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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription rates in advance and states that notices of church festivals dances and other events with admission charges will be billed at five cents a line. It also lists address details for Tribune Publishing Co and editorial guidance for correspondence and manuscript submissions.
An editorial urges government support for private industry funding through war bonds and tax protections. It argues transportation, agriculture, power, mining, and oil require vast private capital to expand for national defense, with assurances of safe returns and protections from confiscatory laws.
Commissioner Harlan of the Interstate Commerce Commission urged a permanent policy to encourage capital investment in private industry. He argued that without robust industry the public will lack money for bonds and taxes, and called for war bond support and policies aiding industrial development.
The piece argues that demand for trained men and women will rise for a decade. It urges communities and parents to ensure their youth receive university and college training. Enlistment without training is discouraged. instead, invest in higher education for future military and reconstruction duties. Communities should maximize college enrollment among current youth.
Franklin K. Lane urges rapid conservation by using all available water power. He argues that new power demands should be met by installing hydroelectric plants and by substituting water power for coal and oil where feasible, within transmission reach. He stresses maximizing hydraulic capacity at existing plants to serve population and industry.
William G. McAdoo urges American citizens to invest a small share of the annual wealth increment in Liberty Loans. He promises 3 percent return, principal and interest tax exempt, with option to swap for higher-rate bonds if issued, framing the move as patriotic support for wartime credits.
The Commission on Car Service asks the Secretary of War, Herbert Hoover, and other department heads to require standard loading practices in government supply contracts. The move aims to improve efficiency and consistency in freight car loading across wartime procurement.
An advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the reliable remedy. It asserts blood action relieves mucous surfaces and promises quick health improvements after use. Testimonials are requested and sales are nationwide through druggists.
Uncle Sam exceeded the request to load freight cars to ten percent above market capacity. In most cases suppliers to the government are ordered to fill cars to full carrying capacity, a significant boost to railroads in their effort to increase effectiveness.
President Woodrow Wilson denounces Germany for spying and attacking neutrality while pressuring Mexico and Japan. He declares that a flag worth serving would be dishonored by inaction and vows strong defense of American interests and seas against aggression.
The article explains that oil shale and oil sand share original contents but differ in permeability. It argues shale requires distillation, yet its long lifetime and residuum under pressure may yield greater commercial value than a finite oil well. It notes safer investment prospects in shale given known thickness and continuity and potential profits from shale operations.
Dr. F. M. Pointexter, after eight months in a London army hospital and a recent return, recounts experiences from his time abroad. A lost infant wardrobe was found in a suitcase between Dillon and Cottonwoods ranch. Phone 7511.
A liberal reward is offered for the return of a small brown collie with black facial stripes that escaped from a freight car last November. The dog was seen at Armstead depot on Tuesday July 24 in the company of two boys aged about 10 and 12. For more details contact WM. Leesh.
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