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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1896
Page
5
An advertisement touts French Tansy Tablets as a remedy for painful and irregular menses. Manufactured in Paris by A. Augendre and sold only by D. M. Newbro Drug Co. of Butte Montana for $2 per box with mail delivery.
Beginning June 1 1896 the Salt Lake Tribune will lower the semi weekly subscription to two dollars per year while maintaining the current high standard of quality. The paper pledges continued leadership in the field and seeks inventors for named opportunities.
Special correspondent reports the opening of a new granite Episcopal church on Main Street in Sueripan. The service led by Bishop Brewer and Rev. S. D. Hooker drew praise for the edifice valued around four thousand dollars, with a treasury shortfall of only five hundred to clear debt.
A Thanksgiving night gala at Good Templar hall drew nearly sixty couples in a grand march led by Judge I. P. Gould and his wife of Twin Bridges. The Sheridan cornet band supplied music early, and supper at the Sheridan hotel followed. sixty five tickets were sold.
Albert Metzel stopped in Sherman on his way from Bozeman. Steve Mullinix circulated a petition for commissioner of Agriculture supporting Hon. O Edwards. Road Supervisor E D Marsh replaced Amos Eastman for bridge work near Twin Bridges. Martin Battle came down from the Upper Ruby. County Commissioner-elect Pat Carney visited from Waterloo. Walt Moore and Jim Pierce killed a deer near the city limits after five deer were seen north of town. O F Parmeter returns from Hossiland. The Montan mine resumes small-scale operations. A large audience attended a town hall program by the Episcopal church youth group featuring solos recitations duets and a farce The Jack Trust praised for performances by Grace Herndon and George.
Queen Victoria avoids repeating dresses. the sultan dines at sunset with national sweets. The Netherlands queen regent plans winter in Italy as Princess of Wales nears 34 years in title. Emperor Francis Joseph honors Carmen Sylva. King Alfonso of Spain nears a formal age. Kaiser Wilhelm hosts a birthday party for his daughter with 150 marks to an organ grinder. The Empress Frederick gardens at Friedrichshof and decorates with fruit trees and roses.
The anti high theater hat crusade is renewed in major cities. Editorials from Philadelphia and Chicago suggest women wearing tall hats signal a preference for attention and may resist removal during performances.
A string of society notes and rumors spans London, Philadelphia and Armenia. Niece of Stephen Girard Mme Eulauile de Villerol dies in Philadelphia at 97. Duchess of Westminster, a keen cricket bowler, is singled out. New York heiress Clementia del Valesco enters Dominican order. London belles Muriel Wilson and princely lineages surface amid duchess gossip. Vestry names Miss A Eliot sole woman sanitary inspector in Southwark. Countess of Annesley celebrated botanist and musician. Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain noted for social success. Henrietta Markstein praised pianist. Mile Anta Held rides and bikes, Trafalgar Square scene. Hymn writer Mrs. Alexander linked to bishop’s rise in Ireland.
The article compiles alarming mortality and disability figures from 19th century sources. It cites 65 per 1,000,000 blind births, December as the deadliest asthma month, German city mortality with 267,000 yearly deaths, rising diphtheria fatalities, U.S. blind and deaf counts, Civil War army strength and hospital rates, historic typhus in Ireland, cholera deaths across major nations since 1832, the Black Death toll, ships with dead crews, apoplexy trends since 1850, and Crimean war hospital entries for wounds and disease.
Professor Norton of MIT reports Roentgen photos of the liver heart and lungs clear enough for medical examination. A Parma boy aged 12 recovered after pericarditis treatment using Riva’s instrument to drain and wash the heart sac with borate soda. Dr M Lee explains a hydrostatic abdominal examination in which a full bath allows abdominal walls to float and ease palpation.
The piece cites satirical lines about women cyclists from multiple papers and notes Mrs. Charlotte Smith threatening to attack reputations. It mentions Salvation Army organizing four bicycle corps and jokes about immortals at risk as corps learn to ride.
A collage of racing notes from Arctic B to Persimmon covers deaths sales and records. Norval and Dictator lineage auctions, Readville plowed for future use, Saratoga possible next season, and various speed figures from tracks in Cleveland Manchester and Hartford.
New York Post notes very smart winter gowns with trains and velvet or satin ribbons. It highlights capes, jackets, and duchess style dresses, plus corded silks and velvets for gowns and wraps. Ribbons outline girdles, ceintures, bolero backs, and decorative bows on day and evening wear.
A collage of brief items from various papers includes Russia’s leverage in Europe, a Chicago girl seeking 100000 for heartbreak, and reflections on Martin canals and Mertian cone tractors. Other notes mention British yachtsmen, a Connecticut woman’s bonds, hazards of overhead wires, an oversized apple pie prize, Roentgen rays in glowworms, and Defender’s steadfast stance on sticking.
Summary of various contract and partnership rulings: a new partner binds debts, profits from tortious agent actions are non recoverable by principal, insolvency consequences for failing to pay debts, retired partner liability for post retirement services remains, deed of trust with possession until default is fraudulent, and firm contracts of service survive partner death with continued business.
The piece traces sugar use and production from beets and canes, noting 19th century consumption growth, beet sugar origins in Prussia, and spread to Russia Belgium and Holland. It mentions 1847 and 1860 consumption per person, fashion shifts in candies, and health concerns about glucose in cheap sweets. It ends with sugar cane’s American introduction and global spread.
Lillian Russell delays in New York until February while critics hail J E B Dodson as superior to John Hare. Frank Carlyle tops W A Brady’s payroll. R A Barnet celebrates twin daughters. Elizabeth Marbury touts Bernhardt's La Duchesse Catherine to Fanny Davenport. Sparks shines in On Broadway praise. Rosenthal rehearses long hours for American tour. Brian Boru debuts in Baltimore to applause. August Van Biene sails Oct 24 after 1000+ runs in the U K. Davenport’s men seek work. Batchellor backs burlesque shows.
Upward of 4,000 corpses were cremated in France during 1805. Prussian blue paint is made from ashes of burned horse hoofs. Artesian wells were first sunk at Thebes about 2,000 years before our era. The Book of Mormon manuscript is in George Schweich’s possession in Richmond Ray County Missouri valued at 100000 dollars. A pine tree cut in Pennsylvania yielded 8033 feet of lumber with 17 logs, top butt diameter 68 inches.
A creditor holds an insurable interest in the debtor’s use and business. Damages may be recovered for injuries to reputation and business.
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