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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1914
Page
4
Notice lists admission fees for church events and social gatherings charged per line. Card of Thanks and obituary poetry billed per line. Also states Tribune Publishing Co will not be responsible for debts by employees unless signed by the manager.
Rep John J Esch of Wisconsin warns that foreign imports at prices matching American shoes will erode the U S position as top footwear producer. He notes the industry exports over 500 million dollars and employs about 250000, citing a London made pair sold in Washington at five dollars as proof of competition under new tariffs.
The Wilson administration proposes a “rural vacation” for unemployed workers to harvest fields in Kansas and Missouri. Steelworkers say they want steady work for families, not farm relief, amid a general downturn blamed on tariff policy. The Wall Street Journal notes political tensions and a looming election as a potential turning point.
The article traces tariff changes from the Payne act to the Underwood law and compares import totals for boots and shoes from 1900 to 1914. It notes a surge in import volume after reductions, warns that kept hides on the free list and free boots and shoes would hurt the American home market, jobs, purchasing power, and overall business.
A financial trade note prints an advertisement for the Streakolite claiming it will run on gasoline benzine kerosine alcohol perfumery high balls or witch hazel. It says lubrication can be soap and if tires run flat or wind is out the reader should place a copy of Bryan's Commoner to drive home in comfort. The copy ends with the boast nothing wears out but the speedometer.
A nostalgic verse asks what shield of wages and employment kept families secure and happy, kept the wolf away, clothed them in AI style, and powered the nation with work, while lamenting the mill closure that ended pay and prosperity.
A lyric fragment questions who struck a blow with a one third vote and where the movement's influence could reach from California to Maine. It probes what will be brought back to reestablish dominion in the land and hints at a revived national prominence for hungry men.
A jumble of social quips and editorials notes on luxury versus need, advertising, and public tastes. It critics mail order methods, horse stable windows, taxes on incomes, and contemporary political remarks while citing diverse papers and opinions from Butte to Missoula.
The Tribune will publish announcements and names of all candidates for office from the announcement date to the August 25 primary election. A fee of five dollars applies for county office candidates, ten dollars for state office candidates, and two dollars and fifty cents for township office candidates.
Mrs. Pluma T. Burleigh announces her bid for County Superintendent of Schools on the Republican ticket. She seeks the office to oversee county schools and administration.
In a pointed column the Missoula Sentinel argues that burning witches and caging working girls in a modern fire trap share a troubling moral mistake, contrasting historic cruelty with contemporary confinement. The piece bluntly condemns both injustices.
Readers learn of Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to cure catarrh at all stages. The ad asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promises a $100 reward for any cure it fails to achieve, and cites testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and subscribes to The Dillon Tribune.
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