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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
2
Fragmentary timetable shows several train services with times and directions. Entries include north bound mail and express at 7 40 pm and through freight south at 11 00 pm plus local freights and mixed services noted in terse form.
Mrs. Mary Scien Mann, 81, wife of obame, died after a short illness in December at the creek on the wornorning. Born September 24, 1816 in Corinth Vermont, she moved to Montana in October 1863 and left a husband, three sons, a daughter, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Most relatives reside in Montana. one son and family are in Massachusetts. Funeral at the Poin Dexter school house with Reva Quttermole and Hooker officiating.
U S consumers buy Cas caretts Candy Cathartic at two million boxes yearly and expect three million by New Year. The ad claims Cascareta is the year round bowel regulator and urges purchases from all druggists with 100 250 or 500 per box and a cure guaranteed.
State and county rights for Lowrys patent air tight window are for sale. For terms apply to A Lowry or T J Munary Dillon Mont 33 lyr After hearing praise for Chamberlains Colio Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Curtis Fleck of Anaheim California bought a bottle and is enthusiastic over its work. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by City Drug Store.
Dror Montana December 7 1897 committee of Dillon Lodge No 7 A U W drafts condolences on the death of the wife of brother O O Robbins. The resolution extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved husband and directs minutes copies and notices to local papers and the Montana Workman for publication.
William Carr the child murderer was hanged at the Clay county courthouse in Liberty at 10 34 a m. He faced the fate with sobs and a sobbing, then braced himself as the trap released his neck broke and death followed within minutes. About 800 spectators surged toward the gallows area in a violent, frenzied display.
Governor Leedy outlines a plan to build a 1000 mile canal from Milk River Montana to Red River Texas to divert and control Missouri River waters. He estimates the project at 300 million dollars and says it would irrigate arid plains.
A Madrid letter from a leading Spanish diplomat rebuts Weyler allies and argues McKinley’s message does not attack Spain’s army honor. It notes Weyler’s recall was by queen regent, not U.S. pressure, and that Spain favors government. Filipinos celebrate peace while Cuba remains uncertain.
The piece exhorts vigorous outdoor sport devotion, praising lawn tennis for its spectator appeal and accessibility. It notes the recent international tennis tournament at St George's grounds in Hoboken where American players won by a slim margin and commends the English for gracious conduct, hoping for stronger ties between the nations through sport.
A lively dinner dialogue centers on wheels with playful bids and brand jabs. Guests praise a Boomerang while debating what makes a standard wheel and deride a Dodo and its Flimflam tire.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment shows two men misnaming each other with rhyming insults during dinner. The dialogue, marked by playful taunts and interrupted by exclamations, hints at a comic social clash.
The piece cautions physicians and patients about wines and brandies with high alcohol content used as medicines, urging use only under medical guidance and not renewed indefinitely. It warns against bromide caffeine preparations and headache powders containing caffeine and coal tar drugs like phenacetin antipyrin and acetanilid, noting they can harm blood with overdose. It also reminds that headache is a symptom of various diseases from Bright's disease to brain tumors or sleep deprivation.
The Pall Mall Magazine competition by Mr. Quiller-Couch awarded a guinea to the author who named the current master of English prose. Mr. Pater led with 81 votes, followed by Hardy 18, Stevenson 12, Ruskin 11, Lang 9, Froude and Barrie 7 each, Meredith and Kipling 6 each, with 4 votes to another contender.
A sharp New York Times critique mocks a list of writers including James Henry, Matthew Arnold, Sir Walter Besant, Conan Doyle, and Marie Corelli. It ridicules the idea of pairing Arnold with Corelli and jokes that bread and macarons are equally valued.
The piece describes Christmas in Denmark with a lighted tree on Christmas Eve and family gatherings. Adults receive gifts at table plates while children get tree gifts, roast goose is the main dish, rice is eaten before dinner, and apple fritters replace plum pudding. Christmas Day is religious. the day before and after are holidays.
The British Consul in Chicago describes an English Christmas as widely known, with country-house gatherings, dancing, skating, holly decor, mistletoe on castle walls, children’s games, and a traditional roast beef dinner followed by plum pudding. Church attendance on Christmas morning and caroling in some parishes remain common, while many customs echo American celebrations.
Special bargains list various clothing items with marked values and sale prices. Items include jackets capes undergarments dresses skirts fur capes wool wrappers fur capes and shoes for women and men, with sale prices from 3.50 to 12.50 and original values cited.
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