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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1895
Page
2
The item collects brief observations and jabs on society politics and economy. It mentions a Topeka scientist on tornados and crops a Bay City grand jury indictments in Michigan a St. Louis banker horse racing rule and other scattered notes. It also notes wheat price trends and English social curiosities.
A brief reflection notes that phrases like goes up and goes down mirror business fortunes. The piece highlights how idiomatic terms reveal the simple logic of speech in describing gains and declines.
In New York General De Quesada proclaims the hour has arrived, while noting the real waiting is for the guns and ammunition Cuba expects. He emphasizes bursts of activity on this side of Sandy Hook are less valuable than the awaited munitions.
A Geneva clockmaker has developed a speaking watch using a phonograph inspired repeater. A vulcanized rubber disc replaces springs and hammers, emitting articulate hour sounds as the point moves, reproducing the human voice heard in an adjoining room.
The Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the National Educational Association will be held in Denver from July 6 to 12 1899 with expected attendance between 20000 and 30000 educators. Notables include Dr Nicholas Murray Butler Dr De Garmo Woodrow Wilson and Hoke Smith among others. Denver touted for conventions and strong school system led by Superintendent Gore with extensive summer study options across Colorado resorts and Denver city attractions.
King Khama of the Bamangwato in South Africa advocates total liquor prohibition for his people while white settlers defy the ban. He met temperance delegates in Cape Town and admitted the difficulty of enforcing laws against liquor when foreigners resist. He vows to stay firm for his nation despite pressures from outsiders.
A reader questions a Sun column on cheerful labor by black workers versus silent Italian rail crews. The piece cites Ouida describing Italy’s past music amid toil and notes a shift toward quiet labor, contrasting southern scenes with northern and Italian customs.
A pastored recollection recalls a tramp dead beside a haystack on the Waynesboro outskirts with an empty bottle labeled Laudanum. A German resident discussed the incident saying a man bought laudanum in town, crawled under hay, drank it, and died.
A Birmingham colored gardener, known as Uncle Bill Safety, explains his seasonal approach to work. He notes he tends white folks a garden in March, waits until April for his own, and then sells those first vegetables to his employers.
A blend of medical testimonial for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming relief from rheumatism and other ailments, followed by a travel bulletin about Pay Up, Georgia, and Nickel Plate railroad improvements with Chicago to New York and Boston routes, dining cars, and schedules.
A study finds that women's brain mass begins to shrink after age thirty, with measurable reductions in weight. Researchers note this trend varies by individual factors and may relate to aging processes affecting neural tissue and overall brain volume.
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