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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1888
Page
5
The document lists national and local candidates including President Benjamin Harrison and VP Levi Morton for 1855, with delegates, councilman, sheriff, clerk, assessor, and representative roles. An unrelated essay on family traits and prudence follows, attributed to M. Maurice, M.D.
The British consul at Chang examines import shifts of cotton goods in the Yangtze port area noting more light fabrics and fewer heavy textures. He cites Chinese rumors of skin diseases or death from foreign garments and urges traders to prevent noxious irritants, mentioning baryta as a possible factor. In Sichuan similar chatter occurred briefly.
A street car conductor tells a guardian she must pay a nickel for an orphan child. The guardian insists on a receipt for all payments and to slip the nickel into the box. The conductor ponders, then closes the door.
The fragment features dialogue about butter and a remark on chloroform prompted by Georgia Crezier, suggesting a clipped, sensational line from a larger scene or quotation.
The Pittsburg Bulletin notes a neighborly dispute about a cow with a remarkable voice. Jenkyns complains the animal keeps him awake while Wilkyns defends it as extraordinary and compares its Mooing to Shakespeare's Othello.
The London Telegraph muses on life on Mars with a light tone. It notes Mars observation favors Earth’s moon as a comparison, describes Martian ice caps and canals, and playfully considers Martian life adapted to low gravity and airless conditions.
The article cites rising immigrant numbers from 8,000 in 1825 to 800,000 in 1870 and 114,000 in 1815, notes the cumulative total from 1520 to the present, and warns that foreign influx and ideas threaten American institutions. It adds a mental-health aside about worry aging people, citing the New York Star.
A short comic exchange from the Philadelphia Call recounts the Cyclone showing a distended stray dead on the rug and a punch line about him being badly stuffed, with a joke about self-stuffing and ignorance.
The writer notes that farmers who plant artificial groves around their premises attract birds that destroy insects. These birds protect fruits and other crops from pests, serving as farmers' best friends in safeguarding yields.
A new jelly centerpiece illuminated by electric light. Hidden by a silver cover and flowers, it suddenly reveals a bright glow from the center as light shines through the jelly, creating a dramatic electrifying effect.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a legal notice from a county recorder or official in Washington with references to trustees, cluiumnats, adverse elites, and a sixty day requirement. Mentions names like Langhorne and Holdam and a general public record context.
Mining Application No 20235 in Beaverhead County Montana describes a claim by Willkie MM Weck George EE Leon and Geo Garrett for 1500 feet of lode bearing gold silver sand copper in the Ledgb Mountain Mining District. The notice cites location at southwest corner of Union office and Hoytonios and provides bearings and boundaries and states records are in Beaverhead County recorder's office. readers are warned to present objections within sixty days or be barred.
The notice announces a mining claim by William H. Beck and George Lo Lamon through Henry Garrett heir attorney in fact for the Bald Mountain Lode in Beaverhead County Montana Territory. It describes the claim beginning at a sandstone corner marked 2271 and outlines boundary measurements, location recorded in Beaverhead County records, and a sixty day period for adverse claims to be filed or barred. The notice is signed by SW Langhorne Register and William E. Beck attorney in fact from Washington DC.
The Canadian press adopts the term combine, credited to a New York boodle alderman, as the Saturbay Review anticipates its introduction into English political slang. The shift signals a widening spread of partisan wordplay across borders and media.
A fragmentary quotation notes that while wit and genius attract, true honesty earns the rightful trust to oversee one’s property and spiritual guidance, reflecting a preference for sincerity over cleverness. The remark underscores virtue guiding leadership and personal stewardship.
A fragment reports Mrs. Parvenue recalling a jellyfish bite story. She says it was not from an ordinary jellyfish but a guava jellyfish encountered in Cuban waters, prompting a brief remark in the Time.
A collection of proverbs and notes on character from period writings. It contrasts measuring village roles with judging a town and includes a remark on how calumny might be spelled in early English print.
Message from T A Slocum M C of New York claims a remedy cures consumption after use. He offers two free bottles to readers who send express and postage addresses to 181 Pearl Street New York.
An Alaska Native is sentenced to ninety nine years in prison for murder. The report questions whether the government will keep him alive long enough to serve the full term. Other items note city-born children’ disadvantages, railway bridge reach from New York to Liverpool, and a sultan’s daughter describing harem life.
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