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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
6
The Tribune Publishing Company warns subscribers that per a post office ruling all papers must be prepaid in advance or face refusal of second class mailing. A six month advance receipt is required before January 1 1908 or the paper will be cut off with a penny per copy added to unpaid papers.
Dillon residents and visitors noted include S M McKnight of Dell in town, Dr Rathbone dentist, H C Wright of Bedrock, Pat Desmond and daughter from Horse Prairie, and Gordon Gay of Junction Idaho visiting Dillon. Local business updates mention cement sidewalks and depot work, heating plants promotion by Dillon Plumbing and Heating Co, and J M Johnson on leave to Shelley Idaho. Old-timers travel to Lewistown for the Pioneers Society convention with Graet and Barrett families among those departing.
Report from St Petersburg dated September 22 describes Asiatic cholera rampant with 120 to 200 deaths daily and many cases, including rapid fatalities within 150 minutes. Hospitals overflow, corpses unburied, martial law considered. Manila also reports 58 new cases and 19 deaths in 24 hours.
In Tradeston Glasgow a vote of women with municipal suffrage on parliamentary suffrage resulted: yes 1,462 no 76 neutral 443. The movement cites differing timelines for women’s rights across Scotland England and Ireland dating back to 1881 1869 and 1898 respectively.
Horace Greeley accorded Phillips the highest compliment saying no boy heard him speak without thinking he could speak as well. The narration adds Garrick’s naturalness on stage making him seem not to be acting at all to country audiences.
The text describes Mildred recounting a nightmare she had and waking with fear and a racing heart. An elder sister interrupts, and the dialogue hints at teasing or mishearing the phrase heart beating like a tattoo. The passage includes garbled names and unclear dialogue.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses a person with a pleasing personality and a quirky line about a trank step. No clear event date place or affiliations are provided.
Wilbur Wright, at Le Mans France, flew 1 hour 31 minutes 51 seconds to seize the world aeroplane distance record from Orville. The flight began at 5 15 pm, with Wright looping near ground then climbing to 60 feet before landing as darkness fell.
John Helming and his young son were knocked insensible by a lightning bolt while surveying a ditch to water their Fox ranch. The strike left tree-like marks on the boy and a hat brim hole on the father. They were treated at a Jackson hotel and recovered by the next day. B R Stevenson witnessed the proximity of the strike.
A river steamboat named F. X. Thompson ran on a snag years ago and sunk. Only the initials BX appeared above water. Passengers on the succeeding boat speculated about the wreck as the captain admitted ignorance of the sinking cause.
The fragment describes elephants attacking camels with frantic power and deadly force, the camel reacting with terror as the elephant rushes forward. A separate dialogue joke about forgiveness and a mismatched dating note closes the piece, referencing a Stone marriage.
The notice lists services for St James Episcopal at the corner of Washington and Glendale with Rev. Hooker: Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays at 11 am, morning prayer at 11, evening prayer at 8, Sunday school at 9:45. Also Presbyterian at Pacific and Glendale with Rev. Dr. A B Martin: morning preaching at 11, Sabbath school at 12, Christian Endeavor at 7, evening service at 8. Grace M E at Bannack and Washington: Sunday school 10, morning sermon 11, class meeting at 12, Epworth League at 7:30, evening service 7:30, first Sunday sacred concert, Wednesday prayer 8. Catholic Church notes low mass 8 and high mass 10:30 on first and second Sundays, low masses 8 and 10:30 on fourth Sunday. Sunday school after mass. evening devotions 7:30. First/second/fourth Sundays masses said in Dillon. third Sunday at Lima and Melrose alternately. Rev D Forgy, Pastor.
Rev. F. A. Colver serves as pastor. Worship and preaching at 11 o'clock Sabbath school at 12 o'clock and evening services at 8 o'clock.
An advertisement touts Profit and Loss Magazine as a leading mining investment publication offering free sample copies. It asserts independence, broad readership, and substantial monthly content while inviting subscriptions with club offers and premiums. The address is 2011 Provit and Loss Magazine, 1713 California Street, Denver, Colorado.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century Atlantic Constitution piece argues that play and humor transform physical and mental life, turning fatigue into renewal after a funny experience. The note contrasts parental attitudes to fun with the deeper value of amusement as life shaping.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a tune linked to the Duke of Wellington and later popularized by an unnamed friend. The passage hints at a shared melody with unclear attribution and maker.
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