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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
7
The piece warns of the dangers of forest fires after a massive Ontario blaze killing hundreds, destroying villages and property. It urges strict prevention measures, cautions on fires, and the high cost of carelessness, while mixing in local notes on subscriptions and scattered current events.
A review praises Across the Continent as an artful, romantic depiction of the West’s awakening, detailing a 1400 mile Milwaukee Road journey. The luxuriously printed quarto volume features color photography, elaborate typography, and vivid scenes of railroad expansion between the Mississippi and the Pacific.
Proof that advertising in this paper reaches 6 000 readers is seen in the growing use of TriBUNE columns by Dillon merchants as they expand their notices and promotions.
Italy opens two Panama Expositions in Rome and Turin mirroring San Francisco and San Diego in 1915 as a precedent for simultaneous exhibitions.
The text suggests Pittsburgers who planned a ten cent raffle to auction a society belle could have stirred big interest if they had alerted international buyers. The fragment implies a speculative, sensational scheme tied to a wealthy social figure no longer specified.
The House Committee on Expenditures refuses to approve Frank B. Kellogg’s vouchers totaling 75000 dollars for services rendered and warns it will investigate each item. The move signals scrutiny of the trust busting official’s claims and expenses.
A Portland high school girl, never tardy in twelve years, may soon prove the old adage about husbands. The quip suggests after marriage she will join the famed "Ill be ready in a minute" class familiar to patient spouses.
Merchants push deep cut prices in select lines to draw buyers while wincing at the cost. They consistently advertise these sale lines and respondents reap the advertised profits.
London dispatches claim a frog tattoo appears on King George V’s chest explaining his cold demeanor. The detail portrays a surprising personal tattoo attributed to the monarch.
Readers acclaim the Tribune photograph of Montana Street as the best view of the main business thoroughfare ever published. The image was specially taken for the Tribune.
County Fair opens in early August inviting every Beaverhead County farmer and rancher along with their wives and sweethearts to prepare exhibits. Officials urge early space applications to ensure a banner display across all lines.
The Chief of Police and other city officials receive hearty commendation from the Tripune for their determination to enforce the speed limit ordinance.
The piece discusses enforcing traffic lamp rules and other statutes, noting several ordinances should be acted on or repealed. It comments on June brides in the Tribune and jokes about leap year forthcoming. It promotes the upcoming Fourth Animal County Fair with ample prizes and public participation urged.
Chief of Police Sassman issues notice on city ordinances for vehicle speed eight miles per hour inside limits and required lighting from sunset to sunrise. Prosecution of all violations will be pursued rigorously.
A compilation of editorials and quirky notes from Montana papers recounts opinions on Ad and Wolgast, a Luther letter sale for 25000 dollars, and various humorous observations. The remarks span civic, educational, and cultural topics with local color and sharp regional satire.
The Forsyth Times-Journal notes disquiet over the Billings celebration with a sham battle and the killing of cattle and horses. It questions the state board of child and animal protection and suggests horse killers be prosecuted like other violators while urging residents to seek cooler Montana mountains over hot seaside escapes.
Several fishermen spent a week in Willis and Butte outing at Mrs. M Reichle. Dillon visitors and local residents include W Thadowitch A Lingley John Strasser and Mrs W Bryan. Baying supplies sought in Dillon and first sweet peas appear signaling seasonal progress.
Miss Edna Garrison daughter of Mr and Mrs James Garrison was thrown from a carriage by startled horses while traveling from home to town. She landed on her head and shoulder and sustained a broken collar bone.
Special to Tribune Waterloo reports Clinton Zoeller returning to Reading Pa after a month with cousin Harry Wilhelm, shipments of horses, visits by Miss Annie Thomas from Butte and others at Valley Springs ranch, a Whitehall game loss, hip dislocation treatment in Salt Lake City, a haystack fire on Stevenson ranch, Needle club entertained by Mrs. John F. Bishop with guests including Miss McVickers and Mrs. Lovell.
An old advertisement asserts deafness from Eustachian tube catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It pledges 100 dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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