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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
6
In a New York Sun interview Leonidas details training dogs and cats for stage work. He stresses kindness and patience, explains cat versus dog temperaments, and recounts Cerberus the spaniel saving a cat and guiding tricks.
An early American minister to England, Andrew Stevenson of Virginia, recounts his courtly missteps and later acceptance by Queen Victoria. He recalls being presented to King William IV, bowing to a princess, and the awkward moment when Duchess of Kent noted him as the American minister. Victoria, then a princess, invited him to Windsor and on horseback he kept pace with the queen in a spirited ride, afterward earning goodwill.
Prince Bismarck calls himself bankrupt in nerves. The infant daughter of Geneval and Mrs Harrison was christened Elizabeth. Lotta contemplates returning to the stage. Bishop elect Mer Allen served as Vatican stenographer 27 years ago. Richard Olney praised law’s altruistic habit. Mrs Mary Clement Leavitt has traveled to 43 countries and organized 130 temperance societies. Queen Victoria’s living descendants reach 70 with birth of a duke and duchess’s daughter. Black Hawk, 90, to visit Iowa State Fair. Emanuel Lasker proposes a testimonial to Steinitz. committee to form in London. Colonel Cranston praises Washington as best paved city. John Tannis and nine sons voted, photographed as Michigan’s largest voter family. Reagan lauded Confederate memorial dedication as chivalric. Stanley and wife visited Budapest and Brussels for Kongo talks. Father Phiambolis born in Roumania. Chicago priest with public Greece zeal. Oldest son, 22, a medical student.
The crowd in Wolf Valley challenged Bil the postmaster's fitness claiming lack of dignity. He revealed resolve by wielding a pistol and club, driving the protesters from the post office. The crowd later praised him as dignified, noting his potential as a state legislator. OH New York Journal remarks on ostrich plume plucking and alleged cruelty. A Boston Transcript reply argues plucking is economical and not cruel when quills ripen.
In a Chicago Post note a judge contends with his daughter over legal measures in a domestic dispute. The daughter argues a writ to prevent leaving, describing a limited partnership and a writ of no exeat as the proper legal remedy in stopping a man from going away.
The Great Chemist and scientist T A Slocum claims a reliable cure for consumption and related lung diseases. He will send three bottles of his remedies free to any afflicted reader who writes with return address to 98 Pine Street New York, requesting mention of the paper.
A country butcher tries to borrow a neighbor’s empty sty to house pigs he claims to buy. Through repeated mishearing and a final miscommunication he insists on two thousand pigs, then clarifies two thousand and two pigs, revealing a comic misunderstanding.
Joseph Murphy is rumored to appear in The Kerry Gow in London this summer. Fay Templeton, in Paris, seeks to return to America for active work. Nehie O'Neil and Lillie Sutherland sign for two more years with Charles E Blaney. Sarony Lambert is re engaged for next season with Hanlons in Superba. Lillian Washburn opens The Land of the Living in August under Jess Burns. Richard Carroll leads Le Petit Faust at Manhattan Beach. Vernona Jarbeau's and De Koven Smith's French Doll set for Sept 6 in New York. W M de Silke joins Gentleman Joe at McVicker's Chicago. Joseph Haworth draws interest from Frohman for Under the Red Robe. John A Stevens completes Nobody for Plymouth next season and for this country.
In the Fifth Judicial District Montana Beaverhead County the estate of Frank C Slader deceased is ordered to sell part or all real estate to pay debts and administration costs. Josephus Rich administrator must present at the October 20 1887 10 oclock a.m. hearing at the Dillon court house. Publication of four weeks in the Dillon Tribune. Judge M H Parker presiding.
A Washington Star snippet from 1888 quotes a wife noting her husband’s growing affection for the family dog. The brief item hints at domestic tension and the dog’s emotional pull in a period newspaper voice. It also mentions Mr Gurney listing species of birds with gender plumage notes and an additional nine allies.
A ticket chopper at a major uptown east side station laments the loss of variety in the theater and notes how crowds shift by the trains from early morning to late night. The worker observes all classes of people, from night workers to clerks and students, passing through the area as the city moves.
Novel colors red green and purple appear in new leather products. Descriptions note Queen Anne style tea and coffee services with ebony fittings, agate vinaigrettes with silver tops matching the stone, golf scorebooks with silver or leather covers and silver mountings. A steamer rug with sturdy pins aids globe trotter comfort.
An old notice describes making dandelion wine to clear complexions. Gather three quarts of buds, pour four quarts of boiling water over at night, steep until morning, strain. Add strained liquid with seeds removed, stir in sugar, heat until dissolved, then bottle and cork after 12 to 14 days. Then ferment.
Full instructions for managing guardianship of minor estates. Essential reference for guardians. Available only from Tarsunz Pusuissine Co. Dillon.
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