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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1893
Page
2
Advertising rates are listed and the item notes that the publication is entered at the Townsend Post Office as second class matter. The paper is published every Friday morning with C. Knarey as editor and proprietor.
The legislature faces multiple bills to form new counties including Broadwater. Proponents argue local self government reduces travel to county seats saves time and costs, noting Broadwater would cut travel for residents and reduce juror and sheriff expenses. They claim most taxpayers support the move and revenue would benefit the new and neighboring counties.
Residents of Twin Bridges push to have the State designate their town as the State Normal School location with an offer of building, equipment, and 100 acres of land. The proposal would let the state begin the system without new construction costs. The piece also notes political contests and canal discussions, urging acceptance of the gift for education.
A Kansas City Times reader recalls Bill Stone defending a cattle thief in Nevada years ago. The judge initially sentenced the thief to fifteen years, then Stone argued for thirty minutes and won a reduced sentence of five years.
A traveler recounts a far east spectacle by magicians. A giant magician hides under a colored umbrella and vanishes from a solid seat after a five minute wait, later reappearing on the porch with the narrator's watch chain exposed.
A widower in a second marriage confounds the ceremony by giving the clergyman the wrong hand and repeating prompts prematurely. He apologizes for forgetting the details, noting it is long since he was married. A civilly wed couple retry the church service, claiming they were already married two years ago.
A large factory near Chicago employs about 100 to 150 workers and converts waste animal blood into useful items. Each day in peak seasons it processes 10,000 to 15,000 gallons of blood into products like combs buttons earrings belt clasps and bracelets shipped worldwide from the factory.
The passage compares robins in autumn to their spring singing, noting a shift from courtship energy to bulky bodies and berry foraging. The bird, now heavier and silent except for protests, concentrates on fattening and competing with other birds for fruit.
J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Pennsylvania says the remedy cured his wife after a Ja Grippe left her threatened with Pneumonia when other medicines and doctors failed. Robert Barber of Cooksport Pennsylvania declares the tonic has done him more good than anything he ever used.
A Harper's Young People explanation details night signaling to avoid collisions. Sailing vessels use green starboard and red port sidelights, seen two miles away. steamers add mast-head or stem lights and a range lantern to signal intent. The system lets observers infer heading and adjust course to prevent crashes.
A woman named Eliza Murdoe vents on a kite shaped track in a domestic row with her husband Mr Murdoc present. He attempts to calm her and she unleashes a torrent of insults before subsiding as the quarrel ends with no formal complaint.
The article describes the Sacred Tooth in Yokohama a temple for a Hindu god’s tooth. It recounts an ancient myth of the tooth defending itself after being ground to powder and thrown into a river where it reformed. The temple has been rebuilt and the tooth again enshrined in a gold box wrapped in sacred spider silk.
The notice proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds guarantees relief or money back. It claims La Grippe sufferers recover quickly and offers free sample bottles at J R Weston’s Drug Store with large sizes priced at one dollar.
Workers dismiss the death as trivial as Pietro lies beside a railroad cut with a bloodstained wound. His brown skinned motherly kiss and the silent embrace from a rough, nongraceful widow soften the scene, revealing a universal truth men note with hushed sympathy.
Lon don society reports a story from St Petersburg where Gen. Van Wahl chief constable at the time of his Kiev governorship helps a poor widow obtain a police pension. She writes at his dictation and a sealed letter prompts the pension and the head of the Kiev police is dismissed for accepting twenty five roubles.
Miss Tomasson an English equestrienne completes a 220 mile journey from Innsbruck to Belson St Valentine and Landeck and back in 67.5 hours riding the same horse with no prior training. The feat includes Brenner pass and Malser Laide highlighting endurance and determination. The piece also notes the late Duke of Cambridge was known for offhand remarks during public events.
The advertisement touts Electric Sitters as a leading medicinal tonic for stomach liver and kidney ailments. It claims to cure sick headache indigestion and constipation and to drive malaria from the system with a guaranteed refund if not satisfied at a price of 5.
Judge Frank Henry of the Sixth Judicial District fixes Park and Meagher County terms. Park County sessions begin second Monday in January second Monday in April Monday in June and second Monday in November. Meagher County terms start on Monday of January and September and on the first Monday in November with adjustments noted.
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