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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
8
A satirical note asserts a good judge needs experience and learning, comparing a housekeeper to a judge and soaps to Ivory Soap. It claims Ivory Soap is 99 and 210 percent pure, a spoof copyright notice attributed to Procter and Gamble of Cincinnati from 1808.
The Society of Montana Pioneers gathers in Missoula for three days of personal reminiscences with no set speeches. An excursion will visit Hamilton Stevensville Fort Owen and Hell Gate while rail fares are reduced. Helena will send many members as the group traces Montana’s early landmarks.
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Kemp's Balsam for coughs croup bronchitis whooping cough asthma and consumption with a sample bottle offered free. It lists L J Williams as the seller and highlights low price points for immediate home use.
Sheepmen announce an exhibition at Anderson Bros in Spencer Idaho offering ram bouillet, Cotswold cross and Shropshire rams and yearlings of the same grade at reasonable prices delivered in Dillon. Full breeding and price details available on application to Wood Livestock Co.
Local shop at Corner Bannack and Idaho Streets advertises school supplies for calloused students and families preparing for the new term. The note highlights prices and available items for teachers and parents in town.
An early Tuesday Short Line wreck near Apex injured three men, one seriously, and left Engine No. 900 out of service temporarily. Fireman Metts was thrown from the cab, suffering a shoulder injury and severe burns, while Engineer Sweeney and Brakeman Calligan also sustained scalds. The trio were treated at Salt Lake City hospital. The crash damaged the front car and caused a sudden stop without damaging rails or ties.
In Berlin the new imperial chancellor Herr von Buelow learns the emperor jokes about palace cleanings. The empress sends a large parcel of soap to the countess as a playful gesture, reflecting court humor of the era.
The article notes the Belgian king is the scholarly monarch of Europe with simple tastes. He favors a briar pipe over cigars and fills an elephant-shaped tobacco jar on his Laeken mantel shelf with English bird's-eye tobacco each morning. Belgium has no crown and no coronation, the king merely swears to protect the constitution.
A bright eyed woman helps digestion and complexion with Lane’s Tea a pleasant laxative. It clears the complexion drives the yellow from the eye and keeps the kidneys in healthful condition. Get a 250 package and try it tonight. For sale by L. J. Williams.
Judge Melton hears testimony in Helena land office proceeding over Flora Craver's claim to 160 acres in section 25 township 18 south range 12 west. Isaae Stapp alleges desert state, lack of cultivation, no irrigation works, and inadequate improvements. Twenty five witnesses testified, nine for contestee and sixteen for claimant, with verdict to be issued at Helena next Monday.
The text notes that inflammation of the lungs is now called pneumonia. It warns a cough signals danger and suggests survivors may have weakened lungs, making consumption more likely to fasten on them.
Advertising copy for Acker's Gold noting bottle prices 250 50c and 1.00 with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Promotes W H Hooker & Co as proprietors in Buffalo New York.
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