08 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
1
Lima and surrounding towns report a busy week with birthday celebrations, surprises for honored residents, lodge events, and family departures. J. F. Holloway leaves for Pocatello, Delta lodge hosts Thanksgiving ball, multiple social and business notes fill the items.
The article portrays Arthur Roberts, famed as the funniest man in England, arriving at the Gaiety with a cab accident tale that wins cheers. It notes his £6,000 to £7,000 annual income, talent in pantomime wigs, and witty generosity, plus a family-resistant sense of humor. It also cites a Baltimore bicyclist’s feat as evidence that motorized travel outpaces horses in endurance and speed.
Rights for a air right window patent owned by A. Lowry or T. J. Munary in Dillon Montana are offered for sale under stated terms to claimants in Montana.
Secretary Stevenson lists premium winners across many divisions at Dillon Fair. Awards cover painting drawing textiles photography and livestock with dozens of named exhibitors such as Alma Seybold Myrtle Clark Mrs. Geo Metlon Miss Lizzie Jones and J.P. Paxton, plus notes on deeds water notices and a Merry Twelve euchre club event.
The New York Tribune recounts a tale of young Henry Longfellow handed a slate to compose a piece about a turnip behind Mr Finneys barn. The brief poem follows a turnip that grows and is eaten by Mr Finneys family, ending with the household dining on it.
Amagansett, a small eastern Long Island village, is famed as a whaling town. Despite no harbor or ships, whales come close to land here each season drawing life savers and locals to a distinctive coastal pursuit.
Prices paid for wholesale produce: butter per pound 0.25 to 0.25, eggs per dot 0.20 to 0.25, potatoes per hundredweight 0.50 to 0.60, wheat per bushel 1.00 to 1.25, corn per hundred 0.95 to 1.00, Timothy baled 9.50 to 10.50, blue joint baled 7.00 to 8.00, wild hay baled 4.50 to 5.00, alfalfa 4.00 to 4.50.
The United States now buys Cas carets Candy Cathartic at two million boxes annually and expected to reach three million before New Year. Merchants tout Cascarets as the year round bowel regulator for every body with druggist sales at 10c 25a 50a per box and a cure guaranteed.
Advertisement shows G. T. Paun offering a dwelling within three blocks of Normal School grounds for sale at a cheap price with furniture desired.
A local retailer stresses fair pricing and honest values across a wide range of goods. The slogan notes no higher charges for inferior articles and compares quality to a clear contrast like black and white.
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