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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
3
AP reports on Indian arrival and geopolitical signals from the era. The item notes key figures and institutions shaping regional affairs with limited readable context.
City council in regular session discussed salaries for city staff and the water works matter. The council postponed action on extending the water franchise time while considering other measures and referred related petitions to committees for report.
The article details high summer dress trends including lace trims on lawn fabrics, summer corsets of silk net with feather stitching, short boleros in cut work and embroidery, tucked bodices on Indian muslin gowns, ribbon sashes with long loops, pure white ensembles, Redfern beach jacket in cream, satin foulards in delicate colors, Valenciennes lace on many items, airy gowns and jackets with belted waists, and frequent use of gilded belt inserts for slender figures.
The report surveys instruments across cultures including the Caucasus Arabic and Chinese stringed and wind instruments and a Guatemalan marimba adopted by Africans. It notes varieties such as conch shell trumpets, a Chinese sona, and guitars resembling surveyors tools, with historical mentions from Nebuchadnezzar to Assyrian references.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Cathartic as a liver tonic that cures biliousness headaches fever piles and other ailments. It promises money back if not satisfied and urges readers to try the product.
A collection of editorials lampoons weather forecasters in Indianapolis Chicago and Washington. Writers mock reliance on kites hypnosis and overconfident predictions while urging steadier accurate forecasts for the public. The piece blends humor with critique of meteorology reporting.
A compilation of satirical quotes from major papers lampoons politicians before elections. Remarks compare faith and airships, define a statesman as someone who endorses and secures appointment, and note the flood of job seekers with governors’ badges appearing in southwest Georgia.
Diamonds remain highly fashionable with heavy wear. Bicycle brooches lead the trend, some depicting the full bicycle while others show a single wheel. A white skid belt features enamel and linked small gold chains.
A macabre verse from the Boston Courier catalogs a string of misfortunes and dangers. It mentions mosquito bites poison ivy a tree falling on a Patrick the skull cracked and a nurse suffering agony. The verses urge haste to fetch a doctor and a hearse if needed.
A dramatic courtroom moment reports a man named Ang loudly swearing in the corner for half an hour. The bailiff explains the disturbance to the judge who deems it a clear offense against court decorum. The prosecuting attorney calls it contempt of court.
Fragmentary dialogue features a speaker claiming to be an airship pilot and interacts with a woman. The jumbled text references a public figure or profession and mentions a Free Press. The snippet captures a quirky exchange rather than a clear news event.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a romantic and awkward encounter with a young woman described as fair and shy. The narrator reflects on a brief bond, a garden hose incident, and a comment on age boundaries, ending with a wistful, surreal tone.
In a Washington Star excerpt a young detective cries I think I've found the criminal as his partner scowls, noting they are not chasing a person but Glows, a trio believed connected to the case.
A playful note describes a woman packing after summer ends. Two large baggage trucks haul trunks to the train while a bathing suit left on a wall is mailed home via town mail service as a quirky closing scene.
In a terse dialogue, Superintendent notes the applicant is married and prefers a single man for the role. The applicant proposes adjusting by using any voice, and introduces himself as Blutter in a candid exchange.
A Georgia pessimist vents in a stark verse quoted from the Atlanta Constitution. The poem laments life as a losing battle and uses stark images such as All human flesh is grass and a call to drive up the hungry cattle.
Dialogues reveal Edith questions about attire while Edith explains the town is muddy. The exchange emphasizes social expectations of dress and propriety amid a dirty setting.
A remarkable tale from Nuggeta reports a young man bearing two heads, one belonging to his sweetheart and the other to himself. Observers are told it is not a natural mutation, but a known circumstance central to the strange account.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution notes a hurried welcome for a summer author. It mentions a July moment where a woman gave him a freezing glance and spoke in soft tones, shaping the impression surrounding the visit.
A Detroit Free Press quote laments constant reading as life too brief to sleep or eat. It argues a man could not keep up if he tried to read all he thinks to read when scanning newspapers again.
Arthur was named as the best man at a wedding. Fred’s father paid the minister, flowers, caterer and music for the entire wedding celebration.
A brief exchange quotes a man praising a yacht while a woman dismisses it and suggests a smack as an alternative, capturing a playful seaside debate on vessels. The Richmond Dispatch accounts for the exchange with period tone.
Fragmentary newspaper snippet notes a court scene described as a scorcher with a suspended sentence. It references a girl and asks why she should not affect the susceptible, quoting the New York Sun style.
Maud played late into the night drawing admiration as her father slept, while Harry stole a kiss, a moment noted in the Chicago Record. The item captures a quiet romance amid a music scene and family boundaries.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an item titled Excellent Besson and reference to Maurier. Unable to determine full event or context from available readable text.
A New York chemist T A Slocum offers readers three free bottles of his New Discoveries cure for consumption and lung troubles, promising proven results and urging sufferers to write. The ad also promotes Ely's Cream Balm as an effective catarrh remedy, available for ten cents and from druggists or by mail with testimonials included.
The U S land office in Helena Montana publishes notice that William A Dark of Butte Montana has filed for patents on 51.08 acres comprising the Katharine L and Hillside lodes in the Beaverhead mining district with detailed survey corners and boundaries. The filing includes 140 A and 5150 A DB surveys and 0.00 acres nonmineral ground, stating official field notes on multiple corners and bearings. W I Cox Register and Jos H Harner A S claim agent sign the notice First published January 7 sixteen eighty eight or eighteen eighty?
G Sabre 1ses 5. LEE issues notice to Adolph Elfel J wi Merton T Ranang Moore and others as co-owners on the Eccentric and Euclid lode mining claim in Bald Mountain district Beaverhead County Montana. Labor and improvements totaling $800 were performed for years 1898 1905 1894 1847 per section 2824 of the Revised Statutes. If nonpayment of proportion occurs within five days all rights will vest in the co-owners who paid. Bedrock Montana January 15 1888.
The note urges inquiry into electric lighted steam heated palace vestibule trains running between Omaha Chicago and St Paul Chicago with close connections at Omaha and St Paul for the East. It offers rates, time tables, maps and invites contact with Downiyn Commercial Agent 212 Southwest Temple St Salt Lake City Utah.
A notice announcing Guardians' Account Books detailing full instructions for handling the estate of minor children. Indispensable to guardians and available only from Tripunz Pusiisaina Co. in Dillon.
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