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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
9
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Elbert Hubbard argues in the Philistine that government overregulation suppresses enterprise and initiative. He contends that the drift in business leads to a negative mood and stifles growth, urging patient leadership over political talk to sustain payrolls and commercial genius.
In Helena a Senate fight over funding the assay office faces a mound of numbers. T. B. Miller shows Senator Walsh an annual breakdown indicating most depositors fall under 10 thousand dollars, while a tiny share exceeds 100 thousand. The data also show over fifty thousand dollar deposits within a specific bracket.
The Tribune prints substantial space for Governor Stewart’s view on consolidating state educational institutions. He finds no merit in the proposal, warning voters to read carefully before the anticipated fall election. Other voices decry free trade as a greater harm than war, citing job losses and economic distress nationwide.
More priceless pictures were slashed in two public galleries by suffragettes. The piece questions when the government will tire of the vandalism long practiced by the votes for women movement and suggests drastic measures may be coming.
The public drinking fountain should be used now as it is built to serve people, not merely as an ornament. It is unlikely to freeze at this season, so let thirsty travelers have a drink from time to time.
Fifty years ago last Tuesday Montana became a U S territory by President Lincoln signing the bill creating the Territory of Montana. The day passed with little notice in most parts of the state.
The Dillon city council plans a new street lighting system to brighten the town described as the poorest lighted town of its size. Authorities aim for earlier implementation to improve safety and visibility.
Report notes bumper fruit crops across the country with a likely drop in prices for this essential diet item. The Becker trial jury convicted the defendant for a second time. Few expected a different outcome after witness testimony. A river found by the Colonel in Brazil may be the famed Salt River traveled by Bull Moosers recently.
City council passes resolution urging merger of two separate phone networks to simplify operations. The Colonel dominates early front pages in many newspapers as this topic regains prominence.
A spring cough warning notes risks of letting a stubborn cough persist. Mentions Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a treatment for inflamed throat and bronchial surfaces. Ends with a druggist named Potts and a product advertisement.
The article reports President Wilson plans a broad restraint on US troop recall while pursuing a moral intervention in Mexico. It describes hopes for a provisional government in Mexico City under American supervision, possible elections, and safeguards to ensure reforms, with mediation at Niagara Falls and concerns over neutral commissioners.
Naturalist John Burroughs, aged seventy seven, reports spending at least one hour daily in a horizontal position. He advises diet, exercise, rest, and abstinence from stimulants, coffee, tea, and tobacco, claiming rest prolongs life and protects heart energy.
The $10 million Vaterland arrived in New York on its first voyage as the largest liner yet built, with about 4 000 passenger capacity and a 1 134 crew. It features twin funnel branches above the hold and four 19 foot seven inch diameter screws driven by turbine engines, plus a powerful wireless system and rumored cross Atlantic telephone capability.
The testimony of Charles S. Mellen former president of the New Haven railroad is quoted. He beams with irony on bosses and money, notes government control looming, recalls his pay and lack of reimbursement for political contributions, and comments on stockholders and politicians in harsh terms.
A Boston merchant recalls an old Massachusetts grocer with a sly ruse. He explains that barrels marked differently by customers reflect preference for top or bottom apples, even though the contents are the same.
An advertisement claims deafness is caused by inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and mock cures by constitutional remedies. It offers a hundred dollar reward for any deafness case (from catarrh) not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars and products marketed by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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