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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1903
Page
8
A tall, 6 foot 4 inch traveler and his pretty sister arrive in Boston for the Fourth of July crowd. A city official explains reception plans and ticket discounts for events on the Common while the pair weigh balloons fireworks and his job prospects amid the throng.
In Boston a shy young man Goodwin and his sister Edith seek a celebratory view of the Fourth. Endicott, an air of dignity, offers a dubious money exchange and hints at a tobacco business deal. A suspicious man with a field glass watches as plans for a quick robbery of honesty unfold.
The Jacksonville Times-Union recounts Wu Ying-Fang joking about reciprocity during a discussion with a missionary on Chinese women’s feet and American shoe leather. He suggests boosting corset sizes and shoe popularity to raise demand for silk and mutual trade benefits.
A year before Philadelphia rang bells for the Declaration of Independence the nation saw its first piano crafted. The landmark instrument marks an early milestone in American manufacturing and cultural history.
The article notes Mulai Abdul Aziz born 1878 and becoming sultan after Sultan Mu Lai Hasan's death in 1894. It contrasts his era with European views and praises charitable Americans for subsidizing welfare worldwide, citing Philadelphia Ledger on universal neighborly obligation and self denial for the needy.
In Morocco the new year begins March 9 with a ram sacrifice at the principal mosque. An imam blesses the ram, a Moor carries it through streets while villagers throw stones and jeer, and the outcome foretells the year's luck based on the animal's fate at the cadi's palace door.
A recent foreign statistical return lists average lifespans by country. Sweden and Norway top the list with 50 years, Spain lowest at 32 years 4 months, England 45 years 3 months, Belgium 44 years 11 months, Switzerland 44 years 4 months, France 43 years 6 months, Austria 39 years 8 months, Prussia and Italy 89 years, Bavaria 36 years.
A German visitor in Philadelphia was bitten on the street by a seemingly mad dog. Bystanders helped, and the frightened man asked if the animal was mad, declaring to the crowd in a mix of German and broken English.
A brief exchange between a professor and a frisky junior ends with a mutual admission that Satan has hold of him. The moment captures a humorous school atmosphere and a sharp Wits-style confrontation.
In a murky cigar shop near a depot a gray clad man tries to seize Goodwin’s papers as Endicott and Mr. Graves observe. A city editor, Trost, recognizes Ike Bloom unmasked and offers Goodwin a job with a photo page after capturing the bunko man.
Mrs Oldcastle and her hostess discuss attending the grand opera with Josiah who has bought a box for every night. They plan to invite Daisy’s German teacher to explain the performances, underscoring their aim to display true culture.
An engineer touts Kemp's Balsam as effective against colds and coughs after a six hour head start by illness. He keeps a bottle in his cab and recommends it, priced at 25 and 50 cents at City Drug Store. A Paris churchverger reports a wild boar fleeing through church doors after being hunted the previous day.
An advertising blurb claims Kemp's Balsam cures consumption and coughs. It notes price 25 and 65 cents, with a trial size free, and says the City Drug Store sells it. The piece emphasizes a guaranteed cure and relief for all cases.
Travel copy promotes an eastbound summer route via the Rio Grande system visiting Salt Lake City Denver and Colorado scenery with good service and accommodations. It notes only one car change between Butte and Chicago via St Louis and invites rates and a copy of With Nature in Colorado by G W Fitzgerald general agent Butte Montana.
A dark and muddy complexion is said to improve with Lane's Tea. The ad claims it cures constipation, clears the skin, sharpens appetite, and rejuvenates the user. Sold by City Drug Store.
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