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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1925
Page
12
The Chinese called the group Tho-Chuan meaning League of United Patriots. Foreigners later dubbed them Boxers because the final syllable could be accented to mean fists and the members practiced athletic exercises.
Fort Dodge Iowa lawyer James F Barton formerly adjutant of the Iowa department was named assistant national adjutant by National Commander James A Drain. Born 1856 in Seneca Wisconsin he served as lieutenant captain and in machine gun units before joining the Legion in Port Dodge. He led Iowa post 130 and rose to adjutant of the Iowa department before this new appointment.
A dense cipher of crossword style clues appears in this issue, listing numerous numbered definitions and cross references. The grid hints include terms for animals measures pronouns and verbs, with occasional garbled entries and stray identifiers signaling a forthcoming solution in the next issue.
The guide explains placing correct letters in white spaces to form words both across and down. Each word is defined by a numbered clue: horizontal clues fill from the start to the first black square rightward, vertical clues fill from the start to the next black square downward. No letters go in black spaces. dictionary words are used unless indicated as abbreviations slang initials or obsolete forms.
Richard Hilvert of Troy Illinois happened to be wearing two pair of trousers when a holdup man robbed a store owner. The robber searched the outer pockets and found nothing, then fled. Hilvert’s inner pocket contained the money, saving six dollars.
More than two million Finnish women are in training for the army in Finland. They have organized themselves into Lottah Svaerd clubs, serving as auxiliaries to the voluntary military organizations of men.
Pastor Joseph Horrigan of St. Thomas Church in Kenosha Wisconsin urged the American Legion to embody better citizenship and religious principle. He said members are expected to lead by example, living moral conduct and upholding both civil law and divine law in a time of national upheaval.
American Legion members sit in the Senate and House. Hiram Bingham of Connecticut fills the Brandegee vacancy in the Senate. Other senators include Brookhart Iowa Elkins West Virginia Howell Nebraska Means Colorado and Reed Pennsylvania. The House has 43 Legionnaires, over ten percent of representatives.
The George N. Althouse post of the American Legion in Norristown Pa proposes a Memorial Bridge across the Schuylkill at the Washington crossing site. Legionnaires also urge Valley Forge park improvements and have sent proposals to Governor Pinchot for consideration.
Doctor McCollum of Johns Hopkins outlines how to prep and cook fish for nutrition and flavor. He notes fat fish like salmon and mackerel bake or broil, lean fish such as cod or haddock can be fried or sautéed, and steaming preserves delicate taste better than boiling with rich sauces.
Fanny Hurst describes Lenin’s wooden tomb in Red Square as a temporary, conical structure with a curious beauty. The piece notes Lenin lies in a casual pose, preserved by chemicals, giving the appearance of the living while remaining distinctly a relic of the Soviet era.
A fragment describes a man resting on a couch with a counterpane lightly over him. It notes advances in embalming that purportedly preserve the human body indefinitely, claiming the method exceeds ancient Egyptian techniques.
The condor of the Andes soars above peaks and may reach five miles in altitude. In the ocean depths life thrives in the cold black abysses with strange fishes and colossal cephalopods. Deep dwellers endure immense pressures and have luminous appendages to see one another, according to naturalists.
Before World War I Italy received about 13 million dollars from immigrants in the United States. By 1924 American remittances to Italy reached 16.1 million dollars, despite U.S. immigration limits reducing new arrivals.
District Attorney's statement recounts Guiteau coming to Washington in March 1891 and plotting to assassinate the President. He secured a weapon on June 8 and shadowed the President at several events, including a church visit, before finally acting on July 2.
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports that British engineers have created an airplane that is practically noiseless without reducing speed or lift. The design uses an improved exhaust and a propeller driven by special gears and increases internal bracing to cut wind noise through wires and spars.
Cuticura soothes red rough itching skin with hot baths using Cuticura Soap and applications of Cuticura Ointment. The trio is completed by Cuticura Talcum, a scented dusting powder touted as indispensable for hygiene.
A Bacon quotation notes that shallow philosophy can push a man toward atheism, while deeper study moves minds toward religion. The line contrasts surface inquiry with thorough philosophical reflection.
A science note explains light travels seven times around Earth in a pendulum tick and reaches us from the sun in eight minutes. It takes four years from the nearest star and up to 30 gor years from distant stars. Some stars are so far light may take about a million years at 11 000 000 miles per minute.
Snowy linens are the pride of every housewife. Keep them in that condition by using Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. At all grocers.
The inquiry asks what portion of a snake’s length is body versus tail during spring. Snakes grow in spring and may shed but body to tail ratio is not fixed. proportions vary by species, growth stage, and recent shedding.
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