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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1896
Page
2
A collage of quips and observations touches on Detroit’s transit, Carnegie, malarial naming, a Traverse City education ruling, a Chicago gold star theft, Siberian rail progress, a Winnebago war dance incident, and U S debt and treasury figures for January with details on gold and silver holdings, receipts and expenditures.
A tiny street in a French quarter holds a painter, a sausage vender, and a wealthy Madame. Annette becomes the artist's model after Madame dons her great grandmother's ball gown. The portrait sells, bringing fortune, while the lovers seek M Laubeau's consent and a happy union across the street.
Women in Hungary will be allowed to enter the Buda Pesth University to become doctors and apothecaries or study in the philosophical faculty. They must pass the same high school exams as men, and the government will fund Latin and Greek study to meet these requirements.
The article notes goldfish are of Chinese origin from a large lake near Mount Tsientsing. They were brought to Europe in the 1600s. In France the first goldfish arrived as a gift to Mme De Pompadour.
A collage of humorous early 20th century gag lines from Harper's Bazar and Detroit papers. Jests feature Upstairs voices, a child Willie misnaming, a storied quest for diamonds, sleeptalking cats, a Detroit fire scare, and comic misreadings of a thermometer.
A traveling tale from 1894 in the West recalls four men in a railroad car. Two sell liquor, one cigars, one ink. A stranger buys ice and furnishes drinks until confessing a corpse in the baggage car, chilling the group.
Fire alarms sound as smoke fills a flat prompting evacuation. Witnesses report a rapid response by firefighters from the nearby station, securing the area and preventing further danger. No injuries reported as crews work to extinguish the blaze and determine its cause.
Jeanne condemns an impudent fellow for not speaking, while Marie questions the motive. The heated remark suggests social friction and sharp reproach in a courtyard exchange.
An impassioned orator proclaims this age needs men with convictions. A panicked reply from the gallery suggests the penitentiary as the source. A brief, charged exchange stirs the audience and questions about justice.
A playful note contrasts the old adage about rising early with a modern twist praising late rising as a path to enjoying life and staying healthy, wealthy, and wise. The saying frames a debate on daily routines and well being.
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