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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1924
Page
11
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mr Blarney noting “You look sweet enough to eat” while Miss Flapper questions where to go. The exchange touches on payment and readiness, with a grim line about judgment day and hell.
A playful exchange centers on birthdays and birthstones with Mrs Wash saying it is the birthday and asking for the birthstone while Mrs Tubb jokes that hers is a grindstone. The light chat hints at domestic humor and a longtime house dialogue.
The remark notes that business thrives where it is invited and well treated, and withers where it is not respected. It reflects on how sensitive commerce responds to hospitality and fair handling by others.
A tenant says he heard the bell ring and jokes that the porter thought him dead. The exchange shows tense humor as the porter asks if he rang and the tenant clarifies he was merely telling the bell.
A Dillon merchant received a brief collection note in the mail. The letter refers to a prior debt and urges prompt payment with the line about tearing a letter and paying what is owed. The fragmentary wording gives little context beyond demand and urgency.
In a humorous dialogue a bank cashier greets a customer and a boy asks for a check book for a lady that folds in the middle. The exchange highlights a quaint, bygone day tone and social mores.
Ruth and a Camp Fire companion discuss pride in home tasks as the Girls promote the Camp Fire program. The group centers on seven crafts Home craft health craft camp craft nature lore business and patriotism. With about eight hundred honors available girls earn honor beads for daily tasks.
List of duties for Camp Fire honor students includes washing and wiping dishes after one meal daily for two months and cooking two Sunday dinners while mother rests. Other tasks cover garden work, tidiness, abstaining from sweets, sleeping with open windows, mending stockings, on time attendance, sewing a garment, and two months of Red Cross service or relief work.
The Sacajawea Camp Fire Girls held a Wednesday meeting on January 16. Honors were awarded to Georgia Metlen, Floy Kerr, and Ethel Jean Davie. The financial committee was appointed to find a suitable place to pose the play.
A brief note observes Myweetie’s overcoat as loud in style, complemented by a muf fler worn with it. The detail emphasizes the distinctive public appearance and accessory choice.
A storekeeper explains that jelly flavors are distinguished by labels but a grouchy customer admits he never tastes the labels, highlighting a humorous exchange about labeling versus flavor.
Jimmy complains after trying keys for half an hour to open the pantry. Tommy suggests waiting for Mom to return and ask for a treat for being good. The exchange captures a lighthearted domestic moment between two siblings.
Heebee and Geehee exchange quips about marriage plans as Iotta and Trotta候 discuss settling down. The playful lines mirror social snickers over love, money, and domestic life in a lighthearted patter.
A humorous exchange between a son and father clarifies ancestry. Willie asks what ancestors are, Pa explains he is one of his son and granddad's ancestors, prompting Willie to quip that people brag about them as if they’re achievements.
The regular weekly meeting on January 14 saw the committee fail to report but members offered many good suggestions for rides skating parties camping trips and wholesome entertainment. 1924 should be a big year for the girls. The Moscow Idaho Oil Company's well reached over 1100 feet. An eighty acre irrigated Dillon area farm is for sale fair buildings and water rights noted. Price 6000 with half cash. Ranches and irrigated farms of all sizes available. Phone 242 J.
W P Fuller & Co plans a 1924 statewide newspaper advertising push reaching 3.5 million readers in nine western states. An agent helping campaign will stock dealers, with every authorized Fuller agent named in ads to maximize dealer profits and sales of home paint and varnish.
Fuller agents and dealers will be first in line in the 1924 advertising drive. Merchants selling Fuller products have signaled they will advertise locally to showcase a full line. Direct coast distribution and 24 hour delivery aim to boost retailer turnover and profits in the paint department.
The Helena based commission announces a ten percent reduction in rates for creamery products and poultry affecting suppliers and shippers across the region.
The Canadian Western Gas company reports three wood gas wells located south of Foremost producing approximately 27,000,000 cubic feet.
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