The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-11
: and there are fifty of 'em -

- and there are fifty of EN-
That's heap, for man or newspaper -
Neither attans the half-century mark without consid
cradle effort -
pox whoopng cough and adenoids and mastoid and
appendicitis and flu that man must survive the newspaper
has malady to match it.
Personally, sincere friend and wellwisher of Bsf
marck I'm glad The Tribune has stuck out for so
For paper like The Tribune means great deal to city
like Bismarck
People drop in once awhile in Cincinnati glance
copy Of The Tribune that's usually lying about and say
''''1 Live little city, Bismarck isn't it,"
Then they suggest: "spose it must be pretty good
.sYep'' we reply, Somewhere in the neighborhood of
And they can't get it "a paper like The Tribune in
But they couldn't get Bismarck, either
You have go and and explain all about the four
modern hotels and the splendid big shopping district and
the wonderful federal building and the country club and
And even then they have vacant look their faces
that says plain Words There amt such ANIMAL
And there isn't far know, east of the Red River
And can't take all of these folks out to Bismarck
show EN- face face I'm always glad to do the next
best thing and let 'em brouse through The Tribune.
that nne read eac ng IN big des
They find in The Tribune the NEA service news
and comcs that The Cincinnati Post uses with the rather
important difference that they're better printed in The
Tribune and look better and read better =
They find interesting, wellwritten advertisements, at
tractivey set up and illustrated =
They note that Walker Whteside is appearing at The
Auditorium in the Hindu, and that at Bismarcks leading
houses they're offering the current releases that
our big movie theatres showing.
fact, each Tribune brings complete picture of Bis
marck and it's busy, wholesome life
And to reflect community faithfully is about the best
job any newspaper can do.
That The Tribune has been doing for so years.
The little frontier shop which started out bravey back
in 1873 symbol of the Bismarck that to be- and
quite properly The Tribune since has kept just pace
to the front.
It showed courage of typicaly the Bsmarckan kind
when launched it's first daily edition. back in 3d. believe
it important contribution to the campaign then
waging to bring the territorial capital to Bismarck.
It was characteristic of The Tribune that in later
should need for modern streets and lead the fight
contented with Bsmarcks perfect dirt streets"
The Tribunes championship of wagon bridge across
the Missouri of public library which would be Bismarcks
very it's activity in promoting welfare work of var
ous it's farsighted efforts to cement the interests
town and country OF eraslng the fictitious bar
which unfortunate political conditions had thrown
All these are what naturally would expect of news
paper which is of and for Bismarck
| Perhaps expatriated Bismarck man may better ap-
preciate of these facts
But doubt if there citizen of Bismarck today who
is not deep down in his heart just bit proud OF The
Trbune Just bit happy to know that The Tribune ceg
brates it's golden jubilee better stronger newspaper in
every way than it has ever been before
And that can look hopefully to greater
Bsmarck-a Bismarck much greater that dare not
be specific predictions for fear of falling far short OF
the mark-so may also look with certainty to ever
greater prince consor for the Queen City
of the Slope.