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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
4
A note indicates correspondence destined for the editorial department should be addressed to Eprroz Tarsune. It also states the item is entered at the Dillon post office for transmission through the mails on second class matter.
P Fisher, advertising agent at 21 Merchant Exchange San Francisco is named as the paper's authorized agent and the publication is kept on file in his office.
A Sheridan Paper piece discusses William A. Clark of Butte and his shifting party stance. It notes Clark’s possible Republican alignment upon Washington arrival, critiques the Democratic party in Montana, and reflects on local views in Red Lodge Dillon and Lima.
Dillon paper decries gambling and calls for strict enforcement of laws amid a statewide crackdown. It criticizes officials who tolerate vice and urges officers to apply laws impartially, noting past boycotts and the need to end indulgence of crime in Beaverhead County.
The Somerville Journal notes that German east African colonies impose compulsory unpaid labor on village inhabitants for imperial plantations and other work. The opinion reflects on the world protecting itself against shrewd businessmen and overthrown deals.
Helena Observer E J Glass cites government data showing Poplar Fort Peck Indian Agency hit 63 1 degrees below zero on January 1 1885 the coldest U S record. Other readings include Fort Logan 61 below February 11 Fort Keogh 55 below February 11 Pauls Chateau County 61 below February 1 and Glasgow 50 below February 10 with Helena winter low at 80 below February 4.
The Shilohs Cough and Consumption Cure is offered with a money back guarantee if not cared for. Sold for over 50 years with prices 25 cents 50 cents and $1.00. Available at Central Pharmacy L. J Williams Proprietor.
List of uncalled letters dated March 24 1899 at Dillon post office. Uncalled letters will be sent to the dead letter office in 80 days unless claimed. Names include Grace LaMont Postmistress and addressees such as Preston Davis Ed F Dongier Henry Dion Geo Krown Alta Freeman etc.
Readers are told that Hall's Oatarrh Cure can cure oatarrh at all stages, a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. The remedy is described as taken internally and acting on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease and strengthen the constitution with a reward offer for any failing case.
A Chicago reporter John Finerty once faced discipline from a city editor but produced a sober sermon abstract from a South Side minister. The cleric thanked him for an eloquent sermon, noting it surpassed his own. Finerty had reportedly composed the sermon in a cellar beer saloon Saturday night.
A tramp kept up a dictatorial air until a hired man arrives unexpectedly and asks, Are you lookin fur a scrap. The man replies, Yes, a scrap of cold turkey or cold ham or anything handy. The Washington Star reports the sudden change in tone.
The advertisement claims Tablor's Buckeye Pile Ointment can cure blind, bleeding and itching piles without pain or surgery. It promises relief for old cases and markets bottles at 50 cents or tubes at 75 cents, sold by L. J. Williams.
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