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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1889
Page
4
A fragmentary piece blends a poetic homage to dainty slippers and a washerwoman’s daughter with a reference to Henry Savage Landor and his Morocco sketches. It notes Moor beliefs about portraits inviting souls and cites Landor describing Moors fleeing artists in bazar scenes.
A reader recalls how tempests and media hype over rain created a gulf between farmers expecting a harvest windfall and townspeople fearing ruined crops. The piece quotes a sour view from a rancher and a skeptical friend on the rosy press narrative.
The Philadelphia Times notes public readers command high pay with Mrs. Scott-Siddons earning 890,000 net for a season’s readings. Other tasters include Locke Richardson about 1000 for six readings, Sydney Woollett and Cable earning 100 or more per appearance. Authors now read from their own works for higher fees.
The Piegans and many northwest Indians are described as highly superstitious fearing the evil spirit at night. They avoid traveling alone after dark, camp near fires until daybreak, and link misfortune and disease to divine displeasure. Death is seen as transitioning to animal form rather than ending. Troy Times.
Brander Matthews narrates a Boston raised cowboy who adopts Texas grit yet retains Boston polish. While riding with a stranger a pistol shot kills an innocent man who he realizes meant to offer a drink. The cowboy laments the mistaken kill, vowing to respect the deceased’s last wishes.
A Youth's Companion excerpt recalls Gordon's India observations of a female monkey feeding a young one. The mother gently corrects a bread-stealing infant with a bow to the ear, then resumes care when a servant appears, mimicking human parental restraint.
Albert Hawkins faces a sharp taunt from a White House coach observer as he defends his position and recalls a remark by Mrs Harrison. A separate tale describes a Turk in Istanbul testing scorpions by a circle of glowing charcoal, leading to self inflicted stings and death, with six others similarly confined and killed.
A report in the St Louis Globe Democrat recalls an 1859 summer voyage at Key West where heat baked the deck and cooked eggs on pitch. The narrator, Mot Dry, notes the sun’s intensity as providing an almost blistering furnace aboard the vessel.
The article argues spring ailments respond to healthful outdoor activity. It favorably cites horseback riding as most beneficial for full body exercise while warning bicycling risks chest constriction from forward-leaning posture. The view is attributed to St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The New York Telegram outlines canvas types for oil painting including ticking primed with neutral gray and frames kept stretched. It lists portrait sizes such as kit cut 28 by 96 inches, 24 by 30 inches, and Bishop’s lengths 44 by 56 and 58 by 100 inches. It also notes Maud Howe’s remark about Eugene Fick and Timet dy the west.
An analyst explains a test to distinguish pure tea from adulterated tea. He says to place tea in cold water, shake, then boil and compare clarity. Pure tea colors the water and muddies on standing, while adulterated tea stays clear due to absent tannic acid.
U S Land Office Helena Montana announces Jacob Osentrug of Butte Montana has filed intent to make a root on desert land claim No 1536 in Beaverhead County with hearings set at Dillon on July 6 1888. Witnesses listed include William Haltenbolt Daniel Conrad Gustavus Winger and others. A second notice to William Pierce of Amesville Montana seeks final proof for homestead claim No 1az with witnesses Patrick Ziolehan James Mansfeld Walter S Burnett Patrick Desmond. Protests or evidence must be presented at the specified times and places before the district court clerk or judge.
Land Office at Helena Mont Mary 0851 notice is hereby given that the following settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof and that said proof will be made before the probate judge of Beaverhead County Mont at Dillon Mont on August 15 1880 viz August Pelper who made pre emption entry No Sasy Fortis SEig NEinSErg Sec 2 NW SW seen To a RaiG W He names the witnesses Samuel Davis Merrick Brown Mors D Jones John Kooch all of Wisdom Mont Any person who desires to protest against the allowance of such proof or who knows of any adverse interest under the Lue and the rewallers of the Interior Department why such proof had not been allowed will be given opportunity at the above place to cross examine witnesses and rebut the testimony of the claimant and residence.
Public notice from Beaverhead County Montana states Lawrence A. Brown filed a preemption claim on the southwest quarter and southeast quarter in township sections. The hearing for land proof will occur before the Probate Judge in Dillon on August 0, 1880, with witnesses George Poindexter and others. Any party may protest the proof or submit opposing evidence to the Interior Department.
The document outlines a public notice of withdrawal and land patent actions by a district clerk in a Montana county. It lists individuals including William W. Bepttes and Frank P Hauseband among others seeking complete irrigation and related rights.
Fragmented OCR text details final proof and land entries with references to Desert Land Office, Helos, Mean, Monte, and names such as Richard Z and George Tailey. The garbled lines suggest a publication notice about land claims, proofs, and dates, but most specifics are unreadable.
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