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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1921
Page
5
Old Providence in the Caribbean, four miles long, barely reachable by a tiny harbor. Seven seaplanes swooped in, leaving islanders startled by their first air experience. The island relies on a sporadic yawl for freight and mail, sometimes arriving every three weeks, sometimes not at all.
Legal notice in the Fifth Judicial District of Montana Beaverhead County announces Helen Courtney and Lyle Courtney versus VB as a matter on file. The advertisement outlines filings in the Beaverhead District Court and requests interested parties to respond or appear as required by law.
In Russia revolutionary holidays involve government arranged concerts but music publishing is nearly halted. Scriabin remains widely printed while many notable composers struggle. Petrograd hosts operatic performances despite bans on Balanchine and Ravel works, yet hunger stifles art. Wells notes the loss of culture under current conditions.
Sergeant John Burrows of the marine corps, convinced by a Guam native tale, says humanity began on a rock on the Island of Gaim that first became human then a stone and birthed all men. From there people scattered, forgot language, and harmed each other.
A dated reflection notes anxiety from overemphasis on property and success. It laments magazines that push getting ahead and urges conservation for descendants while warning youth against soaring too high, quoting Cervantes to avoid ruinous ambition.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note explains the phrase killed by kindness. It cites Draco of Athens dying when townspeople toppled him with their cloaks. A second version attributes the expression to mother apes smothering their young with closeness.
Milwaukee Journal notes ambiguity in presidential counts. With twenty seven presidents, 14.85 percent would be college graduates, rising to 15.4 percent including Harding. The idea of Grover Cleveland as both the twenty second and twenty fourth adds to the confusion about the total number of presidents.
The Times-Picayune notes experiments using palm oil as fuel in Africa and Belgium. It highlights early success with palm oil powering vehicles cheaply, suggesting a shift from gasoline to alternative oils like palm and peanut oil. The piece expresses cautious optimism about future adoption and the broader implications for fuel.
A Richmond Times reader laments the rural dream, noting the need for land, livestock, feed, and a strong worker. The piece satirizes farm pressures from manuals to mortgage costs, while mockingly praising the country life despite the burden of management and wages.
A man asserts his right to drop ashes on home rugs and would eject a traveling salesman who dropped ashes on his office rug, illustrating a dispute over fireplace or cleaning practices.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker argues Americans misjudge immigrants who bring culture, skill, and beauty. She recalls a war era Armenian family and a Minnesota visitor who treasure Liberty, while a Lebanon born girl and others bid farewell to their sons in uniform.
The Montana State Sportsmen's Association urges Montana sportsmen to support enforcement of fish and game laws. Only twenty four special deputy wardens patrol vast areas, so readers should ensure proper licenses, bag limits, and seasons, and cooperate with wardens to protect hunting and fishing resources.
Thomas A. Marlow of Helena, on the officers training camp committee, urges Montana men ages 16 to 35 to enroll in the citizens military training camps. The Helena commercial club secretary will handle applications and transportation is paid by the government. Camps run July 6 to August 5 at Presidio California and Camp Lewis Washington. Applicants should contact Mr Goodsill for registration and transport details.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip depicts a defendant pleading for mercy with grandiloquent words. The judge replies with a chance to improve through reading, suggesting a prison library as a constructive alternative.
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