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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
7
An article from the June Ladies' Home Journal argues that farmers neglect sheep due to low per-animal capital, urging owners to stock brush land with flocks. It cites Illinois data showing about 613000 sheep on 252000 farms in 1898 and advocates boosting sheep production to cut imports and support local economies. Also critiques modern dining trends and promotes traditional meals and simple flavors.
The article notes veterinary colleges increasingly teach meat inspection as part of regular courses. It argues current public knowledge of diseased meat is low and highlights past trichina deaths in Milwaukee as examples. Education by colleges could foster public support for proper meat inspection.
The Greasy Cut-Worm is a common pest attacking garden plants including strawberry beds. Adults have brownish gray forewings with an ypsilon mark and nearly white hindwings with a pearly luster. An Iowa Experiment Station test weighs corn in a crib on a wagon scale, showing moisture loss of over a ton in a year.
Cheap excursion rates quoted by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad on the Scenic Route of the World. Two lines between Grand Junction and Denver with four daily fast express trains. New dining cars Pullman and sleeping cars through to Chicago. Ask agents for particulars and tickets via D and R G R.
Jane Weddings this year are very numerous, but not greater in number than the advantages offered travelers by the Union Pacific Railroad. No line in the west can ever hope to requal the time made to all eastern points by the Union Pacific, and it just as far excels in the elegance of its equipment and the perfection of its service. If these are facts, and an investigation will prove it, why not select as our line of travel the "Great Overland route," thereby making your trip out not only of convenience, but real pleasure and solid comfort. A prompt reply will be given to any communication addressed to H. M. Clay, General Agent, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Seven men gathered at West Madison street and Homan avenue to vent grievances against peddlers. They urged forming a union to counter prejudice and improve conditions, while a spokesman displayed a No Peddlers sign. Also an assortment of rail fare ads from the Sante Fe route, noting various city return trips and through trains with dining cars.
Mrs. T. Rorer argues in the June Ladies' Home Journal that there are two classes of cookery good and bad, and that the simplest, artistic methods save time and waste while improving palatability. She says housewives must study the art of cooking with instruction, not just books.
A Paris editor says the Washington statue unveiling strengthens the Franco American friendship and may pave the way for a formal alliance between France and the United States.
The notice warns Japan of resident emigration to this country amid alleged misrepresentation. It draws a parallel to misleading claims about Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and its cures. In another line, it claims the Chinese emperor committed suicide under pressure from Prince Tuan, while the Empress Dowager took poison but survives.
One fare round trip rates for July and August excursions to St Paul Detroit Chicago and Colorado common points. Union Pacific offers three daily trains with modern Palace and Sleeping Cars Dining Cars and free Reclining Chair Cars from Utah Idaho Nevada to Omaha Kansas City and Chicago. Also notes beauty of scenery and landmarks along the route and contact through H. M. Clay. Also brief notices about Allen's Foot-Ease and a note on Russian army estimates and veterans' soldier homestead claims.
The article notes the Seoul and Chumolosa railway is finished and operating. It discusses housework ads in daily papers seeking women for light duties in small families, some aiming to avoid hard labor or damage to delicate hands. It mentions a “working house keeper” willing to work by the hour. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is referenced for teething infants. It ends with a remark on automobile usage.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy with a listed price of T5e. The snippet also notes weather effects on girls styling bangs, reflecting period advertising and social norms.
A 1900 advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight shoes and treat swollen hot feet corns bunions and ingrown nails. It offers a free trial by mail and lists Druggists and shoe stores as retailers.
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