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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1899
Page
8
Mrs. Emmett Callahan sues for divorce on cruelty grounds seeking custody of their 5 year old son. The move follows alleged marital strain and a chaotic sequence with Col. Emmett Callahan becoming distraught, rumors of poisoning, and a late attempt to flee, prompting court action and police involvement.
Advert says there is no better medicine for babies than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy noting its pleasant taste quick cures and use in tens of thousands of cases with no recorded failures It claims to prevent pneumonia and croup when given early and to ease whooping cough by liquefying mucus Sold at City Drug Store.
Notice announces a going out of stock sale at the Butte Branch Store in Lima Montana with deep discounts on dry goods clothing shoes and notions. Readers are urged to attend early as stock includes trunks wallets pins pencils ink and various fabric items with many prices listed and bargains highlighted.
In a Detroit Free Press account, college fellows investigate noises in an attic and trap a rat inside a rolling jug. Big Hicks from the football team ends the haunting by kicking the jug, shattering it as the group reacts with fear and laughter.
Edward Bok criticizes platform women in The Ladies' Home Journal describing them as parasites who disrupt homes. He claims their influence wanes and who warned weak women, noting disorder in households and derision from husbands. The piece calls for the blot to be removed.
Advert says Dr King’s New Life Pills quickly relieve sick and nervous headaches by purifying blood and strengthening nerves. Easy to take at 25 cents per bottle. money back if not cured. Sold by Central Pharmacy.
The Dillon orchestra formed with A B Coon as leader and players including I Pasmore John Hirechman Samuel Haines and O F Jewell has practiced two weeks and made its debut Wednesday the 22nd providing music for Prof Schilling's ball at Dart's Opera House. The group shows notable progress and is expected to become one of the state’s best given the town's talent.
An advertisement touts Dream Vermitage as a purely vegetable worm expulsion remedy for children. It claims to improve growth, vitality, and sleep when worms sap a child’s health, with bottles sold by L. J. Williams for 25 cents.
The article traces wax seal use from noble origins to a general custom and lists color meanings such as white for proposals and crimson for business. It notes wax seals with a black handle priced at 85 cents and a par box of four sticks at a Tremone store priced 25 cents.
A fragmented note references a "Frightful Slander" and a will phrase, suggesting a contested estate issue. The readable bits imply a dispute over obligations or consequences tied to a burn event, with limited context on parties involved or outcomes.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt notes professional strongmen use makeup and posing to enhance image. It describes neck veins, body lines, and blue powder plus Indian red to intensify muscles for dramatic photographs. The piece contrasts private fitness with public presentation.
A bishop newly assigned to a remote diocese travels to outlying parishes to lead services. After a lively sermon, he questions the old clerk to gauge how well the rustic congregation received him, only to hear a humble, humorous rebuke about their simple church.
The London Chronicle notes that Martello towers on Essex Suffolk Kent and Sussex coasts were once formidable defenses around 40 feet high but are now mainly used for coastguard purposes. Their name comes from Italian towers built to deter pirates and a 1794 siege by Le Tellier at Martella highlighted their wartime value.
The council issued a decree on controlling glassmakers venturing beyond borders. It states if a workman carries his art abroad to harm the republic he should be recalled, and disobedience results in imprisonment and an emissary being sent to execute him.
A humorous scene as the chambermaid quips about a doorbell ringing at a quarter to ten. Madame insists the clock may be fast, noting the timepiece could be ahead. The exchange captures a light domestic moment from Echo de Paris.
A partial excerpt suggests small subjects or entities are described as nearly free from constraint. The text is incomplete, preventing a clear conclusion about context or specifics.
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