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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
3
Helena leader William Davenport died Monday night at his home after a long Montana career begun in 1864. Admired for his stature and physique, he was a landmark figure in the capital’s development and irrigation efforts. The notice also mentions census work by O J Blanchard in Billings and a train collision near Bonner injuring passengers.
An advertisement touts Lane’s Tea as a daily bowel regulator curing indigestion and improving skin and appetite with blood purification benefits. It lists prices of 250 and 50c per package and notes sale by Central Pharmacy. Also a brief report states R. M. Whalen died after an electric shock while working on Missouri River Power Co wires. two thousand volts killed him on his first day in town, recently from Helena.
An old clinic style ad touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a rapid cure for piles and skin issues. It warns surgery is overused and cites a Paris HI testimonial of bleeding piles improving quickly. Central Pharmacy is named as a soothing healer.
Bowell and Deer Lodge district judge Heleena Napton asks Governor Toole to grant a pardon for John Caddick who is serving a life sentence for a drunken killing. Napton argues Caddick was too drunk to know his actions and has been sufficiently punished.
An old ad warns that summer colds are hard to cure and may linger for months. It promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a safe fast-acting remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis and other throat and lung troubles. Children approve it and the ad is from Central Pharmacy.
A new instrument installed at the Helena weather office will measure the exact amount of sunshine entering the city. Officials say this data will aid government efforts in irrigation planning and addressing agricultural problems.
The article notes Dillon’s population around 1800 with many afflicted by throat and lung ailments. It urges residents to consult their druggist and obtain Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs, priced 25c and 50c with a free trial size, sold by Central Pharmacy.
The W O T U holds its annual convention in Butte with many delegates and visitors present. Interesting discussions occurred and several excellent papers were read.
A New Albany resident recalls two successful uses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to enable a long bicycle trip and to recover from a severe dysentery attack. The product is sold by Central Pharmacy.
Great Fall Gladys Chamberlain three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs 8 A Chamberlain was run down and crushed to death by the Lewistown coach. The driver claims he could not control the horses. The little girl lived only a few moments after the incident.
The modern mother notes improved health in her children using the pleasant Syrup of Figs for gentle laxative effects. Children enjoy it and benefit from the remedy. The true Syrup of Figs is manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
An advertisement promises immediate relief from heartburn and dyspepsia with a single tablet. It mentions sizes 25 and 50 and lists Central Pharmacy as the point of sale. The copy stresses a positive guarantee and quick action after meals.
The Largey Lumber Co. plant, once in Butte, has moved to Missoula and will operate under the Missoula Lumber Co. name. The facility will rank among the region’s largest lumber plants in the northwest.
An advertisement claims Aokers English Remedy stops a cough any time and cures the worst cold in twelve hours with money back. Central Pharmacy Helena offers the remedy at 25 or 50 ots. Henry E. Clark, once a highwayman and murderer, is pardoned after 11 years and to be released on Christmas Eve. The St Paul Road railway began using electric train lighting in 1888 and touts Pioneer Limited cars for luxury travel.
Butte resident Morris L. Bridgeman once Indian agent at Fort Belknap was arrested in Great Falls and brought to this city charged with defrauding the government out of several thousand dollars.
W A Greer of McConnellsville Ohio credits three years of treatment by doctors for piles and fistula, then Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him in two weeks. Advertisement notes cures for burns bruises sores eruptions and other skin woes with price 256 at City Drug Store.
A fire in Missoula last Thursday night destroyed the Garden City Bottling works. Property loss is estimated at 25000 with 15000 insured. No injuries reported.
W. S. Brockman of Bagnell Missouri credits three years of bronchitis relief to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after trying doctors and medicines. He says his wife bought a bottle and it provided complete relief. The remedy is sold by Central Pharmacy.
The Lewistown stage ran away at Deerfield Saturday and an unknown woman was thrown from it and seriously if not fatally hurt. Josh Westhafer of Loogootee Indiana praises Chamberlains Pain Balm for joint and muscle relief, stating it saved him from disability. Helena reports four smallpox cases in the pest house with measures to curb spread.
Frank Pendleton declares he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife Mary A. Pendleton after August 28 1902 noting she left his home without cause. Tribune Store advertises high class stationery.
In Birmingham Alabama last night 110 people were killed and many injured when a stampede at Shiloh Baptist Church followed Booker T. Washingtons address. Crowd surge caused by misheard alarm words led to a ten foot high crush in aisles. Police and fire units evacuated the scene as mourners gathered. Deaths mostly among women with no visible blood noted.
General Nelson A. Miles arrived in Portland Oregon after inspecting fortifications at the Columbia River mouth and Vancouver Barracks. He then departed on the Southern Pacific for San Francisco to embark for the Philippines.
A historical ad lauds DeWitts Little Early Risers as an effective liver medicine. It claims to cleanse poison and putrid matter gently and to act as a tonic that cures biliousness torpid liver and helps prevent fever.
With family around and expecting him to die a Leesville Indiana man endures an asthma death struggle for 18 miles to seek Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs. The medicine grants instant relief and he soon sleeps soundly. It is praised for Consumption Pneumonia Bronchitis and Grip with guaranteed bottles 50 cents and one dollar and three bottles free at City Drug Store.
A scanned ad touts a headache remedy claiming to wipe out pain after one dose. It advertises neuralgia relief and a price of 8 boxes for 250 and 10c, urging quick wipeout of headaches.
Li. J. Prtox, real estate agent, advertises choice lots near Normal school and business lots with some acreage joining townsite for sale at reasonable prices.
A home remedy recommends drinking two cups of hot water before meals and another drink after meals, plus outdoor exercise to curb chronic constipation. It notes medicines only as a last resort, mentions Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for gentler purgation, and lists Central Pharmacy as the seller.
Readable notice highlights a furniture bargain sale at Tattersall’s with emphasis on discounted items and limited-time availability. The fragment hints at venue and event but lacks full dates or specifics.
Rev O J Budlong of Ashaway Rhode Island extols Electric Bitters as a reliable medicine that cured his long standing jaundice and liver troubles. The tonic is praised for liver kidney and stomach relief with a money back guarantee at City Drug Store priced five hundred.
An old advertisement touts Acker's Blood Elixir for impure blood and Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It claims catarrh is systemic and promises a hundred dollar cure test with testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and Toledo based Cheney company products.
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