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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
7
The article recounts Tennessee Senator William Bate who served as a Confederate major general. He carried a slip of rules for constitutional questions, claiming he found most truths in the Confederate Constitution, a reminder he used when undecided on proposals.
A promotional notice sells Hy-o-mei as the natural cure for catarrhal troubles. It claims the pocket inhaler delivers medicated air to nose throat and lungs to kill germs and restore health. The complete outfit costs one dollar, with a money back guarantee from R L Riley if not satisfied.
A young Scotsman meets engineer William Murdock in Birmingham wearing a wooden hat he made on his father's lathe. The hat inspires the engineer to hire him for responsibility, sending him to Cornwall to light his master’s premises with gas, illustrating the mind that applied coal gas to lighting.
Chesterfield defines good breeding as a mix of good sense, nature, and self denial to gain indulgence from others. He notes manners vary by person and place but are universal in substance, serving as social cement like laws enforce morals.
The narrow gallery arch at Columbia University chapel was widened after a fat visitor became wedged while trying to pass through. To avoid future jams, builders sacrificed symmetry to practicality, as the pier lacked strength on one side.
The text notes that less than ten percent of female caribou have horns, which are smaller than a bull's but more regularly and finely formed with many branches. Cows keep horns longer, seen in April, while old bulls shed from November 10 to month end. Young bulls shed from December to mid February. horn retention increases with age.
In the rocky basin below Mount Samunala on the island of Ceylon there lies a flawless footprint carved in blue granite. Legends divide: Ceylonese Brahmans credit it to Adam while Buddhists insist only Buddha could have left it. The print measures five and a half feet long and two and a half feet wide.
The text traces old English usage for music terms, noting orchestra and band were not English in Shakespeare's era. Orchestra arrives in the eighteenth century, band in the late seventeenth. Old word for a music gathering is noise, with examples from Jonson and St. London Chronicle.
A brakeman notes that using a lap cushion lets writers on trains rest their tablet and arm, preventing jolts from disturbing legibility. He explains railroad workers keep cushions for making up accounts while traveling and that drummers and travelers borrow them for writing.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire reports purchasing Foley s Kidney Cure a year ago and says it cured her long standing kidney trouble. She recommends the medicine and mentions City Drug Store as the source.
The piece observes that well dressed men go unnoticed except in extreme heat and notes that clean linen and nails often escape notice while soiled garments or shabby shoes attract attention. It argues a balance, warning against overdressing or being shabbily dressed to avoid distracting appearances.
Sufferers offered Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic promising health from a drug store in town. The advertisement touts Tea and Tablets for 35 cents each, urging daily use for wellness.
Oliver Wendell Holmes sent two poetical letters to an Episcopal fair in Pittsfield Massachusetts. One stanza urged care as a dollar bill was found on turning the leaf. The verses claimed the letter was honest and that ten could outshine any other love.
Famous beauties discard corsets and take up modeling in face and form after using Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea. Tea or Tablets 35 cents at Riley's drug store. 1-m
Water at high pressure can pierce cast iron, forming fine needles that can puncture a finger as readily as steel. Early hydraulic jacks showed water issuing like needles through metal, challenging metal tightness and material quality.
Opinion piece argues women should not receive credit nor should men. It claims cash is the cure and predicts tradesmen face six to twelve months of hardship. It suggests some women might "lie low" temporarily, but asserts both trade and money would restore balance and allow women to buy dresses at lower costs.
In Mr Dooley's quip the vice presidency is described as the second highest yet morally lower than the presidency. He calls the office a disgrace rather than a crime and notes it sits in the public gift yet avoids jail.
Fragmentary text shows a courtroom scene with a judge and a barber sentenced to death. A last request is discussed with the prosecuting attorney. The fragment references quotes about riches and self-denial attributed to Macdonald.
London physician Dr Robert Hutchingon advises that when meat is unavailable bread sugar and eggs provide a respectable body support. He notes sugar gives energy but no nitrogen and bread adds some nitrogen, making a balanced if limited diet.
An old advertisement praises Foley's Kidney Cure as a preventive remedy for kidney disease. It warns the illness is deadly due to insidious onset and urges timely use, attributed to a local store likely named Cruc Store in city listings.
A reflective quote on love testing affection by different bases such as rooks, mind, and ways. It suggests lasting devotion depends on the nature of what is loved. Women are depicted as believing marriage confirms a lover’s love for her ways.
A humorous exchange features Benham and Mrs Benham in a mock dental scene. The dialogue riffs on performing an operation on talk while a New York press tone echoes in the punchline.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is presented as best for women and children. It emphasizes mild action and pleasant taste over harsh purgatives and invites readers to obtain the booklet from a Semple at Co Para Sengern.
A New York Herald excerpt describes plaster of Paris bananas used as fake goods at wholesale produce houses. Dealers lament loss to peddlers and quick grabs by boys, noting misrepresentation damages appetites and advertising efforts. The piece highlights persistence of counterfeit display and risks to consumers.
Local druggist R. L. Riley advertises Kodol for indigestion and dyspepsia promising it digests food and strengthens the body. The label claims it tones the stomach and adds strength and blood purity. Product noted as made in conformity with national Pure Food and Drug Law.
A Pioneer letter describes sightings of two headed snakes in northern India with a second head where the tail should be. The writer mentions museum specimens and claims natives say each head serves six months of the year. He recounts a personal kill of a two headed snake with heads at one end, noting this is a known freak.
A old ad promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a non opiate remedy that gently moves the bowels to drive the cold from the system. It claims compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law and notes seller R L Riley druggist.
The article notes the persistence of occult beliefs among indigenous peoples in the New World and recalls prophecies by Mexican caciques about the Spaniards arrival. Laments are described from festival songs. A drug advert promotes Kodol as a sour stomach remedy with testimonials from J B Jones of Newport Tennessee.
Nell and Tom discuss a woman who said no last night with Nell claiming she understood why. The exchange appears in a Philadelphia Press fragment highlighting a defiant refusal and a failed attempt to persuade.
Pain from boils burns cuts and skin diseases is relieved by DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Marketed by R L Riley druggist. Also notes On the Hot Wind from the Desert khamsin or hamsin described as a terrible hot dry wind from the Sahara.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills offer prompt relief for weak kidneys backache and urinary troubles. Sold by R L Riley druggist.
In a settlers tale the new town earns the name Dictionary after declaring it the only place where peace prosperity and happiness are always found. The remark emphasizes the community’s hopeful spirit and pride in their naming choice.
Local druggist R. L. Riley advertises DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills for sale. The quick relief remedy is presented as a noted stomach and digestive aid with emphasis on its price and availability.
A cited quip from Puck laments a view of God as a maker who uses enemies as raw material. The remark critiques a deistic or instrumental view of divinity and challenges reduction of hurtful foes to mere products of creation.
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