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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
6
Large signs in Tianjin denounced foreign presence in China and promised divine punishment, declaring there will be no rain until all foreigners are expelled. The provocative posters reflect anti foreign sentiment amid mounting tensions.
A jumble of ad lines notes Hall's Catarrh Cure and a price claim, plus a forthcoming permanent automobile exhibition in Berlin. The document also mentions heavy applications for space, local disinfecting plans by the New York Board of Health, and Governor Roosevelt pledging three solid weeks of campaign work in New York after August 20.
At Harlan Courthouse Kentucky Captain John Powers of Barbourville was released after Governor Taylor’s pardon. police had arrested him on complicity charges in the Goebel murder case. Contact Water Daker for free choice recipes. Allen’s Foot Ease ad promotes foot care product and sample requests.
The trustees at Wesleyan University in Middleton Connecticut have adopted new regulations restricting number of women students to not exceed 20 percent of total enrollment.
A French paper notes Ferdinand W. Peck US commissioner general at the 1900 exposition is directing inaugurations as Sousa returns from Germany. The American Corn Kitchen draws many visitors, mainly Americans, while efforts aim to attract French interest and support for maize propaganda.
Peck led a U S commission party down the Seine to inaugurate the German building. He ordered the band to play the German hymn, drew dignitaries to the balcony, then marched to the German doors with Sousa’s band as hymns rang out. News editors called the act a pretty international compliment.
A description of three trees found in Central America the electric-light tree the milk tree and the bread tree. The electric-light tree yields bright light suitable for reading at night. The milk tree has a thick skin and sap milking like dairy. The bread tree bears a solid fruit resembling bread when cooked.
A British writer describes the pompom gun used by the Boars as an automatic Maxim how it fires one pound shells at 300 per minute. Each shell fragments into multiple iron pieces creating deadly spray with little breathing room between bursts at ranges around 3000 yards. The weapon earns high respect for its moral and material impact.
Advertises discounted rail fares via the Santa Fe and Rio Grande routes to Cincinnati Charleston St Paul Detroit and Chicago with through trains dining cars and modern safety features. Notes special excursion rates via Denver and Rio Grande with two routing options between Grand Junction and Denver. Also mentions a Portland child a streetcar accident and other assorted notices.
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