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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR Note Prompts Ambiguous Coverage
A partial OCR fragment outlines unclear details about a local event or notice. The readable parts reference a cover line and mentions months or dates only in scattered form, leaving the main subject and entities indeterminable.
Remarkable eight year old Lina Marsh as child prodigy pianist
Lina Marsh eight born February 11 1890 Delavan NL astonishes St Louis with perfect pitch rapid scales and memory for notes and tunes. John Philip Sousa lauds her genius after two hour meeting presenting autographs and a photograph. Lina can play piano violin cornet clarinet and autoharp and improvises composing pieces for local orchestras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Marsh
St. Louis
J. M. Marsh
North Broadway
Lina
John Philip Sousa
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
Bach
Waldemar Malmene
Scotland
Marsh
Delavan, NL
Signs and Posters Abroad Highlight Language Struggles
An American observer notices language barriers in Europe from Liverpool to Naples. Signs in English mix with local scripts in Rome and Paris to convey everyday prices and safety rules. The piece notes theater and coffee house signage as well as travel notices showing the strain of language in public spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Naples
Grand Hotel
Rome
Paris
Teatro Mercadante
Amletto
Atti
G. Shakispare
New York Times
Modern Word Making and the Rise of Bicycle
The article traces the term bicycle from velocipede and earlier names such as maniv elociter bivector and patent accelerat or. It notes the inventor aimed to avoid the shortcut bike becoming popular and discusses the word’s enduring acceptance.
Guides of India and the regimental spirit at Mardan
G W Steevens writes in the London Mail that the Guides of India, next to the Gurkha battalion with permanent quarters, have made Mardan a regimental home. He highlights the corps heirlooms, cemetery, and arch memorials, praising the esprit de corps embodied by officers and men and noting their diverse fighting heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardan
G. W. Steevens
London Mail
India
Cavagnari
Kabul
Omdurman
Landakal
The Sea's Fatal Harshness and Human Sacrifice
Observations on shipwrecks and vicarious suffering in the wake of famous disasters. The piece juxtaposes sailors' bravery with religious reflections on sacrifice, citing vessels like the Ville du Havre and the Arctic as symbols of peril. It ends with a quip about divine providence halting human toil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ville du Havre
Arctic
Central America
Christian Herald
The New Spring Walk Heels and Petticoat Sketch
The article prescribes a fashion routine for spring skirts and high boot heels. It instructs women to reach low on each side of the skirt and lift evenly at the waist to reveal the silk petticoat, describing a mincing step to showcase the underskirt.
Man Nearly Decapitates Son in Religious Frenzy
Emil Dykstra a 35 year old Holland-born farmer near Chicago, influenced by religious mania, attacked his five year old son with a two foot corn knife nearly severing the head. He fled on a horse and was captured by neighbor John Meeter after a grandparent witnessed the deed. The coroner ruled the death a homicide by a demented father as the community reeled in shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Dykstra
Calumet River
Chicago
Dykstra
John Meeter
Meeter
Peter de Young
Abraham
Isaac
Cornelius van Brunnen
Aykstra
de Young
Tray- Dykstra
Honest man with shifting religious zeal in later years
The subject emigrated to the country and settled near his present home. After three years he married and was long regarded as honest and upright, though in the last two or three years his intense devotion to religion prompted concerns among many acquaintances about his mental state.
Political Jobbery and Election Methods in Spain
The piece describes a weak ministry collapsing when members desert and fresh blood is brought in. It portrays cabinet crises as market-like, with vendors offering patronage in exchange for decency pledges and ministerial posts. It details election manipulation, dead voting, and overseer control to ensure results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Forum
Forgiven on Deathbed George Tilford Inherits Father’s Wealth
George Tilford the disowned son of Charlies F. Tilford the New York grocer will receive his share of the estate after his father forgave him on his deathbed. His actress wife Rita Selby inspired reconciliation as the will reveals forgiveness and a nearly 3,090,000 dollar estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tilford
Charlies F. Tilford
New York
Mr. Tilford
George
Rita Selby
Tony Madcap
Chinatown
Young Tilford
Tilford
Edward C. Kirtland
Mediterranean shellfish yields silk fabric in Sicily
A Mediterranean shell fish produces a swimming viscré silk used to make a handsome fabric in Sicily. The silk is spun as the creature attaches to rocks. Gathered at low tide, it is washed, dried, straightened, and carded for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Sicily
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minanes Ig
Ree Min
John Phillip Sousa
THS “Guides” OF India
Madnan
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