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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
5
A Buffalo Express vignette features humorous banter about an old man refusing a drink due to a broken still and wry remarks on overwork and a Bolshevist retort, reflecting light newsroom humor.
The advertisement relates a sister narrowly saved from gall stone surgery after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. It claims the remedy cleared catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the digestive tract, enabling walking to church in three weeks. Potts the Druggist promotes money back guarantee with local druggists endorsing the product.
A Buffalo Express snippet shows a hapless man, drunk and defending his late arrival home at 2 A.M., while an old friend asks him to help gather evidence of violations of the wartime prohibition law. The tale reflects era slang and social scrutiny.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a remark on theater values saying drama may lose drunkenness and comedy, but seltzer siphon remains. The wry line hints at changes in stage tone or production style.
A Potts the Druggist ad invites readers to mail a slip to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets for coughs colds and croup.
Humorous exchange between Mrs A and Mrs B from the Boston Transcript about husband mail duties and a cigar case reminder.
John Wognue of Elberton Georgia reports coughing day and night with a sore throat improving after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He endorses it as the best cough medicine for colds croup and whooping cough, as advertised by Potts The Druggist.
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a home remedy for grippe or flu symptoms. It advises foot baths, a warm cup of the tea before bed, and promises a quick morning recovery if used at the first warning. The message credits A Potts for the endorsement.
Mrs Jack Wennett of Bannock Street Dillon testifies to kidney relief from Doan's Kidney Pills after long trouble with backache swollen joints and rheumatic pains. Four years later she confirms continued reliability and says she would again use Doan's for kidney attacks. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY ad.
A brief exchange shows an employer offering a weekly wage of 75 dollars but clarifying the job pays a salary rather than wares. The applicant asks for three quarters of a dollar and the employer notes the distinction in a brisk morning exchange.
No single remedy has served so many years as Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and croup. It heals and soothes eases hoarseness stops coughing that strains the body and breaks colds. Children like it. Contains no opiates. Potts The Druggist. Adv. Im.
The Houston Post reports ongoing discussion over a proposed tax on bachelor status. Mrs Longwed argues for taxing all luxuries while opponents push back on the bachelorhood levy as part of broader tax reforms.
An advertisement declares kidney pills from Foley Kidney Pills heal and strengthen disordered kidneys and help them do their work. The copy attributes the claim to Potts The Druggist and markets a relief for a half sick condition not fully sick.
A brief Buffalo Express exchange shows a settlement where one party offers article X and the other proposes article V. both sides ratify the compromise with mutual agreement noted as satisfactory.
W W Wells of Toquin Michigan reports relief from tiredness and aches after taking Foley Kidney Pills. The advertisement notes kidney-related symptoms such as backache side pains and stiff joints. Potts the Druggist promotes prompt action.
A proprietor recalls a bold sales loser and a legendary colored hack driver from a bygone era. A dilapidated cab, a veteran horse, and a rush to the station spark a comic miracle as the traveler narrowly catches his train.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports deaths from eating spoiled canned asparagus. Experts urge boiling foods and avoiding tasting spoiled canned vegetables as the putrefactive germs can kill quickly. Domestic animals should not be fed spoiled canned goods.
George Henry Corliss, inventor of the Corliss engine, was born in fasterton New York 102 years ago. He started with a boot sewing machine, moved to Providence Rhode Island, headed a steam engine firm in 1844, and in 1848 completed the Corliss engine which transformed stationary engines worldwide. He died in Providence in 1888.
A doctor notes that overeating shortens life while a farmer quips that pigs would live longer if they avoided being hogs. The exchange highlights humorous rural wisdom from a Cincinnati Enquirer quotable.
E. D. Grappe of St. Maurice La. endorses Fol ey Cathartic Tablets as a superior cathartic. The ad claims prompt action with no pain or nausea, cleansing the bowels, soothing the stomach, and toning the liver. It states the tablets are not habit forming and urges purchase through Potts The Druggist.
The Dil lon Implement Co. will hold its annual board and stockholders meeting on Saturday January 31 1920 at 2 oclock p m at 36 North Idaho Street Dillon Montana for officer elections and other business Mary Hester Phillips secretary treasurer
Gordon informs his mother he gave the baby his watch so she would stay quiet. The infant began to chew the watch, prompting the mother to snatch it away. Gordon explains the chain kept the watch in reach, and he dismisses potential danger with his father's promise of a better watch.
The Italian Libia now consists of two provinces, Tripolitana and Cirenaica, lining the north African coast from Tunis in the west to Egypt in the east. It spans roughly 9 to 23 degrees east longitude, with its northern extreme near 38 degrees north latitude and its southern boundary extending into the unmapped Sahara.
A student writes a brief sketch about baseball with a stray quote fragment and incomplete thoughts. The text shows an unfinished idea and lacks coherent details or events to summarize.
The Officer in Charge Navy Recruiting Station Salt Lake City Utah is authorized to issue Victory Buttons to all Naval Reserve Force members on inactive duty in the district. Eligible members who served on active duty between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918 may obtain buttons at the Keith Emporium Building Salt Lake City or via sub stations in Billings Butte Helena Livingston Miles City Great Falls Missoula Montana Rock Springs Wyoming Boise Pocatello Idaho and Ogden Utah.
Ada Tingley of Idaho, praised by the North Western division of the U S biological survey, excels in trapping predatory animals. She maintains six trap lines of fifty each and starts at 8:30 every morning using fish bait and a nearly perfect nine hundred potential accuracy rifle for coyotes bobcats wolves lynxes and mountain lions.
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