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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
8
An advertisement proclaims Ivory Soap as 99 47 percent pure, attributed to The Procter and Gamble Co. of Cincinnati in 1888. The notice highlights high purity and brand reliability for consumers.
Coroner Cashmore held an inquest into the death of Robert Ross who died after a day of illness. The jury ruled death from natural causes likely linked to excessive alcohol use and vapor bath treatment with wood alcohol. Ross had been an inmate at the poor farm and recently worked at a ranch. The county funded burial occurred at Potter's Field. A separate note tells of Irvin Rich shot in the right knee by cousin Ronald McIntosh with a 41 caliber pistol during a play session. The bullet was located and removed. doctors fear a lifelong stiff leg.
Pierson drug store manager Martin reports a strong run for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy selling five bottles to a customer. The medicine is praised for stopping coughs, healing sore throats and lungs, and providing quick relief during la grippe season. City Drug Store also advertises it for sale.
Justice Philips orders Fred Mayers known as Curly to serve 90 days in jail after a Saturday afternoon theft from Myrtle Vines. Officer George Taylor arrested him on a freight train bound for Butte where $14.85 of the $15 stolen was recovered. The remaining 15 cents was spent on liquor as he rode toward Butte. Myrtle Vines chose to drop the case, but Taylor pursued the felony charge.
Mr W A Hines of Manchester Indiana recounts a near death from measles related lung illness that led to serious consumption and bleeding. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with a complete cure and says he could not be without it.
Dr D B Goargile writes from Washita I T that four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of acrofula after years of suffering and failed treatments The patent medicine claims to purify blood and relieve eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils and running sores It stimulates liver kidneys and bowels builds strength and costs 50 cents at City Drug Store with a guarantee
Salvation Army barracks will host special meetings on the 17th and 18th of this month. Adjutant Gale from Butte will preside, and new recruits are to be sworn in under the 8. A. Flag. Attendance is free as the charge.
A Chicago Tribune tale recalls ex Governor Oglesby losing his papers and swords when his residence burned. A traveling companion hides a black bottle in a peculiar leather valise with banded patches, claiming it “great valise” can pull things out unseen. The valise once belonged to Bob Ingersoll.
A humorous courthouse scene shows a geo challenged applicant told to name the nation’s capital. He guesses wildly and ends with a perilous pun, eventually earning citizenship papers. Another candidate proffered a geography test about walking north across a lake and answering correctly with a practical bottom landing.
In the Dutch army swimming is a required skill for all soldiers and cavalry. Soldiers cross rivers with collapsible boats leading horses, wearing full war accoutrements and swimming costumes. Some officers have trained their horses and gear, with dogs carried over as well.
The sultan studies daily newspaper translations from around the world and closely reads foreign writeups. He is described as unwilling to suffer, once choosing to endure tooth pain rather than undergo extraction in slaves’ presence to gauge the severity of suffering.
A Maine man reports a novel soot cleaning method starting at the bottom. He makes an opening and fires upward a blank cartridge revolver, claiming the concussion blasts soot free. He also says burning zinc in a stove clears the stove and its funnel of soot.
A Washington Star excerpt quotes Mr Stormington Barnes reflecting on pursuing a youthful career in comedy. A sympathetic young girl consoles him, noting his talent for making people laugh already.
A preacher was gently reproved for a lengthy sermon this morning after an overlong address. He defended by noting he had kept to a half hour.
A Washington woman buys large quantities of premium English tea and hides it inside a petticoat lining to avoid duty. On arrival in America she endures uncomfortable travel yet passes through customs. Her husband mocks the notion and notes there is no duty on tea. The tale is recounted with humor from the Washington Post.
The article describes how the president is treated as a private citizen in Washington. Citizens rarely approach him on streets or in theaters, with only a hat tip or polite greeting when he moves freely. Sir Julian Pauncefote notes foreigners may misread the calm as democracy in action, but it is actually a high tribute to respect.
A conductor questions a passenger’s mental state as he stammers about asking for a transfer on Forty third street after the train passes it. Hamburg is cited as Germany’s richest city with tax data noting half a million residents and income tax exemptions. The French army is noted for temperance measures replacing alcohol in canteens with coffee and tea.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy for indigestion and liver issues. It promises to stimulate appetite and improve stomach health for those with poor digestion.
A dialogue describes a police force kept near 170 pounds with fat officers on long beats and thin ones on short beats. Fat cops chase suburban criminals who “get thin” next time, while lean officers catch offenders downtown, seen as a clever, if parodoxical, method.
A narrator weighs penalties from teacher and mother for going to school or staying home. He fears punishment either way and resolves to sleep instead, reflecting on the pressure of truancy and discipline.
A fragment from Jewelers' Weekly discusses a playful metaphor where a ringlet becomes a ring a locket a lock and a bracelet a brace, as Tommy explains to his father the value of small jewelry items.
A tea expert urges buying tea in quantity for longevity and flavor. Tea stored in a chest preserves its aroma and improves with time. In Rome’s Strozzi palace a marble book is noted for its extraordinary thinness of its leaves.
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