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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
3
A long list of numbered clues covering various wordplay hints including definitions for political, geographic, and linguistic terms. The note promises that the solution will appear in the next issue, indicating an ongoing puzzle feature.
A white landlord named Ferguson hires George Titus to spend a night in a haunted crime scene cottage to prove it’s not haunted. After a staged haunting ends in destruction, Titus flees. a bloodhound trail leads Ferguson to Titus exhausted and far from home.
Step through the guide on solving a crossword where numbered letters indicate definitions. Horizontal numbers give words to the right until a black square, vertical numbers give words downward to the next black square. Letters fill only white spaces, with dictionary words used for clues and definitions noting abbreviations slang initials and technical terms.
A London committee recruits retired officers and civil servants to form a community settlement. Sixty to seventy families will be trained in England on two acre plots to learn farming. After five years the group moves to homesteads in South Africa, Canada or Australia, with income from garden produce supporting them in the interim.
Elmer Leighton serves as the airman escorting trains between Monclova and Piedras Negras to spot bandits crossing the Rio Grande. He recently celebrated a honeymoon with Miss Clemencia Conteros while maintaining his record of piloting every train between the two stations.
Travelers in South America note that common sign language across Brazil's diverse Indian groups enables extensive communication despite each community speaking a different spoken language. The statement highlights a shared sign system used among various tribes for mutual understanding.
The higher criticism is a science aiming to determine the literary history of books and writings. It distinguishes itself from lower textual criticism which studies the history of writing as the work of penmen and printers.
A war hero pigeon, Carrier Pigeon No. 19314 A. F., decorated with the medaille militaire for three Verdun evacuations and messages to Major Raynal, died of old age at ten years. Since the armistice the bird was kept as an honored hero in army dovecotes.
Ramon Gomez died at age 116 in Spain after a long life as a farmhand. Despite limited dental and medical care, he retained all his natural teeth. He never left his native village and had never seen a car train or telephone. He was not bald.
The text notes many river stations reporting daily river stages, estimated from 500 to 1000 sites. It also mentions cooperative weather observing stations studying the country’s climate, likely numbering 4000 to 5000 across the United States.
A Tid-Bits note reports the piers of Waterloo bridge in London move with the tide by two to three sixteenths of an inch. The movement extends along the river, prompting questions whether vertical shifts of St Pauls cathedral could be tidal in origin.
A Frenchman and an Italian argue over the greatest literary figure. The Italian claims Dante is the greatest and notes Dante went to hell. The Frenchman counters Baudelaire surpasses Dante and says Baudelaire came from hell.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Keck of Allentown Pennsylvania are approaching their seventy sixth wedding anniversary. He is ninety seven and she is two years younger. They have enjoyed good health and Keck left the lumber business two years ago, which he began in 1850.
Promote Cuticura Ointment to smear pimply faces and blackheads and wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Keep skin clear with daily use for toilet purposes and include Cuticura Talcum in routine.
Dr Hugo Reisenfeld manager of a New York theater predicts home delivery of newsreels. Each household would have a projector to view the day’s important events as a newspaper at home.
A promotional pitch extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles claiming testimonials and sworn statements support its success. It urges readers to mail ten cents for a sample and notes availability in drug stores with parcel post offers.
The Miami Herald notes Mrs. Catt argues women should speak up to promote peace. She warns excessive talking can threaten public peace, urging restraint and constructive dialogue.
Mr James Caldwell former deputy of the British house of commons died in London. A privy councilor he held high honors and spoke of Windsor castle. He noted the gold key used to open Glasgow water works in 1859 during a garden party anecdote. A Red Cross Ball Blue advertisement closes the clipping.
The jazz craze reaches Scotland as bagpipes yield to saxophones driven by a London operetta. Music shops report unprecedented saxophone demand and fulfill orders from English cities by telegraph.
Lendon Mall comments on Phyllis dancing with abandon and suggests she ought to wear more in a provocative remark captured in a local column.
A woman's idea of wrong is what a man does that would be a mistake if she did it herself. The remark contrasts gendered moral expectations and doubles the idea of accountability.
A young boy asks his mother what the Miz is after hearing the superintendent say God made heaven and earth and all that in the Miz at Sunday school. The exchange showcases a child's literal interpretation of a term heard in class.
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