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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1888
Page
5
Thomas Stevens describes a Persian blood letting custom performed by barber surgeons in a village along an irrigation ditch. Men relinquish small quantities of blood from arm or mouth, often thirty to forty spectators watch as blood flows into the water, reflecting a long-standing practice observed in rural life.
In commentary drawn from the Saturday Review, writers lament the failures of quills and steel pens to provide reliable ink and smooth use. They note ink splatters, hairlike pen fibers, and frequent malfunction, while praising paper as a key advance and calling for scientific progress to perfect a perfect pen.
A man named Dye reports an axe stolen from his yard and quips about not splitting wood, while mentioning a prior incident and a doctor wife connection. The Detroit Free Press records the remark during a police HQ visit.
The national shipping register lists many prominent Americans as vessel names. Grant is on many ships, nearly a dozen carry Andrew Johnson, several bear Benjamin Butler and Winfield Hancock, McClellan has eight vessels, Robert E. Lee three, Jefferson Davis one, Grover Cleveland appears on a Boston boat and two New Orleans ships share the name. Blaine is on four vessels, Depew and Sherman each have one ship.
A mother reads to her child about animal behavior inspired by nature and imagination. The child asks for stories of bad animals to hear about their adventures and consequences.
A squaw living near Mitchell D T carries the suggestive name Woman-who-goes-out-of-the-house-five-times, noted by the Chicago Herald as reflecting traits similar to her pale faced sisters.
A quoted dispatch highlights the parasitic theory of infectious diseases as a practical advance, noting potential for future therapies and immediate value in preventive medicine. It references experiments with germicides and expects scientific methods to cure infections as doctors and scientists apply the concept.
A tale from Notes and Queries recounts the forging of the sword Dham for Antar the Bedouin poet-hero. When the smith proudly presents the weapon, he asks who will wield it the smiter. The chief declares I am the smiter and beheads the smith to prevent another sword Dham.
Reports from English papers note the United States adopts a writing telegraph that transmits by stylus over air to a receiving pen. The system writes in ordinary fashion and reproduces speech on tape for delivery, signaling a shift from conventional telephone use.
A Philadelphia Call excerpt discusses the dread of originality in society and the social cost of being different. It then offers horse care advice, stressing calm handling, consistent grooming, and kindness to animals to keep horses healthy and well behaved.
The Archimedes repeating gun, invented by a Portuguese inventor, reportedly needs no powder or compressed air. It uses a clever arrangement of powerful springs and allegedly fires as far as a standard army rifle, per the Chicago Herald.
A letter claims a positive remedy for consumption and offers free bottle shipments to readers who send their express and post office addresses. Signed by T Alsocua, MLC, from 181 Pearl Street, New York.
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