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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1895
Page
2
A Downsend Messenger column notes Townsend West Virginia facing three highwaymen aged nine, questions the era’s crime records, and critiques Armenian censorship and the Lexow inquiry's reach on Inspector Byrnes. It comments on legal billings, public health progress, tuberculosis, veterinary efforts, and Yankee prowess across mechanics and pharmacopoeia.
A Wellington hospital report found none of 203 cancer cases among treated individuals were of Hebrew background. The immunity is credited to regulation of cattle slaughter and purity certifications by rabbis for meat sold to Jews. The piece notes tuberculosis and cancer risk in cattle and suggests Israelite dietary laws may confer protective effects.
English turf expert R H Hilbert notes vast wealth and property controlled by prominent trainers at Newmarket and provincial stables. Prices for top thoroughbreds soar with horses like Ormonde and Isinglass, while the commercial skill and education of modern trainers become essential to managing large stables and high-stakes racing enterprises.
The piece argues boxing faces a temporary setback after a New Orleans fatality. It defends the sport’s progress, cites Don Riordan and Andy Bowen cases, and notes officials’ alleged negligence while praising high level contests and public interest in matches like Corbett versus Mitchell.
A comparison of duties shows the gap between a modest back street draper and the head of a major training establishment. The passage highlights the difference in scope, responsibility, and organizational leadership required at large institutions versus small enterprises.
The University of Pennsylvania reports 1893 football receipts totaling 65 301 75 with expenses of 20 457 99 and net profits of 22 461 87 shared with three other colleges. Yearly profits approach 30 000 and the athletic association ends with almost 9 000 in treasury after prior debt. On Oct 1 1893 a deficit of 5 552 97 plus indebtedness was noted.
The board of directors individually receive about $1,500 each, totaling roughly $10,000. The athletic association reports 859 members, including 315 graduates, 492 undergraduates, and 52 life members, per New York Clipper.
The article lauds Prof. Macarte and his dogs Baldy and Pepper for a novel act where a terrier duo perform skirt dancing like Loie Fuller. The dancers trained four months, mastering precise timing and limelight effects, thrilling dog lovers with an extraordinary canine performance.
The Cincinnati second baseman McPhee has come back to Cincinnati after a several week hunting trip in Arkansas. Cleveland club officials denied reports of Sunday games near Cleveland next season. New York club plans sending their team to New Orleans for spring practice. Robison cites patron opposition in Cleveland as reason not to release Second Baseman Childs to New York or other clubs.
New note says Thomas A Edison vetoed staging the Corbett versus Fitzsimmons bout before the kinetoscope in Mexico. A New Orleans jury ruled Bowen died due to the Auditorium club failing to pad the ring floor. In New York Tuesday Fournil beat Gallagher 500 to 235 in the second night of their billiards match.
Advert claiming Hiepe will recover after a fall and praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior stomach tonic. It argues bitters prevent malaria, boost vigor, and aid the nervous and dyspeptic, recommending a wineglassful thrice daily. Additional fragments note a Rome earthquake instrument, cheap postal cards, and a tramp dialogue.
A long thread of intense headaches and throat pain led a woman to try Hood's Sarsaparilla after reading of a similar cure. She found relief soon after starting the remedy and felt improvement before finishing one bottle.
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