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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1904
Page
3
An advertisement claims impure blood causes pale complexion pimples and skin eruptions and urges trying Acker's Blood Elixir. It asserts the product cures blood diseases and offers a positive guarantee from Riley's Drug Store.
Comments criticize mob violence after Rev. Bridwell, accused of leveraging a new religion to win followers, was tarred and feathered in Dillon. Various editorials urge justice through courts, noting mob actions undermine law, and warn against praising vigilante punishment while condemning the preacher’s alleged misconduct.
A Denver paper mockingly envisions Dillon as a frontier town with limited theology as Rev. C W Bridwell, tarred and feathered there, defies his attackers and remains to preach. The clipping notes Bridwell’s Denver ties and his joining the Holy Jumpers sect with a Chapma street headquarters. The letter claims Bridwell will stay in Dillon to be a martyr and continue his doctrines despite local hostility.
The passage describes the Jumpers who have served jail time for breaking police ordinances and view imprisonment as martyrdom. Rev Bridwell challenges them, presenting a contrasting stance that outdoes their claimed sacrifice.
London fire brigade tests a transformative fire escape and water tower mounted on an automobile. The telescoping platforms rise to seven stories in under a minute, delivering water and providing escape routes while allowing firemen to fight from or enter the building without ladders.
A clipped dialogue explores greatness and oratory. Senator Sorghum asserts a great man is one who is mentioned in books after death rather than in living financial columns. The exchange notes fame as lasting recognition beyond current press coverage.
A customer asks waiters to report inattention to the cashier, claiming the bill of fare instructs such reports. Bjornson, an advocate for women's rights, paused a lecture to urge ushers to reserve seats for ladies, prompting questions from men about special privileges.
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