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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1925
Page
3
A London Tit-Bits note recalls a shop assistant who served a customer two cheese pieces and remarked you’ll know the difference at home since they are the same. The remark raises questions about fairness and equality in service.
A 19th century dictionary-like note explains that insanity means alienation of mind and defines alienist as a person skilled in studying and treating mental illnesses. The term alienist denotes an expert in mental diseases.
Landon Taylor of Dorchester Town endorses Foley Pills as the best he’s used for kidney problems, claiming relief after using the diuretic stimulant to “flush” the kidneys. Potts, the local druggist, advertises the product.
Country town merchants lament home trade loss to distant cities. They are urged to adopt advertising principles used by big city stores to build wealth. Reading ads can draw customers to see products. Many spend small items like calendars and folders, but most ad money goes to little return.
Advertising listing by C. C. Newman at the Dillon Hotel promotes several city properties. It describes a splendid seven room residence with three lots for 5250, a six room bungalow on the west side for 5000 with easy payments, a seven thousand six hundred fifty dollar six room bungalow on S Atlantic, and a five room full basement bungalow with two lots and garage for 6300. Also offers two irrigated ranches of 820 and 120 acres for trade and three irrigated plots 100 by 200 feet at 300 each with terms.
The piece argues that local merchants should advertise in the home paper to reach neighbors, noting readers study the home newspaper thoroughly. It compares costs of mass advertising to direct mail and cites the Montana Development Association linking advertising enterprise with thriving local trade.
Report notes a planned departure of gamblers from Bedrock after Pearl Ward's fourth birthday party. Mentions J R Lawson visiting from Crabtree. States Montana and Idaho pass strict laws prohibiting gambling in public resorts, ending asylum for such activity.
Look back at March 17 1883 includes Leonard Eliel in Chicago, Dillon Minstrels plan a next Wednesday March 21 program, Kansas City family with ten sons traveling to Dillon, St Patrick's Day celebrated widely, no parade in Dillon, stock kings of Horse Prairie and Bedrock in dispute after cold snap, Tribune calls for concise communications to avoid heated letters.
A Chinese workman spent many months shaping an ivory fragment the size of a pencil tip into the smallest skull, a remarkable curiosity showcased in Popular Science Monthly.
G Round Squirrel and family returned after a quiet winter beneath the frost line. George Gosman, son of Sheriff Gosman, acts as local reporter. A L Anderson of Anderson Bros made a flying trip to Portland to fetch a load of mutton sheep. Dr F M Poindexter returned the first of the week from Chicago and St Louis.
Restless sleep due to stomach gas and abdominal pressure is described. Adlerika allegedly removes gas in ten minutes and expels large amounts of old waste matter, aiding constipation or stomach trouble. Advertisement cites A Potts druggist.
Adolph Eliel, who has been on a
A quotation from Socrates discusses three branches of poetry. One imitates tragedy and comedy, another recites the poet himself, and a third blends both recital and imitation in epic and other forms.
Estray sale notice states the owner may be found before sale. If not, a red roan cow about 3 years old will be sold at public auction for cash on Monday April 6 1925 at 10 a m at the Louis Alderson ranch 5 miles north of Dillon. Cow branded on left ribs with underbit left ear and right ear full. Inspector D V Erwin 10 13.
Unless the owner is found I will bid for cash on March 30 1925 at 8 p m at the Staudenmeyer ranch near Point of Rocks for a red muley cow about four years old weighing around 1050 pounds branded on the right ribs. D W Erwin Adv 9 12 Stock Inspector Billings 56 Petroleum with wells in Cat Creek district paying one per cent dividend per month.
Department of the Interior U S Land Office Helena Montana February 12 1925 notice that John B Mayfield of Dillon Montana holder ofAdditional Homestead Entry 016099 and Stock-Rating Homestead Entry 021799 seeks three year proof to establish land claims in section 14 township 9 west range 9 west principal meridian before Fred Rife Dillon Montana March 25 1925 witnesses Harmon D Mayfield Samuel S Patterson Charles M Bonnifield George Naysich all of Dillon Montana MOTZ & 12 Register
Eli Marius Peterson of Dillon Montana filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish a stock raising homestead claim on the land described in stock raising entry No 022539. The proof is to be made before F A Hazelbaker United States Commissioner in Dillon on March 19 1925.
Notice states William Lever of Dillon Montana filed two homestead and stock raising entries for tracts in sections 21 22 and 27 township 9S range 11W with the intention to prevail the land before F A Hazelbaker US Commissioner at Dillon on March 27 1925 Albert Anderson Eli Peterson both of Dillon and Dixon Brown Ambrose Brown both of Armstead Montana testify to the filing.
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