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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1896
Page
6
A compact verse-like observation on nature as a gentle, patient force. The speaker notes Nature calming restless creatures and guiding a quiet, lamp-lit evening, with Emily Dickinson as the voice summarizing the mood and care.
The piece recalls Fanny Kemble as a difficult but riveting performer praised by Charles Halle. It contrasts her Shakespeare readings with Mendelssohn accompaniment and notes her striking stage presence, including Romeo and Juliet and Lady Macbeth scenes. The account cites contemporary praise and compares her to later readers.
A Brooklyn Eagle column argues that a musical education offers lasting value beyond talent. It compares music to mathematics, noting its exact science, the beauty of developing ideas, and the lasting delight from understanding composition and listening well.
A Virginia Tribune editorial urges wealthy donors to endow 100 or 1,000 young men with 1000 dollars each to start businesses. The piece argues this form of philanthropy would create lasting memories and widespread blessings beyond static college bequests.
A playful exchange notes Pompeii’s beauty and serious disrepair. The item references 18th century fires in Constantinople with counts of houses burned and lives lost, then mentions recurring conflagrations and weather lore about moisture and impending change.
Decorative artists learn of a new painting process by Mr Swen of Gothenberg that turns plate glass into illuminated panels for furniture. The method uses phosphorescent matter to light the artwork in darkness, creating a durable, indestructible display behind glass. Berlin exhibitions praised the beauty and practicality, preferring glass panels to majolica tiles.
The text describes China's emperor living in a sealed palace with guards, never seen by subjects, while a dowager empress acts as regent. He learns only what the viceroy reports, remains frail and ill, and has seen no real ships, trains, or warships despite owning models and toys of modern technology.
The article describes a device by Dr H Lewkowitsch allowing Roentgen photographs to image foreign bodies in the eye by inserting a plate into the orbital cavity under anesthesia. The method can reveal objects beyond the reach of the ophthalmoscope, contrasting with Helmholtz’s instrument in certain tissue conditions. Also notes widespread bicycle prevalence in Cleveland with high family bicycle costs.
Dahomey’s former king Behanzin languishes in Martinique’s fortress capital under French confinement. He rests on a mat smoking with his wives assisting, while he shows interest in his son's schooling at St Pierre high school where the boy wins prizes.
A long account recalls friendly and not so friendly encounters with whales and porpoises along Florida and California coasts. It notes a Florida porpoise with a damaged fin, several affectionate yet hazardous whale passes near ships off Los Angeles, and a famous Essex-like incident where a ship was crushed by a whale.
A New York Sun reader cites a solo touring approach to cycling, preferring slower, reflective rides over century races. He recalls a Long Island south shore trip where rigid schedules and fast food drained enjoyment, arguing that personal pace and solitude improve health and city knowledge.
English courts call the bicycle a vehicle while Scotch courts disagree. Clerical cyclists praise cycling as moral gospel. The Y M C A in Trenton plans a track and race meet. A New York asylum head promotes bicycle schooling for patients. Critics warn of dangers to women riding alone at night and Cardinal Richard forbids priests to ride. American Cyclist notes cautious views on female cycling and propriety.
The Postal Service will likely conduct extensive experiments with bicycles to extend free delivery outside large cities. The move is viewed as a matter of time and a probable part of the mail system’s future expansion.
Cooper, the young racing man, has competed in 47 races this season winning 33 the best showing on the national circuit. He defeated Bald in 13 of 20 Sanger in 21 of 24 and Otto Ziegler in 24 of 27.
A preacher explains a man who fell ill and died not at the expected site but in Jimville, sparking debate among mourners about whether his death was in triumph or away from the promised place. The exchange reflects local sentiment on fate and faith.
A couple seeks divorce in a rural justice court. The bailiff warns the husband that the matter is beyond the court’s jurisdiction. The judge fines the man for bribery and for wasting time, saying his jurisdiction does not cover the case.
An ambitious man states plans to leave politics while noting two years of work and a $5 000 check in his personal knowledge. Mr OQumrox ponders the claim, suggesting there is more than what is visible in the field.
A London Tit-Bits note tells of a young nephew staying with his aunt who, when asked at tea if he had secretly helped himself to jam, replied in a calm, Please auntie, pa never 'lows me to talk at meals indicating clever avoidance of blame.
A Chicago Tribune fragment records a peculiar line where a horse mocks a prize pig and predicts a future invention using bicycle tire castoffs. The dialogue hints at fame and transformation through whimsical speech.
A brash pirate seeks the golden fleece while a native warns against landing or recovery after a brick game. The item from Detroit Tribune contrasts with a joke about love and blindness as a maid and youth banter over marital fate.
Maude tells Papa she will pursue her latest fad if she can keep at it. Hilda asks what it is and Maude reveals a bicycle as the craze. Detroit Free Press reports the lighthearted exchange between Maude and Hilda.
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