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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1891
Page
2
The Townsend paper reports French workers demand silver remonetization and warns government may concede. It notes the Montana State Teachers Association meeting in Bozeman on the 20th, urging teacher attendance. Also mentions railroads offering reduced rates and a dead letter office stat. Census figures show Alaska population details.
On November 28 a section of a Great Northern Railroad bridge near Columbia Falls failed after frost made a hand-car carrying long iron bars uncontrollable. It toppled the structure, sending six men into the river. three were recovered dead and three missing, feared drowned.
Several leading importers oppose the McKinley bill claiming it unconstitutional. They expect a quick decision from the Supreme Court. The piece notes lawmakers spend months crafting a bill only to find flaws once it becomes law.
A Bozeman Courier estimate places grain wheat oats and barley in Gallatin valley at 2 500 000 bushels with potential higher yield. Heat hastened maturity but the region’s high altitude and cool nights support large crops and strong future harvests.
A critical, sensational voice describes New York fashionable women as heavy drinkers, favoring champagne whisky cocktails and exotic liqueurs. The piece notes widespread access to liquor, indulgence by women and even young girls, contrasting Puritan constraints with urban excess. It likens New York decadence to Paris and laments a shifting moral climate.
Neihart Needing more miners as evidence points to 100 additional workers before spring. Four car ore shipments on Tuesday, sixteen more sent to smelters since last Friday. Net receipts likely around 220000. Moulton machinery being installed with engines and hoisting works for a 1000 foot three compartment shaft. Electric plant building grows, powered by two 200 horsepower engines. Silver Horn Mining sells much treasury and plans broader operations once secretary Bennett returns by December first.
An expert sent to Hill City South Dakota reports favorable prospects for the American tin industry from the local mines. The Harney Peak venture has drawn substantial investor faith, with production costs identified as the key factor for the Harney Peak company's future success.
The lode yields uniformly rich tin ore at Hill City, already an established fact. Lack of concentrators and smelters has kept it from market. one mill with a 250 ton daily capacity is expected to be online by spring. The key issue is whether the ore can be mined and processed profitably.
The Minnesota Senate action prompts wider interest in food safety with a compiled list from the Scientific American showing ammonia and alum baking powders. The lists name brands and makers in Chicago Cleveland St Louis and Minneapolis amid tests for detecting adulterants and a note that Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is pure. A mining congress resolution on bi metalling is included, along with an offer from a San Francisco firm to sponsor trips to the World’s Fair for qualified applicants.
Advertisement-style text offering agents’ opportunities for a new book I He roes of Unkown Seas and Savog Lanes by J W Ruel. Claims a lavish 600 page voyage history with engravings, plus generous agent terms, credits, and free prospectuses.
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