Dillon Tribune 1896 local notes and regional updates
The issue reports Montana weather contrasts with winter in the East, notes the Argenta cut-off route proposal to shorten Dillon to Argenta by five miles for under $3,000, discusses Sheep Creek Canyon wagon road feasibility, and highlights the Maher-Fitzsimmons boxing match setup in El Paso. It critiques a sensational Butte explosion letter, mentions Roentgen photography advances, backs Hartman in the silver vote, cautions Big Hole Basin annexation to Silver Bow, and notes a broad winter religious revival across Dillon.
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Argenta
Dillon
Religious revival influences city election
Conversation centers on religion as public issue with Salvation Army credited for starting the wave. People discuss preachers and beliefs as saloons and anti saloon factions loom for a ballot battle in the upcoming city election.
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Salvation Army
Montana Mining and Immigration plan urged at state convention
The Helena Herald discusses forming the Montana Mining and Immigration association to spur conservative capital investment, domestic manufacturing, and home farming, while avoiding wage-earner influx. A state convention is set for March 10 in Helena to discuss campaign plans and elect officers, with strong calls for state pride and unity.
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Helena
Montana Mining and Immigration Association
The
Herald
Montana
Ags
Finance and social welfare themes in a city letter
A reader urges plain talk on the gold standard and silver coinage, and proposes a working men’s home with a public library to aid the unemployed. He argues noon for humane measures to uplift West and readers, citing Tennyson and national betterment, then riffs on urban humor and faux news items about Chicago and New York culture.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Tennyson
Tam
Republic
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered With $100 Reward
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease and works by cleansing blood and mucous surfaces. It promises a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials, listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio and Druggists as sellers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & WO
Toledo
Quigg
I. W. UL. Dudley
United States
Elhuo Wing
Beaverhead County
Montana
Iron Mask Quartz Lode
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