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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1899
Page
4
The letter page notes Burlington railroad trialing acetylene lighting on the dining car Lincoln with brighter, easier-on-the-eyes light. It urges quick decision on Fourth of July plans for Dillon and mentions local building progress including the Presbyterian manse and Kentucky Avenue cottages.
Charles Virden writes from Facanpo to San Pedro Island on May 1 1899 detailing heat and disease in the trenches. He describes weariness hunger thirst and mosquitoes while condemning the war as hell and noting the divergence between regulars and volunteers and the harsh conditions faced by his Montana regiment. He reports on quarters in San Fernando and lists injuries in Company E including several wounded and sick, hinting at the broader toll of the fighting.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Owenzy Co Toledo and lists testimonials, price seven fifty per bottle, and that Hall's Family Pills are the best, with druggists selling the products.
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