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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
4
Montana legislator Mr Ezekiels criticizes modern women for leaving home to play bridge and join sewing guilds while blaming them for children smoking. He opposed the anti cigarette bill, a stance his critics say aligns him with mothers who defend household duties and oppose the campaign against smoking.
A Montana institution unveils a new modern building with ideal ventilation, electric lights, and running water in every room. It offers ample accommodations for the 400 inmates, each housed in a separate compartment.
A local supplier touts formaldehyde as the most effective germicide against Smut in grain and guarantees strength and purity. They warn that weak formaldehyde may not reveal issues until the crop is halfway grown and note same day mail orders.
The Deer Lodge penitentiary, claiming 80000 dollars in construction savings from cooperative labor, was inspected and accepted by the state board of prison commissioners on the 10th. Gov. S V Stewart, Sec. A M Alderson, and Atty Gen D M Kelly witnessed the visit and band entertainment accompanied the event.
Congressman L Engle of Florida proposes tariff protection for U S manufacturers who employ citizens and pay well He would impose an internal revenue tax equal to the tariff benefit on firms using foreign labor and workers under sixteen Thus cheap labor would lose protection The idea is described with a Morida orange metaphor
North Carolina congressman Webb urges castor oil to be added to the free list calling it the poor man's medicine. He urges Republicans to support a prohibitive tariff to end the use of castor oil as a medicine and to raise the schedule upward to gain votes.
The Montana Stockgrowers association convenes in Miles City where cattlemen from multiple states once gathered with rail executives and cowboys. Now settlers invade by train, taking up lands in Custer and Dawson counties, transforming the town’s atmosphere away from range-focused trade toward new homesteads. The event showcases a shift from traditional cattle markets to a growing settler presence in eastern Montana.
A Montana focus on the tariff revision notes meat sugar wool and lumber on the free list with sugar delayed for three years. Senator Walsh cites President Wilson’s bill as unfair to Montana and the delegation vows to fight for a square deal, with the state’s representatives united in defense of Montana industries.
The Montana Daily Record notes Montana senators Myers and Walsh and representative Evans Stout face a choice between party pledges and delivering a fair deal to Montana. If they vote with free wool, sugar, meat, and lumber, they align with Democratic policy. if they defy, party influence and White House ties could tighten. The outcome hinges on the senate vote, with two Montana Democrats in a tight contest.
W. P. Baker of Ravalli county dies at 48 or 49 after a life in law and public service. Tributes praise his humor loyalty and judgment. Born in Missouri he settled in Bitter Root valley in 1889 and served as county attorney. survived by widow and daughter Eulalia with siblings and Missouri relatives. He was a Mason Shriner Odd Fellow and Christian and left a strong financial and civic legacy.
The town mourns as notes say he had been cut down at the height of his powers and usefulness. The funeral Wednesday was the largest ever held in Hamilton.
The Missoula Sentinel recalls Bill Lindsay a single office holder in captivity who says free wool won’t affect Montana's wool industry. Lindsay once sought governor’s office and critiqued Democrats tariff policies from the stump. Roosevelt named Lindsay U S marshal for Montana and speculation hints at a Democratic return.
The Missoula area near the river is described as an unparalleled trout fishing region within ten to twelve miles. Missoula is hailed as the greatest trout fishing center in the world, attracting travel interest from summer passengers headed to the western coast. The piece notes many conventions in San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Tacoma, boosting delegate and visitor traffic.
Washington April 15 Today marks the 48th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death with patriotic society gatherings and visitors to the Ford's Theatre area house where the president died. The Olroyd collection includes Lincoln relics such as the death mask.
An advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh treatments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, urges buying genuine product, and notes price and availability from druggists. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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