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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
6
A Sunday School series from October 16 1909 presents questions on Paul’s defense before the Jewish council Acts 22 30 35 and explores doctrinal issues goals and lessons for learners. It links to temperance reports from Kirksville and broader public notices.
North Baltimore, once notorious for its open saloons, voted dry last fall and has seen business improve. Local businessmen report higher profits, better cash flow, and fewer bad debts since the liquor trade ended, with July nearly ten percent above 1908 and several months of strong returns compared with prior years.
The American Issue notes that amid a low business mood the town of North Baltimore deserves praise for closing saloons and redirecting money into lawful commercial channels instead of vice.
Mrs. Louesa Robbins of Dillon Montana testifies that eight years of kidney trouble caused back pain headaches and swelling and that after using Doan's Kidney Pills she became free from backache and felt much better. The ad notes the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co as agents in Buffalo New York.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote notes a light court incident involving a palmist. A witness, not sharp, admits paying a shilling and receiving vague, partly true readings. The cross examination mocks alledged imposition, the witness insisting the coin was bad and the whole affair gammon.
In Picardy a marriage custom subjects the bride to an examination of her suitability as a partner. A farmer wife harnesses a horse and carts a field, an ironworker wife hammers iron, a miller wife measures wheat, a smith wife strikes the anvil, and a sailor wife cleans netting. The rite underscores the wife as a helpmate. talks note that keeping an old wife is not understood in Picardy.
Readers hear varied views as whiskered meat from whales and elephants is discussed. Reports note canned whale meat marketed to Europeans and a German butcher who turned a Ghent elephant carcass into 3,800 pounds of sausage sold at good prices.
A philosopher explains that true friends are scarce and defines friendship as someone who would lend money if needed and to whom you would lend money if you had it. The exchange was quoted from the New York Times.
Mrs Manning questions if Greyson should court Martha. Mr Manning admits a grudge against Greyson's father and vows the son must suffer for it.
A discussion outlines an alibi as proving a defendant was in a different place from the crime. The text explores how an alibi shifts blame and what constitutes adequate corroboration under bar examinations.
During the South African War a junior officer on General Frenchs staff boasted he could spot twenty Boers in rocks above the camp. The general corrected him and finally advised him not to add to his imagined threats.
A doctor tells Mr Fallows he is not sure if his condition is constitutional and jokes about appealing to the United States Supreme Court to determine it. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
A pompous man visits a drug store at dawn to buy a cigar but finds only a soda fountain and a sweeping boy. The man jokes about starting as a sweeper, and the boy replies with a jab about discouragement. The man leaves frowning.
Bid submissions to the District Forester must be payable to the Bank and timber claims are exempt from sale. The Forest Supervisor C K Wyman Dillon Montana and District Forester B Greeney reserve the right to reject any and all bids and provide further regulations on bases.
Department of the Interior notices Willard M Pyle of Polaris Montana who filed Desert Land Application No 8614 for E4 Section 28 Township 5 North Range 18 West Montana Meridian to appear for final proof before U S Commissioner B A Hazelbaker at Dillon Montana on November 18 1909 Witnesses named Clarence Morrison James R Abrams William Pahnish and Milton E Hays all from Polaris Montana
Louise R Featherly of Dillon Montana filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish a desert land claim on NX Section 10 Township 8 S Range 8 W Montana Meridian The hearing will occur before A Johnson Commissioner at Dillon Montana on November 12 1909 Witnesses named Herbert B Selway Justin E Morse Matt Sorenson and Philip Thorp all reside in Dillon Montana
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