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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1895
Page
2
A collection of satirical quips and observations on world affairs sports and society. It notes Britain’s cautious anger over global matters and iron supplies shifting to the United States while lampooning bank thefts and army court martials. It also jokes about sealskin prices and a grocers scoop gadget.
The department of agriculture issues an odd cookbook pamphlet with an introductory essay on nutrition and an Edward Atkinson essay outlining his cooking theory. It marks the first official sanction of Atkinson's plan of cooking.
In a lecture Miss Fielde cites English to Chinese miscommunication and mocks rote talk. The piece questions federal court authority after a U S district attorney defies a judge and a Kentucky moonshiner’s courtroom shooting. It concludes with praise for a proposed broad international postage stamp to ease foreign mail.
The article recounts the Corsican origins of Napoleon Bonaparte through his parents Letitia di Buonaparte and Carlo Buonaparte. It notes Letitia’s hardy peasant lineage and hospitality, Carlo’s modest means and legal struggles, and how the couple’s union and early life in Ajaccio shaped Napoleon’s formidable endurance and eventual French nationality.
A Houston Post correspondent explains how gold and silver bars at Philadelphia mint vaults are melted into copper alloy for coin production. Silver bars from 1890 are combined with copper in iron crucibles, with copper added to approach the standard nine to one, while gold is melted in black lead pots. Crucibles are costly, each holds about 1,600 ounces for 250 melts, and all process waste is chemically treated and refined to recover remaining precious metals.
A Civil War anecdote from Lincoln recounts a wounded soldier being carried to the rear who sees a sutler’s cart near the fighting. He asks the suttress woman if her pies are sewn or pegged, a grim joke that mixes humor with danger in the moment.
Advice list on modest fashion rules and social appearance. The rules warn against overdone outfits, impractical hats, excessive pins, matching footwear with body size, improper undergarments, and vanity. It emphasizes practicality, neatness, and avoiding fashion excess.
The New York Sun reports a vicious dog named Crockett from Harmony Pennsylvania hunted Black people in woods near David Cornell's farm. After being whipped, Crockett fatally attacked one male Black person and, in a later bout, killed a female Black person, then subdued both in a prolonged combat. The dog then rested but is believed to have eliminated the group.
The piece traces golf history from James I to Mary Queen of Scots, noting royal interest and notable events. It cites Charles I abandoning a game during news of Ireland’s rebellion, mentions recreation for Charles I in Newcastle, and references a gold medal gifted by William IV to St Andrews in 1837. It also notes bans on golf balls and other games in England tied to defense.
A Lukion province birth produced a four-eyed child. The family sought the priest to kill the infant, who refused and advised exposing the creature publicly for days to ward off a calamity. Afterward the mother drowned the baby in a tub of water.
In whispers a woman asks a druggist for waterproof powder and confesses she plans to refuse a proposal that evening. She hopes tears will help soften the poor suitor's heartbreak, reflecting cautious wit in Indianapolis News.
An 19th century promotional scrawl touts Hope Springs Eternal and Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a cure all for chills fever rheumatism dyspepsia liver and kidney trouble nervousness and debility claiming thorough remedy and fast benefit with dosage of a wine glassful three times daily. It also advertises Hansons Magic Corn Salve and lampoons men’s fashion costs while promising money back if not cured.
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