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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1899
Page
4
Pear sons Weekly argues against imitation and urges individuals to embrace their natural talents. It compares people to nature's true roles and cautions against pursuing mismatched careers or social leadership roles that distract from rightful duties at home, work, or learning.
A historical note states farthings were not coined until 1210. Before that, pennies were divided into four pieces to make a farthing, reflecting early methods of small-coin value creation.
Ranch offered at a low price on reasonable terms. Formerly Shelly ranch, about four miles from Townsend. 820 acres total with 120 acres in alfalfa and good water rights. Potential buyer listed as E. H. Goouman.
An assortment of patent medicines and tonics advertised by Matthews Pharmacy and Romig Bros Store. Claims include cures for piles coughs digestive issues and skin problems with testimonials and price points. Specific products cited are De Witts Witch Hazel Salve Shilohs Cure Geyser Cream Karl's Clover Root Tea and Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Dr D B Cargile reports Mrs Brewer was cured of scrofula after years of suffering and terrible sores on head and face. The testimonial promotes Electric Bitters as the best blood purifier and a remedy for eczema tetter ulcers and boils. Sold by Romig Bros at 50 cents.
Advert reinforces Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as pain killer and healer for burns sores ulcers boils and skin eruptions. Claims to cure piles and to have saved Reuick Hamilton after 15 months with a fistula using five boxes. Sold by Romig Bros. 1 Be Fooled The Surgeons.
A Shelby, North Carolina notice recounts Mrs. Luther Lutz overcoming seven years of illness after coughing for three months and sleeping after the first dose of Dr. King’s New Discovery. Two bottles cured her and trial bottles are offered by Romig Bros with a guarantee.
An advertising blurb asserts that a lovely woman must maintain health to keep friends. It links constipation kidney trouble and pimples to a dull complexion. Electric Bitters is promoted as a cure all for stomach liver and kidney regulation and blood purification. Romig Bros offers it for 50 cents.
A reader ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach liver and kidney trouble and general weakness. Idaville Indiana resident Jd W Gardner claims the tonic restored appetite and strength, saying he can eat anything and has a new lease on life. Sold for 50 cents at Romig Bros.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure for stomach and liver issues and a boost to appetite. A river dynamite accident kills a colored fisher family. the survivor asks the mayor about cemetery plots for the black burial ground with grim humor.
A Western state representative’s young secretary pleads with a cabinet official for a constituent. The dignified department head declines citing limits, then she quips My dear young lady I am afraid I cannot do what you ask though your big brown eyes. The ayes have it and the secretary secures the favor.
The poem blends memories of military history with reflections on aging veterans and distant conflicts. It references the Light Brigade, the curfew, Sir John Moore, and the battlegrounds from Algiers to Bingen, ending with a note on the Philippine islands and rebel mountains resisting Spain.
A Rochester Union and Advertiser recounts mules guiding canal traffic by time, stopping at two minutes to seven and signaling work commences as whistles blast. Workers note the animals keep near perfect time, despite weather, with mules and their drivers relying on the clock tower across the river.
A newspaper notes to avoid libel uses repeated alleged qualifiers around a supposed mad dog incident in Hampstead. The claim involves an alleged butch er named Frost and alleged injuries to an alleged daughter, with alleged medical treatment and an alleged prior court inquiry.
A poem framed as a humorous note from Chicago News about a missing umbrella. The narrator recalls a rash purchase, then lends it out to a neighbor's wife, a minister, a student, and a chain of others, all passing the umbrella along while hoping it will be returned.
An 1890s Indianapolis Journal snippet questions business purpose and references a bone expert and murder trials amid racist minstrel era language, illustrating contemporaneous stereotypes and sensational framing.
A varied text presents a poetic sequence of Dawn Noon Night themes and a prose excerpt about a man shopping for a cradle, then shifts to Pearsons Weekly notes on scholastic leaders. It discusses earnings for headmasters at Eton Harrow Charterhouse Rugby Winchester and related figures.
A five year old boy refuses to say prayers at night, saying he will not say them again unless something changes. His uncle urges him to sleep with prayers for protection during the night. The boy responds by vowing not to say prayers tonight or tomorrow night if nothing changes.
Mainz restricts wagons and bicycles on narrow streets. Physicians get special wheels with marks and numbers for entry. Historic notes on language use across regions, traditional dress in China, Nubian drink ombulbul, English in Norway, and prices for wives in China.
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