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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
7
A critical portrait condemns the Waldorf Astoria as a temple of Mammon with wealth as the core of life. It highlights $1 tips, $15 wines, $250 daily suites, and a $7 million safe, portraying millionaires as gamblers and a vulgar, soulless atmosphere.
The author argues that before 1488 sword and block use were common, with victims kneeling. He cites Hastings’ beheading as pivotal, noting a putlog scaffold and a stance where the axe blade met the neck. A Paston letter from 1450 mentions an ax and captive peril.
An authority on speech argues that faults in American speech arise from early schooling. He says children rely on the throat rather than the tongue, producing halting guttural sounds and argues that teaching the alphabet correctly will yield mellower English comparable to Latinate tongues.
A chemist notes that many affluent young women are buying coca extract alternatives and other stimulants, citing their appeal as making one feel happy. He warns such use is risky and contrasts it with the foolish practice of sniffing chloroform on a handkerchief for a dreamy languor.
Indignant merchant denounces a salesman for a supposed lie. The salesman retorts that his salary and commission depend on telling that falsehood, prompting a sharp public dispute reported by the Washington Star.
The excerpt presents a Kipling style reflection on a waning shrine with smoke and decayed flowers. It speaks of a goddess departed, offerings still laid, and a pondering speaker who hopes a wandering deity may return if worship continues.
A mix of fire safety instructions from a New York Tribune page detailing makeshift extinguishing mixtures and escape tactics, followed by light Scottish dinner anecdotes about tenants set against a backdrop of social humor. The piece preserves period tone and practical demonstrations alongside familiar comic vignettes.
George Geminder of New York created an imitation Stradivarius that impressed experts at the Paris exposition. The instrument passed a committee as genuine until Geminder claimed it was new and self made, leading officials to declare him an impostor.
A quote from the Saturday Evening Post warns against dreaming without action. It urges forsaking castles of dreaming for strongholds of doing by focusing on today and making each day the best possible.
A club president plans a lecture titled Conversation as a Lost Art for next Tuesday evening. Mrs Blickens and Mr Blickens clash in a witty exchange about whether true conversation exists, noting that only one side often speaks. The comic dialogue appears from the Chicago News.
As water heats, steam bubbles form at the kettle base rise and cling to the sides causing vibration that makes the kettle sing. In the Imperial library at Calcutta over 100000 volumes on Indian affairs are gathered and organized.
A traveler recalls a California miner’s claimed pneumonia cure based on extreme laxatives, heavy blankets, hot water bottles, and forced sweating. The New York Times source notes the dangerous method hinges on “cleaning the man out” and keeping him warm, with lethal risks in bad cases.
A Chicago couple seeks board at a Washington west side boarding house. The wife mentions her husband’s uncle, a prominent Washington figure, only for the landlady to confess she hardly knows him. She notes the man remains a mystery after twelve years of marriage and a divorce.
General Benjamin F. Butler heads a bar admission commission and tests a youth who fails in jurisprudence. The applicant insists on statutes, but Butler warns that even mastery of statutes cannot guard against a legislature repealing all one knows.
If kerosene spills on carpet, cover the spot an inch deep with bran or cornmeal and apply hot irons to the area. Let cool then sweep away the meal. repeat if a trace remains. Removing the oil prevents dust from sticking and marring the carpet.
An old citizen warns of keeping money safe by burying it and guarding it with a shotgun after a man loses $5,000 in a bank. The Atlanta Constitution quotes the elder’s stern advice to Bill to avoid risks and follow a cautious, hoarding approach.
Careful estimates indicate that roughly 180000 bodies are interred annually within the city limits of London. The figure reflects urban mortality and burial practices in the metropolitan area during the period.
Wheat futures rise with July 75c close amid reports of Hessian fly damage. Prices for corn oats pork and lard also edge higher as cash quotes show mixed grain and livestock levels.
Cattle receipts 21 000 with steady demand and high grades near 5 50 to 5 65 for fancy stock. Hogs receipts 40 000 with early weakness followed by brisk buying and prices about 2 cents below Saturday’s range. Sheep receipts 17 00 with strongest buying and lamb prices rising to 6 00 to 7 00 for Colorado wooled lambs.
May 22 cattle receipts 8250 with native cattle steady and Texans slightly higher. heavy native steers 4.00 5.00, medium 4.65 4.90, light 4.00 4.55, stockers 8.75 6 5.25, butcher cows 8.25 4.80. Hog receipts 7800 with fair activity. heavy 3.70 3.90, mixed 8.50 8.76, lights 3.45 3.05, pigs 2.85 3.50. Sheep receipts 2220 with strong demand. spring lambs 7.00 7.80, clipped lambs 6.00 6.25, clipped bottoms 4.00 8.15, ewes 4.75 5.00, stockers 8.60 6.25, culls 2.00 3.25.
South Otawa reports cattle receipts with varied prices across categories such as native beef steers and western steers. Hog receipts and sheep details follow with prices and quantities. The column also recalls Ahmed Effendi, former Turkish ambassador in Berlin, distributing sweets and a humorous reply about a lady’s mouth size.
A chaotic ad page blends a street robbery boast with vendor promos. An armed robber asks a woman to raise her hands while another quips and a bicycle ad appears alongside patent medicine endorsements from D. L Co and Central Pharmacy.
For sale are ten head of 2-year-old bulls and ten head of yearling bulls all thoroughbreds except a few three quarters. Prices reasonable if taken soon. 194 Frank 8. Metzen, Adm'r, Puller Springs, Mont.
The Delaware Ohio Gazette reports physicians and reformers differ on women riding wheels. A case of Miss Bertin Reed shows overexertion from cycling led to illness, pulse 104, and pale appearance. Recovery came after Dr Williams pink pills, with Mrs Reed urging others to try the remedy.
The dialogue mocks editors and writers as a mother laments a rejected tale. A witty Maiden boasts of a teardropless manuscript while an onlooker jokes about a bald critic. The exchange reflects literary vanity and newspaper quips in a playful, period voice.
A Chicago Record item quotes a child saying Mrs. Smith gave a large piece of cake after learning who was dining last night. The exchange includes the child addressing his mother and referencing the warning about asking for food when visiting Himmia Avenue.
A dialogue fragment shows a child named Tomy scolded by a parent and referencing a prior whipping. The speaker recalls a remark about overly harsh punishment and vows to make it even, as circulated in Tit Bits.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a pseudo scientific boarder claiming stammering comes from thinking faster than speech. A savage bachelor counters asking if that explains the rarity of meeting women who stammer.
A courtroom exchange centers on a remark about appearance. Murphy says he did not intend harm and clarifies that the accusation of “knocking down” a man arose from commentary on his looks being likened to an English bulldog. The magistrate reviews the temper and context of the incident.
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