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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
4
The World praises Herbert Hoover as the man who embodies the presidency in full measure. He has hands on experience, leadership in major enterprises, and deep knowledge of labor and economic conditions, qualities the Portland Oregonian notes remain strong since 1920.
A nationwide straw vote conducted by about 2000 weekly newspapers aims to reveal political sentiment in small towns and farms. The test will gauge how rural voters think before the November elections and reflect shifting winds across the country.
M. H. Brown of Pocatello, in the city this month, supervised the Oregon Short Line telephone construction gang at section houses side tracks and division points. He visited courthouse to see his old workmate John S. Baker with whom he labored on the railroad about forty years ago.
Frank Leroy was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Wampler and Chief of Police Nelson on a petty larceny charge. Laura Taylor reported that a watch was taken from her apartments. His trial was set for Thursday afternoon.
Circus goers on Saturday August 4 will see Miss Mamie Ward the only woman aerialist perform a double somersault. The Nine Flying Wards are billed as the greatest aerial combination, with Sells Floto claiming America’s Greatest Show. The Famous Hanneford Family and Miss Erma Ward are among other attractions. Siberian tigers and African lions appear in a mixed group for the first time in circus history and Peter Taylor trains them with noted nerve and daring feats.
Dr. Frank Crane argues that business art religion and science are interconnected aspects of a single human nature. He warns that ugly religion corrupts business and cruel business taints art and religion. He urges beauty in business and an education in values to synthesize all fields.
A touring act boasting strong word holds drew attention but fell quiet as speeches faded. The performer’s bold promise met unexpected hush during a public appearance, leaving organizers and onlookers puzzled by the abrupt turn.
The Manchester Guardian in Living Age quotes Swedes denying belief in souls while criticizing Western wars and postwar bustle. It portrays Sweden as isolated, practical, well fed, humane, and intellectually adequate, dismissing spiritual claims as unfounded.
A Kansas City Star piece recalls ratting in London where rats replaced bulls and dogs replaced matadors. It highlights Billy the ratter who killed 100 rats in five and a half minutes in his ninth match, totaling 900 points. Audiences enjoyed the squeals much as boxing fans relish a blow.
Indian names often describe physical features or historic events, while tribes rarely used their own names. The result is many places and tribes bearing enemy or outsider labels given by outsiders, sometimes resulting in unflattering names.
The Chicago Journal notes that thousands of Americans enlisted in the Canadian expeditionary forces during World War I. Five battalions formed the American Legion, initially wearing a unique badge before it was altered for diplomatic reasons.
The folding of printed sheets for books and newspapers was done by hand until Cyrus Chambers Jr of Philadelphia invented a practical folding machine in 1856.
The milky appearance of a snake’s eyes just before shedding arises from the outer epidermis separating from the cornea, causing impaired vision. This fuels superstitions that snakes go blind during late summer’s heat.
The encyclopedia defines Creole as the pure-blooded descendants of French Spanish or Portuguese stock in the southern United States and Latin America. It notes that English writers misapply it to mestizos or mulattos and that the term excludes mixed race or non Latin stock and Canadian French speakers.
A dog testified for its owners in a Nottingham court about an alleged assault. The man accused of attacking the dog and owners claimed provocation. The dog remained calm on the clerk’s desk, sometimes licking hands as magistrates ruled the assault provoked, not vicious.
Balance sheet shows assets totaling over 1.9 million with loans, discounts, U S government securities, and cash items. Items include reserves with Federal Reserve Bank, redemption funds, and checks on other banks.
The fleur de lis as a royal symbol cannot be traced earlier than the twelfth century and likely did not originate in France. It appears on Egyptian sphinx headdresses and served as an ornament for Greek, Roman, Spanish and English monarchs in earlier times.
A microscope with magnifying power of 3500 was shown at a Royal Society gathering in London. It can reveal interior organs of a microbe in impressive detail.
A line from the Woman's Home Companion notes marriages tied to travel to see Niagara Falls. The phrase evokes the allure of crossings and ceremonies as part of a privileged tourism era.
The Canal Zone area combines land and water to total 5538.8 square miles. The figure reflects the geographic extent of the Panama Canal Zone.
A Hudson New York man describes severe sleeplessness and back pain before praising Foley Pills diuretic. The ad claims the remedy has over 25 years of trusted use and guarantees satisfaction, urging readers to ask for Foley Pills diuretic through George M. Gosman.
In the District Court of Montana Beaverhead County a probate hearing is set for August 11 1928 at 10:00 AM to prove the will of George P Lossl deceased and to hear the application of Margaret M Lossle for Letters testamentary. Anyone interested may appear and contest. Dated July 21 1928. Clerk Fred Rife. Ady 30-32.
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