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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1892
Page
4
The Mussixers and Homer Hewins violin benefit set for Tierney's Hall on Feb 22. Town residents plan dances, Orange Ice Festival results, and local social rounds as the community promotes sewing services and local businesses.
The snippet reports a Grand Sale at Berg Brothers, notes Mrs. Belcher’s improving health, and mentions W E Tierney’s trip to the Springs. It covers Greenhood Bohm Co.’s failure impacting Montana business, Deer Lodge’s forthcoming electric light plant, a home franchise, Alberta Railroad land sales to Mormons, and new coal field discoveries affecting Great Northern revenue prospects.
Diamond City merchants report active mining plans with King Flame Company to quarry blocks for Hume and rising quartz work in the gulch. Investors, including Judge Simons and MacGreggor, push claims and stock, while the Eastern Star hosts a social visit. Also notices offer woolen dress goods at cost and local business notices plus a coal country magazine pitch.
The article asserts that ammonia is not present in Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder. It notes baking powder as essential in kitchens and praises products free from ammonia, alum, or other harmful substances.
Reports say the Anaconda to Hamilton railroad, about seventy miles, may be finished this year with grading outfits already sent to Bitter Root. The route would cut travel time half between the timber region and Anaconda. The Church and ram-sellers join to oppose Sunday opening of the World's Fair.
Notice announces the dissolution of the Collins & Mann mercantile partnership at Placer Montana as of October 21 1891 with E G Mann withdrawing. Also offers bounties for lost horses and describes a forthcoming sale of 1000 pounds of choice Japan tea in tin containers with no clear date or location.
Notice states the firm McCarthy and Jobb dissolves by mutual consent. Tim McCarthy continues the business and will settle or collect accounts. A December 19 192? thank you note from Tim McCarthy thanks Townsend citizens for patronage and pledges continued effort.
The Union Pacific announces a February 15 excursion from Helena to California with 60 day outbound return validity and six month final limit. Round trip to San Francisco or Los Angeles priced at 75 and 99 dollars, with options to return via other routes at lower rates. St Louis round trip 72 dollars. Sleeping car reservations available through agent J. L. Wilson at No 28 North Main St Helena MT. Bucklen's Arnica Salve offered for skin ailments with money-back guarantee. sold by J R Weston.
The Union Pacific System offers daily year round round trip tickets to St Paul Chicago Sioux City Omaha St Joseph Leavenworth Kansas City Denver Pueblo and Leadville with Salt Lake City Colton Los Angeles and San Francisco tickets on the 15th monthly. Features include sixty two hours Helena to San Francisco via Ogden twenty eight hours faster than other routes free reclining chair cars and through palace sleepers on all trains. Two solid vestibuled trains each way daily between Montana and the east with optional routes via Salt Lake City Denver Omaha Sioux City or Kansas City. Tickets available at No 28 North Main St Helena N O. Wilson Freight and Passenger Agent.
Electric Bitters is extolled as a pure medicine curing liver and kidney diseases, skin conditions, malaria, headaches, consumption, and indigestion with a money back guarantee. It sells for 50 cents and $1 per bottle at J R Weaton's Drug Store.
Mt Carroll Seminary in Illinois offers collegiate and preparatory programs plus an art course and conservatory training in voice harmony and instrumental music. Tuition free for one teacher from each NW county. pecuniary aid available. detailed terms and term lengths listed for Pall, Winter, and Spring terms with varying rates and board.
Tuition and per course fees listed for private daily music lessons in divisions A and B, yearly instrument use including piano and organ, art and craft instruction by hour, and language courses. Several items show per year costs with amounts in dollars pounds and pence, reflecting a diverse set of offerings.
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