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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1897
Page
6
A Brooklyn woman planted currant bushes upside down as instructed by a butcher who sold them. The roots sprouted leaves while the plants retained their gnarled shape, prompting jokes about the prank and the butcher’s failed attempts to replicate the curious specimen.
Jules Verne, veteran storyteller and author of Round the World In 80 Days, is described as a prosperous Amiens citizen. The piece recounts his shy youth, a postponed wedding when best man forgetfulness disrupted the ceremony, and his later marriage to a widow who became mother to her two daughters, with Mrs Jules Verne credited for recognizing his talent.
Three women cyclists on Dumbarton road near Glasgow were suddenly confronted by a riderless horse. The animal charged, leaped over their bicycles, seized a hat and chased one rider, until men beat it away and returned it to a nearby farm. All riders eventually reached home.
In Schwelm ten boys aged 11 to 19 faced charges for burglaries and highroad robberies. They imitated the Schinderhannes shudder romance adopting robber names and swearing loyalty by dagger and revolver. Four revolvers were found among them as police pursued the group.
A tame Bridgwater fox trained for the wheel escapes during the hunting season. He travels nearly eighty miles through the Parrot stream, pursued by hunters before returning to the kitchen. The fat cook and huntsman intervene to spare the fox, praised for sagacity and ingenuity.
A minister advises a young bride about the seriousness of marriage. The bride replies with a humorous inventory of her wedding goods, claiming she is fully prepared with quilts, feather beds, sheets, pillow slips, tablecloths, spoons, and a teakettle. The exchange turns on the notion of readiness.
A critic notes half the buying public lacks knowledge of the other half and that many fine costly books never reach shops. Immense sums fund such volumes from 100 to 1000 dollars each, sold by subscription through about six men in the United States. They keep lavish company, stay in expensive hotels, and travel in luxury with a servant and a coach.
Stratford Canning records a mid century anecdote about Sir Charles Bagot hosting an American minister and wife. Lady Bagot’s joke about the salad mishap reveals wit and cordial manners in diplomatic circles. The tale highlights social humor in Washington.
A damaged note claims the Rialto Bridge at Venice was built from designs by Michael Angelo, featuring a single marble arch about 94 feet long and completed around 1592.
A Tacoma Mill company produced iron and brass tokens in the early days that served as local currency for both settlers and Indigenous workers. The pieces included 0 0 cent and 45 cent iron tokens and brass $1 pieces, all stamped with values and used widely until most were lost. William Hanson donated a set to Ferry Museum, noting local honesty and lack of blacksmiths enabled their use.
A summary of M. Armand Vire's Comptes Rendus observations on cave adapted animals. Loss of light drives eye atrophy and reliance on other senses. Antennae may lengthen, tactile hairs sharpen, digestion shifts in carnivores, and de pigmentation occurs with light exposure. Some species show asymmetrical eye reduction and spot formation during reillumination.
A Hindoo paper recounts at a remote Ceylon residency the goat of Mr. Pieris swallowing about 50 rupees in stamps from his table. Officials demanded punishment and the stamps, removed from the animal, were sent to the commissioner for disposal.
Historical statutes stated a leper could not sue or inherit in court while living. He could enjoy the usufruct of two properties during life, but upon recovery or death the rights ceased. The fragment notes imply denials of legal capacity tied to disease and ongoing usufruct until change in status.
A collage of short items and quips from various papers. Notes on international diplomacy, witty remarks about Greece and soldiers, a wealthy Englishwoman leaving 40 million, a breech of promise defense, and humorous scoffs about undertakers and rent disputes.
James O Neill quietly plans a major production. Keene studies Shakespearean acting. Cam ill e D Arville may leave Kismet for a new opera. Fitch and Dietrichstein drafting a play for W H Crane. Courtleigh engaged for Lyceum repertory. Goodwin preparing new La Falote version. Davenport touted in a new American play Nowadays. Backus chosen by Gillette for Too Much Johnson. Turkey sultan’s piano regime noted by Bigelow. Jessie Bartlett Davis courted by Bos ton company. Armory wall portrait of R A Barnet proposed. Miller on stage fright says it is a lifelong disease.
Practical horticulture tips on seed sowing timing soil amendments and disease control for fruit trees roses and cherry and plum varieties. Recommendations include tobacco wash for pests black knot management cut and burn unhealthy limbs rosin and tallow wounds wood ashes for peaches and onion seed timing to maximize profits.
The season introduces hundreds of quirky shapes and colors in coffee cups and bud vases. Wedgwood shifts to a darker green with tinted reliefs, while opalescent glass features prominent ridges and limited water capacity. A fish-set shows openwork borders and gold accents, including a trout platter, alongside a dainty pink rosebud wreath on a French china dinner set.
A New York Times excerpt argues embezzlers steal since they are dishonest and notes the media’s mistake in confusing effect with cause. The piece suggests a sport analogy about targeting opponents rather than a ball, likening surety behavior to misreading cause and effect.
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