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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1892
Page
2
The Townsend Messenger announces its weekly Friday morning edition published every week at 7 0 with Kasay as editor and proprietor The post office stamp shows second class mail status and a subscription rate of 6 20 per month
A Louisville and Nashville engine labeled 417 unexpectedly acted, then later ran from a side track onto the main line after being left in the Covington yards. It caused gate damage, a horse death, and several switches to break open before stopping seven miles away. Railroad men could not explain the strange behavior.
A Wisconsin man killed a pony for its hide and some meat, which was cooked and tasted by patrons at a local saloon. Patrons, including a city butcher, found the meat surprisingly good though coarse, later realizing it was roast from a steer neck.
A brown paper sheet two by three inches preserved by Mrs Lizzie J Link of the post office. The commemorative token bears a 1776 Congress resolution inscription and a sun dial with Mind your own business. The reverse shows a thirteen-link circle and the motto We are one.
When examining a horse let him be led down a steep or stony descent at the end of a halter with no whip. Excitement from strangers can mask lameness and conceal defects. A gentle slope reveals forequarter and hindquarter issues that might otherwise go unnoticed.
The Albatross sounding voyage between Monterey and the Sandwich Islands reveals a volatile seabed with lava fields and a active volcano near the Belknap site. Depths exceed five miles in places, complicating cable recovery while suggesting better routes south toward Samoa and Fiji.
Flora Staple of Georgetown Brown County born twenty two years ago has limited motion yet speaks fluently and reads English. After seeing an elephant in a circus she learned to shape pliable material with her teeth into a perfect elephant image and later formed letters and sentences rapidly, delighting in reading.
A medical student from Leamington Ontario dressed a human skeleton in women's clothes and a blue veil, hid it beside him on a ferry to Windsor. Customs officers missed the disguise, prompting laughter when told Canada taxes only on articulated skeletons, not bones.
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds guaranteed to relieve or money back. Sufferers from La Grippe found it effective and rapid recovery reported. Sample bottles offered at J R Weston's Drug Store with trial bottles free. Large size sold at We and £1.
An analysis notes France has risen to front rank with Russia as ally, while Germany faces rising socialism and calls for peaceful settlement of Alsace and Lorraine. It argues the era of preemptive German aggression is over, with peace possible if social forces curb militarism and Russia-France alliance strengthens.
A historical survey of Kansas senatorial seats from Gen. Lane to Plumb notes repeated vacancies, resignations, and deaths. Key figures include Lane, Carney, Ross, Caldwell, Crozier, Marvey, and Plumb with multiple short terms and abrupt ends. The piece reflects a string of dramatic turnovers and political upheaval surrounding the seat.
Moorehead and Cresson report a Chillicothe excavation revealing a royal era skeleton and 120 copper ornaments including fish shapes crosses combs crescents anklets earrings bracelets. The discovery suggests links between Ohio and Mexico ancient workers. In whaling news Capt David Gray plans to sail from Scotland in August to Antarctic grounds, with four months cargo work and return by May, a venture watched for its risk and potential success.
A testimonial style ad claims Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds has helped over a million people. It promises cures for throat chest and lung diseases with a guaranteed refund if not satisfied. Trial bottle free at J R Weston’s Drug Store. Large bottles 50c and 1.20.
A proposed Niagara Falls canal on the American side and a New York ship canal to the Hudson could cost 30 to 50 million dollars. Advocates argue it would end reliance on rail transfers, lower prices for lumber iron cereals and boost western and northern production by enabling lake ships to reach Atlantic ports and foreign markets.
If you feel weak from la grippe use Electric Bitters. The remedy acts on liver stomach and kidneys aiding their function. For headaches it offers speedy relief. One trial convinces you. Large bottles 50 cents at J R Westen's Drugstore.
A fragment lists federal officers in Helena and Bozeman including a marshal, district judge H Knowles, district clerk G W Sprowle, collectors J Nellivan and H Mills, surveyor general Geo O Eaton, registers S A Schewett and F S Ferris, receivers J T Carlan and others, tied to land districts of Bozeman and Helena.
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