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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1896
Page
2
Comedy satire and brief jests touch on Paderewski fees for concerts, a stolen mayoral horse, salt trust formation, Mint director earnings, Corbett plays, yachting quips, a cheese sandwich death, and a Kentuckian’s tragedy amid a spread of humorous opinions on public figures and traditions.
A New York paper outlines how a modern millionaire trained his daughter for society, noting money as essential. It cites remarks by Seth Low on valuing worldly assets, Kansas finance moves, and reports 1894 U S coinage totals and metal values with silver and gold bullion figures and price ranges.
An English observer notes notable progress in opening Northern Russia, with the Russian finance minister weighing railway schemes proposed by Moscow capitalists and St Petersburg municipalities. The regions are described as populous and mineral rich, suggesting profitable outcomes if funded, while improving employment and reducing foreign intrigue.
Mrs. A Mather of 45 East 112th Street New York describes years of anemia nervous prostration and approaching paralysis then credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pure People with restoring health after three boxes The note adds her daughter Anna corroborating cures of indigestion and a cousin with anemia The ad promotes Pink Pills as blood and nerve tonic sold 50c a box six for 250 with mail from Schenectady New York
O H Sum of North Huron New York and three relatives were failing health due to tobacco. All four stopped using tobacco with No-To-Bac and report full recovery and improved health. They urge others to try the remedy.
Hans Nielsen of Copenhagen has been sentenced to death three times. Danish authorities have reprieved him twice and confined him for a long term in prison. While imprisoned he killed one of his jailers, marking his latest offense and prompting renewed extreme measures consideration.
Comfort to California with economy via weekly excursions leaving Omaha each Thursday morning. Through tourist sleepers from Omaha to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Second class tickets accepted. See local ticket agent or write J Francis G P T A Omaha Neb for tickets and berths.
Baron Edmond Rothschild's Palestine project shows promise as he buys additional land. Colonists abandon Yiddish in favor of Hebrew at the baron's request. An automatic fare box from Canada now records tickets and dispenses dated transfers on streetcars.
A column discusses Jerusalem artichokes as hog feed with Lake county trials and a Lake county farmer’s irrigation-free yield. It notes six pounds per hill and 85,536 pounds per acre potential, plus cautions about lambs and grain intake with gradual introduction to trough feeding and salt guidance.
A brief note on the male skylark singing high in the sky while females are nearby and the eggs are present, with the male reaching great heights and serenading intensely.
A short verse from Truth by W R Hereford satirizes social vanity and love in a two week sea shore season. The narrator jokes about wearing a rented partner and ending the affair to return to Jacob Hirsch's before resuming writing society light verse.
The New York Recorder notes a famous pugilist declares the ring played out and considers a bold chance in Cuba while an innocent bystander points to fighting down there as the crowd grows tense.
A New York Weekly joke blames Gunton’s lax control as a cashier absconds with the funds. Minks says the wife is given access to the safe, forcing the cashier to struggle to cover his salary.
In Tit Bits a port officer questions a captain about cargo as the exchange reveals a comic mix of orange cases egg shipments and a surprising mention of yellow fever. A separate exchange features a heroine challenging a hero and a misread bravado about courage through disobedience.
A distressed man cries for help during a roadside robbery but the highwayman calmly dismisses the plea saying no assistance is needed. The brief exchange appears in Town Topics.
Vladimir Eckstein confronts Hermia after a staged romance of letters. The scene features bitter mockery and witty insults as Vladimir reflects on his misguided affection and the cryptic poetic notes exchanged between lovers.
Description of the world’s largest swing ing-span drawbridge on the Shore Line railway in New London Connecticut built in summer 1889. Details include a 2,500,000 pound steel span as center of the Pequot river bridge and a pier sunk in deep water and sand.
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