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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
1
A Civil War era debt case in Memphis featured Col Cockerill's hotel and mint juleps delaying a levy. Squire Bell recalled the defendant being sociable yet evasive, finally forcing settlement on Monday amid illness. The narrative segues to a critique of naval officer education.
The excerpt recounts a courtroom ploy where an attorney levies on a hot dinner, detaining diners while the hotel pays a judgment. The scene involves a colonel, a bookkeeper, and a watch as security, set against raucous crowds and a public courtroom tone. It also references quotations from contemporary papers and a critique of naval officers.
A New York Weekly item jokes about creating a secret society with exaggerated names such as Miss De Pretty and Miss De Blond amid playful comparisons to groups like the Odd Fellows and Red Men. It mocks the trend of elaborate club naming.
A poem narrates a raucous voyage by a ship built from odd items and sailed to Fiji in May. It recalls shipmates including a captain, cabin boy, and coolies, with vivid scenes of piracy and distant lands, ending with Maggie Clark in New York.
A former Civil War officer recalls serving horsemeat to American guests in Paris who initially refuse it. The meal ends with a confession that the first steak was beef and the second horseflesh, prompting surprise and reflection on prejudice. The piece notes the Philippines has six million people, one million in the mountains resisting Spanish rule.
A Chicago Inter Ocean column narrates a trip to a small West Virginia town and a hotel mix up. The tale centers on late trains, dim rooms, and a drummer who disrupts the office window after clocks are set back. The anecdote links to sayings like once burned twice shy and warns about deceptive calm before a buzzsaw moment.
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