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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
4
An advertising representative for the American Press Association is described, outlining duties, region of coverage, and expectations for sales targets and client outreach. The brief notes interactions with newspapers and agencies to place classified and display advertisements.
The obituary reflects on A L Stone a longtime Dillon and Beaverhead county figure. It credits him with banking leadership at the State Bank and later State Bank & Trust, guiding finances through panics and depressions. It notes his civic devotion, loyalty to friends, support for farmers, and role as secretary treasurer of the Barrett Hospital Association.
The Better Homes movement began in 1922 under Mrs. William Brown Maloney with former president Calvin Coolidge as honorary head and Herbert Hoover as chairman. It became permanent in 1923 with Hoover leading and James Ford as executive director. The effort seeks to educate and help people with low to moderate incomes plan homes and home improvements, promote home music, play, art, and libraries, and encourage character building in the home.
The article notes beet sugar manufacturers want tariffs to limit foreign sugar but oppose banning Mexican labor. Senator William J. Harris of Georgia cites his bill to apply tariffs, illustrating a split in protectionist sentiment between economic nationalism slogans and labor mobility concerns.
Mrs J M Hill of Homer Georgia and Mrs Ornstein of Green Bay Wisconsin praise Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. They claim it has served their families for over 20 years with no opiates or chloroform and recommend it to careful mothers for children. Geo M Gosman sells it.
The discussion links Mexican immigration to unemployment, arguing millions of Mexicans and their families depress American wages. It contrasts tariff advocates for sugar with beet sugar interests, accusing them of using foreign labor to justify protection. The piece cites the 1924 law and mentions the American Federation of Labor's stance on sugar tariffs.
A visiting writer observes Henry Thompson's Kidd ranch lambing operation with two bands of ewes, meticulous pen progression from singles to 200 head lots, and careful handling to maximize lamb survival and yield. The process relies on experience, patience, and orderly routines.
A Wednesday evening social at St James guild hall hosted by Beaverhead post of the American Legion and its auxiliary drew a large crowd. The event featured an engaging program between dances and refreshments served at the end, described as one of the spring season's most delightful functions.
Dr Caldwell began practice in 1875 and promoted a liquid laxative named Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The remedy was marketed in 1802 and claimed to ease constipation with mild safe bowel stimulation for women children and the elderly.
Hans E. O. Selway addresses the Diller Rotary on sheep growing stressing no single dual purpose breed. He argues cross breeding has limits and urges government aid, lamb production focus, and careful wool trade considerations amid market uncertainties.
From the 1890 Tribune note Beaverhead ranch men marked Montana’s first Arbor Day. The piece mentions the free list conflict for ranchers, upcoming silver bill prospects, and local weather spurring grass growth as ditches supply water. Chas Hirschman’s improvised telephone caused excitement in town last week.
The Tribune notes over a hundred Dillon residents own bicycles as spring brought crowds to streets and many ladies learn riding. A Saturday fight between two cowpunchers lasted 32 minutes before arrest. they reconciled and rode to the range together on Monday. Easter parade brings bright carriages and new spring finery.
Engineers completed locating a permanent line into Alder, with L. O. Leonard predicting trains from Butte to the Big Hole and Boise within a year. Boulder bans skirts sweeping sidewalks. Dillon wakes to an earthquake at 1 AM, stirring residents.
A Paris newspaper draws attention to a still current law from 1770 targeting women who entice men into marriage by disguise or adornments. It states such actions are fraud and make the marriage null and void, referencing Pipe Progress.
A whimsical verse celebrates spring with imagery of buds mud and robin songs while a quirky line urges awareness of tire pressure. The text blends playful language with an odd slogan about fish tires and a reminder to check pressure every Friday for the weekend trip.
Elizabeth McElwain sues Elois McElwain in Beaverhead County Montana District Court for divorce. Defendant is summoned to answer the complaint within twenty days of service or face default judgment. Case filed in Fifth Judicial District.
Court records reveal a suit filed in Dillon Montana alleging willful neglect by a capable man who has failed for over a year to support the plaintiff. The document cites continued neglect and seeks remedy, with J. E. Kelly as attorney and Fred Rife as clerk.
Night coughing not to trouble you this winter as Foley's Honey and Tar Compound delivers balsamic pine tar and honey to inflamed throat surfaces. It coats and calms immediately no opiates or drying chemicals. For sale by Geo. M. Gosman successor to Potta adv.
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