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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1892
Page
4
Townsponder items advertise fresh eggs milk coal bargains woolen goods and clothing at Berg Bros while recommending Chamberlain remedies for fever sore throat and diarrhea. Local notices list masquerade Ball December 26th and lodge installations with details on venues and invited attendees.
Jack Frost showcased his artistry in Townsend with shows Tuesday to Thursday nights. College of Montana students Miss Lulu Kelley Miss Irene Spencer and Fred Ramspeck of White Sulphur Springs visited the Townsend venue last Tuesday. A public school holiday vacation is noted and a masquerade is promised next Monday night with music supper and good management. Old Santa Claus will distribute gifts at the M F Church Friday evening with children joining in song and stories.
An advertised druggist offers Dr Kings New Discovery with a money back guarantee if no relief from coughs colds or chest trouble. The offer notes bottles are available at J R Weston s Drug Store with large sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00. Silver Bow county commissioners arrange with the Mother Superior of the Orphans Industrial Home Little Falls Minnesota to care for county orphans at 5 dollars per month.
An era of trust in Electric Bitters as the premier pure medicinal tonic continues. The elixir is said to cure stomach, liver, or kidney ailments, sick headaches, indigestion, and constipation while driving malaria from the system. Satisfaction is guaranteed with a 60 cent bottle, money refunded if unsatisfied. Sold by J. R. Weston.
Debasement of silver chills Montana mining with little revival likely until silver demand rises. investors eye gold properties near Townsend in Jefferson County from Radersburg to Placer, with Switzerland among promising mines and ore yielding up to two hundred dollars per ton. Local figures praise W A Clark for national leadership and Montana prospects glow amid timber, water, and drainage advantages.
News notes a sudden cold spell with freezing water and window frost as Rocky Fork coal men discuss 50 per ton delivery. It also mentions Buckeye lode miners, retirement of civil service reforms, and Miss Laura Tinsley visiting from Helena for holidays.
Reading OCR shows MAY BROTHERS, Nurserymen, tocherter, N.Y. A fragmented line references securing a territory and a nursery business in New York.
The Wisconsin Central Lines urge the public to choose their service to Milwaukee Chicago and eastern South with two daily fast trains from St Paul and Minneapolis. Trains feature Pullman vestibaled drawing room sleepers dining cars and latest amenities. The line partners with Northern Pacific R R to offer through first class and tourist Pullman cars from Pacific Coast points via St Paul to Chicago with no change. Pamphlets available free from agents or James Fox, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago Illinois.
A mill town advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It claims one million friends and guarantees, with trial bottles free at J R Weston’s Drugist and full bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00.
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