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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1898
Page
3
A fragmented notice lists southbound mail and express at 7 15 pm No 7 northbound May and express at 10 50 am No 30 through freight both directions with local freight times and routes near Be Hut te 1845.
J. W. Lea and Miss Lillie McGuire of Michigan united in marriage at 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening November 2 in Pocatello Idaho. The ceremony was at the bride’s sister Mrs George McKinzie home with Rev. Perry officiating. The couple will reside in Dillon.
Hoarseness in a child signals onset of croup. Giving Chamberlains Cough Remedy at the first hoarseness or after the croupy cough appears can prevent the attack. Mothers with croupy children keep it at hand for easy, dependable relief. For sale by City Drug Store.
The Pacific Dredge Co. built machine tested Oct 29 near Moose Creek under H J Reiling. It is the largest dredge yet and capable of 5000 cubic yards daily, with patent devices to reduce gold loss by 96 to 98 percent and profit levels cited from Bannack boats.
The M E church pastor will discuss where and when the Garden of Eden stood and the human origin questions next Sunday evening. The morning sermon will focus on the theme of Hypocrites.
Thousands try Eily’s Dream Balm claiming relief for catarrh and cold in head. Trial size ten cents available at local druggists or by mail from Ely Bros 56 Warren St New York City. Oscar Ostram praises its surprising effectiveness after years of poor health.
General Andrew Burt of the Seventeenth Infantry debates a rifle range contest with Captain Charles A Booth. Booth claims he can call 20 shots, correctly signaling misses as the flag marks results. The tests proceed with miss declarations until Booth wins a box of cigars as the Colonel concedes.
Alcibiades faced a death sentence in Athens for leading a conspiracy to overthrow the city’s constitution. He fled to Sparta securing safety and impressed both Spartans and Athenians by adopting their ways. Plutarch notes his rapid color shifts and varied lifestyles across Greece and Persia, yet he advised Athens to strike at Sparta, a timely and valuable counsel.
The ibaca banana plant in the Philippines yields manilla hemp from its outer fiber. Each eight year stalk provides about a pound of hard, strong fiber used for rope, while the inner fiber is softer for clothing. The United States consumes 41 percent of this global supply.
A vivid sampler quote from the Yuma Sentinel cataloging contrasts in a Western land. It critiques politicians, wealth, trains, and landscapes with colorful, hyperbolic imagery. The passage reads as a cultural portrait rather than a straightforward news item.
The Zulus employ a remarkable rain charm. They catch a bird, consecrate it as a heaven bird, and cast it into water. They believe the sky, a personality, will mourn the bird’s death and respond with rain showers.
The French chamber of deputies enjoys universal free rail travel across the nation with an identification medal. Their daily pay is $6, far less than the U.S. Congress salary of $5,000 a year, and they exceed British MPs in indemnity. The fragment ends with a street scene exchange about a smashed sound and going broke.
A derelict man asks for work and a meal. The stranger gives him a card and one dollar with instructions to seek work and refresh himself. He recounts receiving similar guidance from a man a decade ago, urging luck.
A traveler contrasts Canadian and American routines noting Canadians stay up late and eat late, with beds not before midnight and breakfast around 9. The piece highlights the cultural difference in daily rhythms and the humor of an American observer.
A toothless king lion lies by a stream groaning over lost kingship. Hyenas crowd around and pretend sympathy until they attack him. The lion reveals he dusted his hide with strychnine and dies, remarking a lesson in politics.
In a heated debate on reducing capital punishment for minor crimes, Lord Eldon warned that banning the noose would ruin small shopkeepers. A fellow Tory judge extended the death sentence to include possession of kingly property. A tailor sentenced for murdering a soldier faced a harsh add on the sentence describing the weapon piercing the victim’s breeches.
Letters from Ed Mund Kean reveal early actor salaries with offers such as £3 a week as acting manager at a Wych Street theatre, rising to £25 a month. Kean reportedly earned $12,000 a year in 1826 and up to £200 weekly in Edinburgh. The peak cited is £50 a night for Dublin performances in 1829.
Naval experts say modern battleships have an active life of about 15 years, while century-old ships served nearly whole commissions. The Victory was 40 at Trafalgar, and Royal William served from 1670 to 1813 with rebuilds. The Laplanders and Tonquinese drink foods as noted, including Breack flavored with chicken blood.
In a reflective piece from Lippincott's, the author explores snobbery as a superficial view of life. Examples include a policeman ushering worshipers, a soda vendor leading singing, a handcart man labeled by occupation, and a butcher's grave symbols. The tone questions judgments while noting the odd mix of identity and role.
The London Mail recounts how war horses like Copenhagen and Marengo endured battles and neglect alike. Marengo’s preserved skeleton is exhibited at the Royal Service Institute, while Copenhagen is famed as Wellington’s Waterloo charger. Marengo, born in Egypt, found mercy in English care after Napoleon’s fall.
A reminder that a man must let only good impulses move his heart and keep it free from evil to prevent it from being hardened.
Augustus F F Graeter through attorney Edwin Norris filed an application for a patent on a Hendricks mine lode in the Banack mining district Beaverhead County Montana. The notice calls for adverse claims to be filed at the Helena land office within the publication period. First published Oct 21 1888.
Land Office at Helena Montana October 1 1498 notice is given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make first proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before L J Price U S Commissioner at Dillon Montana on November 15 1808 Henry Fitter on his homestead putty No 8816 for fora ria NW and N% BW He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land Ernest W Geary of Lima Montana Henry G Gleed of Lima Montana Joseph Wal of Dillon Montana H Henry Thompson of Lima Montana Grocer D Gremmr
Notice from Helena shows Charles Letten filed for homestead entry No. 141 for the SE and NE fields in section 20. Claimant must present proof within the specified period at Dillon Montana before L. J. Price, with details including entry numbers and dates.
Mendell and Wolf of Dilton Montana dissolve their partnership on October 11. Mr Wolf Pouiring and Mr Mendell continue the business in charge. Gronae Wor and Joan H. Mendel are named in the notice.
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