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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
4
A merchant burdened by a wide credit line rushes to justice court to foreclose on a defaulter. The contesting attorney wields improbable rulings and endless appeals, while a lay judge flounders in a sea of prejudice and confusion. The piece recalls a justice of the peace who admits truth but sides with witnesses against the plaintiff.
The piece urges voters to elect two prudent justices of the peace next November. It argues these officers handle small claims quickly, prevent denial of justice for the poor, and safeguard citizens’ everyday rights and property. It stresses prompt, plain settlements and the value of local integrity.
The new law forcing Sunday post office closures is debated in Dillon with mixed views. Proponents cite rest and Sabbath observance, while critics expect temporary inconvenience and urge adaptation for mail delivery through special stamps.
Yesterday a passenger train arrived late at 9 30 a m after the 4 05 schedule. The Oregon Short Line delays value of telephone service and public information, refusing $3 50 monthly phone in ticket offices due to lax law language. The piece condemns the monopoly spirit, urges decency, and warns of growing public backlash.
An letter argues the Short Line betrays public service by neglecting passenger safety and failing to pay $3.50 monthly for the convenience of riders who board during peak periods, urging action before it is too late.
William Jennings Bryan may speak in Dillon Montana as Democrats push for a visit. Eugene Debs in Fergus Falls accuses socialism of being the sole true progressive party. Prohibition nominee E W Chapin lectures in Vermont on the high cost of living tying it to liquor. A Chicago Record Herald cartoon shows Taft Roosevelt Wilson fishing for the presidency with the winner to come in November. The Tribune bets on a winner with initial W.
A satirical column lampoons local manners in Dillon with jibes about a purse snatcher in Butte, medical quacks, beaverhead fair marriages, easy divorces, a bevy of odd opinions on Roosevelt, and a church sermon rumor, all tied to community life and tongues wagging.
The text promotes new and exclusive patterns and smart styles for young men. It highlights brown blue and gray fabrics in silk mixed, basket weave, chalk line stripe and diagonal patterns. English styles are described as strong from specialists in young men's clothing.
Great Britain uses a different numeral system where a billion equals a million times a million. In the United States a billion is a thousand million, while France uses milliard for a thousand million. The Detroit Free Press notes the varying definitions and the confusion it causes.
A Puck quip notes a figure described as pale from excessive labor. The dialogue asks what he is doing and answers that he is inventing an absurd saving machine. The piece humorously critiques overwork and invention.
An advertisement warns against mercury ointments for catarrh and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a safe internal treatment. The product claims blood and mucous surface action with testimonials offered, priced at 75 cents per bottle, and includes a note to use Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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