This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
4
The Tripune Pustisn ine Co will not be responsible for debts contracted by employees except when orders signed by the manager are provided.
Beaverhead County faces a pivotal road decision as feasibility and finance drive plans for a new Cut-off and a bridge. Editor James Kirkpatrick praises local wealth and civic vigor, notes irrigation ditches and streams raise costs, and urges prudent road policy to foster growth, safety, and pride.
The piece notes rising spontaneous support for Justice Hughes across the nation and in key state and party gauges. It cites polls in Literary Digest, The Nation, Kansas GOP delegates, and Massachusetts legislators showing Hughes leading Roosevelt, with party insiders and Somnambulists shaping primaries.
The piece argues that effective advertising keeps customers informed about in stock goods and asserts local merchants must actively promote offerings or lose trade to city mail order houses. It stresses information over price and urges merchants to “discover” for shoppers who won’t search stores themselves.
Richard Harding Davis a renowned author and war correspondent died after broadcasting for major papers including the London Times and the New York Herald. His mother was Rebecca Harding Davis. Glasgow plans 200000 dollars for new business buildings, including a 200 barrel per day flour mill, with potential expansion to 500 barrels. The Commercial club spent eighteen months on the project and expects a local boom.
J. A. Gilluly publisher of the Fergus County Argus runs for delegate to the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 7. He is not pledged to any candidate and will follow voters’ instructions from the presidential primary on April 21.
Automobile owners in Helena and Butte seek reasons for a twelve cent per gallon price gap compared with Spokane. Dillon motorists are also watching the vary.
The Twin Bridges Monitor reports Milwaukee plans an electric transmission line from Whitehall to Armstead. Local readers express cautious optimism that the Monitor’s hope may be realized.
Gen Funston shows indifference to railroad access for Mexican supply lines and asserts he will supply his troops by any means available. He emphasizes readiness to use motor trucks and other resources to ensure material reaches forces regardless of railway access.
An oil company with thousands of acres around Smallhorn Canyon is expected to begin operations in the summer, as interest grows in new exploration. The note adds that more activity is welcomed.
The report of Villa’s death appears to be a canard created by his friends and sympathisers for a purpose. Pershing remains active in pursuing the bandit despite the rumors.
A satirical remark notes that the new ambassador to Mexico did not need a certificate of appointment as much as an accident policy. The quip mocks bureaucratic formalities in diplomatic postings.
Report notes Bryan has been quiet and observers wonder if he has left the country, with Trinidad suspected as a possible destination. No official confirmation given.
An historic advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease needing systemic treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is touted as the only constitutional cure with a $100 promise to prove success, with Druggists selling it at 75 cents.
Northwest notes report road improvement work on the Midland trail from Grand Junction to Green River Utah to be started soon. The Reno death of Mrs. Elda A. Orr follows injuries from a prior automobile crash. A Salt Lake fake horse race case is to be fully investigated by Denver police.
A London lawyer, wary from past dishonesty, hides a £5 note under a weight and leaves. On return a boy swaps it for a half crown and money owed by a man arrives, the bill paid and receipted. The lawyer fires the boy for honesty.
The article notes Saigon as the foremost French port outside France, rivaling Boulogne and Bordeaux. It serves as the central hub for rice delta regions in Mekong and Donnai, handling trans shipment for Indo China ports and located on the Saigon river’s right bank near the river’s mouth.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.