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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1888
Page
5
The fragmentary 1890 political notice lists COR President Benjamin Harrison Indiana and Levi Morton New York for Vice President. Territorial Delegate candidate Thos H Carter Helena. Beaverhead County ticket names Councilman Lawrence A Brows Representative H D PickMan Clerk W A Jones Assessor D F Reisnaror.
A travel sketch describes entering a Kabyle villa near Algiers, with a native courtyard, marble fountain, and five Kabyle peasants including a tattooed mother and a striking girl. A barefoot Kabyle baby amuses observers as Arabs relax at the open cafe.
A Pall Mall Gazette account recalls a Kabyle hospitality scene as European guests sample tea, firelight cooking, and couscous in a courtyard. A young Kabyle girl charms the party while the baby and mother engage in everyday domestic life.
Richard E Burton argues that serious poets must aim for perfect rhymes not for eye rhyme alone. A poem’s music relies on true consonance, and a poet should correct false or weak rhymes to protect rhythmic integrity and ear appeal.
The passage notes a shift in theatre from cultured entertainment to mass pastime. It cites broad attendance across classes and quotes Dion Boucicault on the era’s preference for light amusement over mental effort.
The text notes Glaisher reached 37 000 feet in a balloon ascent, the atmosphere too thin for physical exertion at that height. It also mentions compact railway timetables for watch covers and fashionable French women using small dinner tables, plus a Bay View chiropodist dubbing himself William the corn curer.
An American official in Paris notes a ceremonial invitation from Rothschild kin announcing the death of Baron Salomon de Rothschild at his hotel 17 Rue Lafitte on July 27 1855 aged 82 and inviting attendance at his funeral on Tuesday July 31 at 0 o'clock from the deceaseds residence.
An 1834 York Mirror note recounts Washington laughing at Cambridge while troops prepared for battle and Gen Greene searched for his wig. The anecdote portrays Washington breaking into laughter as officers scrambled for horses and arms amid bustle before the imminent encounter with the English.
The Argonaut notes that women and girls under twenty win many rescue medals from drowning and perform notable feats. Lighter bones and buoyant flesh aid early swagger into swimming, with some Newport girls floating as easily as resting on a sofa. Swim requires faith in water’s buoyancy, and young women have achieved famed feats through confidence.
An advertisement declares a positive remedy for consumption and offers to send free bottles to readers who provide their express and post office addresses. The notice lists a New York address at 181 Pearl Street and signs as M.C. at Locum.
A damaged historical notice from Meagher county lists names and figures about a land claim in township 6 south range 12 west. It warns adverse claimants to present their claims within sixty days or be barred by the registrar’s office. The document cites W S Langhorne as Register and William Oil Geck as attorney.
Notice of a mining claim patent application by William H L Beck and associates for 1500 feet on the Little Bell lode in Beaverhead County Montana Territory. Description cites location in Auld Mountain Mining District with lot and boundary details, adjoined claims none, and a 60 day period to file objections or be barred. Attorney for claimant William T Beck lists Washington DC address.
Mining patent application No 2131 for 1500 linear feet on the Mayflower Lode in Beaverhead County Montana Territory filed by William H Neck and George E Lamon through attorney Meary Garrett. Description and location given with corner, bearings, and acreage 20.66. Adjoining claims none. Adverse claimants must appear within sixty days or be barred.
U S Land Office Helena Sept 7 1888 notice that William Beck George Lamon Paul Vandervoort and Henry Garrett via Henry Garrett of Regents Montana apply for a fifteen hundred foot lode claim on Cementade Bald Mountain Mining District Beaverhead County Montana Territory. Includes plat field notes bearing granite corner descriptions and an area of 20 66-100 acres. Adjoining claims unknown. Public-opportunity to file adverse claims within sixty days. W Langhorne Register William H Beck Washington DC attorney for claimants.
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