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Townsend Messenger

Location

Townsend, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1893

Page

1

Union Pacific Schedules and Excursion Rates East

Union Pacific in connection with Chicago and North Western offers arriving Chicago at 9 30 a m daily with fast east trains. Round trip excursions are available to multiple western and midwestern cities and to California destinations San Francisco and Los Angeles with varied six month return options. Special rates list includes $75 to San Francisco via Ogden, $90 via Ogden Portland, and $89 to Los Angeles via Ogden Sacramento. Palace sleepers and free reclining chair cars advertised. agents listed for Helena Montana and Omaha Nebraska.

Union Pacfic Chicago & North Western Chicago Garfield Beach Salt Lake Denver Kansas City Omaha St. Paul Sioux City St. Joseph Leavenworth Pueblo Leadville Union Pacific San Francisco Los Angeles Montana Missouri River Europe North Main Street Helen

World’s Fair offer promotes biography set and premiums

An advertisement touts The Lives and Graves of Our Presidents and Columbias Aniversary Biographical History of the United States. It offers premiums and rail passes for securing orders, naming various promoters and cities, with testimonials and prices for the cloth edition and canvassing outfit.

Columbias Aniversary United States

Hood and Hood sarsaparilla testimonial and premium map push

A pioneer letter extols Hood s Sarsaparilla after a boy healed from blood poisoning attributed to impure vaccination. It includes endorsements from Lowell Mass and a note urging Hood Co as reliable. The page also features a World s Fair map premium offer by the Weekly Pioneer Press and a mining claim notice from Jefferson County Montana with co ownership get paid by 100 dollars labor.

Hood Ellery C. J. Hood Chelsea M. Sleeves Upper Lake Lake Co Lowell Mass C. L Hood & Co New England van Geeren C. I. Hood & CO Apothecaries Pioneer Press St. Paul United States Illinois Chicago Pioneer Press Co Minn Messenger John B. Jones Waterloo Weasel Gulch Beaver Creek Jefferson County Montana Henry J. Reed Minnie Reed

Old landmark to new field used for service noted

Commodore Raymond towed his boat across the Missouri and floated it down the slough before anchoring at the head of his ditch. The move was witnessed by many locals as an old landmark gains a new use.

Commodore Raymond Missouri Jim Long

Grand Central Station Chicago to feature fireproof hotel facilities

The Grand Central Station at Harrison Street and Fifth Avenue will be upgraded as a European plan hotel with 100 to 200 rooms on the third, fourth, and sixth floors. It opens May 15, 1893, under manager T. C. Clifford, offering hot and cold water electric lights steam heat and modern conveniences for guests seeking safe housing near the World’s Fair. Treiss route will run from this station to the fair. Also promotion for a free cook book Table and Kitchen by Price Baking Powder Co. Chicago.

Harrison Street Fifth Avenue Chicago T. C. Clifford Grand Central Station Northern Pacific Railroad Wisconsin Central Division Treiss Price Baking Powder Company Price Baking Powder Co

Silver Coinage and Public Safety Urged After Disasters

The article urges forming Silver Clubs in every city and camp in the state while noting the Chicago fire and Iowa cyclone kill many. It calls Congress to act on silver coinage and reports George Barry's one year penitentiary sentence for attempted rape and a prizefighter’s fatal assault, prompting debate over trial costs.

Congress Montana George Barry Boulder

Critique of silver demonetization and gold standard

A Idaho World editorial decries the move to demonetize silver and elevate gold. It attacks money sharks and single standard advocates, accusing them of inflating debt and poverty while praising the gold bug’s wealth accumulation.

Idaho

Destructive Storm Fire Hits Lerner and Clintock Farm

A fierce lightning strike set Lerner and Clintock’s threshing gear building ablaze. Three separators and repairs were burned, giant powder stored in the barn risked detonation, and fire units could not halt the blaze. Richard Weeden saved seven thousand plants from Jewell Nursery. Johnny Thomas quipped that Dick did not understand the business, while noting Dick saved thirty five.

Lerner Clintock Richard Weeden Duck Creek Jewell Nursery Johnny Thomas

Fourth of July festivity at Clear Creek celebrated as red letter day

The Clear Creek celebration drew large crowds with music reading and recitations. A Diamond vs Moss-Backs baseball game entertained the crowd after a ladies prepared banquet. A new canal project on Crow Indian lands aims to irrigate the valley and foster self-sufficiency for the people. The project, led by Major Wyman, uses funds from the government. The fertile valley along the Little Horn river is hoped to become a garden spot, recalling the area where Gen Custer and his men died.

Clear Creek R. A. Johnson Montana Little Horn River Crow Indian Reservation Major Wyman Rocky Mountain

Also Mentioned on This Page

Business Directory Vanghorne Prank “Reece Helena E. H. Goodman Townsend, Montana H. 8. Mowell BANKS Bank OF Townsend Hyatt, Casher Townsend, Mont Kuse Savings Bank Main Street Gallogly & Herbers W. H, Ucknight Blacksmiths Lower Main Street Stuart & Deremer Thomas Dixon Ie Co Stuart Hazleton & Blessing Townsend Hot W. E. Tierney & Co Tim McCarthy Meat Market Garnett & Rages Deslers Mont Merchandisp E. Tierney & C v Townsend, Montan Berg Brothers General Merchandise and Hardware Townsend. Mont J. L. Belcher, M. D Townsend House G A. Wilder Teese Mr. Jones Dealer In General Merchands Town Ad, Mont G. W. Gilham, M. D Norther Pacific Railroad John H. Shober Attorneys At Law Helena, Mont Supreme Court of the C. A. Wilder H. 8. Howell Land and Mining Attorney A.hetnla Nmoena Bank OF Townsend T. H. Kleinschmidt J. R. Weston J. E. Kanouse W. E. Tierney Herman Berg F. E. Kesaston J. C. Stuart & CO Deering Gillogly & Hersers van. McKnight Lower Main St Union Pacific System M, Gurnett RAGEN Gurnett & Ragen Townsead Meat Market Broadway and Spruce Sts Keepen Broadway Townsend, Mon J. E Walter Staffords Old Corps of Artists R. M. Crane Boorper Monana Castle Idaho Stage Company Webster's Dictionaries G. & C. Merriam Co Texas Siftings Co New York Webster Topeka Capital Co Topeka Kansas Adelima Patti Gminie Seligman NEW York Musical Echo CO Broadway Theatre Newport City Tias Sixth Ave Warren St J. J. Rohrbaugh M. I. Church BE. H. Goodman T. N. Aventis Ree, & Cor. Lee J. Bavowrs Bucklen Aan Bere Brat Tate MTA Barace Luc The New Home Sewing Machine Co, Oqkakce, Mags TE Scetet.o Upper Road Way We, Terrey Accomo Dations Vicago U.S Canada G. 8. Weaver Washington Harrison Cleveland Tar National Boox Monadnock Lillnois U.S. A H. Clifford New Caseel Wisconsin Wyiward Sheperd Harrisburg Minois John Speaker Catawba, C J. KR. Weston Diuggits California Montana da Electric Block Benn Pitman Meet Practical School Northwest E. O. Railsback Connecticut Honolulu Ayer Antonio Alarrun Carrie West Mr. Faulkner Sixteen Mile White Sulphur Springs P. E. Schrieber Diamond Muse Wright Mishawaka Messenger Office Grand Central Great Salt Lake Oregon North Main St. Helena E. L. Lowa OP & TA Omata Wilson Scientific Americas Agency For Amerca Scientific American Iowa Jackson Rea” Gorman Butte Confederate Pioneer Promise Hoste Me Amelia Schreiber
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