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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1895
Page
2
A compact parade of remarks from 1895 through quick quips on politics, manners, and society. Notable lines mock Britain, Turkey, and the Duke of Marlborough while recalling death by action, dancing reform, and mocked headlines. Varied items reflect late 19th century humor and opinion.
Fifty thousand bushels of apples are going to waste in Spencer County Indiana as one third of the trees die from the weight. The river is too low for shipments and farmers cannot dispose of fruit. Many store apples in cellars or bury them like potatoes to await better prices, with apples selling for five cents per barrel in orchards.
United States Consul at Havre reports a Bordeaux congress discussed a vaccination based cure for consumption. Italian savant Professor Marigliano claimed an injectable tubercular serum could immunize subjects, but the method remains experimental. Carrie Chapman Catt advocates equal rights urging women to breach barriers.
The Santa Fe railroad is to be sold at Topeka Kansas at auction December 10. Buyers seeking a high grade well-made railway should note the date.
Special Correspondence reports Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital of about 80 000, captured by France on September 27. Queen Ranavalo III and Prime Minister Rainilalarivony have taken refuge in Ambasistra as General Duchesne leads the Madagascar expedition with a large French force.
A Trojan visits Albany to observe the state pressroom and marvel at the Hoc press printing a large edition. A Chicago Times Herald note recounts Dr EB Fernin and Dr Darling meeting after Fernin’s bicycle mishap and exchanging cards in a light social encounter.
A terse dialogue centers on whether a person can summon ghosts into a present scene. The claimant insists it’s possible while another challenges the evidence, noting only a single ghost appeared previously and doubts persist about the ability.
The monotype fad, born in Paris by Hubert Herkimer, attracts American artists to create single impression works on zinc plates. One color yields the strongest results, with delicate light and shade effects such as sunlight on water. A practical wife jokes about sacrificing a clothes wringer for the press, noting the domestic costs of this art craze.
The article traces 18th and early 19th century Paris fashion figures. Rhomberg, Bavarian by origin, rose as a celebrated dressmaker famed for concealing flaws and flattering clients, earning a substantial fortune. Leroy served court ladies under the Empire and Restoration, with praise from the Academy’s Augur.
The narrator recounts two boys John and William who play marbles on the Sabbath. John is punished harshly with a trunk strap, while William is merely chided. As adults John opposes wealth while William becomes a millionaire in several corporations. The tale urges restraint in youth and defends the trunkstrap as the rightful discipline.
Dr Eva Harding of Topeka Kansas owns a tiny Chinese strawberry bird described as the only one of its kind in town. The bird is very small with a blood red bill and breast plumage flecked with white spots resembling strawberry seeds and it sings a light piping tune.
Mrs Margaret Fenner of Indian Falls New York reports long gastric distress and constipation lasting over a year. After six months with a physician and six bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla she says she is free from stomach distress and no longer troubled by dyspepsia. Prominently in the public eye. $1.06 for $5
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