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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1925

Page

5

Ellies Arrival Drives Jacksonville Social Scene

The narrator recounts Ellies welcomed arrival turning the house into a social hub. She longs to see Curtiss Wright alone, noting his recent absence and disapproval of her frivolity while clinging to a remembered affection amid endless party games and gossip.

Ellie Ourhouse Curtiss Marjorie’s Curtiss Wright Jacksonville

The Night Ride to Curtiss Wright

A narrator pursues Curtiss Wright after a bridge luncheon and visits his plant. She admires his leadership, slips from social duties, and accepts a daring ride in a roadster. An Irish plant worker praises Wright before he is summoned. The scene ends with her invitation to him.

Flapper recalls old rules as she speaks on style

The old fashioned flapper reflects on propriety and vanity, comparing a bright office smirk to staying home. She mentions paying a fifty cent hat cost and vows to avoid fashion show bravado, preferring quiet days over attention.

Smythe and Dickson Clash Over Controversial Question

Smythe cites extensive arguments on both sides while Dickson agrees with a spouse’s view, highlighting a domestic angle in the public debate. The exchange underscores split opinions and personal resonance in the issue.

Purdy quips on future war as banquet with hot dog bombs

Ed Purdy jokes that the next war will resemble a banquet. He notes talk of hot dog bombs and mustard gas as unlikely yet comical threats.

Lazy Larry Again Prompts Land Promotion Talk

Zeke asks Larry to join a land promotion effort. Larry declines saying no with two thirds likely referring to a split or vote. The dialogue hints at a bidding or partnership decision.

Zeke Larry

Promotion Is Motion Not For Me Phrase Echoed

A terse remark frames promotion as action not suited to the speaker with emphasis on personal stance rather than duties or goals. The line suggests ambivalence toward advancement or public visibility.

One Exception Spatson Dialog Echoes Bell Tolls

Spatson mutters Every bell can be tolled while Mike retorts that a bell said to be dumb has no meaning. The exchange hints at a strained rapport and a philosophical jab about communication and significance.

Spatson

Sherlock Snicker in Action

Sherlock Snicker remarks on Wright with puns about London and fog. Snee questions the link to Wright while Snicker notes fogs and the horn.

Sherlock Snicker Snicker Wright London Snee

Crossing the Rubicon and Caesar’s Irrevocable Step

The phrase crossing the Rubicon marks Caesar crossing the frontier with troops, a breach of law that made his action a de facto declaration of war. It defined an irrevocable step in history and language.

The Rubicon

Aniline Purple Sparked Modern Color Industry

A chain of discoveries traces the birth of the modern color industry. From benzine derived Aniline to Runge’s blue, and finally Sir William Henry Perkin’s 1856 breakthrough with aniline purple, the fledgling dye revolution transformed chemistry and commerce.

Michael Faraday Runge Sir Willam Henry Perkin

Popular Definitions Global Version

A playful definition frames a bachelor as a man surrounded by holey socks awaiting darning. The quip relies on laundry humor to portray single men in domestic shorthand.

Sageful Sayings Prompt a Fool and a Wise Man

A proverb notes a fool grumbles during his wife spring cleaning while a wise man is sent out of town on business. The contrast frames patience and judgment in domestic life.

Puzzle Where the Answer Is Experience

A playful exchange has a puzzle fan asking about a ten letter item that costs more and is used less than any other commodity. The wise guy answers with EX PERIENCE, a pun on the word experience split as two words.

Vehicle collision warning echoes in street slang

A blunt saying warns that delaying action leads to injury from car bumps. It emphasizes caution around traffic and the immediate danger of vehicles to pedestrians. The phrase uses vivid imagery to stress quick, safe behavior near roadways.

Ain't It the Truth Mrs Friendly Exchange

A fragment shows Mrs Friendly asking about a son following his father’s footsteps. Mrs Truthful replies she hopes he won’t and adds he would end up at a bootlegger’s door daily.

Mrs. Friendly

Legend Tells Why Diamonds Dominate Betrothal Rings

A traditional tale credits Louis van Berquem of Bruges with the art of diamond cutting. The Flemish clerk, said to have dreamed how to beautify stones, supposedly earned a fortune and won the hand of a bride in 15th century Bruges.

Louis de Berquem Flanders Bruges

A Step Too Far Ends Jim Duff's Speedfueled Ride

The passage recalls Jim Duff a speed loving figure whose reckless pace ends in tragedy. It warns that progress and haste breed danger when one misstep at the fork in the road leads to disaster amid rapid travel and modern daring.

Jim ‘Duff Jim

Leaning Salisbury Cathedral Tower Tilts From Plumb

The Salisbury Cathedral tower in England leans about twenty eight inches due to the chalky site leaving structural concern for stability as engineers study the movement and assess remedial options.

Salisbury England

Roundheads the Puritans in English Civil War

English Roundheads were the Puritans during the 17th century civil war. The name contrasted their cropped hair with royalists who wore ringlets.

England

Perfect Continuity and the Concept of Continuum

A continuum is defined as a total that remains continuous and uninterrupted. It describes space as a universal continuum with unbroken progression and time as a one dimensional continuum representable by a line.

Space

A Tragic Comedy at the Palatial Home

A proud homeowner agreed to a film shoot and found his mansion damaged when he returned from work. A bath tub lay on the lawn, windows were broken, and the front door lay in splinters. He quipped that he did not realize it would be a comedy.

Foley Honey and Tar ad offer sample remedies

Cut this out and mail to Foley & Co. for a sample bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds plus free samples of Foley Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Send ten cents and your name and address to 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago. Potts the druggist. Adv. 6-9.

Foley & Co Sheffield Ave Chicago Ill Foley

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