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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
3
The record lists ward by ward alarms and drill taps. It details general alarms with pauses and specified tap counts, a fire out with a single tap, and department meetings with three taps, a practice call with four taps, all described as standardized procedures.
A Garrick club supper anecdote recalls the theater manager joking that critics should be shot. Joseph Night responds with witty restraint, saying he would accept such a fate only after being invited to witness the manager’s latest work.
The article notes sixty two members framed the U S Constitution with Washington, Winthrop, Hamilton, and Madison wielding the greatest influence. It praises Washington's patriotism Franklin’s common sense Hamilton’s nationalism and Madison’s democracy as forming what Gladstone called the greatest work of the human mind.
The Philadelphia Press quotes Magiley calling Nuviteh ignorant and Wise noting Nuviteh’s knowledge fills a pocketbook. The remark highlights a clash between claimed ignorance and contained expertise in a brief literary exchange.
A brief exchange shows Granger and Timson discussing life at their house. Granger says they are nearly out of everything but debt but remain hopeful about the future. The dialogue reflects strain and cautious optimism.
The Pipestone Hot Springs Hotel advertises baths managed by a physician and masseurs with emphasis on rheumatic, kidney, bladder, liver and stomach disorders. It cites high regard from physicians, daily trains, and room rates from two to three fifty per day and fourteen to twenty one per week, twenty five miles east of Butte Montana.
The advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a safe easy remedy for dry catarrh and headaches, warning against irritants and praising fast soothing action. It notes the 50 cent size and claims no cocaine or mercury, with a painless application from Ely Brothers of New York.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as an arctic pinewood air remedy for catarrh with a pocket inhaler. It claims rapid relief and cures, praising early use and noting a $1 outfit price and Potts Deaf Guarantee refund if not satisfied.
An advertisement touts Profit and Loss as a growing mining investment magazine with 200 plus pages per month. It invites readers to request a free sample by mailing name to 2011 Profit and Loss Magazine, 1713 California St, Denver, Colorado, and claims independence and value.
A fragment from a 19th century biography notes Lincoln proposed to Sarah Rickard in 1840 at age 31, then 16, before Mary Todd. Rickard, later married in a western state, recalled Lincoln’s proposal but deemed history could do little good.
Former Senator William M. Stewart recalls visiting the White House on the night of Lincoln's assassination. He quotes Lincoln writing a note for him and mentions the last line Lincoln ever wrote. Stewart says Lincoln planned to take Mrs. Lincoln to the theater and urged a morning visit.
Former Senator Mason recalls Lincoln stopping his buggy to help a beetle over on its back. He turned the bug upright and remarked that he felt better for doing a good act giving that bug an equal show with all others on earth.
A brief dialogue fragment contrasts a parent teaching a child to take medicine with a child asking about corporal punishment in China. The exchange highlights cultural differences in child rearing and health practices with a mischievous undertone.
A New York Press piece quotes a collector on Brequet watches as marvels of beauty and ingenuity. It notes Brequet as a world renowned Swiss master who lived in France and highlights self winding models that powered by the walker's motion.
A New York Globe quotation laments postal punctuation decline. The postman recalls stricter ten year ago envelope rules with periods after abbreviations and punctuation after names. He notes many letters now lack punctuation and misuse dashes for periods and commas.
A southern Black man named Shin topp stood in court denying chicken theft. The judge pressed him on a feather bundle found in his yard the day before Christmas. He argued the feathers proved innocence since his wife plucked the birds after Christmas, a defense labeled as innovation by locals.
The author argues that certain pronunciations may be affected yet forgiveable, noting in vast cathedrals and halls with unusual acoustics that some syllables carry farther. The claim holds that using a ruse to achieve effect harms no one and eminent orators themselves may display such faults.
In a eerie scene a college boy strides through a desert toward a line of trees. He clutches a sharp ax and, with murder in his eye, swings it down. The first tree moans as the ax sinks in, and he reports mastering his first tree within minutes.
N S Wood offers baggage handling and light freight service to and from the depot and any city area with special attention to the dormitory and Normal college. Orders left at the Tribune Store receive prompt attention.
Be advised that all supplies must be ordered on official form from our office. Any claim not properly ordered will be rejected. Dated Dillon March 5 1907 by the Beaverhead County Board of Commissioners.
St James Episcopal at corner Washington and Glendale opens with Holy Communion at 11 on the first and third Sundays and at 7 on other Sundays. Morning prayer at 11, Evening prayer at 7 30. Sunday school at 9 45. Rector Rev S D Hooker.
Corner Pacific and Glendale streets home of Rev. Dr. A. B. Martin pastor morning preaching at eleven Sabbath school at noon Christian Endeavor at seven and evening preaching at eight o clock on the Sabbath.
Grace M. E. Church at Bannack and Washington Sts announces Rev. W. A. Winters as pastor. Sunday school 10 am, morning service 11 am, class meeting at noon, Epworth League 7 30 pm, evening service 7 30 pm, sacred concert first Sunday, prayer meeting Wednesdays 8 pm.
The church holds Low Mass at 8 and High Mass at 10 on the first and second Sundays each month. On the fourth Sunday Low Masses are at 8 and 10 30 a m with Sunday school after the late mass. Evening devotions are 7 30. Masses are said at Dillon on the first, second and fourth Sundays, and on the third Sunday at Lima and Melrose alternately. Rev D Forgy is Pastor.
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