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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1896
Page
2
Townspeople vote to admit women to every society of the Northern Ohio turners. The piece notes evolving gender roles and comments on public reactions to female participation in traditional groups.
A Connecticut dentist expects to meet his parrot in heaven, while a clergyman with a dog book envisions meeting all creatures and even mosquitoes and tadpoles. The piece muses on angels dwelling in spirit and the absence of biting in the afterlife, balancing humor with sentiment.
Wheat oats grasses and gardens do well in most counties. Wheat begins to head in southern areas while chinch bugs cause little damage. Army worms damage wheat and meadow in southeastern counties. Delays from rains slow southern planting though central and northern counties progress well. Early corn shows good stands with cultivation. flax grows nicely in southeast. Fruit drop reported especially in south and caterpillars damage apples in some districts.
The report details removal of debris and proper compaction for ten dirt roads before embankment, with subgrade replacement where unsuitable. It notes May winter wheat conditions improving 5.6 points to 82.7 overall, with state averages listed and Maryland New York Pennsylvania and Oklahoma lagging behind the trend.
In Paris a yearly election chose Milo De foulley as queen of washers from seventy two contenders. Two maids of honor named Mile. Marie Francois and Mile. Eugenie Tallois were chosen, with a festive ball at Bullier's resort concluding the event.
Berlin Letter reports Baron von Hammerstein former Kreuz Zeitung editor and conservative leader sentenced to three years penal servitude with loss of civil rights and a 1500 mark fine for forgery fraud and breach of trust. He allegedly squandered 1,000,000 marks from the paper and fled to Switzerland before sentencing.
Blackbird imagery ties a whimsical tale of 24 kings and bicycles. A king spends money while a queen bikes for bread and honey. A maid buys a wheel and risks her clothes, a nimble blackbird steals her nose.
The fragment presents a 19th or early 20th century style dialogue about a Black person awaiting punishment in Texas. It portrays a jailhouse breakfast question and a taunting reply about waiting for a termillion and watermelons not ripe yet, with a tone reflecting racial caricature.
John Carter a wealthy farmer aged 64 traveled to Peru Indiana to seek a commission of lunacy for himself due to ill health. The request was not granted and days later he shot himself through the neck ending his life.
Life insurance experts say a healthy 45 year old woman is likely to outlive a man of the same age. They attribute this to temperate habits and lower risk of fatal accidents, suggesting women may have longer life expectancy overall.
A fashion note promotes buckles and cuff buttons on shirt waists using coats of arms flags and family escutcheons. Designs include Spain and Great Britain arms, American eagle motifs, and military insignia with gold and enamel work.
Cham bers Journal notes a new method in horticulture that slows flowering by refrigeration. This process increases lily of the valley flower rates to about 95 percent from late summer to Christmas, unlike traditional forcing methods.
The article advises moving furs to summer seclusion to protect them from sun damage. It recommends inspecting garments under strong light, beating them to remove moth eggs, and packing them in a clean barrel lined with newspaper. Top with extra newspaper and a protective cover if available.
The Arkansas river derived its name from a Native American group known as the Quap pas also spelled as the Quapaws.
The Indian press highlights Mr. Savi’s hunting voyage near Jalpaiguri. In eight honks he bagged 220 elephants, three tigers, a tigress, and a rhino, plus ten feet royalty leopard and six sambur deer, with other small game. He sold all elephants except 26 before leaving Jalpaiguri. A summer resort book offer appears from Wabash Railroad agents in St. Louis.
An 1860s style patent medicine ad claims the product frees nerves after one day of use. It promotes a trial bottle to “Fitcases” and directs readers to send to Dr. Kline at Arch St Philadelphia for the offer.
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