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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1895
Page
6
A century description follows a buffalo hunt procession as a father teaches his son to ride a fiery pony. The boy struggles, falls, and endures until he finally mounts and stays aboard, while family members watch and guide the trial.
A reader's letter from M. A. Oxon decries the wages and conditions of teachers in England. He describes a life of teaching multiple subjects, receiving board and a meager stipend while the head earns large profits. He laments lack of future prospects and compares earnings with better paid colleagues.
Webb praises his office boy for intellect after the youth, earlier deemed careless, explains he posted the urgent letter first. Bluffkins notes the boss’s prior worry about breakfastless mornings, while the boy insists he did not waste time and correctly prioritized the immediate mail.
A garrison battalion faces wind bias during musketry practice when an old major suggests moving targets to test its impact. The anecdote, cited in London Tit Bits, highlights a humorous misreading of wind effects and the sergeant’s restrained smile. Nearby quotes remark on cultivated minds and multilingual Brazil.
Edwin Anien's Ingle's Nest to be staged in England. Grace Huntington joins Thomas Q Seabrooke's company. Modjeska to follow Mansfield at Garrick New York. James O Neill plans a spectacular Virginiais. Bertha Creighton engaged as leading woman for E M and Joseph Holland. Bartet Barnet librettist and George W Chadwick work on a comic opera. John T Sullivan treasurer of Henry J Lestie's opera. Mrs Potter and Kyrle Bellew rehearsing The Queen's Necklace at Daly's New York. Dr Carr composing a ballad for Julius Steger in His Excellency. Edward K E Rose has produced sixteen light operas this summer at Castle Square Boston. Julia Neilson to play Mrs Ebbsmith in John Hare's company. sister-in-law to Ellen Terry. Barton Hill signs with Marie Wainwright after years with Olga Nethersole. Dorothy Sherrod to portray Bossy in 1A Texas Stoor supporting Tim Murphy. Sherrod chosen by Charles Hoyt after Miora Walsh's death.
A collage of brief ironic notes and opinions from several newspapers. Items reference the Grant monument in New York, electric locomotives and future rail collisions, a post office ruling on puzzles versus lotteries, torpedo boat ambitions for the government, Mayor Swift and Police Commissioner Roosevelt on excise law enforcement, an aside about Canada adopting the stars and stripes, and a sensational claim of a Shakespearean descendant with gang ties.
A history of transport ideas notes a Cairo to pyramids trolley concept replacing traditional beasts a vast 15 by 120 foot city map in Philadelphia and a Berlin street crossing fee of 250000 dollars. It cites British railways paying 1700 pounds daily for injuries and losses and Nebraska Supreme Court striking down a whistle law with fines and informer rewards.
A narration describes the Queen of Italy avoiding repeated gloves and stockings, King Menelik of Abyssinia founding a large library in Addis Ababa with Ethiopian books, and Prince George of England as a heavy cigarette smoker. It notes royal family charm at the Duchess of Aosta and Queen Victoria’s insistence on detail and punctuality at Osborne Balmoral and Windsor, with efforts to avoid any hitch.
A compilation of natural facts notes that Gulf water would take about two years to reach Norway, deep ocean temperatures stay uniform, Pecos River spring in San Miguel County New Mexico flows 1 foot wide by 3 feet deep, Monolake in Nevada described as natural sospsuds with large bubbles, Niagara Falls erosion nears 120000 square feet between 1878 and 1805 and 18900 between 1845 and 1875, Dead Sea Palestine loses about 1 million tons daily in peak heat months.
A compact reflection on advertising in newspapers notes the power of ads to inform readers and boost business. It contrasts reader awareness with advertiser knowledge and argues that ads drive sales and staffing while avoiding unnecessary costs.
A New York Sun comparison contrasts the life of New York sewing machine workers with village factory girls. It argues city workers face crowded quarters and looming labor strife while village workers enjoy cleaner homes, steadier pay, and modest comforts, shaping a debate on urban vs rural labor conditions.
A New Jersey turfman arrives in Jersey City with Texas mustangs targeted for auction. Lacking a license he is detained by police, but a lawyer friend posts bail for $50. The bond costs total $250, leaving the man $200 ahead after finishing the sale, in a lighthearted court-room joke recalled by the two in the St James Hotel.
A London Tit Bits scene in a country barber shop shows a lone barber dealing with a sour customer. The exchange focuses on how a very short haircut could suit the man, with humor about avoiding future returns for lengthy sessions.
A Boston man rooms in a humble southern hotel and dines on roast beef with vegetables served in stone china canoes. He asks for spoons and the waiter replies with a joked mispronunciation about spoons in corn, drawing laughs at the rural dining scene.
The San Francisco Examiner surveys England Germany and the Americas on bimetallism. It notes divergent British reports, rising but limited parliamentary support, and strong but divided positions among German bankers and landowners. A conference could set free coinage if a workable ratio emerges.
W H Hinrichsen tells Washington Post the Illinois Democratic ranks favor free silver by 16 to 1 with ninety percent resolved on it. He notes over 60 percent in Illinois support the policy based on Lawson's Chicago Record survey. The Illinois Democracy may send a delegation to the national convention with a 16 to 1 free silver presidential candidate as the likely choice.
General J. R. Chalmers states that Mississippians overwhelmingly oppose free unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 and would not support such arguments. The quote emphasizes broad public unity against the issue among Mississippi voters.
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