riley druggist. 1 m
A hall notice requests gentlemen use ladies facilities after the ladies are seated. Also quoted are remarks on expectation by Johnogon. The advertisement promotes KODOL stomach relief by R L Riley druggist with a relief guarantee.
In a London case the argument claims female jurors among male jurors would counteract perceived wiles of women, exposing deceit during pleadings and suggesting bias against the plaintiff in a breach of promise dispute. The opinion reflects 19th century views on female jurors and gender roles in trials.
Thousands praise Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest healing power on earth. It claims to succeed where medical science fails, making you well and keeping you well. Tea or Tablets sell for 35 cents, sold by R. L. Riley, druggist. 1-m
A mother explains she bought a copy of a newspaper article criticizing the vulgarity of purchasing gowns beyond one's means. The snippet also mentions Kodol for Dyspepsia and its endorsement style, noting conformity to the Pure Food and Drugs Law and sale by R. L. Riley.
A jokey exchange between editors leads to a35 cent Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea ad at R L Riley. The snippet highlights beauty aid claims and a sales pitch for tea or tablets.
A Times Union report cites Adam blaming Eve for the apple temptation but notes no record of credit given to Eve for making the first clothes or garments.
A pleasant cold remedy marketed by R L Riley druggist. The product claims to expel the cold through its action on the bowels. Sold to customers seeking relief from nasal congestion and chest symptoms.
A Scotsman refuses a friend's invitation to a Saturday music hall to avoid laughing in church on Sunday. The item also advertises DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by R. L. Riley, a druggist, as part of a period advertisement.
A Pittsburg Gazette Times saying reflects on a burglar intrusion as a sign of unexpected house guests arriving, using a witty framing about breaks in routine.
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