Quiet Street Encounter in City at 3 A.M.
A man in full dress raps a lamp post with a cane on a quiet side street as a policeman tells him to move on. The man protests, claiming he knows residents are home and pointing to a light upstairs.
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1923
Page
11
A man in full dress raps a lamp post with a cane on a quiet side street as a policeman tells him to move on. The man protests, claiming he knows residents are home and pointing to a light upstairs.
Blond Bess jokes that a plumber pays twice for his error while a lawyer or judge makes a mistake into law or retrial. a preacher's error goes unseen and a doctor's error is buried.
A readable fragment shows a mother exclaiming to Henry about what to do with him, indicating a domestic scene or family conflict without full context. The text captures urgent parental frustration and a request for guidance or action. The source emphasizes a personal, intimate moment between mother and child.
Henry recalls a fight ending badly with missing teeth and his mother’s comment. Willie Brown intervened, gathering the teeth and keeping them for Henry. The excerpt highlights a quirky family memory centered on a rough altercation and a surprising rescue.
Jeff Troubridge owned a dollar watch and visited a jeweler after daylight saving changed last week. The jeweler estimated a seven cent adjustment to set the time. The story contrasts the time difference between American and German watches, described as millions of marks.
In a colloquial exchange a wife extols her husband Joe as a wonderful provider. She notes he always worked and provided when he got up on time, reflecting a common portrayal of domestic labor and dependability.
A priest at a family dinner asks five year old Bobby for table etiquette. Bobby answers with a mispronounced line noting there are no bananas. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding during a family meal.
A humorous dialogue shows Mary denying her lover’s cheating claim as the husband declares he will fetch milk himself. The milkman’s kiss becomes a joking promised pledge, while Mary insists the promise means nothing to her.
A humorous exchange contrasts the hairdresser who styles and colors hair with the sculptor who carves faces and busts. The quip plays on the idea that hairdressing creates curls and color, while sculpture produces three dimensional likenesses.
A lively line from a sports feature depicts a cheerleader urging pigskin warriors to their darndest as the crowd roars. The scene emphasizes school spirit and game-day energy in a vivid, period voice.
In a car the old fashioned mother and her modern flapper daughter share a playful exchange Betty confirms a hat man on the corner is tossing a kiss and she plans to return it through a cheeky reply reflecting the era’s mood.
Reading notes marvel at a producer’s claim that three thousand four hundred twenty six elephants were required last year to craft billiard balls. Ollie finds it wonderful that such large beasts can be trained for delicate tasks.
Backache rheumatic pains dizziness and blurred vision are listed as kidney trouble symptoms. Mrs M McCullough of Easton Pa says her husband could hardly rise after sitting and Foley Kidney Pills cured him prompting Potts the druggist to advertise.
Real estate transfers recorded in the Beaverhead Abstract Company title books for the week ending October 6 1923 list property conveyances and parties involved. The notice details transfers including grantors and grantees and the dates of recording.
U S to Thomas Pope for 320 acres near Big Hole basin. City of Dillon deed to Benjamin Roman for one cemetery lot. Pope deeds to Carl R Huntley for 320 acres in Big Hole basin. Hildreth deeds to Hildreth Livestock Co for four Dillon lots and Medicine Lodge valley land. Frank B Felt files 9 quartz lode claims in Felkhorn mining district. Lima Mercantile stockholders meeting minutes filed in Lima. Capital Trust and Savings Bank assigns sale certificate to Columbian Co.
Mrs M J Wills of 189 Helena St recounts years of kidney pain backache and nervous spells. She used Doan’s Kidney Pills from Potts Drug Store and reports complete relief with continued satisfaction since 1922. Sold 60 cents at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A column reviews veterans’ bonuses from Argonne fighting five years past and critiques coal to electric power plans. It lauds Mr. Eastman Rochester music school impact, notes Muscle Shoals sale, and discusses Mussolini advertising ideas and Carnarvon tomb superstition, plus locust warfare and forest restoration by aircraft.
In quirky dialogue a bank asks a driver about driving skill while Spunk riffs on motor golf charity and a pile or slave theme, reflecting a playful exchange with terse urban slang and wordplay.
We have purchased 122000 pairs of U S Army Munson shoes sizes 6% to 12 the entire surplus stock of a major contractor. These 100 percent leather dark tan waterproof shoes are valued at $6.00 but offered to the public at $2.95. Order by mail or pay on delivery. refunds offered if not as represented.
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