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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1892
Page
3
Dr Louis Robinson reports experiments with newborns showing strong forearm grip ability that can support body weight for up to two and a half minutes. He notes outwardly turned big toes and monkey like clutching of sticks with feet in infants. He argues these are remnants of ape instincts in human children.
A British drive to attend the 1893 Columbian Exposition outlines a London Polytechnic plan offering workingmen and others a month long excursion to Chicago. Linlted rems. Liverpool departures on City of Paris, City of New York, City of Chicago and City of Berlin run June to early August with a hoped total cost not exceeding 130 dollars.
Reports from Yokohama describe aftershocks, housing shortages, and massive damage in Ono and Nagoya areas. Landslides dammed rivers, forming two new lakes, as rail lines near Tokyo faced extensive reconstruction. An anonymous cabinet letter warned of a national calamity on October 23. Good health ads promote Electric Bitters as a tonic for liver, stomach, and kidney issues.
The Philadelphia Record notes the rise of carnations as a year round bloom and details the formation of the National Carnation Society in Philadelphia led by Edwin Lonsdale. C J Pennock serves as secretary. The group aims to propagate fine varieties, classify hybrids, and ban inferior types.
A Washington Post report recalls a Boston defalcation where a young assistant cashier stole five hundred thousand dollars. A lawyer advised a settlement with the bank, allowing the thief to retire wealthy while the bank kept half the loot. The piece then lists nicknames for the nation’s leader by critics and admirers alike.
A stylish female beggar appeared before a police judge and claimed to a mar chioness. The claim was upheld. She reported a small income insufficient to feed dogs, and admitted canine madness a fondness for dogs drove her to beg. She keeps half a dozen dogs at home and begged to feed them.
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