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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1893
Page
3
The Illinois exhibit features a brick and mortar cruiser modeled after the Oregon. It measures 848 feet long, 70 feet beam, 24 feet draft, with four 13 inch guns in thick steel turrets. It uses 600 incandescent lamps and powerful searchlights, and includes a conning tower, armor, and speaking tubes. Totem poles in the village are noted for their value and prestige.
At the World’s fair Santa Cruz Jamaica is showcased with the kolanut praised as a nourishing food surpassing coffee or cocoa. Jamaicans are planting freely and displaying dried banana and a wide array of tropical woods including mahogany rosewood ironwood and ebony in 340 specimens.
The Agricultural building overflows with attractions and the state pavilions offer valuable displays for agriculture. Notably, western states showcase extensive exhibits of corn wine and other soil products, marking the fair as a hub of agricultural progress and rural enterprise.
Thousands of Americans tour the Alaska exhibit at the World’s Fair for patriotic reasons, noting the Indian village deserves a visit. The war canoe, carved from a single red cedar trunk, measures about 50 feet by 7 feet. Other native boats, utilitarian tools, personal adornments, and a rich pipe collection are displayed.
W H Sanders of Alliance Ohio plans a steam wagon with a two horsepower engine mounted on a wagon and locomotive power attached to the rear wheel hubs by an endless chain for travel to the World's Fair.
A Detroit Free Press account follows Chimnie a scrappy street youth on a Sunday school excursion to a grove. He mingles with church children, faces scorn, but receives kindness from a minister. The trip changes him, sparking an affection for Sunday schools and summer outings.
The national and department offices for the G A R will convene at Indianapolis September, using the Indiana statehouse as a single roof for all activities during encampment week. The stone building with 10 acres of grounds will host official state business while veterans use the site.
A Farmers Alliance appeal urges Western farmers to send corn, wheat, and other staples to aid hungry New York city residents. It calls for free transportation, local relief committees, and coordination with Dr. David Rosseau for prompt distribution.
A rustic young woman asks Charley if he will love and cling to her always and he affirms with a playful line about freckles on her nose. The exchange shows a simple, affectionate moment between two young lovers.
In New York an apparent society tidbit notes Miss Catches nearing retirement to wed, while Mrs. Cheatem plans retirement from marriage to return to the stage, reported by Shockly.
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