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Local shop promotes daily arrivals of new items including eight day half hour striking clocks with alarms priced at four dollars. Call to view the goods and inspect selections.
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1898
Page
1
Local shop promotes daily arrivals of new items including eight day half hour striking clocks with alarms priced at four dollars. Call to view the goods and inspect selections.
Mrs. N D Porter returns from Salt Lake and Ogden while I C Van Housen and family come back from Omaha. Lima reports railroad promotions including Nugent to engineer and increased yard capacity. A Democratic rally featuring Norris and Lamb draws a large Dillon audience. Senator Carter’s Dillon speech praises Republican tariff and war record, defends McKinley policy and silver stance, and asserts equal money value.
Special Correspondence from Suenipan reports a four day M E district conference in Sheridan with ministers from across the region. Rev Van Orsdale and Rev Tate are noted, while local politics feature Charles Hartman, Senator Mantle, and E D Weed discussing party records and speeches. The piece also mentions Halloween disturbances by local youths in Sheridan.
The piece recounts W S Pyle's 6 year old bid for Meagher county assessor on the populist ticket, his later silver party nomination, and the claim he did not canvass or seek the office. It notes his high local support, the election outcome, and the partisan context in Beaverhead and Meagher counties.
A statewide Republican appeal urges Montana voters to support McKinley era policies and elect Republicans to Congress and the Senate. J. P. Woolman signs as Chairman, noting past missteps and urging zeal in registration and turnout on election day.
The TriBune denies publishing lies during campaigns and asserts its commitment to accuracy in reporting. The remark questions the reporter’s mental caliber, highlighting the clash between opinion and fact in political discourse.
An old advertisement urges thousands who believe themselves ill to use Syrup of Figs to cleanse the system. It claims the remedy comforts the heart and is easily cured from captivity, noting it is manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company and sold by all druggists.
Fragmentary text hints at a sparsely documented event from last Saturday. The note mentions Lima and a frost or weather tale, with unclear context and few actionable details.
The New York Tribune recounts the sunken remains of the St Paul in Santiago harbor Cuba. The ship, a survivor of the 1588 Armada flotilla, endured centuries of seas and storms before being burned to the waterline and sank. The timbers, keel and stanchions still show, partly visible at low tide, a striking national emblem now buried under slime and barnacles.
At a Poor Clergy Relief Society meeting in London a tale of Bishop Waldegrave of Carlisle and Lord Lonsdale ends with a dramatic act. Lord Lonsdale offers large checks for Carlisle diocese clergy, but the bishop declines saying it is between God and the giver. The tale notes £10,000 and two £20,000 gifts were offered for poor clergy.
The vessel features a 12 inch rifle 88 feet long with a 4 foot breech diameter and 48 ton weight, firing an 850 pound shot with a 480 pound powder charge at over 1400 mph, reaching 54 miles in 24 seconds. It can perforate 19 inches of steel at 134 miles, and an 8 inch gun can pierce armor at a mile. Six 4 inch rapid fire guns and twenty 6 pounders provide heavy deck and torpedo boat defense, plus four torpedo tubes ready to launch automatic and dirigible projectiles.
An old time advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for sick and nervous headaches. It claims the product purifies blood, strengthens nerves, and improves health, with easy dosage and a 25 cent price. Money back if not cured, sold by Central Pharmacy.
Advertising brief notes price cuts for rail travel on the Oregon Short Line. First class fares to Chicago cost 48 dollars, second class 38 dollars, to St Louis first class 41.50 and second class 86.50, with lower rates to Atlantic coast points. Details available at Oregon Short Line offices.
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