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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1900
Page
9
The piece argues a housekeeper can be a good judge if experienced and educated for she must discern true Ivory Soap from lookalikes. It touts Ivory Soap as 100 percent pure and distinct from imitators, marking it a Procter & Gamble assertion from 1899.
A Dillon Tribune feature traces Newbro's Herpicide as a Montana success after seventeen failures. It notes discovery by Anna and Blake, product launch on June 26 1899, rapid national spread, and endorsements by physicians. The piece praises Montana pluck and printer's ink in building a market across 23 states.
An advertisement from L. J. Williams' Central Pharmacy touts Acker's Blood Elixir as a cure for impure blood and related skin and health issues. The copy claims the tonic cures all blood diseases where sarsaparillas fail and offers a positive guarantee with every bottle.
Special correspondence from Melrose reports Mrs Lt Olson leaving for Chicago to study art at Northwestern University accompanied by her husband who will visit Wisconsin before returning to Butte. The piece notes arrest of three Japanese railroad workers for alleged game law violations and a trial set for the 8th in Virginia City. It also mentions local injuries, new residents, and upcoming civic roles with J B Moe as justice of the peace and Sherman Vance as constable.
Clerk and Recorder notes deeds to Jorgen Jorgensen and Cecelia Hirschey for land in the Big Hole basin. Water rights filed by George W. Stover from Birch Creek and M A Miller with two Dry and Small Horn Creek sites. Quartz claims by D Peterson in Sheep Creek basin and John Cloutier with two locations. Elkhorn mining district entries include W J Bryan and R J Ingernall.
In 1800 era terms the notice advises avoiding neglect and visiting a druggist for Kemp's Balsam for throat and lungs with prices 25c and 50c and a free trial size. Local names Jules Guyas and J P Lossel appear with travel notes and a social gathering is noted. Election returns are described as unofficial and incomplete. Lieut F J Bird visits town from Argenta to attend a career talk and returns home.
A historical tale recalls Judge Fitz Gerald enforcing dress code in Pima and Gila counties court. A miner in blue shirt and overalls challenged the rule, went home for a coat, then returned days later with an explanation that his coat and home lay 100 miles away near Harshaw mountains on the Mexican border.
A Coeur d Alene miner recalls a misison Idaho murder case with a fatal shooting and a judge declaring murder in the first degree if the victim dies. The same column notes a Munich book sale claim as the oldest printed work before 1450 and a 1610 note on English hat manufacture and crime rates.
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