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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
4
The Notice lists mail transmission details for a Dillon Montana issue dated July 21 1899. It names Eprrom Tribune as recipient and Fisher a Newsp advertising agent at San Francisco kept the paper on file.
The editorial urges Dillon's merchants and property owners to form a commercial club and pursue diversification beyond mining. It proposes a wool washing plant, a smelter for ore sales, creameries, poultry ranches, and an oat mill to raise local employment and property values. It argues progress requires collective action now.
A local city council proposes a $75,000 bond issue this month to fund a city water system and electric light plant. The editorial urges public support to improve water supply, attract residents, and foster growth with a commercial club backing the project. An elocution show by Miss Dennis and local talent is announced at the M E Church with admission 50 and 25 cents.
In a Washington Post snippet a girl relays a nickname for Percy Algernon. The chatter focuses on his name and the hope that he proves reliable, with the nickname Spud whispered by local men at the store. The dialogue reflects light social banter about a new acquaintance.
A tramp confronts a pedestrian in a tense street scene demanding a watch and money, querying if a policeman is nearby before threatening action. The incident captures a brief moment of street crime and the bystander’s response.
A poem in the Somerville Journal bemoans a selfish man in the open car seat who refuses to move or retract his feet. The speaker calls him the end seat dog and vows the world would be better if he were dead, expressing envy for the seat.
Scene at a west end boarding house shows Mr Smithers demanding the salt as neighbors ignore him. He raises his voice to request again. The table talk shifts to a latest scandal while the room awaits the Golden Penny.
It is perfectly reliable says Mr. Charles Holzhauer druggist Newark New Jersey. It has sold for coughs colds and hoarseness is safe and dependable and sold by City Drug Store.
The Oregon Short Line will sell round trip tickets to Salt Lake City for $15 good until August 2. The Salt Palace opens July 22, promising the season’s most popular excursion. Also notes on a lost sorrel horse, a Baptist Church program with sermons, Bible School at noon, and local mentions from Dillon and Bannack.
A German professor, one foot in the gutter and one on the pavement, is met by a pupil who asks how he is. He replies that he felt fine ten minutes ago but now he seems to be limping, a puzzle to the observer.
An elderly uncle bids farewell to his young nephew and the mother. The nephew asks about the present as the uncle mutters at the military moustache. Judy is named as the aunt or mother figure in the scene.
Mrs Yungkupple accuses her husband of neglect as he spends nights at the poker table. He retorts he values her as much but admits being away nightly. The exchange underscores marital strain tied to gambling habits reported by the Boston Transcript.
Mrs Younglove muses on whether absence makes the heart grow fonder as Mr Younglove admits affection grows when she is away at expensive summer hotels, while he says she is twice as dear when home.
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and nasal surfaces. It claims local applications cannot reach the issue and promises 100 dollars for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by a remedy, presenting Hall's as the solution.
A father mocks Fritz for his shaved head while the boy explains he paid just ten cents for the cut, a line from Fliegende Blatter.
A brief Chicago News item notes young Edith asks Mrs Crumpet how to make tea despite disliking her brew. The exchange shows curiosity about learning from a disliked source.
Dialogue excerpt from Das Kleine Witzblatt features a sparring joke between a mistress and her maid. The mistress questions a character named Rieke about throwing dishes at a target while the maid Declares her marriage plan. The piece captures humorous domestic banter.
Fragmentary note discusses self perception and intelligence, musing that a person may misjudge their own wit. The text hints at paradoxes of knowing oneself and whether claiming foolishness affects how one is judged.
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