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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1925
Page
5
Gladys Baker presents a melodrama focused on Sallie and Ellie as they navigate romantic entanglements with married men. Ellie's defiant stance against unfaithful partners clashes with Sallie's caution, leading to resolve and a vow to reform. The scene ends with Ellie seeking a cocktail and Sallie planning a future, leaving the tale open.
Montana ranks among the leaders in county library service with eight counties providing books to residents. The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation notes eight Montana counties Big Horn Blaine Chateau Lincoln Missoula Rosebud Sheridan and Phillips. California leads with 43 counties. The program aids isolated farm families by distributing books through central offices branches and rural delivery. Book vehicles trek rural routes to bring reading material directly to farms.
Forecasts show Fort Benton Chouteau county planning 15 percent more corn and 10 percent more wheat than in 1924. A Dinka youth on the Upper Nile is described wearing copper and bracelets so tight his fingers go numb and useless.
A former Indian official laments a vast rat population in India. He argues religious beliefs hinder eradication, contrasting Hindu and Mohammedan attitudes. He claims reducing rat numbers would boost India’s wealth by about a fifth.
Under Solomon Israel grows into a commercial nation as foreign alliances shape trade. He aligns with Phoenicians and sent fleets from the Akaba Gulf port every three years to Ohir and eastern Arabia, returning with gold and oriental riches that greatly increase royal wealth.
The article notes a shift from outdoor brookside laundry to indoor washing via pipes and pumps. It cites Good Hardware reporting over 150 million dollars worth of electric washing machines sold in the last two years and says hardware stores rank as the third largest distributor.
A telephone message settles reservations by phone during crowded travel seasons. Travelers specify exact needs by telephone, receive an answer, and depart with assurance of a comfortable night at their destination.
Montana Wyoming and Colorado oil fields increase output by 2350 barrels daily for the week ending May 25. A Bolivian Indian is described with a bulge in a cheek from chewing a local quid made of tobacco leaves cocoa paste and wool ash.
A report states policemen at the White House must be six feet tall. An item mentions Bozeman Ground breaking on June 6 for a new women’s building at State college. Shelby City plans Main Street paving at an estimated $33 000. Minneapolis enforces a nine o’clock curfew by fire stations and city police. An old note recalls George Stephenson’s Rocket winning the 1829 locomotive tests with a 29 mile per hour speed mentioned.
New commemorative half dollars depict General Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson to raise funds for completing the Stone Mountain memorial sculpture. The issue aims to support the monument project and feature two Confederate leaders on the coins.
Audrey Louder Buck of Billings Montana releases Old Timer a poetry collection on Western subjects. The 18 poems are well written and readable and appeal to both Western and Eastern readers. Price 50 cents per copy at the Tribune Book Store.
A note from John W. Brogan of Adams Mass praises Foley Pills as the best diuretic stimulant for kidneys and claims kidney function improved. The ad urges readers to buy Foley Pills from Potts the druggist and notes the promotion dates.
Sir Robert Kindersley of the National Savings organization recalls a case where an elderly lady deposited worn but immaculate notes. She explains she spent the night up to 1 am cleaning and ironing them, emphasizing the care she gives her money.
The ancient custom of selling by candle endures in parts of England. At Warton grazing rights are auctioned annually by candle and at Alder Minaston the church meadow is sold every three years. A candle is lit, a pin marks the falling bid, and bidding accelerates as the candle nears the pin.
A parchment book in Vienna’s Dominican cloister lists deaths since 1410, though the monastery dates to 1226. The four by three foot leaves, mounted in a case along a corridor, offer biographical notes and historical value.
Chouteau fields show excellent prospect for beet crops while Harlowton flour mills resume steady runs with 200000 bushels of wheat in sight. Three shift operation needs 40 men. A Beeth oven wedding song manuscript dated February 6 1819 was found attached to another Beethoven manuscript in Leipzig during a search for concertos.
Expert F H Seeley from Chicago and Philadelphia visits the Finlen Hotel July 11 12 offering the Spermatic Shield to treat ruptures without surgery. He claims rapid 10 day opening ability and warns against elastic or web trusses. Seeley notes government documents and verified statements. Bamboo whistles tied to pigeons in China add a distant note of fluttering music.
In 1880 the first carload of butter was shipped to New York under Governor Hoard of Wisconsin, demonstrating the refrigerator car’s value to the industry and the nation.
The report states male inmates greatly outnumber females at about ten to one. It also gives a split for hardened criminals with 62 percent to 17 percent in contrasting groups.
Department of the Interior notice lists George H. Harris of Bannack Montana filing to prove up a stock raising homestead claim. He will present three year proof before Fred Rife Dillon Montana on August 20 1925 with witnesses James D. Harris Frank Kellum Oley Burd and Andy B. Pyle all of Montana.
A jumble of opinions notes Europe owes U S citizens billions, with profits from securities expected for decades. It discusses cancer myths, Prohibition shifts, a Shenandoah Arctic flight comparison, dietary habits, a suicide note leaving wealth to an ex husband, and divorce warnings in a brisk, era-tinged column.
David Cowan, a young Canadian, won five thousand dollars for the best essay predicting electrical industry developments from 1920 to 1930. At end of 1930, American Superpower Corporation will award ten thousand dollars to the writer whose predictions come closest to reality.
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