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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1893
Page
2
An exchange notes that Chicago undertakers expect a rich harvest next year due to a surge of people attending the exposition. The forecast remains firm despite the crowd.
A couple threads through a crowded city market as roses barrage shoppers. The man balks at selecting a winter cloak while his wife nudges him, a public scene turning into a moment of comic marital strain and mistaken identities.
A Philadelphia Times feature depicts a hotel guest famed for exhaustive eating from oyster to dessert. The piece humorously notes her meticulous menu survey and grand finish with coffee, then departure leaving crumbs and soiled dishes as proof of her performance.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat description portrays an Arab suitor who quickly falls deeply in love, seeking a clandestine interview through a confidant. The lover’s ritual involves oaths and secret meetings, with the girl swearing to secrecy before a hopeful union ensues.
Public Opinion notes banner production charm and difficulty with sign painters, portrait artists, and banner makers. The craft uses stencil work for two-sided designs, mimlin silk, glac sizing, waxed-thread sewing by sailmakers, and nets for assembly. Prices range from seventy five to five hundred dollars depending on detail and materials.
A historical march story narrates French leaders Devantaye Tonty and Shut guiding 2500 men from Chicago to Detroit and Niagara. They confront Seneca forces near Lake Ontario, defeat an ambush, and seize a fort site as the field becomes known as Dyagidyu The Place of a Battle.
Discoverers of the grove of giant sequoias in Fresno County describe the New Yosemite as an experience that forever imprints visitors. A tree with a 187 foot circumference and 4 1/2 foot diameter astonishes lumbermen and poets alike, while others reach 400 feet tall and massive trunk spans.
A critique of mandatory military service arguing that conscription destroys potential national gains. It contrasts Italy Germany France and the United States, noting mass emigration and the burden of war service while condemning harsh drills and coercive discipline as unworthy to the nation.
The Chicago Mail argues that more females than males in civilized nations cannot be explained by wars. It cites Vinland and Norway Sweden France Belgium Germany Switzerland and Balkan regions with varying ratios, noting war impact is unlikely and suggesting Darwinian sexual selection as a possible explanation.
The three largest world aquaria are in Dirighton Yamburg and Paris with Brighton and Hamburg minis in size. New York Castle Garden plans an aquarium with 10 tanks for small fish and vast pools for sharks. A Capri inn leaves conditions for artists and waives large fares with art on its walls.
A historian notes that mariners face risky storms at sea due to scarce lightning safeguards on merchant vessels. He contrasts safety with ships of war using conductors, and questions why lightning strikes trees on shore but spares masts at sea, calling for explanations.
In Kanan Russia two Mohammedan men named a Tiaman Heart for Dinner after typhus illness. They consulted a mosques priest who prescribed the roasted heart and liver of a healthy girl under sixteen. They enticed a fourteen year old girl to join them, murdered her, and were found guilty of murder and sentenced to twelve years in Siberian mines.
A soldier on duty near Valencia Spain accidentally killed the notorious highwayman Louterner. His knapsack yielded twenty five thousand dollars in gold and jewels and a burglar’s arsenal including five masks three revolvers many keys a rope ladder and a stocked larder along with a library featuring an illustrated Don Quixote edition.
J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Pa says he will not be without Dr King's New Discovery for consumption congestion and colds after it cured his wife who faced pneumonia following La Grippe attack. Robert Berber of Cooksport Pa claims the remedy did more than anything else he used and praises it highly at Hed Drug Store with large bottles in and dollar sizes.
In 1872 Nesr ed Din the shah of Persia visited England and warned the prince of Wales that wealthy dukes were dangerous and should be executed, but the prince refused. The shah then proposed blinding the subjects as a compromise.
Promote a free sample and trial bottles at Weston drug store. Claims relief for consumption coughs colds throat and chest complaints with money back guarantee and speedy recovery for La Grippe sufferers. Large sizes priced 50 cents and one dollar.
A naturalist recounts Lucy and Eliza spiders constructing their webs between a white rose and a purple clematis. The piece details the outer frame of strong threads, radial spokes, and a central spiral, noting the spiders’ private homes beneath rose leaves and their rapid response to prey.
London Figaro recounts a brutal incident from painter Munkacsy’s childhood at age seven. Orphaned during a Hungarian war, he was cared for by a godmother who owned a mountain estate. Bandits attacked, beating servants and robbing the house while the young boy was bound. The godmother died of wounds three days later, leaving him vulnerable.
The New York Observer notes a revival of a past exodus theory. A reforming preacher, influenced by higher criticism, argued the Red Sea was frozen when Israelites crossed. A brother challenged the geography claim questioning tropical heat and modern maps. The preacher replies by noting ancient times lacked geographies as we know them.
The advertisement proclaims Electric Bitters the leading tonic for stomach liver and kidney ailments and claims it cures sick headache indigestion and constipation while driving malaria from the system. It promises a refund if not satisfied with each bottle priced at 0.
Judge Frank Henry of the Sixth Judicial District fixes court terms for Park County on the second Monday in January the 24th Monday in April the Monday in June and the second Monday in November. For Meagher County terms are the fourth Monday in April the 24th Monday in May the first Monday in September and the fat Monday in November.
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