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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1895
Page
3
Verse of Jane Maudin from the New Orleans Picayune praises forbidden love and dreamlike happiness while a Westminster Budget remark recalls a cornily hostile clergyman encounter over Sabbath apostrophes. Notes on Cicero and Baku oil wells follow with sparse details.
A couple rushed into Justice Lyon's court during an assault trial to wed at once. The groom carried a marriage certificate naming August Rohner and Marie Soss, and the ceremony proceeded with improvised theatrics before the proceedings resumed.
A nineteenth century note recounts Father Felix Fabrii’s Sinai sighting described as a horned beast. Modern pilgrims identify the animal as the bedan or Sinaitic ibex seen on cliff walls above Red Sea routes. The piece notes its elusive presence and ties to Esau’s hunting tradition in Moab regions.
A Wash ington report by the agricultural department examines metal railroad ties and preservative methods. It notes about 20 percent of world mileage outside North America uses metal ties, while U S progress is limited. The report tracks tie use and length of rails with metal ties across railways.
Chauncey Depew declares that women are failures as after dinner speakers. He says they lack audience connection and the mood of convivial gatherings, and advises women to quit the business. The Boston Herald notes the critique and the clash over female oratory.
The New York Sun explains how wholesale rules are sidestepped by clever traders. Vendors offer one quarter dozen cravats or one sixth dozen gloves to mimic wholesale purchases and even a one twelfth of a dozen brown derby hat at $2.27, far below retail. The piece notes the irony of signs reading no retail sales yet implying bulk discounts.
The article describes Siamese fish fighting as a popular pastime, using a large bottle as a ring. Two fighting fish push and dart at each other, quivering fins and rising excitement. Spectators bet like on horses, and battles last from minutes to hours.
A Times of India report describes how soldiers, once brash at the onset, sustain severe injuries as their appendages are ripped to bone within about twenty minutes of combat, illustrating the brutal cost of early engagement.
At a Wigan pantomime two distant visitors had to rush to catch an early train and exited before the show ended. In a quiet moment an actor on stage delivered a quip about loving them both, provoking laughter and surprise among the audience.
The Philadelphia Times recalls Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writing verses aboard Captain von Goessel’s ship on the Elbe. The lines pledge luck to the vessel and crew and note the ship and sailor are now lost in the North Sea. The verses were dated September 27, 1804.
The latest velvet ribbons feature jetted edges for hats and dresses. Openwork chiffons, white embroidered mourningwear, moire gauze for evening gowns, and ostrich feather trims dominate designs. High fashion notes include bird motif hats, jet bands with chenille fringe, and extravagant painted dresses with jeweled laces priced to impress.
A collage of satirical comments and remarks from various papers. The notes touch on the codfish lineage, a Colorado senator insult, Bill Cook’s alleged crimes, and opinions on American-German rivalry. The passages include jabs at military pride, lawmen, moonshine myth, and race war pensions debates.
Reactions from major papers condemn Armenian massacres and demand action against the Ottoman regime. Editors call the murders a blot on civilization and urge Christian nations to unite, end Turkish oppression, and prevent a repetition of such atrocities.
Reports from Syracuse Boston and New York rail against city powder storage laws after a Butte Mon explosion that killed nearly the entire fire department. Observers urge officials to probe business practices and ordinance violations tied to the tragedy. Kaiser Wilhelm In English Dress. The German emperor has sent photographs showing him in royal and field uniforms.
Frantic press commentary notes France stable yet unsettled as cabinet crises recur. The public laments the faded era of monarchy while pundits debate patriotism and the Duke of Orleans’ role. Observers describe rapid governmental turnover and international bemusement at the upheaval.
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