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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
7
A review discusses a posthumous English treatise on dueling ethics from the era of Blades and pistols. It notes guidance for combatants and seconds, including weapon choice, posture, and the notion of dying with grace. The piece mocks chivalric notions while quoting the author on risks and social codes. It highlights Irish men as unreliable seconds and mocks celebratory dueling culture.
A mother questions her son Willie about how his clothes were torn. Willie replies he tried to shield a young boy from being beaten, naming the action as up to date.
A fragment from the New ark Journal quotes a speaker asking what payment would be given to watch over someone while in the city. The brief line suggests a personal request or barter in a local setting.
A humorous remark recalls Ally Sloper quoting Balaam and the talking ass, highlighting the comic tone of the drawing or text. The line showcases the playful language and old fashioned humor prevalent in the work.
A country friend notes the Forger’s pride in his government position and his strict taste in fashion. He says he wears stripes now, rejecting checks, as the only style in vogue where he is.
The Scientific American describes a machine that feeds oranges and lemons through brushes to remove rind matter without damage. The fruit enters a water trough, moves through a brush wheel with a rinsing tank, and exits clean with a flexible pressure system.
The article describes making a mirror by polishing glass, applying a silver nitrate solution redissolved with ammonia, then adding distilled water. A second solution of 10 percent formaldehyde is prepared. Mix two parts silver nitrate solution with one part formaldehyde and pour evenly over the glass for 10 to 16 minutes, then rinse and dry.
Modern science notes depreciated eyesight among sailors from shipboard electric lights. Gray blue irises, low pigment, show higher risk. dark blue glasses help glare but not ultraviolet exposure. Ultraviolet rays absorbed by uranium or yellow glass may be adopted. drill operators suffer from intense light when molten metal increases rays. Dark glasses help prevent injury. A New York Saw feature links desert or snow blindness to ultraviolet exposure. Thriving on Strychnine reports wheat poisoned with strychnine showing weevils and excrement in boxes and grain containing the alkaloid. digestive passages leave unchanged.
A correspondent notes distrustful attitudes toward outsiders among South American Indians. Some tribes trade cautiously while others are dangerous, and a man with light eyes is believed to be a target. The account recalls a French trader who survived a Guajira encounter when locals screamed about catlike eyes and a party armed with mescal threatened his life.
A fifty dollar reward is offered for information leading to the present location of Reyndert Schurman, dead or alive, last heard from Bannack City, Montana, on September 27, 1807. Justice David van Wyk of Hoboken New Jersey issues the warrant notice.
Mrs. Frederick Kraig of Scranton credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with saving her life after months of back and side pains. She describes exhaustive doctoring without relief before using the pills, noting improvement after the first box and full recovery after the third. She praises the remedy as a household staple and urges others to try it, noting its claimed benefits for female and general health. The pills are sold 50 cents per box or six for $2.60 by druggists or mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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