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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1892
Page
2
In the Townsend paper dated Friday morning July 1, 1902, editor Kusev notes Chicago nominees likely to win for the Peoples Party and laments rising cattle imports to Montana. The piece warns of increasing crime and urges lawful suppression, mentioning Judge Lynch as a figure of last resort.
W C Wheeler reports Montana’s 1891 mineral production totals Gold 2,891,386 fine ounces valued at 2,891,335.89 Silver 16,349,066 fine ounces valued at 7,138,186.31 Copper 112,763,420 lb valued at 14,377,336 Lead 28,253,500 lb valued at 1,229,027 Total value 1,067,205,28. Silver Bow contributes gains while Jay Gould and Spotted Horse mines fall. Castle district in Meagher county shown as rising silver potential. Public notices urge proper publication for mineral patent applications.
A steamer arrived with an enormous parrot cargo destined for New York. Parrots from Tampico and Havana numbered in hundreds, kept in rough crates with little water, many dying before arrival. Survivors were starved and exhausted, until inspectors finally received a gaudy but worn flock.
A Scientific American writer details the Tocoi twins a conjoined pair sharing a single spine from the sixth rib down with two distinct hearts lungs and stomachs. They walk stand dress and converse separately yet sleep and hunger listlessly differ.
Visitors to Stratford-on-Avon learn that the chancel of Shakespeare’s church has been restored after two years. The whitewashed walls were replaced, windows filled with stained glass, and notable discoveries include Dean Balsall’s tomb, Judith Combe’s stone, and the Canterbury chapel altar slab now used for the high altar.
Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds promises relief with a money back guarantee. La Grippe sufferers report speedy recovery. Try a sample bottle free at J R Weston’s Drug Store. Large size $1.05 and $1.00.
United States consul general Henry Ballantine plans a five hundred person Indian village at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. He envisions rajahs artisans carpet weavers tasselled trains and zenana women’s exhibits with Mrs Ballantine coordinating.
The article notes that amateur photos will be banned inside the exposition. Snap shooting will not be allowed and the right to photograph buildings exhibits and grounds will be leased to a few responsible parties. They will hold a rigid monopoly and pay a handsome price, a key revenue source for the event.
Over a million users praise Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs colds and lung threats. Trial bottle free at J R Westons Drug Store with guaranteed curative powers or money back. Large bottles available.
The column surveys varied snippets from papers and notes quirky opinions. It cites Turner's Alabama colony imagery a Texan wedding line a Leap Year legal question a Vermont centenarian widow and her humorous marriage reflection.
The text notes a 1000 strong German French battalion on alert in Germany and France, with peace strengths of 550 in France and 544 in Germany. It mentions a French officer advancing a rifle projecting vitriol to 100 feet, wartime meat preservation plants in Paris, smokeless powder altering uniforms for concealment, and a predicted French naval buildup by 1805 including 27 iron clads 29 cruisers 12 torpedo boats and 204 smaller torpedo boats plus armor coast guard vessels.
Rev. Da. Sawyer Grins Buexte wa has served 45 years as pastor at South Congregational Church Springfield MA. Rev. Brauronvas J. Pierce of Philadelphia leaves an estate valued at 200 000 for education of colored youths entering the ministry. Rev. Da. Person of Philadelphia remains at the London Tabernacle with a salary of 86 000 annually. The Archbishop of Canterbury has not allowed mail to be delivered to his country residence for thirty years and avoids reading letters on Sundays. Servropan’s anecdote recalls a man who covers his ears in church and the reply suggests letting a fly land on his nose.
The piece compiles ditsy exchanges from multiple papers about romance and manners. It sketches witty banter on secrecy kissing marriage and social sultriness through snippets attributed to Boston Transript Detroit Free Press Tid Bits Kate Field and Kate Pichs Washington with playful punchlines and coy reversals.
A scrambled parade of figures and titles includes Bany Arroxso on a Spanish stamp, Greece’s tax queen seamstress, the Naples prince famed as Scioecramrmoecesa, and Jase Scrimamaw a London resident from Elizabeth to Anne. Ex Queen Isapenta of Spain reportedly earns 150000 dollars yearly yet remains deeply in debt despite high status.
Financial and commercial notes show eleven hundred steamers on key ocean routes and Britain's share of U S farm exports at 172 million of 275 million. Norway ends 1890 with 7 384 vessels totalling 1 682 million tons, Japan 1968 exports 15.5 million and imports 10.69 million, 1896 figures 70 060 000 and 866 100 000. There are 2 033 corporations with 68 million capital and 1 061 banks with 99.5 million capital.
A rustic sales pitch extols Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption and other medicines. It claims universal satisfaction and guarantees refunds if results fail, touting the remedies as meritorious and popular with customers.
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