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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
2
A London Tit-Bits item recalls a comic actor at a family gathering proposing a game where guests stake a half crown to win a pool based on who has the most false teeth. He reveals three, then wins the pot amid mixed laughter and embarrassment.
A Chicago literary editor recalls hastily skimming many new novels before Christmas reviews. He notes the challenge of fairly judging works by unknown writers and the risk of forgetting they exist after a quick write‑up.
The article explains the big four precious stones diamond emerald ruby and sapphire and their ranking. It notes color clearness and cutting as tests of quality with diamonds using brilliant cut while rubies emeralds and sapphires use step cuts to maximize fire.
The text lists typical pulse rates by age from birth to old age and notes wide healthful variations. It cites historical examples such as Na poles pulse at forty four per minute and elderly individuals with unusually low rates, including a healthy eighty seven year old whose rate seldom exceeded thirty in the last two years, and other cases where low pulses accompanied good health.
A New York Medical Journal note extols wrestling as a vigorous exercise suitable for all ages from ten to over forty, highlighting catch as catch can and Swiss variations. It records a personal switch from Greco Roman to catch style, stressing safety and gentlemanly conduct to curb roughness.
An old practice among physicians involved a hollow gold topped cane filled with aromatic powder or snuff. Doctors would strike the cane on the floor to agitate the powder and then apply it to their nose when entering rooms with infectious disease.
In a German town a public notice box at the town hall for upcoming marriages was opened by a burglar who found a paper claiming no valuables inside. He remarked that it proved people still tell the truth as he gathered his tools.
A chambermaid and widow with two children faced debt after medical costs and a funeral bill. A hotel scrub woman, earning a small wage, sent a surplus payment with a note offering to aid the family, illustrating charity among the poor.
A clerk offered sealing wax after a girl asked for floor wax. She quipped that they would wax the floor for a dance, not the ceiling, turning a simple exchange into a joke cited by the Baltimore Sun.
Rail offers these special fares for 1907 including Jamestown Exposition to Chicago and intermediate points with one fare plus 2.25 for travel from April 26 to November 30. School teachers and the public may travel May 27 to June 14 with a one fare plus 2.00 round trip and long limits. Also City of Mexico return 69.15 with multiple travel windows. Annual meetings for Elks to Philadelphia July 15–20 and Eagles to Norfolk July 2–7, each at one fare plus 2.00. More excursions listed. For details contact C F Warren, Genl Agent, 411 Dooly Bldg Salt Lake City Utah.
A concise quotation notes Opportunity as ever-present yet elusive and fleeting. It contrasts fullness in front with baldness behind, implying once passed it cannot be regained. The aphorism attributes the thought to Francois Ra belais.
Quote from Carle contrasts focus and spread of power, stating that the weakest person who concentrates on one object can achieve something while the strongest who disperses effort over many fails to accomplish anything.
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