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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
6
Scrivener and Molly Stanton hunt a Valentine under an 18 cent limit with a heart on it and face timing delays. They debate gifts, then view a morocco case Valentine and consider if the recipient loves him before deciding the heart is the right touch.
A playful guide for valentine party games for kids includes a postman envelope game where a blindfolded player delivers letters and the next catcher becomes postman. Other options feature candy heart hunts with color coded points and a Cupid themed game without fixed rules.
The article notes a London printed 158 page book titled In Praise of Bishop Valentine filled with poems to St Valentine. It argues that this is a small sample of the huge modern outpouring of love verse tied to February 14 and that annual American verse compilations would fill a similar volume.
A playful poem mocks poetic crimes attributed to Saint Valentine. It laments missteps in verse while noting the poets strive for lofty heights. The piece intertwines valentine motifs with muses and hillside imagery.
The Jewish Talmud survives through dedicated Jews and John Reuchlin amid edicts from emperors and kings. Its circulation was banned by popes and theologians, with 12000 copies burned at Cremona in 1569 and 5000 copies of the Koran burned under Cardinal Kiminea’s order.
A decade-spanning portrait of Abraham Lincoln, showing the blend of intimate humanity and prophetic depth. Recollections from Horace Greeley, Voorhees, Saunders, Wornick, and others chart his fearless public stance, courtroom shrewdness, campaign prowess, and a vision of fate, with Cobden and Victoria cited in assessment.
The passage recalls Abraham Lincoln rebuking General Blunt for lynch law and noting the military’s support. Lincoln also responds to Carl Schurz, acknowledging blame if the war fails and expressing frustration at misaligned expectations.
The dialogue portrays a toyish competition between George Washington and Willie with a nine year old washings of traits. Willie questions if Washington even spoke a phrase of distress at bedtime while the scene hints at playful rivalry and childhood manners.
A Chicago Tribune piece explains toads lay large egg clutches with low hatch rates. From 11 545 eggs from a single toad scientists note only a fraction survive to tadpoles and onward to juvenile toads by late spring.
The New York Press notes department stores use showroom rooms to simulate home settings. A salesman picks a suit of furniture and porters rearrange adjacent rooms to place the item in a realistic layout. Shoppers see how a bedroom parlor or dining room would look, helping purchase decisions.
A lawyer recounts a dinner tale of a widow who coolly describes her husband being head cut off in a wreck. The anecdote contrasts her mourning dress with her detached calm tone and ends with a sharp punchline about the accident.
An advertisement argues the business rush harms families and promotes Mi o Na tablets as a cure for indigestion and related symptoms. It claims Mi o Na strengthens stomach walls stimulates digestive secretions and restores intestinal contractions with a money back guarantee from Potts the druggist.
Applications to graze cattle and horses in the Big Hole North National Forest must be filed in Dillon Montana on or before May 15 1908. The notice sets the season for grazing and requires proper forms and fees.
The Montana District Court terms for Beaverhead Jefferson Madison counties in 1908 are fixed to start on specific Wednesdays and Mondays: Beaverhead February March May August November. Jefferson January April July October. Madison March June August December. The order was issued from Virginia City Madison County on a Sunday in December 1907.
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