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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1918
Page
5
A warm Thanksgiving monologue thanks pork chop and beans and coal for the neighborhood. The speaker credits community help and shared hardship, praising the company of neighbors who stick together through winter and hardship with a grateful tone.
Mrs Girard formerly of Dillon died in Butte from influenza and will be interred in Centralia Missouri. She leaves a husband and two young sons. Smoky Bill Humphreys, longtime Beaverhead resident and former member of Company E, died of influenza at Salmon Idaho. He was a noted marksman and served in the Spanish American War era. The war industries board lifted the gasoline ban, letting Dillon dealers and garages operate with gas and supplies day and night including Sundays and holidays.
The armistice only affects registrants over 36. Questionnaires go to those under 19 and must be filled and returned. Registrants 19 to 37 who have not sent in forms should do so now. Also notes health updates on A L Stone in Butte and details on military ballots and a Fargo dressmaker opening in Phillips block.
News from Dillon reports the death of Ed Mailey 35 of Blaine from influenza on Wednesday night. The burial will be at Nyhart cemetery today. The Mailey family all ill with the disease yet. Also notes a California auto trip of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith and Mrs. Emory Keller starting Wednesday, expected back in April. Also a hunting party from Bloody Dick county returned with several deer last Sunday though a recent snow storm slowed their trip.
Dillon briefs note French china dinner sets for Thanksgiving at Albert Stamm Jeweler. Adv-47. Geo E Jewell on business trip to Jackson. Mrs Schum of Bannack ill in Magnus hospital. Postmaster Poindexter ill at home. Henry L Brown on leave from Vancouver barracks. Reuben Tritt back to duty after influenza. Grover Harres Ellen Montague discharged from Magnus hospital after flu. Will A Campbell visits. Funeral for Mrs Pendergast to be held in Big Hole basin.
Theodore Roosevelt reflects on four years since Germany’s invasion of Belgium, accusing Kaiser officials of greed and treachery. He praises Allied victory, notes American contributions, condemns pacifists, pro Germans, and bolshevism, and asserts the public’s control over policy.
Certificate states Susan Blaska completed a dressmaking course using The Dobbs Adjustable French Tailor System and earned the institute's Highest Honors.
The article traces turkey domestication by southwestern aborigines and Aztecs, noting Yucatan varieties and possible admixture with northern wild turkeys. It mentions Aztec feather cloth from ocellated turkey feathers and relics in Madrid, with ties to Mesa Verde region. It also notes Thomas Luebben recovering from influenza and a piece urging self examination during Thanksgiving for neighborhood progress and sacrifice.
Montana's November 18 war savings quota shows a deficit of 387 662 63 dollars. The shortfall attributed to campaign activity war workers influenza and slack sales calls for vigorous efforts to reach the December 31 target. Citizens urged to support soldiers overseas by purchasing war savings stamps.
The teachers' examinations have been postponed to Thursday December 5 Friday December 6 and Saturday December 7. Elizabeth Sutherland Adv 46 48 County Supt of Schools.
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