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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
7
The Montana Good Roads Association will hold its annual convention in Missoula on June 27 and 28 to advance road improvements statewide. The meeting aims to boost highway quality for farmers, ranchers, and motorists, increasing trade, rail revenue, and local prosperity.
In a landmark address before a vast sacred audience, Rev. Ben Cox of First Baptist Church Little Rock argued that if men can clothe themselves year round, women should too. He warned that current dress styles harm women and society by fostering indecency across the country.
A minister condemns open work waists and short slim skirts seen on streets and in ballrooms. He cites letters from a businesswoman and a Christian woman urging modest dress reforms to curb perceived lax morals among women and business staff. The piece ends with a quip about a Boston cleric targeting wealth and revivalist motives.
A collage of remarks touches on state printers, Chicago tourism, Kansas violence, Castro rumors, Isthmus military actions, a Grand Rapids political kin, cheaper sugar forecasts, Havemeyer mortgages, a St. Louis nursery convention, Reno divorces, bigamy, an Ohio divorcee, and street justice in Chicago, reflecting a gossiping press tone.
A Memphis man advocates placing his photo on a government postage stamp and offers to purchase many stamps if successful. He hints at pursuing broader recognition should his bid prove ambitious.
A long-winded comparison of suffrage activism in Kansas and the town meeting experiment in Garden City, noting men must coordinate with women on measures. The piece mocks editors and printers over limits of type for publishing proposed primary law, then swipes a Pioneer digest for Tribune readers.
A collage of quips and comments from Montana papers covers diverse topics. Mentions Mark Twain connections, Helena art gallery plans, Edison, local commerce, and political jests about juries and royalty. Notable lines reference Taft, King George, Dalai Lama interview, coronation coverage, and a push for a Montana state printery.
Deputy Sheriff D V Erwin attended the thief catchers gathering in Butte on Wednesday and Thursday and reported a swell time.
Two horses missing near Jackson Montana a four year old gelding weighing 1100 pounds with JH on left hip and a six year old roan gelding with an unread brand. Reward five dollars for information. Contact Hans Hansen Dillon Montana.
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