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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
4
Fred A. Over recalls odd scones and a paper on A Bird's Storehouse Bud describing a California woodpecker that hoards acorns and stores them in a tree. The piece notes leaf imprinting methods and muses on long sea voyages for health, pleasure, or work, with voyage costs and durations.
An American physician visits Budapest for dinner at a prominent journalist’s home. The host and guests exchange English banter with an Austrian host who prides himself on fluency, while the American narrator navigates questions about food, baths, and US life amid lively cross cultural humor.
The article discusses why some travelers still choose sailing ships for long voyages. It notes that despite steamers being common many big ships offer spare staterooms to accommodate a limited number of passengers, and mentions American ships sailing from this port carrying passengers.
A compilation of place name etymologies includes Coluber and related terms from Roman and linguistic roots, and notes that Cold Harbor conveys a dual meaning of cold and harbor. The excerpt also recalls Lafayette camping in Baltimore in 1824, attending cathedral services and visiting Belvedere with John Eager Howard.
A tragic bargain counter shooting interrupts a silk purchase at midnight. Five thousand spectators watch a Prague chess event where a mile square board hosts 32 pieces and 20 horses. Transatlantic ships report cyclists as baggage with trips to Isle of Wight. Historic postal letters rise from 1.5 to 2.9 billion in 1894.
Captain R J Smith recalls using books to deter bad company in youth. A village doctor’s quip contrasts humble prayer with congregational priorities, as reported by the Chicago News and Paducah Sun.
A traveler asks if trains to Wax tonbury leave this station and a railroad attache notes trains are up to date but the line is shaky and could someday carry away a train, per a Boston Transcript remark.
A legal point from Elizabethan times concerns a double son with a share dispute. A country gentleman left his estate to the elder twin and £10 to the younger. The elder claimed the estate after returning from travels with Drake, but the law favored the younger due to a lost day, and the elder departed with £16.
Meehan's Monthly notes attempts to grow leerice fail under summer sun with leaves blighting as temperatures rise. It suggests mountain regions might fare better and highlights the 20,000 tons of roots imported annually from Europe, presenting potential value in local cultivation.
Lip pincott's Magazine probes the evolving role of the druggist from a traditional prescriber toward a business oriented provider. It notes increased reliance on proprietary medicines, diminished original investigation, and forecasts a future where drugshops may wane as hygiene knowledge grows, yet pharmacists remain essential to society.
The notice lists Townsend Lodge No. 6 regular meetings on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Misonic Hall Broadway with invitations to visiting brothers. Townsend Camp No. 565 meets 1st and 3rd Friday monthly. officers include T N Averitt Consul Commander and L S Ronson Clerk.
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