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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1896
Page
3
An advertisement touts French Tansy Tablets as a cure for painful and irregular menses. Manufactured by A Augenbre in Paris and sold exclusively by D M Newbro Drug Co in Butte Montana for two dollars a box mailed securely sealed.
The Salt Lake Tribune announces a price reduction to 2 dollars per year after June 1, with the Semi-Weekly to cost 2 dollars and 90 cents annually starting June 1. The paper vows to keep its high standard and stay in the front rank.
A Madison County correspondent extols Twin Bridges as an agricultural hub near the Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers. The Orphans Home, opened 1894, cares for 61 children with on site schooling and dormitories, led by Rev. George Comfort and wife, amid 100 acres and ongoing improvements.
A collection of brief items from Sheridan and nearby towns dated August 18 1896. News covers Mrs McNulty traveling through Sheridan en route to Twin Bridges, Mrs Tom Duncan visiting relatives, a near miss at Hull mill when a gas retort exploded but caused no damage, Kennet mine near Virginia possibly closed, Rev Smith in Dillon for conference, health news about Riley Thompson in California, M E church women planning a raspberry social, wagers between L T Jones of the Walter House and a Dillon customer over McKinley vs Bryan, and Charley Walters countermanding an order tied to local politics supporting the silver cause.
Madison delegates to the Populist state convention in Helena were chosen by the county central committee meeting in Virginia. The list includes J J Lown Red Bluff A W Tanner Red Bluff W C McKaskell Poney J W Brook Blaine Thos Bird Pageville C W Birchard Twin Bridges Arch McGown Virginia D W Thompson Sheridan George L Hermsmeyer Sheridan. They aim to nominate R B Smith for congress and C W Birchard for state superintendent. The session was secret but indicates a straight party ticket this fall.
An old newspaper note warns against internal liquid tonics with mercury iodide or potassa for catarrh. It explains catarrh as a weather induced local condition and promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a quick, mercury free remedy priced at 50 cents, with a subscribe prompt for the paper.
Special correspondence from Pageville reports Mrs Murray and family in Sheridan and Helena, Lena Page and Lena Utley ill visits, a Dillon circus outing, and B Y P U remarks by Nellie Page. Travelers include Miss Mina Lizzie Page and Ed Page leaving for surveying work, with students eyeing Montana University winter sessions. Local socials, huckleberry treks, and Whitehall visitors also noted.
Crat Hartranft, Montana Republican, defends his stance on free coinage of silver. He denounces Miner reports as misleading, pledges to support bimetallism, and urges unity among parties. He predicts continued advocacy through campaign and public service to secure remonetization of silver.
The Atchison Globe notes that mourning suits a widow until remarriage, questions men’s willingness to fund wives, and jokes about women and money. It contrasts rural and town women at meetings, wages for poor men, and the press praising prominence of devoted wives.
Advertising room notes urge changes to be in the office by Thursday to ensure attention. Friday submissions cannot guarantee processing.
In Beaverhead County Montana the Fifth Judicial District issues summons in a civil case seeking 500 dollars plus 12 percent interest and attorney fees on a promissory note. failure to answer leads to default judgment. Also Governor pardon action for George D. Henshaw notes August 28 1896 hearing and publication in Dillon Herald with list of letters remaining in office.
The article argues that regular bowel movements are vital and that removing impurities from the bowels is as important as eating or sleeping. It warns that a passive body habit leads to serious danger and calls for maintaining daily bowel regularity.
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