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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
2
A compilation of aphoristic notes and commentary on global events. Items reference Canada’s seizure of a tug Telephone, China massacres, Castelli fortunes, Blenheim and Vanderbilt, and Russia England tensions. Also cultural notes on Holmes, Adrian Anson, Corbett, and Cuba’s tyranny critique.
Miss Annie Redman of Berne Illinois sues John Schug for 5000 claiming two and a half years of courtship gifts and letters ending in July and September when he ended the relationship. She remonstrated but received no relief and pursues legal action.
In New York cooking schools for men exist while in parts of Pennsylvania former family heads are kept at home to supervise children as mothers attend church. If women advance unopposed men may lose all domestic duties except baby care.
An Ohio man angered at his postmaster drank whisky and ate onions before requesting his mail. The postmaster refused to wait on the breathing cen ser. after investigation the inspector ruled the postmaster justified. Public interest grows over potential postal action regarding onion eater as customer.
From Leeds comes two novel textiles made wholly from wood fibre. Pine and spruce are torn and chemically processed to pulp, then formed into threads that can be dyed, woven, and dried. The fabrics resemble cotton and cotton-like cloth and promise low cost and growing experiments toward market presence.
The Brooklyn pastor Dr. Talmage has moved to Washington to lead First Presbyterian Church and remains tied to New York. He praises The Christian Herald and its $3 library premium, saying he will write for the paper while endorsing its two‑book library collection and the editor Dr. Klopsch. The interview cites the paper’s national influence and nearly $700,000 in beneficences over six years. Address 888 to 895 Bible House, New York City.
The editor noted 1227 flies died in a sanctum incident with glue over the community. The next day thirteen prominent residents demanded their papers stopped. An Indiana man inherited 10 million dollars, raising fears it will boost the gold brick industry and raise prices for Hoosiers.
The agriculture department plans a bulletin urging cork cultivation in the United States with California soil ideal for cork oak. About 1,000 trees have been planted in the San Gabriel valley and the University of California distributed acorns. Cork uses range from boats to furniture and coffins, with champagne corks still commanding demand and sharp knives needed for production.
The article outlines proper wine service for formal dinners. It lists the serving order from hors d oeuvres with hock or chablis to sherry with soup, champagne with first entrees, and finally dessert wines like claret and port. Glasses are replenished between courses and servers depart after pouring while the gentleman attends to ladies.
A collage of light humor and wry exchanges from various papers. Jests about kisses cold sores porus plaster baked beans and a court quip about ages and ownership appear in brief, dated snippets.
The piece contrasts endless Antarctic winter with Arctic exploration, noting no permanent settlements or wintering yet and pondering hidden life. It highlights the polar basin surrounded by land, suspense about undiscovered species, and the allure for zoologists to seek the uncharted south.
A Boston overheard joke recalls Professor of Andover who married in winter and kept hens. He raises two broods but the chickens decline, prompting a neighbor to ask what they are fed. The professor replies he feeds them nothing, assuming the old hens provide milk for the chicks.
An article argues memory stays intact when the left brain is diseased or removed, suggesting the right brain centers memory. Lieutenant Brady, wounded in Assam, loses memory of Black colleagues but recalls white associates after recovery, highlighting racial contrasts in recognition.
An older story recounts a prank where a hustler insulted Jones Brown by placing 100 foot square tin pieces and spikes as a ruse to steal. Brown’s store faced the stunt, and the prankster was caught removing the setup with a nail puller, wearing torn pants and a placard claiming he bought his pants from Jones.
Confinement and hard work indoors and sedentary office life hurt health more than outdoor exertion. After hours, many lack exercise and need a tonic. Howstellers Stomach Bitters is advertised to invigoration, aiding dyspepsia and kidney liver rheumatic ailments. Age grants rights that compensate rheumatism and tooth loss, with a playful note on courting.
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