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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1912
Page
5
Bureau reports November 1911 average receipts per mile at 1054 dollars, down from 1910. Freight and passenger services declined, eastern lines steady, southern up, western down. Net revenue fell 4.3 percent to 43 dollars per mile as taxes rose 12.7 percent.
A scientist questions the worth of the United States, challenging assumptions about its economic or cultural value and prompting debate among experts.
The column notes growing Roosevelt support from Lyman Abbott and Governor Stubbs while the Colonel stays silent. It reports a seven thousand one hundred fifty foot airspeed record and hints at practical uses for flight. It mentions a textile strike in Massachusetts with Syrians prominent, and cites violent repression in Mukden with police raids and abductions.
Some men pursue fame on the great county register by attempting a second registration while others ignore the process. As elections approach, these men retreat to a corner for a solitary moral reflection, receiving no sympathy from others.
The article questions the block system on railroads claiming these safeguards failed to prevent several rear-end crashes in recent weeks. It notes some incidents occurred on lines with the most complete systems and argues trains should be slowed or halted until the system proves reliable for public safety.
Mme Schumann-Heink says she admired American men so much she could not avoid marrying one but now pursues a divorce. The piece notes President Duniway’s appreciation for judicious advertising and mentions publicity in Eastern Montana papers over two years. Also references political feuds and a spring hint with garden seeds from Washington.
A Missoulian quote urges fruitgrowers to resist the new standard box and barrel. A western mayor, six feet two inches, was robbed by a highwayman in another item. The long man and short man joke frames the era’s streetwise humor as in the St Louis Globe Democrat.
Chairman Underwood argues a tariff cut on imported sugar would lower costs for homes while preserving $60 million in revenue. The piece contrasts free coffee, hides, and coal experiences, noting beet sugar growth under GOP policy and potential $100 million home production if all sugar were produced domestically.
The poem contrasts old style courting by whalebone whip and reins with modern car travel. A speaker laments that autos distract from romance, arguing a driver cannot court while steering and dust kicks up behind. Roy K Movutton appears as the author.
An old resident of Luss on Loch Lomond ascended Ben Lomond after a lifetime of staying near home. He marveled that the world appeared vast once he viewed it from the summit, remarking on the larger perspective gained.
A humorous exchange from a New York press note shows Mrs. Benham asking what a welkin is and discussing the term with wit. The brief vignette captures a light moment reflecting locals and language of the era.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. testifies under oath in Toledo that his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. The note, dated December 6, 1886, accompanies claims that the medicine is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. testimonials offered free. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
Secretary of War Stimson orders immediate abandonment of 16 to 18 army posts to stop extravagance and inefficiency from poor distribution of mobile forces. The list includes Apache Arizona Boise barracks Idaho Brady Michigan Clark Texas George Wright Washington Jay New York Lincoln North Dakota Logan Arkansas McIntosh Texas McKenzie Wyoming Madison barracks New York Meade South Dakota Niagara New York Ontario New York Wayne Michigan Whipple barracks Arizona William Henry Harrison Montana Yellowstone Wyoming Fort Apache may face Indian trouble and Fort Jay could stay as eastern division HQ and prison.
Mrs C J Martin of Boone Mill Virginia mother of eighteen children praises Chamberlain's Tablets after curing years of stomach trouble and constipation. She urges others to try them, noting sales through all dealers. Im.
Mr and Mrs Geo Woodworth arrive in the city on Wednesday for a brief visit, remaining a few days to see their daughter Mrs F A Hazelbaker.
The Modern Woodmen of America head camp approved a readjustment plan to raise life insurance rates, by a 406 to 307 vote. The plan, to take effect in a year, sets higher assessments for members under 54 and caps annual charges for those 54 and older, with options to pay reduced amounts by deducting from policy face value.
An advertisement asserts that more danger lies in a common cold than other minor ailments and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable way to shorten a cold. The notice notes the product is sold by all dealers.
Lewis E McNinch of Dell was in the city Wednesday on a business mission.
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