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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1897
Page
4
A Montanan letter from Ditton in July reports June rain delaying haymakers in a hot Alaskan road joke, notes upcoming summer normal opening and out of town students, and covers Montana finances with low June failures. It cites Helena gold shipments and Bryan speeches, tariff reforms, currency reform talk, and loan sentiment in eastern firms.
The piece critiques distant gold rush fantasies and notes U S politics with Populists and silver debates. It urges city officials to post street names at intersections to aid strangers, and warns that increased livery buildings worsen town confusion.
The narrative recalls Sir John Drummond Hay riding to catch a steamer from El Amish near Tangier with relays arranged by the Il Araish governor. He outran his escort, fought off a fanatic, and reached Tangier after five hours. The piece also notes early Pacific coast journalism with the Oregon Spectator (1846) and The Californian’s first issue (Monterey, Aug. 15, 1846).
The advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease needing systemic treatment. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, claiming it cures via blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any failing case.
The piece notes 1788 prospectus by Linquet de la Bastille on sound propagation through long tubes to converse at distance. It references 1854 L Illustrations by M Charles Bourseul imagining vibrating plates and a battery enabling distant voice transmission, with New York Tribune suggesting Boursen's claim.
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