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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
6
The Sunday preaching service will feature a Christmas choir selection not sung last week due to time. The minister will speak on a theme about a wise program for the New Zeal. The school will meet as usual. End of year gathering urged with large attendance. no Christian Endeavor meeting or evening program planned.
The Methodist Church presents a Sunday program starting with Sunday School at 10:00 and Morning Worship at 11:00 on Closing Out. At 6:30 Epworth League and 7:30 the pageant The Star features fifty church members with a star drill, Wise Men, modern life reps, and insights on the Star across twenty centuries.
St James Episcopal Church lists services by H N Tragitt Jr rector. Holy Communion at 8:00 a.m. Children’s Church at 9:45 a.m. Church School at 10:15 a.m. Morning Prayer at 11:00 a.m.
The passage notes Mary Pickford with a bobbed hairstyle, a modern look for her as she prepares for her first talking picture, Coquette, signaling a shift in star image and era.
A. H. McDaniel of Lindside West Virginia reports Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is the best cough remedy. He says a severe cough vanished after using half a bottle and endorses it for coughs colds croup bronchial and flu coughs and night coughs. Sold by Geo M Gosman successor to Potts.
The piece argues happiness depends on inner conditions, not outward gifts, and urges fulfilling duty to others and Maker. It emphasizes willing service, avoiding unnecessary burdens, and balancing old customs with progress to achieve lasting happiness, attributed to T. J. Simons.
After the Babylonian captivity Israelites formed a heaven concept as virtue reward, borrowing aspects from their captors. The idea grew from vague afterlife notions to a more defined celestial reward.
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infants ailment and colic. It claims twenty five million bottles sold last year and urges mothers to keep a bottle at home for gentle, natural sleep without opiates or narcotics.
The article notes that while bells are the traditional summons in many places, some European localities lack bells and use a key drum to summon worship. A crank operates a hammer device striking a drum box on rooftops, producing amplified clatter heard over long distances.
A criminal with prison records hid in a Vienna court by forging a diploma and an attorney license to practice. He defended numerous cases during six months before a judge’s investigation uncovered the deception, provoking citywide laughter.
Afton tribes practice tree worship seen as an intimate forest bond and messages from another world. The piece notes sacred trees in many cultures, wine sprinkling at May poles, oak reverence in England, mistletoe ritual symbolism, and links to Isaiah and Christmas trees with origins in ancient Egypt.
The article notes Pompeii’s famed Carmine hues are scarce among the Roman remains and the city’s walls and streets remain lava gray since Vesuvius’s eruption. It reflects on tourist expectations for vivid Pompeian red vs the somber, somber palette that now dominates the site.
The naval observatory explains moon visibility in polar regions during long nights. Moon stays above the horizon half the lunar month and below the horizon the other half. In winter full moons appear above the horizon, new moons below. In summer the reverse occurs with new moons above and full moons below.
Bernard Kellerman describes customs of Jarkent people bowing and placing a hand on the stomach, Hindus and Mohammedans greeting with tsalaams, Tibetans thrusting thumbs up, bending, sticking out tongues and shouting Cloolay, with day long polite salutations.
The term Notary Public traces to Roman practice where a notary was a shorthand writer recording transactions. In English and American law the notary now attests or certifies writings, often under an official seal, to make them authentic.
The article compares Mysore India wool blankets with real Navajo blankets from New Mexico. It notes Mysore blankets are three yards square and rollable through a bamboo rod, while Navajo blankets are entirely hand spun and woven by Navajo people, valued for durability and attractiveness.
The article describes a centrifugal machine spinning a basket at high speed with heated air blown through. Tarnished metal objects are placed in the basket and become bright in minutes. Wet metal from the bath dries and polishes simultaneously, requiring no prior drying.
A historical note describes a fish known as smoodfish that builds small nests in mud during low water. The fish wait as river levels rise, then emerge when the water returns, creating clumps of mud containing live specimens.
The Port of London Authority runs a small army of semi wild cats to control rats. Once housed at the docks, the cats now live under watchful care after a failed economy move reduced feeding and housing, leading to heavy rodent losses for the authority. They hunt by night and on holidays, avoiding human contact.
Manhattan magnate Robert Edwards heirs claim a vast estate tied to a 18th century English shipmaster who received land in old New York from King George. The heirs allege a grant bordered Christopher Spring and Greenwich streets and later passed to Trinity Church Buriars. about 125 heirs, mainly in Virginia and North Carolina, sued Trinity Church years ago. The suit was dismissed, but some heirs persist in seeking the dead mariner’s rights.
The piece notes Herbert Thurston’s view that the Angelus origins are hard to trace with confidence. It states midday and morning Angelus appeared later than the evening, the midday form was not just a copy, and three Hail Marys at sunset spread across Europe by the 14th century, with papal endorsements in 1818 and 1337.
Sculptor Jacob Fylstein attacks laziness not incompetence at a New York banquet. He claims many brilliant artists fail due to laziness and cites a London painter who mocks dreamers over doing the work.
The field daisy known as Day’s hue has many names such as trembling star and meadow pearl. It symbolizes innocence and infant Christ, and was carried by Burgoyne’s army to feed horses. It first bloomed on the Saratoga battlefield in central Germany origin.
A well known author endures a verbose challenge from a garrulous acquaintance who wagers that the writer will exhaust his material. The interceptor jeers at the prospect of earning a living once writing runs dry, while the author responds with a wry, patient retort about endless talk.
The text traces sealing wax from early use mixed with earth to give consistency. It notes Venetians brought Indian sealing wax to Europe and describes Indian wax as shellac based, colored with vermilion or other pigments, regarded superior to other materials.
An English patent awards a cane for hikers with a tiny bulb and battery that emit a red light for night visibility on highways enhancing pedestrian safety.
W G Seellig notes health is bound with faith and buoyancy as sister handmaidens, shaping a holistic view of wellbeing. The piece links spiritual resilience to physical wellness, urging steady hope and supportive community.
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