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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
7
A newspaper notice promotes dainty aprons as Christmas gifts and describes two fashionable models with dotted swiss and silk options. Also recounted is a dramatic account of a California vulture battling a rattlesnake in the Cocopah mountains, a high altitude encounter ending with the vulture securing its meal.
The article outlines dainty apron ideas using handkerchiefs and sheer fabrics with embroidered borders and floral motifs. It describes coquettish aprons, rose accents behind the ear, beadwork, and the transformation of handkerchiefs into pillowslips or head rests by backing with cambric.
A delicate white silk apron features an edge of the pillow ands with ribbon that matches the embroidery. A narrow hemstitched cambric ruffle completes the design, an exceedingly pretty cover that would fetch a high price in shops yet could be home made with minimal cost.
Captain Raabe of the Sixth Lancers is described as tall, middle aged, and cynical. During garrison duties at Commercy his remark about an executioner in evening dress sparked off a tense scene at the officers club. After another guest arrived in proper attire Raabe toasted the executioner again, drawing attention to his brutal irony.
An nals of the Liverpool Stage recounts an unrehearsed Hop episode where a weight lifter's cardboard weight mischief yields a clever three flip flaps feat to applause. A stout old lady at a station mocks a pigeonhole ticketing joke, shouting at a bewildered porter.
A brief exchange notes reduced train stops at a station to two daily one to town in the morning and one to return at night. The dialogue implies better workforce stability as a servant must stay at least one day, reflecting a practical effect of the arrangement.
A Kansas City Journal quip notes a woman faced with two suitors a press agent whose language charms but a traveling salesman who treats her as a valued buyer. The remark frames courtship as a market with persuasive rhetoric and transactional demeanor.
A comic London Pick Me Up exchange shows Mabel doubting Sam’s claim of anxious interest in hearing her sing, and Sam insisting he meant it since he had never heard her sing before.
A decorative hair receiver in heavy white linen with corn linen edge, padded and scalloped, fastened by two buttons. Satin stitch work forms the rosette of ribbon with loop and ends completing the finial.
A Boston Transcript cartoon caption features a father warning against following a good example while the son quips that he has the counterfeiter. The exchange plays on irony and the theme of unintended crime.
A Washington Star quip notes Mr Beetem’s debts keep him pacing while Dill collectors walk the streets, turning a comment into a streetwise joke about finance and relentless collectors.
An old gypsy woman in Paris hires a doctor to visit her daughter and offers payment in advance. She reveals a box of snakes, vanishes with the stolen money from the safe, and the $100 note proves to be counterfeit.
A Success Magazine quote urges a man to stop whining and confront hardship boldly. A Maymie dialogue with Maude notes a young Mr. Guffson's poem as not good, but Washington Star says effort matters as much as Shakespeare.
A Kansas City Times quip notes TV’s desire to enjoy wealth and contemplates a marriage idea as a tongue in cheek remark about television’s allure. The exchange frames media wealth as a social lure.
In a light exchange Ned jokes that Briggins enjoys trouble because he would rather umpire a baseball game than play as a participant. The remark highlights Briggins' inclination toward control and controversy.
Montana and the national forestry department face a legal clash over ownership and control of school sections 16 and 36 in townships. The dispute centers on whether unoccupied federal lands embraced within forest reserves fall under state or federal authority, with Attorney General Galen planning to take the case to the highest courts to defend Montana’s rights.
A Monida Montana notice reports $500 reward offered by R T Boarman for return of two horses stolen Aug 3 1909 from his barn. Brown mare about 1100 pounds with 6 on left jaw and H on right. bay horse about 1050 pounds nine years old with saddle mark. Saddles single rigging made by S J Haines Dillon MT. Arrest conviction of thief or thieves promised.
On June 4 and 1909 5 11 12 16 26 and July 2 3 23 24 August 13 14 and September 10 11 the Oregon Short Line offers cheap round trip fares to eastern points including St Louis and Chicago with a ten day transit limit and final travel by October 31 rates via agent inquiry.
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