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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1894
Page
3
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Local items report Sunday calls, a Helena washing service shipping on Wednesdays returning Saturdays, and social chatter about Ed McRae and old Major Lavine death. Mentions of church next Sunday, visiting guests, a new fireman assignment, and a flood of mountain trade optimism. Includes humorous anecdotes about fishing, a mayoral missive, and a misadventure with a rain umbrella and cane juice. Willie Nield heads to the Judith country as thirteen new engineers amid a division strike are noted.
A 1894 Townsend Montana newspaper item reports the Diamond ball game postponed to August 12. It notes Berg Bros display, local politics jokes, and several local people visiting, with items on mining, irrigation, and church attendance. The page includes a Bank of Townsend statement and ads for wagons and safes.
The Pioneer Press announces half price subscriptions for daily and Sunday editions with 50c monthly rates and annual terms, claiming to be the cheapest metropolitan paper. It promises maintained high standards, increased circulation, and future improvements, urging all to subscribe in advance.
H Shafer of the Freemyer House Middleburg New York was kicked on the knee by a horse, leaving him bedridden and stiff. A friend urged Chamberlains Pain Balm, and in two days he could move about. He praises it for bruises sprains and rheumatism. Sold by J R Weston.
Vin cent J Barkl of Danbury Iowa cites Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a five year habit in treating coughs and colds with strong endorsement It is sold by J R Weston and Berg Bros Also notices advise limited local round trip tickets from February 1st 1884 and a money back warranty from W H Nelson in Kingville Missouri for the remedy and a call for Sabbath school organization assistance from Rev Edwin M Ellis Montana Synodical Missionary based in Helena.
A historical advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven internal remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease claiming to cure all stages. It asserts the cure works through the bloodstream and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any failing case with testimonials available on request from FJ Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
A California pioneer recounts 30 years in the county and a son's blood poisoning cured after using Hood's Sarsaparilla, praising C I Hood & Co. Lowell treasurer Van B. Lierce also testifies to Hood & Co.'s reliability. The piece promotes Hood's and Ayer's Pills, noting prices and sales, amid broader ads and medical claims.
The text touts Hercules Gas and Gasoline engines as highly estimable for ease of starting and low maintenance. It cites reliable ignition tubes and sparkless operation, inviting readers to request a catalogue and noting Falmer & Rey Type Foundry in Portland Oregon offers second hand engines at low rates after a trade-in.
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