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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1893
Page
2
In this issue J C Kurusy notes a correction about who donated the site for the Feeble Minded Home. He attributes the donation to R W Jeffers and clarifies the earlier statement. The paper prints its regular weekly Friday edition with advertising rates listed.
Gen Roszcrans reports improved health from California and does not plan to resign. Gen Beauregard, sought by foreign powers after the Civil War, declined offers from Romania and Egypt. Franz Jackson leads a British Arctic expedition toward Franz Josef Land with dog sled travel planned. Gen Razairy Barkerknorr of Mansfield will succeed Hayes as president of the National Prisoners' Aid association.
The article notes Sitka Alaska Presbyterians per capita giving, a Texas preacher using circuit riding with eight appointments. It cites Mount Vernon New York debt relief spurring Baptist chapel aid, and historic church funding in England. It quotes Rev Tecew S. Hama praising public men, mentions Methodist book committee and Cincinnati dedication, plus annual book agent sales reaching 91,075,451 across the East.
Actumoxy by Prince Henry of Reuss debuts at Gewandhaus, adding to royal composers. Vienna mourns Josepha Lang, Mozart's niece, who died aged 73 in poverty with admirers aiding Puccini? composer. Croven conducts Mavourneen at 85 in strong health as New York social ladies join the Mandolin Club. Mrs J Lyle owns a fine beech and rosewood instrument inlaid with mother of pearl.
Grapetons earns about fifteen thousand dollars yearly from writing. Torster is drafting a book on Japan's people and religions. C. B. Cartes from Lawrence County Missouri has written Twice Under the Gallows after two sentences. Mrs Grows contemplates a temperance book but fears the burden to read. Mrs Robert Lovie Strvexson is described as portly and gray-haired at remarriage. Lierson Lieyd, co author of The Wrong Bos and The Wrecker, was middle aged before he began to write.
The report notes 17 206 vessels reached New York ports in 1992 and mentions Canada to England turkey imports, Queens land pineapples to San Francisco, Falkland wool exports near 4 million pounds annually, plus 20 000 frozen carcasses to England. It also cites Seine river traffic with 6 000 ships daily and 2 000 000 tons moved, amid lack of a map of the river.
The article advises enlarging flocks without aging ewes, avoiding dusty racks, and using sturdy fences or a dog proof fold for night protection. It emphasizes preventing dust and pests from reaching the sheep and suggests Tusolar bay as a top area for sheep farming potential.
Descriptions of mirages on the New Mexico plains show towns and churches appearing far away. Dean Duke recalls seeing Old Mexico towns refracted in thin air and explains how thirst and heat mislead travelers.
An Augusta Maine reader recounts a superstition about partridges entering homes. A sick girl improved after villagers killed a captured bird and gave the broth to her, chosen by a visiting neighbor amid debate over whether to kill it or spare it.
A plan to establish an epileptic colony near London seeks to employ and care for epileptics of both sexes. A public meeting supported the project, with ten thousand pounds needed for founding and over two thousand pounds already subscribed.
J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Pa declares he will not be without Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds after his wife faced pneumonia during la grippe and multiple remedies failed. Robert Barber of Cooksport Pa says it did more for his lung trouble than anything else. Free trial bottles available at J R Weston's Steve Lange stores.
Prairie Farmer advises thorough pulverization to create a fine tilth, aiding germination and early growth. It says heat, moisture, and steady cultivation help maintain tilth, improve root penetration, and enhance plant food availability for better yields.
An illustration shows an on farm device to skin and dress beef easily. A stout pole rests in a tree crotch with a cross piece secured by timbers and a rope stay. Two long ropes attach to the pole ending in 4 foot long timber pegs to aid operation.
The manual describes a home made lifting apparatus to raise a beaver by attaching iron hooks to the animal’s hind leg tendons and lifting from both ends with a rope looped over turning pins. It notes the device can lift hogs or sheep too, using a shorter or less tall version, and suggests alternative supports like a tree or tripod rails.
The article urges farmers to test new seed varieties on small plots before full planting and to replace older varieties only after proving superior. It highlights widespread farm waste, especially at the feed trough, and calls for stricter economy and loss prevention in fields and barns.
A column argues the popular belief in a powerful woman lobbyist at Washington is false. It cites H. L. NeBmer Weekly to claim most congressmen come from rural areas and would shun female lobbyists, noting risks for claimants and the biases of congressional officials.
A legendary pine in Green township Pike County Pennsylvania, known as the last pine, stood for centuries before Columbus. It measured 372 feet tall with a rings age of 462 years, meaning it was 62 when Columbus sailed. The tree, sound from butt to tip, would yield about two thousand dollars in lumber.
The London Telegraph notes a decline in matrimony among middle and upper class English, with fewer eligible suitors and brittle divorce court signals. Opportunities for daughters to earn a living rise but fierce competition limits prospects, while many seek spouses abroad in Australia and America. A French Academy of Sciences tale reports a seven year old boy growing tall fast yet with limited understanding.
A Savannah drummer recalls a Macon lawyer known for many dealings visiting Rosehill cemetery. He reads an epitaph claiming "Here lies a lawyer and an honest man" and asks his friend why those two were buried together.
Two to try free trial bottles offered at J. R. Weston’s Drug Store in Largo vise with sample bottles at our expense. Promoted for consumption coughs colds throat chest and lung troubles with guarantee of relief or money back. La Grippe sufferers note speedy recovery from use.
A Leader. Electric Bitters has gained rapid popularity since its introduction and is recognized as the best pure medicine for stomach liver and kidney ailments. It cures sick headache indigestion constipation and drives malaria from the system with guaranteed satisfaction on each bottle.
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