Local notices from Dillon and area events
Walter Jones of Twin Bridges visited Dillon on Wednesday. Jules Wenger of Jackson transacted business in Dillon. David Evans of Melrose and Mr. and Mrs. Knoll of Polaris stayed in Dillon the first of the week. Camp Fire Girls from Dillon headed to Elkhorn for a two week camp chaperoned by Miss Gelhaus. Buildings and rentals advertised include vacuum cleaners and sewing machines for rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jones
Twin Bridges
Dillon
Jules Wenger
Jackson
David Evans
Melrose
Frank. A. Halzelbaker
Virginia City
Madisonian
Justin Brundage
Centennial Valley
E. H. Brundage
Dillon Camp
Dorothy Gelhaus
Elkhorn
Gladys Scott
Roberta Roberts
Phyllis Scully
Nell Blair
Adelaide Gelhaus
Petroleum Output in Soviet Russia Holds Third Globally
Before the war Russia accounted for about 20 percent of world petroleum, and despite upheaval Soviet production remained third in the world. 1920 output reached 25.4 million barrels and 1921 28.5 million. In 1921 Baku district output reached 155 thousand poods, Grosny monthly 6.1 million poods in H2 1921 and 7.1 million poods in January 1922. machinery shortages hinder new borings and refinery and pipe systems are in poor condition. State entitlement rules reserve 80 percent for the state, 45 percent for domestic use, leaving only 25 percent exportable with payments through state banks or the oil office in foreign value terms.
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Russia
Soviet Russia
Engineering and Mining Journal Press
Baku
Grosny
Strategy of Lee Employed by Marshal Foch Highlighted
The Louisville Courier Journal reports Marshal Foch praised Robert E Lee as one of the greatest military leaders, noting Lee's purity of purpose and impact in World War I. Foch cited Lee’s strategy as pivotal from the Marne to Armistice Day, arguing his legacy rivals Marlborough.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Marshal Foch
Virginia
Robert EE. Lee
France
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lee
Ferdinand Foch
Robert KE. Lee
Marne
Joffre
Foch
Viscount Wolseley
England
Marlborough
Macaulay Spoils Wardrobe With Embroidered Waistcoats
Lord Macaulay the English historian and statesman had a mind full of learning and a wardrobe overloaded with clothes as Margaret Macaulay notes in her diary. He owned many embroidered waistcoats and was notoriously unhandy in daily tasks. During his India voyage he kept fifty to sixty razor strap fragments and once paid a barber with a quip about giving a great gash on each cheek.
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Lord Macaulay
Margaret Macaulay
India
Macaulay
Shades of the Laundry Dustup in San Francisco
A San Francisco mistress teaches an inexperienced Chinese house-boy how to greet a caller. Wing compares visiting cards with hers and announces the guest cannot enter, saying Tickee no same, no can come in.
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San Francisco
Wing
Everybody’s Magazine
Right Either Way: Anatole France Serial Mixup
Anatole France, about to celebrate his eighty second birthday, once received a serial commission. He collected installments and left for a holiday. On return he found the journal had printed the serial backwards due to misarranged editorial files. The editor claimed no one noticed the error.
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Anatole France
Paris
Graft From Scalp Replaces Mouth Mucosa in Soldier
A wounded soldier required frequent inside mouth haircuts after a graft of skin from his scalp replaced damaged oral mucosa. Surgeon Dr Percival Cole reported at the Institute of Hygiene in London that the graft caused many hairs to grow in the mouth, necessitating regular trimming.
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Percival Cole
Seamen’s Hospital
Greenwich
Institute of Hygiene
London
Why Milkman Was Late
A milkman explains his tardiness with a joke about counting bacteria in milk. An old lady asks why the delivery is late and the milkman replies that the law allows 25 000 bacteria per gallon and counting them takes time.
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London
Tight Wrist Watch Warning
A medical note warns against wearing wrist watches too tightly as it can cause localized neuritis in fingers and hand. Dr. John B. Stopford cites a student with tingling along the inner hand and little finger, with a tender point at the ulna styloid. Discontinuing the tight strap relieved the symptoms.
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John 8. Stopford
A Child Claims God Gave Her Dizzy Voice
A six year old plays a mother’s expensive victrola singing Dinorah as Aunt Ellen scolds yet smiles. Aunt Ellen explains talent granted by God and training. The child retorts that God gave her a dizzy voice in bold humor.
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Ellen
Mme. Gall Carel
Elen
Bootleg Liquor Trade Returns Ahead of Prohibition
John J D Appleby, prohibition agent for the New York and New Jersey district, says illicit liquor is being moved back from abroad and stored locally. He puts legitimate market value at 300 million dollars and bootlegger potential at 1 billion, yielding about 233 percent profit under the law of supply and demand.
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John JD. Appleby
New York and
New Jersey
Inflation Drives March German Prices Up Sharply
In the last week of March Germany added 8.496 billion marks to its currency in circulation. Prices rose about 20 percent as money supply expanded, underscoring inflation dynamics and the difficulty of obtaining money when scarce. The piece notes a gambling-like cycle and warns about savings while conditions are favorable.
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Berlin
Germany
Automobile Circle Trip From Denver Via Arctic Climes
A round trip starting in Denver travels from temperate to Arctic conditions within hours. Passengers may need an overcoat in summer and have the chance to pick wildflowers beside snow banks en route.
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Denver
British Silver Stamping Explained
A concise guide to sterling and city marks on silver pieces. It explains maker marks and city marks for London Birmingham Sheffield Dublin and Chester, the third mark for fineness, and the date letter that varies by town, noting the need to know the town date to determine when a piece was made.
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London
Birmingham
Sheffield
Dublin
Chester
Explosion at powder mill shocks proprietor and workers
In a London Telegraph report a powder mill explosion draws the proprietor to the scene. The foreman explains that Bil accidentally struck a match in the mixing room, causing the blast and prompting questions about responsibility.
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Bil
London Telegraph
New Cure for Fatigue Declared by London Surgeon
Dr M Corner of St Thomas hospital told the Institute of Hygiene in London that fatigue and low spirits come from acid in the body and an alkaline antidote like bicarbonate of soda can help. Treatment should be gauged by patient reaction. gas anesthesia was regaining use and may replace other agents.
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Institute of Hyfiene
London
M. Corner
St. Thomas’ Hospital
A Dull Life Question From the London Mail
A London Mail quote about aging and vices where a patient asks a doctor if he will live to ninety and responds that he is fifty years old and has no vices. The dialogue jokes about purpose and mortality.
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Berty
London Mail
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsements Through Time
Dillon resident Mrs. Jock Wennett credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing a nagging backache and kidney issues followed by four years of relief. She notes renewed confidence in the remedy when needed and recommends purchasing at 60c from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Dillon
Jock Wennett
Bannack Sr
Doan
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