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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
7
Policy outline covering tariff reform currency system postal savings banks trust regulation railroad supervision and workers rights. Emphasizes civil service, rural delivery, farm aid, constitutional amendments enforcement, natural resources and military strength. Notes arbitration, foreign trade, veterans, and health laws.
Harper's Weekly notes the teazel or thistle top is used to raise nap on cloth. France alone cultivates thousands of acres, exporting millions of prickly heads, with Austria England Belgium Poland and the Crimea also growing teazels for wood and fabric industries.
In Formosa the chasi or tea tester inspects samples to set prices. The tester judges leaf quality, fusion in hot water, odor and taste in a north light room. American or English men fill the role with high but shrinking pay and health risks from constant tasting.
For years a large department store spent thousands on placards to price merchandise. They discovered that white cardboard cards with black lettering quickly became soiled and worn as customers handled them, wasting money on replacements and upkeep.
The piece notes a rock-steps site on a penninsula above the sea where John Wesley is said to have sat and composed hymns including So, on a narrow neck of land. It cites a July 30 1743 entry describing bad weather at Land's End and an odd sun lit Cornwall.
A Century essay excerpt discusses the westerner who leaves home and neighbors for land, driven by the claim to independence. It notes the gray fear of losing a farm, the wage earner’s dread, and the drive to clear mortgage, secure finances, and later fund education and culture for children, even at the cost of personal enjoyment.
A Boston Herald column by Philip Hale discusses women violinists and the idea of playing in a manly tone. He cites Teresina Tua as a model who played unmistakably as a woman, while Saint Saëns comment on Augusta Holmes notes women in orchestras appearing noisier to prove strength of sex.
A tale recalls General Lahitte firing a confidential servant over alleged theft of 1000 franc banknotes. While repairing a table, a joiner found the missing bundle hidden between the mahogany panel and drawers, where it lay for fourteen years unnoticed. The story ends without noting whether the servant or Lahitte were alive or vindicated.
The passage explains that Japanese terms include igoku and jigoku describing 136 hot hells in tiers plus 272 cold hells, eight large cold divisions with sixteen ante-hells each, plus twenty great dark hells for children who misuse the name of Dai Butsa.
A Chicago Tribune quotation recalls a father boasting he invested $100,000 in a mining stock. The child asks its worth and the mining firm is guessed to be named Wildcat, suggested as a frontier venture in unsettled country.
A London Tit-Bits tale describes a record dental removal from an elephant in Mexico City. A twelve inch long tooth with a fourteen inch round root was surrounding by chains, then numbed with cocaine. A hole bored through the tooth received an iron bar, and four horses pulled to extract the molar.
The excerpt discusses the challenge of spelling English names from hearing them pronounced. It notes examples such as Farquharson to Fairson and questions the pronunciation of Woolfardisworthy Oorry Wrenfordsleigh Rensley or Wyrardisbury Raysbury Peargon's.
The text advises that the human voice greatly influences horses and should be quiet, confident, and controlled. It states no one should touch a horse without speaking to it to communicate respect and calm.
Mr. Glanders presents his five year old Frederick to a caller and asks the child about obedience. Frederick answers that he obeys his mother and his father, showing prompt compliance.
A brief excerpt from the Washington Star shows a father named Cumror asking about his daughter’s musical progress. She responds confidently, saying she only plays what she wants, remarking with the line The idea.
A journalist notes Quills finally has a story accepted after a heated exchange about an apparent late night yarn. The colleague doubts the claim, but the journalist asserts Quills left at two this morning with a startling tale his wife believed.
A judge quips about language in a humorous family moment. Mr Henpeck says he does know the mother tongue, while his wife looks on with a sigh.
A London Punch comment mocks the United States calling it a hell dollarado. The remark reflects wartime and economic tensions influencing Anglo American views.
A quip from the New York Times notes Mrs Brown asks if history repeats personally while Mrs Bills counters that neighbors repeat most of her history. The exchange reflects a humorous take on recurring social tales.
A compact reflection on nature as steadfast and guiding through life. The speaker emphasizes nature’s privilege to lead from joy to joy, framing nature as loyal despite changing fortunes.
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