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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1922
Page
8
January and February displays feature new Haverle fabrics and fine stitching by Philippines and France workers. Cotton batiste and namsook, pink tones, dhinitles, striped cloths drive demand for knickers and pettibockers as substitutes for petticoats in American underwear trends.
Local items from Dillon note Hubert Harris visiting Reichle and Scot Destroyer at Tattersall's. Advertisements list sewing machines and percolators at Tattersall's, with mentions of Stone & Stone candy, Dillon Greenhouses, and Tanlac claims. Several Dillon residents plus visitors like Elizabeth Sutherland and George B. Conway appear in short notes.
The text argues against the belief that babies learn words by hearing them. It notes that in many languages the syllable ma is common as a first utterance and may arise from unconscious exclamations. It cites Psammetichus, the ancient Egyptian king, who studied language development using goats to claim linguistic primacy for his people.
The piece discusses copper plate engraving enabling movable type and a Nuremberg Chronicle press with Durer and Pleydendorf as art staff. It notes early printers and claims the Chronicle as the first newspaper, contrasting with China’s earlier Printleg in 202 B C and mentions Columbus and the New World.
The Nuremburg Chronicle established a lasting precedent with a section for book reviews and portraits of prominent figures. It showcased images of women and saints and boasted more information than any single item, while printing leaders to boost their interests.
American Forestry Magazine notes red oak offers a tall symmetrical form with dark green leaves that turn a deep red late in autumn. The red foliage lasts two to three weeks and contrasts beautifully with yellow-leaved trees, brightening landscapes when paired with evergreens and other colors.
The Salmon Creamery of Salmon Idaho advertises Lemhi Creamery butter priced equal to competitors. It is churned three times weekly from Jersey cream and shipped to Dillon stores thrice weekly. If stock is unavailable, customers are urged to mail for prompt supply and fresh butter for every family.
For sale an irrigated cultivated farm two miles from Dillon with a new house timber water and shelter. Good land grain alfalfa dairy hog and chicken prospects. Prices and terms on application. C. Newman Stonehouse block Dillon Montana contact for buying selling or leasing farms or ranches.
A promotional slip offers Fol ey products including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Readers mail the slip to Foley Co at 28385 Sheffield Ave Chicago Illinois with name and address to receive a trial package.
The Argonaut reports that French delegates mistook cigar store coupons and green certificates for real money on arrival in Washington. They paid with large bills and small change, then grabbed everything and stuffed it into pockets, believing coupons and green certificates were valid currency.
Mrs. I. K. Olson of Superior Wisconsin praises Foley's Honey and Tar for all her family. She reports using it for her children and grandchild with consistent good results. The advertisement asserts Foley's is pure wholesome and absolutely safe and notes it is sold everywhere.
Lord Babbington instructs Zeke to reply with formal address. When summoned later the servant’s reply shifts to dialect saying My Gawd, what does you want now. This humorous exchange highlights class language in 19th century tone.
A reflective line suggests fame is a shadow tied to effort and ambition, arguing without striving there would be no vaudeville today. The piece frames fame as a ghostly lure shaping performers and audiences alike in show business lore.
General Pershing recounts a volunteer battalion once led by a rough commander. He doubted their discipline yet challenged the colonel to form and march with arms. the men responded with a wild display and a left flank march, winning an official commission for the self-appointed leader.
A Bridgeport reader endorses Foley Kidney Pills saying they relieve lumbago and backache. The ad claims the pills help kidneys eliminate poisonous waste and acids causing aches and pains. Sold everywhere with a Bridgeport address for inquiries.
A Washington Post note describes a messenger boy delivering a telegram from St. Louis to "The Man to Whom Humanity Is Most Indebted." He hurried from the White House to the Capitol, then to cabinet members, ministers, ambassadors, and postmaster candidates before slipping the note under W. W.'s door.
A reader from Adrian Michigan reports three years of a bad cough improved after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The ad claims it treats coughs colds croup and whooping cough and that children like it.
A reader from Alton Illinois recounts feeling tired and rheumatic pains improving after a second Foley Kidney Pills dose. The ad claims general relief of tired feeling and back stiffness, asserting the product is sold everywhere.
A Detroit Free Press item mocks extreme punishment for a Chicago man who murdered his wife over extravagance. It condemns the act while suggesting husbands read the report aloud as a cautionary warning to their spouses.
An old advertisement touts Foley cathartic tablets claiming to cleanse the bowels sweeten the stomach invigorate the liver banish headaches and relieve indigestion and related symptoms. It invites readers to try them and notes they are sold everywhere.
A terse exchange unfolds in a Detroit pharmacy as a woman, noting the clerk’s youth, demands service from the proprietor instead of a young assistant. She requests five two cent postage stamps, with no prescription involved.
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