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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1922
Page
9
State Normal college faculty anticipate a large summer session with record enrollment last year and a projected rise this year. Construction on the new dining room and kitchen proceeds with the contractor aiming to complete readiness by the term opening.
In a lively interview a woman recalls how common the name Smith invites jokes and confusion. She says sisters avoid real names, adopting aliases like Cooper or Stuyvesant to be believed and avoid awkward questions about marriage.
The article discusses the belief in a seventh son with healing gifts and extends to eugenic ideas about how intelligence is inherited. It explains that children of very intelligent men may inherit more of their father’s intellect, especially if offspring occur when the father’s mental development is mature.
The Manchester Guardian notes authors once sold books before writing them, spending proceeds early. Wealthy patrons lent their names to subscriptions, sometimes with a dedication. The modern peddler lacks such implied obligations in sales.
Teheran displays a wide range of hats distinguishing Persia's tribes. Kurds number about 600,000 and wear inverted coffee pot shaped hats bound with bright handkerchiefs. Other tribes favor white felt caps like preserving kettles, while headgear remains a male privilege and women do not cover their heads.
In Flashlights From the Seven Seas Rev William L Stidger of Detroit describes a Sumatra Batak custom he calls playful. Elders are hoisted into coconut trees and villagers shake them down to test if they still hold on as a sign of heaven and strength.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt laments the drift of respect between generations and the slipping away of traditional parental expectations. The author notes children no longer bring slippers and suggests fathers adapt by enjoying shared activities with their families while acknowledging the witty, often irreverent humor of the younger generation.
Dr Hogarth of the Ashmolean in Oxford reports lectures on American archeologists excavating Sardis. Fifty Latino inscriptions unearthed on temple ruins, slight remains on mountain slopes behind the temple. Excavation suggests the ancient town stood on the temple site with a Fourth century origin.
Valladolid Spain reports an agronomy experiment showing a single grain of wheat producing 322000 grains in a year. Beginning with 100 grains sown July end they averaged 12 shoots by September then eight shoots per cutting by October, each ear yielding 50 grains for a total of 822000 grains from one original grain.
Researchers report daylight photography of stars down to sixth magnitude using deep red filters. The method follows Lord Rayleigh's work on sky color from atmospheric diffusion. Experiments at several observatories pursue clearer daytime stellar images.
Marion, an observing child, notes that animals turn away from rain. While a family waits in a sedan, horses in a nearby field seem to face away from the downpour, a remark that friends of animals would likely agree with.
Popular Mechanics notes an antiskid arrangement on a motorcycle shown in Berlin with side wheels angled to prevent skidding or tipping during turns. The design supports the machine while providing stability in either direction.
The Civil Service Commission reports widespread fraudulent advertising promising Muscle Shoals project jobs in exchange for a one dollar registration fee. Many unemployed men paid the fee and received nothing. The commission plans to present the matter to the Department of Justice for investigation and notes government action depends on Congress.
The Dillon Horse Sale Co announces a sale Friday March 31 featuring farm and draft horses, saddlers, and bulls. Demand for good broke horses remains active as spring work begins. headliners include Shorthorn and Hereford bulls, plus first class stallions. George E. Ditty manages, Bert Williams files as clerk, Earl Ross serves as auctioneer.
A Friday morning fire west of the city razed the Martin Markovich ranch house barn and granary, caused by an overheated stove in the upper story. Winds fanned the flames as most furniture burned, with total losses over 10000 dollars, some insured. The ranch, once owned by John Neihart, hosted dances in its granary after restoration.
Beef buyers, wool buyers, cattle buyers, sheep and lamb buyers, and hog buyers are back in the community. The note expresses pleasure at their return and hopes for a pleasant, agreeable stay and profitable outcomes for all involved.
Let Dr H H Scarborough care for your eyes and glasses for better health. See him at the Andrus in Dillon Tuesday March.
An advertisement offers 150 cows with calves at side 100 yearling cattle 10 white faced bulls 190 cows 60 two year old steers for sale by F. D. Pratt in May Idaho delivery planned between April 10 and 20. Adv. Also news notes J P Best in a Butte hospital with an infected kidney may require removal after weeks of illness.
Bank report dated March 10 1922 lists resources and liabilities with Marshall Field as cashier and Thornton Waldorf as directors. Lucy Noe public official sworn the document on March 16 1922 in Dillon Montana with commission valid until July 9 1923.
Catarrhal deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. Local applications cannot reach the cause, but Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Ohio, claiming to reduce ear inflammation and improve hearing.
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