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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
3
May list rings, animals, and exhibits. Ringling Bros will exhibit in Dillon Montana in May with a grand circus style show boasting 265 elephants 400 horses and a $3 700 000 capital investment. The article extols the show as the season’s premier amusement attracting large crowds.
In Beaverhead County Montana the estate of George W Dart is directed to show cause why the residue should not be distributed among heirs. Thomas M Selway and Harriet A Dart petition as executors and a court date is set for June 19 1887 at 10 oclock a m with publication planned for four weeks in the Dillon Tribune.
District court in Beaverhead County Montana issues summons to Eloise Arbour to answer complaint seeking dissolution of marriage on grounds of desertion since April 1897. Plaintiff Joseph Arbour seeks legal relief with default if she fails to respond within twenty days.
Great price reductions announced at Magdalen for cash customers. Goods include calico 6c yard, gingham 10c, muslin 8c, cottons from 6c, woolen items 25c, shirts and drawers $1, socks 6c pair, leather goods 50c, tea 1.25, canned goods 20c per can, sugar 6c lb, crackers 4c lb, bacon and oats priced low, with wide variety of groceries and fabrics discounted. Sale by Mrs. E Wichame on May 3rd.
December 5 a pony arrived at Gary Areenta's ranch on Rattlernske Creek. One dark bay horse bears a triangle on the left stifle. A branded mare shows an eight circle and stem over the shoulder. Property description and notice filed by J. Gary. April 15, 1697. 144
Madison Cavein in the New York Ledger presents a poetic tribute praising a woman named Abe as the fairest figure, comparing her to flowers from multiple seasons and invoking wind, light, and love to exalt her beauty. The piece weaves celestial imagery with natural motifs to elevate her as a ideal beloved.
In 1772 London social life centered on the city assembly and the Surrey assembly. The city room hosted 200 subscribers at 8 guineas with wax lighting and silver dining gear, while the Surrey room on the ground floor saw a night when oxen were driven in, causing chaos as ladies fainted and attire tangled. Mrs Hanniver’s bub allegedly eased the shock.
A department store pickpocket slipped a hand into a shopper's pocket but was caught as she pretended to grab the other woman's hand and cried out a false accusation. The thief escaped while onlookers helped the innocent woman regain her composure in the doorway.
An oddexchange appears in a Chicago Record item noting neighborly curiosity and a playful jab about keeping chickens, reflecting light humor and city life chatter.
The article traces bicycle origins from 1781 France to Hartford 1877 and a Paris 1900 exposition, notes English patent activity for cycle improvements, and cites races in Lakota North Dakota and match races involving Michael Titus and Earl Kiser. It mentions bicycle care tips and the expansion of patent office experts processing eight times more applications.
John Johnson loses 28 pounds after pneumonia attack. Vermont Legislature defeats bicycle taxation bill. Moorestown New Jersey allocates 300 dollars for a bicycle path. Frank Ives eyed for Century Wheelmen in New York City for his cycling zeal. In Los Angeles many colored members join Philadelphia Meteor Wheelmen, amid racial tensions. Two Iowa cyclists sue a hotel for banning them over bicycle attire during Sunday dinner. Fred Allart of Brooklyn plans a May tour of Europe with a camera to showcase roads work for President Potter.
A journal of science describes a simple test to compute rider horsepower using a bicycle on a steep hill. With a stopwatch and known hill altitude, rider plus machine weight and ascent time yield horsepower by comparing to the standard 338000 pound feet per minute.
Milwaukee makers unveil a snowshoe attachment designed by a wheeliuan inventor. The elastic mechanism aims to improve traction and ease of use for winter travel in the region.
A New York press item describes a two pad saddle adjustable to vary inner edge clearance and tilt for rider comfort, plus a heavy flexible rubber tire with a thin inner tube and canvas layer containing a tubular coiled spring for resiliency. The Exchange notes U.S. steel tube mills exceeding bicycle demand with seven mills producing 82,000,000 feet.
The New York Advertiser notes that when taking a bicycle into mud, apply vaseline to enamel parts except the top rail to prevent mud from drying and leaving marks. The top rail is avoided due to clothing contact.
Julia Taft Bayne recounts Willie and Tad Lincoln staging a Colonial era attic circus at the White House. Tad as the Black Statue and Willie in lilac silk stole the show while Mrs Bayne and staff watched a playful, disruptive performance with soldiers and servants in the gallery.
The article explains card etiquette for women noting thin textured cards with the home center and residence at lower right. It states married women use the husband’s Christian name on cards and that in large families the elder uses the surname only to avoid confusion.
Legal blanks Quartz location blanks Placer location blanks and other blank forms are kept in stock at the T ar B U N S office in Dillon for sale to the public.
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