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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1900
Page
4
A clipped summary notes the Dillon post office filing for second class mail, Bryan Sulzer ticket discussions, copper stock interest, British forces' replies to the Boer disaster, Carl Schurz backing Bryan, and travel miles by W J Bryan. It remarks on Butte Democrats, walking delegates, and Coin Harvey's sales. The piece ends with a general prosperity tone.
A fragment notes an active Filipino figure and a newspaper report on a sugar trade issue, suggesting the matter would have mattered little if the person had not been discovered.
A vague note questions the pro Sra of the Van Wycki residential boom ability to secure a low freight rate for transporting the boom to Kansas City. The sentence lacks clear entities or events and reads as garbled.
Paul Kings ton sues the Anaconda company for 10000 dollars alleging injuries from a cage in operation without the safety door required by law on August 8. The case draws Montana miners’ attention to workplace safety and corporate liability.
Hon Jim Jones as chairman of the Democratic National Committee declares he is no longer connected with the trust having sold his interest in the Round Base Trust to another trust at a handsome profit.
The rise of mind weather drives hobos to Montana railroad towns. Police face increased work and vigilance from citizens. The advised tactic to curb roaming vagrants is to refuse feeding them and keep them moving.
The Butte Inter Mountain complains it may have appropriated Bannack mining items last week and cautions state papers like the Helena Independent for careless credits setting a poor example for country papers.
The German shooter in Brussels failed to match the mark of his kin, the toers, who have been wreaking havoc with their rifles. We advise Albert Edward to avoid Germany and stay in his mother's country for safety.
Last Monday the polls closed and the Dillon water works measure failed. Observers note many supporters did not register or vote, predicting new challenges for any future water works proposal.
An Indiana pike near Logansport saw tolls collected despite poor conditions until residents, angered by neglect, dynamited two bridges and burned two toll houses. The piece cites political fallout with Governor and party leaders and contrasts with Porto Rico and racial rights debates.
An old style drug advertisement sells Casoinets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for constipation liver sluggishness and a host of ailments. It promises refund if not cured and offers samples and booklets free with a small price for a box.
A dialog shows Mrs Bender scolding about a smashed jardiniere while Mr Bender mimics a foreign exclamation. The piece switches to satirical notes on public signs versus private spaces, Canada coal mining, hydrophobia testing in Paris, and a string of festive mishaps as Bobby’s toys damage furniture, windows, mirrors, and wallpaper, ending with a cheerful but frazzled tone about Christmas winding down.
Warning against mercury based catarrh remedies and praises Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Internal remedy claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Advises buying genuine Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and druggist sales at 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
A roundup of Montana items includes James LeDuke robbed of 1.50 in Butte, a supreme court argument on school board debt authority, clerks striking at Hennessy Mercantile, and the G A R encampment in Helena. Also reported are patrol tests in Butte, deaths by illness and accident across several counties, and a murder case tied to a wedding hall fight in Great Falls.
The school caucus last Saturday night drew strong attendance as retiring trustees were renominated. Ex Governor White led the meeting praising past school work and the special tax for a full nine month term. Nominations followed for trustees with Best Featherly and Melton among the nominees. The election is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the school house. Also reported are the death of Richard Trembath, a telegraph editor. the arrest of Mrs. Frank Murray for murder. and the hanging of J C Hurst with a purported confession to a separate murder dated March 27th.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs for travel use to cleanse kidneys liver and bowels and prevent fevers and headaches. The product comes in 50 cent bottles and is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by leading druggists.
A female detective declares a discovery as she withdraws from her stage lover, who plays the heavy villain. He coolly sits on a cake of ice as she confronts him with his face betraying him, while she demands explanation.
A facetious man named Bird planned a joke convention of Philadelphia birds after consulting the city directory. He lists over 100 Birds with counts for many species such as Nightingales 94 and Turkey 1, noting two Chippeys and Philip Ducks among his branch.
The Grant smelter chimney in Denver towers at 402 feet 4 inches with 1,943,000 bricks. It weighs 12,376,500 pounds above the foundation and endures a base pressure of 160 psi. Wind pressure in a gale could reach 396,200 pounds. Base diameter is 33 feet, tapering to 20 feet at the top.
Comedy snippet from the Cleveland Plain Dealer where a neighbor and the dog’s owner quarrel about nocturnal howling. The punch line reveals the dog's nocturnal woes stem from indigestion rather than being hungry.
An elevator tale in a Majestic Building shows a comic fear of a stuck lift. The piece notes Paris offers varied art worlds and cites Cape Nome growing to 15 000 20 000 this spring. It adds New York's legislature has sixty two lawyers. Dr J J Henna, native of Puerto Rico Rowin, wi th.
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