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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
7
A brief collection of old jokes and quips from New York Journal and Philadelphia Press. Includes a farmer role mismatch line about a green actor and a sartorial rebuke about dress attire. Also a joke about a teacher calling the wind rude and a girl’s puzzled reply.
A dialogue excerpt shows Tess insulting Miss Sharpe's sewing circle and Jess questioning Sharpe's reply. Tess claims there is always room for one more while Sharpe counters that the circle is not limited. Edgar is discussed as a foolish suitor fixated on money and dowry.
A fragment from newspaper readers discussing literary talk in a room of literati. The dialogue toys with perception of truth as a picture is rotated to reveal faces. The voices reference The Scrubwoman and questions about who speaks of the devil and why.
A local official, Wil Lie, demands two more miles before delivering an expert opinion on the new sled. The remark signals delays in evaluation and underscores caution in proceeding with the project.
A guest questions a new waiter about tenure while the amused server replies he has worked there about a week. The guest then suggests the order may have been given to another waiter.
A Cincinnati Enquirer joke notes a jury of women would have disagreed sooner than men, suggesting gender influence on verdicts. The quip highlights two days of deliberation and an eventual lack of agreement as a point for discussion.
The prosecutor called the suspect a hardened criminal while the judge noted four prior sentences but remarked that time appears to have little effect on him.
A playful exchange from Chicago News shows Miss Spandulyks chiding Mr Chappington for wearing a high collar. A week later he adjusts and asks if it is better.
A fragmentary dialogue cites Claudia urged to study law and a joking line about a lawyer's gown. It mentions reading A Winter In Paradise by Talkington and notes a poem The Dreamer about Miss Gotrox. The tone mimics periodical quips from Brooklyn Life and New York World.
Snappy dialogue shows a phrenologist offering a brighter prediction for 25 cents. The exchange hints at entertainment value in a small-town setting and underscores streetwise humor in a period piece.
Wyoming and Idaho lack a state school for the deaf and dumb. They have requested permission to send their pupils to Montana’s deaf school, and the proposal is currently under consideration.
A Michigan man from Butternut credits DeWitt’s Little Early Risers with curing biliousness and constipation. He notes the pills never gripe or cause nausea and calls them the most satisfactory pills he ever took.
The Northern Montana round up association and the State Livestock association are working to establish Helena as the permanent meeting place for both organizations.
In the Western Plowman Dr J H Hanaford states that proper treatment of the first cough can arrest consumption and develop the lungs. Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs is recommended as the proper remedy with large bottles priced 250 and 500, sold by Central Pharmacy.
Governor J K Toole and several members connected with the Louisiana Purchase Expositions traveled from Helena on Saturday to St. Louis to choose the Montana building site for the exposition.
In a local ad text a Virginia claim alleges breeding ground conditions for malaria in low wet grounds. It extols Helectoric Bitters as a cure and prevention for malaria, typhoid and related ailments, citing a testimonial from John Charleston of Byesville, Ohio. City Drug Store offers the remedy with guarantee.
A collection of social observations on bachelors and farmers moving to the city. It notes that wealth and distance affect relationships, and hints at changing courtship rules as urban life alters routines. The piece closes with a quip about fortune arriving oddly, via a gold brick.
A ball room boarder asserts basic rights as a chambermaid delays cleaning. He confronts the maid in the hall about fixing his room, she retorts indecision, and he snaps back with a blunt demand to make up the bed.
Camilla Hawke killed in San Antonio identified as Deaf Charlie a Montana man known as one of the Great Northern train robbers from last July. The connection to the Texas case ties a named local figure to a headline crime unfold.
A Macomb real estate agent credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with permanent relief for his wife’s chronic stomach troubles after other remedies failed. The ad urges simple eating and digestion by the product. Also noted is a May 15 Catholic ladies entertainment in Billings featuring Crow Indian students from St. Xavier, presenting a four act drama.
A Hebron Ohio physician recounts losing his voice after a severe cold and a year of worsening cough. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Odds and Coughs with quick relief after 35 years of practice and ten days of marked improvement. City Drug Store guarantees its effectiveness for throat and lung troubles.
Department of the Interior announces that Reuben P Willard of Dillon Montana filed for desert land proof on claim No 4853 at Big NW4 Nip SWH BWM SW Sec 15 T6N R14W Sec 21 and NW4 NW4 Sec 22 T6N R14W June 7 before L J Price U S Commissioner Dillon Mont Witnesses: Francis Carroll John Keenan William S Willard Justin K L Morse all of Montana Jackson and Dillon U S Register George D Greene announces.
In the District Court of Beaverhead County Montana estate of John R. Gilbert deceased. The administrator invites all creditors and others with claims to present them with vouchers within ten months after the first publication at First National Bank Dillon Montana for the estate business. Dated April 17 1902. April 18 1902.
Department of the Interior notices Bin OM Dale VV SLULTHLATe DAIL of Bannack Mont has filed for proof on desert land claim No. 4043 in multiple sections to support irrigation and reclamation. Witnesses named include James F. Blair Thomas F. Barrett John H. Sheser all of Grant Mont and George W. French of Dillon Mont before L J Price A S commissioner at Dillon on May 23 1902.
District court notice announces a probate hearing for the estate of Alice Yoo deceased in Beaverhead County Montana. The date is May 8 1902 at 10:00 am at the clerk's office for proving the will and for issuing letters testamentary to S K Clark and W G Clarke. Clerk Gro W French signs the notice dated April 11 1902.
Notices from Helena Montana April May 1902 announce A B Hammond applying under the June 1 1807 act for land tracts including Sec 9 and Sec 18 Tp 1 N R 8 W with 30 day protest period. second notice repeats Hammond selection details for Lot 4 Sec 3 Tp 1 N R 8 W and similar conditions. Horace McIntyre of Bedrock files desert land claim 4034 in Montana with proof date May 17 1902. officials Greene and Price noted.
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