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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1923
Page
9
A bank ad narrates a man’s missing will and the difficulties facing his widow and three children. It urges readers to draw a will naming the bank as executor to prevent court entanglements and protect minor heirs.
An exhortation urges readers to attend church next Sunday highlighting the refining influence of services, welcoming nonmembers, and praising local churches, ministers, choirs, and music while stressing freedom of worship and the church’s social importance.
The Farm bloc in Congress supports Henry Ford's plan to lease and operate the Muscle Shoals fertilizer plant in Alabama as a faster, cheaper solution for farmers. Opponents argue government sale and long-term low-interest terms, while supporters tout regional economic renewal and faster action ahead of broader shipping subsidies.
Editorial cautions the United States to restrain Japan amid rising militarism. It argues that public opposition could have prevented misery in many American homes and warns Japan seeks control over Manchuria China and the Pacific, urging watchful diplomacy instead of aggression.
A call to end log rolling in state government urges adoption of a single general appropriation bill and veto power for new expenditures. It argues for budgeting by total state needs, ending district pork, and treating finances as a unit for taxpayers and public welfare.
A governor suggests legislators adopt judicial redistricting as a bipartisan reform. The piece notes excess judge salaries and idle work among judges, with past influence from judges and local representatives hindering reform.
A public plea urges Governor Dixon and tax expert Nils P. Haugen to explain how new taxes can be levied without harming the people. It argues Montana does not need outsiders to teach tax increases and praises a wise approach to tax payment.
Senator Harmon of Gallatin county urged the public pay for 5,000 copies of the governor's message for free distribution. Senator Stewart of Deer Lodge preferred about 300 copies to meet demand, showing a wide gap between the two figures.
A historical brief notes undertakers making a habit of sending Christmas presents to doctors as part of professional courtesy. The item highlights social customs among trades and medical practitioners in the period.
The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department celebrated final payment on a new fire truck due next month. Eleven new recruits were initiated at a banquet and smoker at Odd Fellows hall, bringing total members to 42. Recipients received various fire, water and riding the official goat degrees.
Sale item described as a cream separator in good condition offered at a reasonable price. Contact Harrison & Son for details and location.
Small ad offering a cut-out slip to mail to Foley & Co. for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Payment requested in exchange for the trial items.
The text pitches Hall's Catarrh Medicine as effective for run down people, noting catarrh worsens with poor health. It describes an Ointment for local relief and an Internal Medicine Tonic that boosts general health, marketed by J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio for over four years.
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