Dillon News Briefs Shine With Local Shoppes And Visits
Miss Millie Adams spent part of the week in Butte. Mrs Otto Schultz visited Butte at week’s start. Percolators and ten things at Tattersall’s. J C Brenner of Horse Prairie in Dillon for a few days. A V Birrer of near Lima in Dillon early week. Dixon Brown and family of Armstead in town Monday. Home grown flowers from Dillon Greenhouses. Melville Lougheed spent part of last week in Butte. Dr and Mrs Molleur of Virginia City were Dillon visitors early week. Frank Hazelbaker, president of Southern Montana Abstract and Title Co Dillon. Adv notes for auctions and supplies from Tattersall’s and local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Petterson
Butte
Dixon Brown
Near Armstead
Tattersall’s
A. Hazelbaker
Helena
Southern Montana Abstract and Title Co
Dillon
Montana
Frank Hazelbaker
First Love Lingers in John Burroughs Memoir
The piece recounts John Burroughs recollecting his first sweetheart from age five to six. Dr. Clara Burrus writes the semi autobiography and Burroughs recalls a hill run to the little pink sun bonnet and a nest made from hay. He vividly remembers the boyhood play near a barn and the imagined egg in the hay nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
John
Clara Burrus
Mr. Burroughs
Pouitrai’s
Teean
Tleanor
Local Notes From Dillon and Surroundings
Local items report visits from Idaho stock man McKingey of Salmon and residents Mrs Richard Freeman and family from Horse Prairie. Roy Murray of Butte Buick attended to business. Flora Craver Wright traveled from Medicine Lodge. Isaac Rife Frank Rife and Richard Barrett from Medicine Lodge ran errands. Cattle branded 707 lost or found by Chas Wilcomb Twin Bridges. Eighth grade pupils from county districts took exams with Miss Sutherland. Goodyear welt repair offered by Ed Ely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Rife
Frank Rife
Richard Barrett
Medicine Lodge
Dillon
Massachusetts Man Patents Hen Trial To Stop Perching
A Massachusetts inventor patents hollow rubber balls designed to fit over hens legs to deter sitting. The device aims to reduce roosting behavior and encourage hens to move about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
National Anthem Etiquette and Tax Payment Ties
A compact reflection notes that removing hats during the national anthem yields no benefit from Uncle Sam unless income tax is paid. It frames tax compliance as a prerequisite to civic gestures, signaling a pragmatic view of patriotic manners linked to taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Cleveland’s Posthumous Profile Through Five Minute Chats
Glimpse of James Morgan’s 1920 notebook notes on Grover Cleveland. Key events include a 1895 protection of the gold reserve agreement with J. P. Morgan and associates, Cleveland’s Venezuela message in December, and his death June 24, 1908 at Princeton New Jersey aged seventy one.
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Cleveland
J.P. Morgan
Venezuela
Princeton
N. J
Cleveland Ends Retirement to Lead Democrats Again
The 19th century era saw Grover Cleveland return to the White House in 1892 amid Republican backlash. He faced panics, repealed the Silver Act under secrecy after cancer surgery, and fought a bitter tariff battle. He pressed arbitration in the Venezuela dispute and defended the gold standard amid Democratic splits.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Chicago
Nover Cleveland
New York City
White House
Sion
Congress
Harrison
East River
New York
South America
London
Atlantic
Thurber
Best Workday in England and America
Richard Spillane reports in the Philadelphia Public Ledger that British studies show workers peak on Wednesdays and Thursdays with Saturday output low. Skilled workers stay steadier. atmospheric conditions affect productivity. Some plants close on Saturdays due to low output.
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America
England
Industrial Research Board
London Chronicle
Richard Spillane
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Dillon Implement Co. Board Meeting Notice
A meeting of the board of directors and stockholders is called for February 5 1921 at 36 North Idaho Street Dillon Montana to elect officers for the ensuing year and conduct business as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Implement Co
North Idaho Street
Dillon
Montana
Heavy Snow Regions Marked In Cascade Range
The article notes the heaviest U S snowfall occurs in the Cascades of Washington and Oregon and the Sierra Nevada in California. It recalls Armistice Day cheers and mentions income tax as a sign of real patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Oregon
Sierra Nevada
California
Mutual Confidence and Patriotism in Turbulent Times
A reflective piece questions faith in mutual confidence and tolerance amid conflict. It contrasts a shallow patriotism that fades in peace with the stronger resolve required in stress and asks readers about paying income tax as part of civic duty.
Birthday Celebrations: Ancient Customs Meet Christian View
The text notes that celebrating birthdays was once frowned upon by early Christians and highlights the shift in this practice over time as times changed.
Signal for Help and Morse Code Misreadings
The article explains the distress signal SOS may be misinterpreted as "save our souls" or "send out succor" though the letters do not stand for those phrases. It notes Morse code structure of three dots three dashes three dots and urges timely income tax payments for the common good.
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the National
H. H. Scarborough
Andrus Hotel
Dillon News Briefs
Millie Adams
Thomson Ave
Otto Schultz
Co. G. Gilster
Leadore, Idaho
Tatter‘sall’s
J. C. Brenner
Horse Prairie
Tattergall’s
A. V. Birrer
Lima
Hazelbaker
A. S. McDonald
Melrose
Dillon Greenhouses
Melville Lougheed
L. H. Lee
Leadore
Idaho
Mrs. Molleur
Virginia City
Maine
Adv
Peter
McKingey
Salmon -Last
Richard, Freeman
Roy Murray
Butte Buick Company
Flora Craver Wright
Chas. G. Wilcomb
Roy L. Powell
Northlanch
Miss Sutherland
Ely
Red Boot
Geta
Potts
James Morgan
Beaverhead County
Ther
Burke Auto Transfer Company
E. A. Burke
Propr
E. H. Brundage
Dillon Furniture DO General Furniture Distributors
Land Office
Gonoko
Pearl I. Smith
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