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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
6
The International Newspaper Bible Study Club invites readers to join Local Clubs and answer weekly questions for prizes. Top five win gold medals, next five silver, then aTeacher's Bible, and many copies of The Heart of Christianity. Prizes awarded after independent examination by headquarters, with inscriptions on medals and books.
The article outlines eligibility and rules for a contest within the Local Club. Subscriptions to this paper are required for contestants or their families to qualify. Participants must answer 52 consecutive weekly questions from March 14, 1909, with all answers due within two weeks after the period. Each answer must be on one side of the paper, under 200 words, include writer name and address, and be delivered to the office for collation at the contest’s close.
This Sunday school lesson reflects on Paul’s approach to a Jerusalem journey. It questions how to discern God’s direct call vs personal longing, and whether devout people should act on pious impulses that may be unwise. It cites Acts 21 and considers obedience, prayer, and fortitude in Paul’s decisions.
The Kobe Herald lauds a Japanese Hamlet production by native actors describing Ophelia in kimono and evening wear, a king in Japanese noble dress and later a silk hat, and a bicycle clad Hamlet in a blue cycling suit. The review notes a kaleidoscopic blend of cultures and a dramatic bicycle entrance.
A. S. Johnson of Dillon sues Wm. Massie for 21000 and 100 in a land sale dispute claiming Massie refused to convey 520 acres on Maiden creek listed July 3 1909 for 6500 and that Johnson timely tendered 6500. Johnson alleges sale completed but Massie did not convey and seeks judgment and a 100 commission.
L. Frank Tooker in Century contrasts sea and land dangers noting that modern speed and safety measures have altered risk perception. He recalls a sailor’s calm amid storms while warning that urban streets demand constant alertness for pedestrians despite shipboard progress and routine passenger voyages.
A London Chronicle note discusses medieval table manners and the persistence of finger food. It cites that roast meat on a spit circulated at table, France still using spits for certain dishes, and the British habit of buttering bread with the thumb during Charles XII era.
A fragment notes that an advancing wave does not move the material it travels through and compares it to piano keys, ripe grain ears, and a sea wave. The observation highlights that forward progress is perceptible in the medium’s surface yet differs in velocity, per Chambers Journal.
The second edition of Booth's Famous People, a 32 page booklet, is published and will be mailed free to readers who send a postal card. It includes portraits and concise autobiographies of Conan Doyle Maude Adams Madam Curie the discoverer of Radium and Sir Thomas Lipton plus four pages of helpful information on accidents poison age and other topics.
A banquet scene recalls the strict etiquette of carving meat in the sixteenth century. The carver faced red tape of precedent, serving entire pikes to lords and sliced portions to commoners, while considering ladies mood and peerage status in portion sizes and presentation.
W A Call sues Enola B Call in Beaverhead County Montana District Court to dissolve marriage. Defendant must answer within twenty days of service or face default judgment. Clerk F A Hazerpaxer records the action dated September 10 1909. Joseph C Smith represents the plaintiff.
Alias summons issued in the Fifth Judicial District Beaverhead County Montana. Don C Phister sues Edith J Phister for divorce on grounds of willful abandonment and desertion for one year. Defendant to answer within twenty days. judgment by default if no response. Court dated September 8 1909 with clerk P A Hazecauxer and attorney W S Bassoun. Publication September 20, 000 Sat.
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