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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1897
Page
6
The London World discusses party follies at country houses where women seek amusement after a day of shooting. Games include dangerous ballroom romps, blindfolded billiard buff, stairway tobogganing on trays, and improvised football. The piece mocks excessive revelry and notes risk of injuries and broken engagements.
A speaker argues that a definite purpose drives success while contrasting clear, targeted asks with vague requests. He recalls a man who asked for 2 cents while showing 2 more, illustrating how precise intent can persuade. He notes limits when the request changes in scale, such as asking for a dollar.
A Victorian account describes the Mareotis lake under Said Pasha’s reign, noting a salt crust forming on a nine by four mile body. The eastern part remains brackish while salt production flows from workshops and Bedouin crews, yielding Egypt’s entire salt supply. The scene shifts across the causeway with a Dead Sea like water, pink edges, and opal reflections, fading with autumn rains.
A detailed account of Professor A J M Tyndall on mind reading, noting he believes the power is inherent and untaught. He recalls a test with a friend in which blindfolded guidance revealed the subject’s thoughts, including a wife’s death in a chair.
The piece argues there is no universal perfect diet and that needs vary by person. It cites two meals a day or one meal for some, suggesting breakfast for early risers and lunch for heavy morning work. It warns against overeating after intense activity and excessive meals taxing digestion and the nervous system.
The text notes the Prince of Wales crown differs from other royal crowns by lacking a diadem ball or cross. It describes the golden circlets as jeweled with four crosses and four fleur de lis alternating and states princesses wear crowns like the princes.
The Sret mill for manufacturing cotton yarns was located in North Providence, by Samuel Slater, in 1793, reflecting early industrial efforts. The exchange hints at caution in modern times.
The report catalogs deaths and performances in horse racing and entertainment. It notes Gus Wilson's death, pacing horses like Franklin and Carya changing hands for thousands, and several two minute plus performances. It also mentions a roadster, a theater farce Nancy Hanks, and various bids, bets, and race outcomes with multiple era names and places.
The article traces historical meanings of words and phrases from encroach to nickname. It links dent delion to dandelion, Puasa to cat, huzzy to housewife, and slave to a warlike eastern tribe. It explains currant from Corinth and mummery from Mohammed, noting medieval shifts in usage and perception.
A glass funnel resists vinegar acids better than tin for filling crupts. Whitewashed wallpaper must be brushed with vinegar to adhere. To halt a leak mix yellow soap and whiting with water into a thick paste and apply. Clean isinglass stove windows with vinegar and water for lasting clarity.
Av enampeled acorn set in a diamond cup affords a pretty scarfpin. Popular seal charms are sardonyx, topaz and amethyst mounted in gold. Silver gilt and colored enamels afford gorgeous effects in houbom dessert and coffee spoons. Gold chain bracelets with pearls and turquoises, opal set bracelets, new muff chains in gold and silver. Fine gold chains punctuated with turquoises and pearls showcase fashionable jewelry trends.
A summary of reactions to King Oscar of Sweden as an umpire figure in international arbitration. Critics note his influence while fans and editors urge restraint in praising or challenging his decisions. The text discusses potential arbitration roles and planning to submit evidence from Stockholm.
A philanthropic woman visiting Sing Sing, with friends, argues universal education could curb crime. She questions a convict whose face shows intelligence, forcing a warden reveal that the man was jailed for forgery. The exchange yields a quip about misspelling bearer with a doubler as the cause of his capture.
A Lancashire laborer visits a doctor after feeling unwell. The doctor finds no serious illness but prescribes diet changes and warns against smoking and whisky. On leaving, the physician demands half a crown for the advice, which the patient refuses, saying he will not pay.
A humorous exchange from the New York Sunday Journal features Algy insisting Grandma wash my face less and Grandma defending her habit of washing three times daily since she was a child, noting the apparent shrinkage.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt presents a daughter asking why the period of newlywed bliss is called a honeymoon. The mother replies that the term may arise from a sweet lunacy or playful notion tied to romance.
A clipped exchange notes rumors of alcohol distilled from sawdust. One speaker mocks the idea while recalling a Chicago acquaintance who claimed to have obtained such whisky, saying it seemed made from the buzz saw itself.
A Chicago Record item notes a writerly girl displays dramatic ability by feigning sorrow when informed her boss must miss a week due to a cold. The quip highlights humorous workplace playacting and the era’s newsroom wit.
Bunson exclaims his uncle had both legs carried away at Sedan. Jimson confirms, saying the uncle carried them away himself, in a brisk retort.
A Detroit Tribune report notes a man lost a ton of coal yesterday and suspects theft, while others urge caution suggesting he may have misplaced it himself. The item reflects a local case of missing coal and possible theft.
A Chicago Record excerpt notes a dispute over character with line about Jones and a claim that Pye calls someone self made, reflecting media tone and personality battles in the press.
The fragment discusses a bell boy and a farmer with a bad cold in a humorous exchange. A New York World quote notes the farmer’s inability to smell and the joke about gas, while a separate claim urges a healthy baby to cry several times daily for lung exercise and nightly for the father’s exercise, attributed to an Xouk man.
A narrator in a snowbound scene recalls a life spent in sin and regret. On New Year’s Eve a man dreams of choosing virtue over vice and laments lost youth while seeking forgiveness before waking to find himself still young, grateful for a chance to change.
Maistre and Attanoux mission member M Bonnel du Mezivres argues the Sahara will become fertile as buried water tables beneath green corridors emerge. He cites past explorers like Lenz, Barth, Hearst, and Bluget finding lakes and vegetation, while Tuaregs adapt caravans to harsh routes. The 1897 model trend favors larger sprockets with unchanged gears per riders.
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