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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1904
Page
5
A Dillon post office entry announces the Tribune Publishing Co will not bear employee debts unless orders signed by a manager are provided. The letter is destined for the editorial department and indicates second class transmission.
The Montana Republican base believes Theodore Roosevelt will win nomination at Chicago and carry the state by a wide margin. A county declamatory contest selects a representative for the Missoula state event, while Dillon promotes annual oratory and essay contests for student training. Arbor Day urged for trees and shrubs as Dillon emphasizes beautification, and Congressman Joseph M. Dixon is credited with advancing Crow and Flathead Indian reservations and state interests.
The removal of J. M. Kennedy, manager of the Butte Evening News, drew strong opposition and is said to be followed by Heinze’s consent to reinstate him. From here it appears Butte residents have tired of O'Farrell.
Residents are urged to plant a few trees this spring to improve curb appeal and shade in public spaces. Community groups organize tree-planting events and offer guidance on proper species selection and care.
Remarks from Senator James H. Berry of Arkansas in the Daily Congressional Record blasting frauds under the desert land timber and stone and homestead acts. He cites schemes where moneyed interests secured vast tracts via collusion and previous arrangement and notes thousands of acres held by individuals or corporations.
Editor Armstrong of the Big Hole Breezes emerges as a controversial landowner after purchasing property in Salt Lake City and California, drawing scrutiny over his motives and impact on the paper’s community.
The Western federation of Miners event planned for Butte may not occur due to the detention of President Moyer who is under arrest in Colorado. The report notes the implication for the miners' meeting and leadership.
A biographical note on Anthony Wayne recalls a letter from his uncle tutoring Isaac Wayne about Anthony as a boy. The uncle mocks his nephew’s academics and hints he may become a soldier, citing battles rehearsed by the youth at school.
The passage contrasts two kinds of impatience: one born of aging and illness and trivial irritations, and another sparked by the approaching end for men with a great ideal or fiery energy. It describes the urge to complete enduring work before death and the surge of vitality in late years.
The passage traces the misheard battle cry catehing a Tartar to 18th century sources. It compares Grose and an Irish soldier tale noting how a private soldier refuses to fetch a captured tartar, leading to a humorous exchange about who will bring him.
The text urges that strength comes from effort and earnest work, not frantic force or self pity. It views health as a personal prison built by thoughtlessness and lack of self control, notes circumstance and inherited tendencies may play a role, and calls for changing circumstances and outgrowing weakness through thoughtful work.
A schoolmaster and pupil exchange quips about chronic sleeplessness. The speaker jokes that insomnia has troubled him for years, while a physician labels a similar condition as neuris Insomnis paralaxitis, and another term is noted as Nthel.
Cartoon dialogue features Dick and Bob debating reading, with Dick confessing dislike. Bob teases him about pretending to enjoy books to please his mother, while the Boston Transcript style implies a humorous newspaper strip dialogue.
President Roosevelt approves Congress appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition to be held in Portland Oregon from June 1 to October 15 1905. The $5 million event covers 405 acres with extensive international exhibits including China Japan Hawaii Siberia Russia Alaska Australia New Zealand the Philippines and India. The United States exhibit valued at $800 000 will be moved from St. Louis to Portland with railroads offering low fares from Missouri and Mississippi river points.
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