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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1928
Page
5
The Tribune notes the brass band preparing for torchlight processions and its fine street parade appearance. It mentions Dillon's crack shots bagging about fifty birds, calls Dillon a sober town, and reports local equestrian and betting scenes with Ben Froman opening a butcher shop on Montana Street.
Locals discuss the election around town while observers spot Native women carrying children in public as they examine fall fashion.
From the Tribune 1898 report a Thursday morning blaze in Bannack destroyed several buildings and merchandise, resulting in substantial property losses. A Dil lon chaser investigates the departure of a prominent Republican, while locals sense Repubs will not act on Nov 8 in Beaverhead county. Dell hosts the season’s greatest event with the marriage of James McKnight to Miss Annie Dowling on the 12th.
Tribune notes six parties on the ballot in the coming election including Republican Democrat Socialist Independent Prohibition and Independence columns with each fielding candidates. It hints that defeated candidates may seek vengeance around Thanksgiving turkey time.
Dr. M. Carey Thomas, president emeritus, cabled from Europe that she will vote for Herbert Hoover to avoid the feared Tammany influence in the White House and in the treasury.
A bizarre image shows a freak potato labeled as the British Queen variety grown by Mr Ridley Southwick on his Abervenny allotments in England drawing attention from local gardeners and historians.
Undersecretary OGDEN L. MILLS argues economy is saving and wise spending, building public servant responsibility and unselfish service. He contrasts Coolidge’s thrust with New York Governor Smith’s era of rising debt and bond-financed recurring expenditures, calling it a continuous battle for prudent policy.
The text quotes a line attributed to John Kennedy the Tammany leader in Alfred Lewis's The Boss. It frames a pragmatic creed of self reliance and reciprocity, warning to avoid overreaching those who grant little in return and noting the risk of downfall. The passage reflects Tammany Hall's hardnosed politics.
A Herbert Hoover remark asserts the value of experiential teaching over textbook study, emphasizing life as a primary educator. The quote highlights practical learning as essential to understanding and growth.
William H. Hill of Binghamton heads Hoover Curtis in New York State and praises Hoover for defending Main Street. Hill says Hoover's Tennessee and West Branch Iowa addresses show deep empathy for small communities and a genuine interest in citizens, especially in upstate towns that will vote strongly.
The editorial argues under Herbert Hoover that agriculture would stabilize faster and more surely with less waste and disruption than under any other leader. It cites the Minneapolis Tribune’s endorsement of Hoover as the preferable administrator for farm policy.
In a Newark address Herbert Hoover states that over two million families now work producing export goods and about a million more are employed in manufacturing raw materials we import in exchange. He links these jobs to the nation’s trade balance and industrial growth.
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