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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
7
A barber recounts a gag where a drunken customer insists a fly is on his cheek while the barber shaves, only for the man to realize the fly was actually on the mirror. The tale highlights misperception as the man mistakes his reflection for reality in the humorous vignette from London Tit-Bits.
In Berlin Journal language a romance is teased between He and a rich banker’s daughter with two happy futures implied. A shoemaker and tailor hope for overdue pay. A Mary visits grandmother and discovers a peacock in the garden startlingly.
Rutherford B. Hayes born 1822 in Delaware Ohio died 1893 in Fremont Ohio. Civil War officer promoted brevet major general for gallant actions. He served a third term as Ohio governor and secured the 1876 Republican nomination. Electoral commission awarded him a one vote majority over Samuel J. Tilden. After leaving office he led the National Prison Association and chaired the states board for the instruction of freedmen.
Archaeologists find Cleopatra on coins showing a fleshy, bouffie face with an aquiline nose, while Roman historians praised her vivacity and wit. Critics argue beauty includes spirit and charm beyond physical form as Antony judged her.
A young east side physician sought help for a poor girl at risk of death and asked for Dr W T Bull's advice. Bull agreed to examine and operate, clearing the room himself. The grateful father pressed a four dollar fee into his hand, which he declined, feeling happier than from a thousand dollar payoff as the girl recovered.
On a Midland express halted at Derby station an American traveler asks if the town is Derby or Darby. A precise passenger notes the original form is Darby and cites old maps, while others insist Derby is correct in speech. A porter then shouts Dawby, provoking amusement.
The explorer Sven Hedin recalls a perilous trek through Thibet marked by extreme cold and strain. He describes pain from a single high altitude point causing tense, overwrought nerves and a heart near collapse while his party pressed on. He notes a rare moment of rest and an episode of drinking five pints in a single evening.
Patrons murmur at the phrase coined in a drunken aside claiming a literal pipe of tobacco. A bystander warns that the remark echoes a famous misquote, fueling speculation about hidden meaning and intent.
The Bureau of Animal Industry in Washington reports a discovered cure for locoed animals after testing loco weed treatments. Proposed cattle doses include three-twentieths to four-twentieths grain of strychnine daily, while horses may receive Fowler's solution of arsenic in half-ounce daily. A monthlong course and magnesium sulphate drenches are advised to counter constipation and toxicity, with daily epsom salt drenches or adjusted formulas. Reports on results from use are welcome.
A Rondon correspondent notes a pair of crows settling in Gray's Inn gardens. Benchers bombarded the rookery with poisoned eggs and later strychnine, yet the two birds began to fatten, died, and were replaced by a silent void. Then the rooks returned within days as if warned by telegram.
An observer describes presenting a letter of credit at a major Paris bank such as Credit Lyonnais. An usher seats you in a palacelike parlor, then a check is issued for the desired amount and cash is delivered on a silver tray. Cashing local checks uses numbered brass disks and a window system, requiring some French. The piece notes the need to understand the language to follow the process. It ends with a quip about an Egyptian king named Dumpps and the phrase in the dumpe reflecting memory of his tragedy.
The weekly market letter reports beef prices gaining 15 to 25 cents with heavies and good cows firming. Hogs rise to the season’s high average, with most between 7.65 and 7.75 and a top of 7.90. Sheep trade remains active and prices show a modest week to week gain.
The Pioneer Bank and Trust Company becomes Salmon Idaho’s third bank. Promoter W A McCutcheon Aries Gilmore Pittsburg railway ties launches the venture with 50 000 dollars authorized and 27 000 dollars subscribed. Gov B F White of Dillon is an investor. seven directors are W A Shoup J H Hockensmith Emerson Hill J R Wheeler J G Langdorf B F White and W A McCutcheon.
An apprentice sailor boy tumbled from the round top to the deck and was stunned but unharmed. The captain asked where he came from and the boy replied promptly that he was from the north of Ireland, as reported by the London Telegraph.
The Gilmore and Pittsburg Railway filed three deeds totaling 392 acres for 28902 dollars in cash. Deeds show W S Andrews 151 acres for 14614, E T Andrews 47 acres for 4700, and J M Steele 194 acres for 9698. The block is expected for car shops yards and round houses, marking a major local realty deal.
William H. Sullivan of Dillon Montana endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney complaints and lumbago after ten years of severe back pain. He credits quick relief and normal kidney function to the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Price 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
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