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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
5
A village priest birthday tribute ends in laughter as villagers each pour water into a communal wine barrel, assuming others would supply the wine. When the barrel is opened, it contains only water, exposing collective gullibility and the prank.
An exciting contest occurred on a 500 mile stretch featuring a motorcyclist's run against an express train. The event drew attention for its novelty and dramatic pace.
A Tit Bits report recalls a lone cyclist finishing a journey between Sydney and Brisbane 80 minutes before a train. A kangaroo ran with a locomotive for three miles in Australia. Stories from Britain tell of guards signaling trains then chasing after them, one missing the train by 11 minutes, another using a motorcycle to pursue.
An ancient coffin was unearthed in the Townhead district of Glasgow behind the Martyrs monument on Castle Street. It reportedly contained the skeletal remains of a man and sparked speculation he may be one of the three martyrs James Nisbet James Lawson or Alexander Wood who were executed in 1684.
The remains may be buried near the monument erected in 1818 and renewed in 1862. The three martyrs commemorated by the monument were originally laid to rest in a triangular ground behind James Nisbet Street, now unmarked as a sacred sepulchre.
Mount Pelee in Martinique, an active French volcano, erupted notably in 1762 1851 1902 and 1906. The May 8 1902 blast sent a 1000 foot rock through the crater dome destroying St Pierre and killing 25000 to 30000 people. A later fall eruption damaged Morne Rouge and killed about 2000 people.
An invoice clerk named Jones arrives later than usual. The employer, fed up, stops work and admonishes him. Jones insists the invoices were addressed to the wrong recipients and argues it would have been better to wait for his arrival.
Hester English, a French extraction, was a renowned choreographer in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Her performances endure in libraries and private hands, and she was regarded as the era’s most exquisite writer in her field. She married Bartholomew Kello, a North Briton, at forty and had a son educated at Oxford who served as minister at Speckshall in Suffolk.
Monochromatic X-ray spectrography allows definite distinction between real pearls and Japanese cultured pearls. The mother-of-pearl center in the cultured pearls forms a Lane-like figure, while real pearls show an organized ring pattern. The simple structure of real pearls contrasts with the double structure of cultured pearls, enabling immediate recognition.
United States Civil Service announces an exam to establish an eligible register for clerk or carrier positions at Dillon. Two vacancies exist one as substitute carrier and one as substitute clerk with salary 1700 dollars annually. age 18 to 45. applications accepted until January 6, 1926. dates shown on admission cards.
A Baker County agent ships a car load of high grade cattle from Wisconsin breeding farms to local buyers. The shipment highlights established stock quality and regional cattle trade connections.
The article urges winter health measures to prevent pneumonia, stressing warmth, protection from cold drafts, nasal breathing, and avoiding rapid temp changes. It warns against children wearing thin garments and advises turning chills into a warm sweat as first aid before medical help arrives. Next Week Diseases of the Kidneys.
The diagram shows adjustments at A B C D to fix sleeve fit. If the elbow bends and the sleeve pulls at the shoulder add a top section at D. If needed add tiny gathers at the seam F or a small bottom section at G. If the sleeve pulls from the front add a section at H, and if it pulls from the back add I.
Readers are invited to send dressmaking problems to Ruth Wyeth Spears care of this newspaper for solutions.
The article notes a shift in Italy where handshakes fade due to fascist rule, replaced by the fascist salute with the right arm raised. It also mentions in China that pigs are sold alive, suspended in hammocks on poles carried by two men.
Professor Ellerman of the University of Copenhagen died from anthrax contracted from a shaving brush made in China.
A 21 year old married woman in Southern Rhodesia may vote if her husband can sign his name and write 50 words in English. The provision emphasizes spousal participation in the voting act and reflects colonial era gender and literacy requirements.
An advertisement urges readers to use Foley's Pills as a diuretic stimulant to flush kidneys and remove waste. It claims to restore kidney activity and includes a customer testimonial from Samuel Brenner of Alexandria Indiana, with druggist Potts referenced.
Shelby Homestake State No 2 Dakota Montana No 8 and Rice Standard No 3 oil wells all flowing and completed within a week, reflecting strong early-field results and steady output across multiple wells.
A theatre audience was disturbed by a coughing attendee. An advertisement recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and hoarseness with a testimonial from Mrs W T Clary of White Plains Va. Potts the Druggist is noted.
An old advertisement touts a simple mixture of buckthorn bark and magnesium sulphate with glycerine as Adlerika. It claims stomach trouble relief in ten minutes by removing gas and expelling old waste matter, easing bloating and constipation.
Advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and promises recovery if inflammation is reduced. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine has cured catarrh and deafness for over 40 years and is sold by all druggists, produced by FH J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio.
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