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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1896
Page
5
Townsend residents report visits from H Berg and J K Marks, a grade project on Oak street, and sales at the Boston Shoe Store. Social dances at Tierney’s Hall on January 24th draw crowds, with reminders of colds, remedies, and local business activity.
A speaker urges Townsend residents to embrace development and cooperation to transform their city into a thriving valley community with waterworks, boulevards, and prosperous homes. He warns late inspiration loses momentum and stresses shared effort, urging action over idle talk and laments festive distractions.
A notice urges readers to subscribe now to a newspaper focused on local interests and sectional coverage, emphasizing timely access to relevant news and targeted content for community readers.
Messenger promises to publish all local news and general events of importance for 1896. Includes felt items at low prices and mentions sleds from Bob Sleds and Valley Sleds among other advertised goods.
Berg Bros states they are taking their annual inventory and will offer a large lot of bargains once finished due to being overstocked in some lines.
This week Alden Apples available in 25 and 50 pound boxes at eight cents per pound. Raisins 3 Crown in five pound boxes at sixty cents per pound. Apricots offered at one dollar per pound. Ladies kid shoes latest style pointed toe two ninety, felt shoes at cost, Misses shoes one dollar per pair, men wool shirts formerly two dollars now one forty.
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