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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1925
Page
11
The Tribune notes in Dillon on July Fourth crowds were so large a register could not be kept. Cattlemen from old ranchers to young cowboys attended. Wool activity was quiet with Eastern Montana buyers bidding 23 to 24 cents but reportedly indifferent. Horse Prairie valley stretches 30 miles of lush grass, promising ample feed for stockmen.
Eugene Poindexter wowed spectators with an excellent display of trick bicycle riding at the Fourth celebration. John Sheser visited town for supplies, Er mine Selway sold valued wethers, wool prices reached a peak, and Dillon granted a water works franchise to George Metfen with delivery expected in 90 days.
Carl Decker and Miss Nellie Nugent were quietly married last Monday in a small ceremony with intimate friends. Ranchman George Baker and Miss Addie J Williams were also quietly presented in the same valley event.
Miss Glora Adams of the Examiner staff along with Mrs M E Barry and Miss Mayme Adams endured a thrilling voyage after the steamer Spokane wrecked on rocks north of Vancouver last Thursday night while en route to Alaska.
Real estate transfers recorded in the Beaverhead Abstract Company title books for the week ending June 27 1925 list parcels conveyed in the county. Details include grantees grantors and property locations as recorded by the firm during that period.
The article cites historic hail sizes claimed worldwide, noting reports of stones weighing half a pound and more. It mentions Namur in 1719 with six to eight pound claims, Father Hue’s Tartary account, an 1848 millstone-sized block, a 1100 pound Hungarian fall in 1802, and a jumbo stone near Seringapatam during Tippoo’s era.
United States patent and warranty deed records show multiple transfers of diverse Montana parcels. Grants and heirs allocations cover Dell Sage Creek Barratts Monida Dillon Armstead Bend Wise River and Big Hole basins with sizes from 72.84 to 640 acres and single lots in Dillon additions.
The excerpt urges personal duty to abstain from unknown harms and to clear one’s own conscience. It calls for daily correction of flagrant wrongs and contributing to the common good through steady, concrete actions, resisting rash judgments about others.
On the Ninth Thermidor year 11 July 27 1704 the national convention deposed Robespierre ending the Reign of Terror. The next day he and 22 allies were guillotined. An epitaph by a contemporary observer is cited.
An English gentleman recalls a 1829 invitation to a house party by rail. He describes railway travel as frightful and dangerous with instant death feared in accidents, yet the train reached a startling 23 miles per hour, leaving him with a lasting headache.
The dog named Prince wore a striking beard and glossy black fur. He accompanied his owner to a chemical plant and returned with pink whiskers, a moment of curiosity leading to a vat of pink dye observed by a New York World report.
A college student praises publicity as a force for change while Farmer Brown challenges its practical effect by hoping it will make the hens lay more eggs. The exchange frames public attention versus real farm yields.
Diggins mentions two young girls seen walking from New York toward San Francisco. Samuelson recalls seeing them alight at the depot after arriving by train last week.
A constable confronts a man in a mill pond over a no swimming sign. The man mocks the authority and declares his own action a death by choice, refusing to come out as the scene ends.
A Dillon reader testimonials how Doan's Pills relieve back pain and kidney discomfort. G Torgerson, a tailor at 386 Glendale Street, reports relief from weary back ache after cold-induced kidney trouble. Manufacturer Foster Milburn Co. advertises the product at 60 cents.
In a humorous remark Purdy jokes that if farmers can bell their cows then their calves can also wear bells, highlighting his whimsical take on rural life and practical humor.
Two travelers fake a search for a lost twenty dollar bill to cause a scene in a busy country hotel. The ruse quiets the guests as staff and patrons adjust to the request. Finland reportedly has 75 bookshops in cities, 219 in the countryside, 400 book stall agents, and some 600 news stands.
In a humorous exchange a patient asks about vaccination where the scar won’t show. The doctor jokes about delivering it in a capsule, noting current styles in the room.
A wedding reception sparks sharp remarks as a guest calls the bride and groom perfectly matched while another quips the bride is a grass widow and the groom a vegetarian, reflecting awkward social tension at the event.
Joke about a groom searching pockets for a lost ring ends with the inside coat pocket holding the ring and a dramatic reaction. The bride prompts a search while the groom fears collapse if the ring is not found.
In Ithaca New York a black walnut tree budded in May 1918 and produced its first crop of nuts in 1924 reflecting early 20th century horticultural success in the region.
A vintage ad offers Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound and Foley Pills and Cathartic Tablets in exchange for this cut out and ten cents. Potts the druggist promotes these remedies. Neihart Silver Dyke mine reports production at 500 tons ore daily with plans to raise output.
Two Caterpillar tractors deliver 30 million feet of logs to Polleys Lumber in Missoula with more tractors being installed as operations expand.
AnAdvertisement touts a flat bottomed ditching tool called the Hottell Ditcher with four sizes. It claims fast, reversible dirt throws and a flat bottom, usable at any depth or width. Available via James Kirkpatrick, Beaverhead County, Montana, from Denver.
Jed notes Sam seems prosperous and asks about wolves near his city home. Sam replies he lives in a boulevard apartment that bans animals in the building.
Mrs. H. M. Jenkins of Hibbing Minnesota claims Sorbol Quadruple liniment reduced her goitre by five inches and eased smothering choking and nervousness. She offers to share her story and directs readers to Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio or A. Potts druggist Hibbing for information.
In a sharp exchange Judkins mocks Perkins as a whipped dog. Sampson reveals Perkins' wife caused a scandal at the opera house by offering to hire the cook after the mistress quit in the second act.
A coy speaker sighs that life is a gamble while a bachelor candidly jokes he never knows where the next kiss will come from. The exchange centers on risk, romance, and playful uncertainty.
Great Falls City joins Cass County to purchase a hospital site. New Zealand shows 98 percent British stock. Shelby Ohio Oil Sunburst Norem well yields 4000 barrels daily. Glasgow Valley County reports 1001 acres beets with promising crops after rains. Midwest Refining builds oil pipeline from Lake Basinfields to Coombs Station on the Rapelje branch of the Northern Pacific.
An early government price control required bow makers to sell their best bows at three shillings fourpence each. The ordinance illustrates the use of state price regulations in medieval trade.
Before 1897 scientists considered the hydrogen atom the smallest known mass. Sir J. J. Thomson's later discovery of the electron redefined atomic scales, noting the hydrogen atom is about 1 800 times as heavy as an electron.
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