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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
4
A fragmentary dialogue points to a boy and a box of marbles or a baseball glove as a motif. It notes not to be fooled by the father and mentions that the child receives as many little attentions as the mother.
Mr and Mrs John Shaffer Jr of Butte spent Sunday with Mr Shaf fers parents. Mr Arthur Pilon returned home after winter in Butte. Mrs French and Mrs Graeter with Luke Graeter and sons motored to Helmsville. Mrs French visits brother in Helmsville while Mrs Graeter visits in Deer Lodge. Henry and Ernest Schaffer stay home a few days after working at Maymoth mine near Jefferson Island. Geo F Knapp returns from Big Hole where he cared for cattle. Geo F Knapp and D A Pilon with Barlene Shaver motored to Dillon. Harold Best was a business visitor Monday.
The article notes Australia aims to reclaim thousands of acres in Victoria’s eastern district from rabbits and bracken and plans a central Australia canal to boost transport and rainfall. It describes American efforts to reclaim Sahara desert and links these schemes to rapid agricultural progress and new farmer challenges ahead.
The article notes tests by the Canadian National Railway near Toronto showing advancing radio use on moving trains. It highlights casual talks, telegrams, and broadcasts from trains, while acknowledging a hard limit where humans must breathe oxygen tanks at high altitudes.
Ten thousand head of sheep are being shorn at the Foster brothers plant above Alder, with 3 100 head owned by the Foster band. Valley flocks use the plant but no clips are contracted due to a tariff war in Congress. Prices elsewhere reach 32 to 33 cents a pound, yet costs of feed and winter care temper sales. Mr. and Mrs. McGregor of Livingston, seed pea representative for D N Ferry Seed, visited, planning to stay until July. Mrs. Fred Allen entertained relatives at the ranch as Miss Marie Foster heads to a Butte mercantile position.
The piece urges observance of Father’s Day on June 16 noting it is often neglected next to Mother's Day. It argues fathers have a childlike heart and would cherish simple gifts like suspenders or a tie, even if they seem austere.
The J. C. Penney Co. reports 1105 stores in operation after acquiring 108 from J. E. Byars Co. and McCracken Co., bringing total to 1218. Names to appear over last two chains August 1, with 1400 locations expected by July 1. A new St. Louis warehouse supports distribution as sales targets rise from 200 to 215 million dollars.
Miss Esther Lovell, who taught in the Centennial valley, departed Wednesday morning for her Aberdeen North Dakota home to spend the summer. She was accompanied as far as Butte by Mr. and Mrs. George Lovell.
Mrs Agnes Barnes of Altoona Pa endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for a bad cough and croup in children. The ad claims no chloroform or opiates and emphasizes safety for mothers. Sold by Geo M Gosman successor to Potts-Adv.
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