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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1921
Page
9
A modest citizen and contractor died this week after a life of quiet diligence. He knew his business, honored his contracts, and fulfilled duties scrupulously. He did not seek fame or prominence, yet his reliable, upright conduct stood out as exemplary.
Andrew Birrer, a prominent rancher of Dell, was a business visitor here Tuesday. The piece reflects on editors revealing all news, noting common sense and decency keep items out of print.
A Youth's Companion excerpt relays Mrs. Cecil Chesterton in the New Witness describing German rule in Poland. A German officer in a Polish home joins a Christmas feast and later seizes a silver samovar, charging a fine for disobedience, prompting the hostess to defend hospitality against occupation duties.
In Alan Haute Garonne France villagers clash with the Ministry of Arts over a fifteenth century stone cow statue. Repeated sales to buyers have triggered clashes as gendarmes fail to move the relic from the Episcopal palace front. The peasantry plans to defend the cow with modern weapons as the palace lies damaged from war.
Bill Young, cited as running a moonshine operation from a cabin on North Idaho Street, was arrested by Sheriff Mooney and Deputy Ditty. He pleaded guilty and was bound over for district court with $100 bond, facing sentence next Monday. Three accused illicit makers also pled guilty, each sentenced to 10 days in jail and $100 fines. Judge Carroll warned future violators, and an order halted bootleg auto sales pending a motion related to confiscated vehicles from Western Motors Co.
The article notes cement bag contents can be recovered using a blower. From 1500 to 2000 sacks cleaned daily, two workers recover 1.5 to 2 sacks per 1000, reducing waste and adding about $2.50 daily credit to handling costs.
A New York Sun report notes hardware stores see surging demand for padlocks heavy chains and burglar alarms as crime prompts more residents to secure doors. A hardware man says apartment dwellers should chain doors and warning that professional burglars may still enter but extra precautions deter sneak thieves.
The article notes a sharp rise in women’s hair pricing over the past year with Europe and America seeing varied demand. It mentions women selling hair in America Britain and Continental countries and highlights peasant girls in France Belgium and Italy selling hair to dealers. The piece emphasizes hair types as fair to black and describes regular selling patterns in Continental trade.
R K Rambo, GM of John Silvey & Co Atlanta and ex president of the Southern Wholesale Dry Goods Association, pastes the motto Our loses are behind, let's forget it Our business is ahead, let's go get it on hats and stickers for all salesmen. He calls it a fine motto for retailers, jobbers, and manufacturers alike.
A satirical quotation compiles a string of imagined conditions to show the improbability of a universal peace and reform under the Wilsonian ideal. It lampoons political optimism by listing nations and behaviors, ending with a call for wide change before any utopian outcome is possible.
Barry the young son of Mr and Mrs Frank Caskin is recovering from a tonsil removal operation performed on Monday at a local hospital.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The copy claims the medicine has thirty five years of use and treats catarrh by acting through the blood to expel polyon and heal the mucous surfaces. It promises noticeable general improvement after a short course.
The legislature proposes a 4 607 054 dollar appropriation over 28 months dividing funds among the State University at Missoula the State College at Bozeman the State Normal College at Helena and the School of Mines at Butte. Allocations cover salaries expenses construction and program units across three periods March June 1921 1921 22 and 1922 23 with specific amounts for each institution and program including agricultural and experiment stations.
Misses Gladys Garr and Vera Norton, teachers in the public school at Lima, spent Saturday in this city.
JB Holtz and family leave Monday for Iowa to visit the former home of Mr. Holtz. Contact 722 2045 for details.
The paper declares 1921 will reward fighters with prosperity earned through hard work not profit. It argues easy profits ended in 1920, urging workers and merchants to pursue honest effort, stronger service, and competitive markets to secure lasting prosperity and personal discipline. Are we properly armed for the fray?
A bill in the South Carolina legislature targets itinerant merchants who hold large sales and travel with ware. It would require a $10,000 surety bond before each sale to protect buyers and other businesses.
Bible school at 10:00 a.m. supervised by H Cameron Gowen. Morning worship at 11:00 with the sermon Barning Salvation and What shall we do that we might work the works of God from John 6:28. Young people meet at 6:30 p.m. Evening service features A World Survey a stereopticon lecture on world needs by Geo. MacDougall the pastor.
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