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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1893
Page
3
Townsend Messenger issue from July 21 1803 notes advertising rates at 1 50 per inch per month and records its second class post office entry. Editor and proprietor J C Kenney is listed.
Dr. Tuckerman summarizes U S court decisions on subscriptions. If no notice to discontinue is given, renewal is presumed. Publishers may continue sending after nonpayment until balances are settled and notice given. Unclaimed papers at a post office imply fraud. Prepaid subscribers must notify when ending to avoid continued charges.
The piece argues President Cleveland will convene an August session to repeal the Sherman Act and push for free silver coinage. It warns of economic ruin if silver is curtailed and urges state readers to join free silver clubs and petition Congress to enact silver coinage.
Northern Montana roundups folded after two weeks of work. They found few calves and those were small. Report claims most fall and early spring calves died and about fifty percent of cows and yearlings died as well as fifteen percent of steers.
The U S government has paid W J Davis 3500 for a fish hatchery site at Bridger Creek near Bozeman. Unexpended appropriation stands at 6500 with work hoped to start soon and hatchery ready for business in 1894. Bank suspensions continue in Colorado and Missouri as critics push against money scarcity and silver purchases.
The paper laments delays as railroads promise lower charges but fail to deliver. The thousands unable to afford travel to the world’s fair press for immediate cheap rates rather than distant contemplated savings.
It is probable that New York will gain the vacant Supreme Court seat following the death of Justice Blatchford. The report notes the impending nomination and regional considerations for the appointment.
Directors announce Montana Agricultural Experiment Station will open September 15 1893 in Bozeman with $25000 from Galatia county citizens and $15000 government funds. A quarterly bulletin will aid the state and farm experiments will show Montana soil capabilities in grass grain fruit and vegetables. A full corps of professors promises a practical agricultural education rivaling eastern colleges.
The Rural World column argues currency troubles stem from European needs and English capital flows. It cites the Barings failure in England and Australian defaults as evidence that gold backed England causes money scarcity abroad. It warns against shaping U S finance policy only for European business interests.
The article notes Newfoundland lacks snakes and reptiles unlike neighboring Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. It claims no St Patrick figure exists to drive away snakes and that no squirrels, porcupines, mice, or lynx have been seen there, despite abundant game elsewhere.
The term high seas means the open sea beyond any country's civil jurisdiction. It extends to waters outside three miles from shore. Crimes on the high seas fall under the first country entered by the vessel after a crime is detected.
The purchasing agents of the United States Government have ordered nearly one hundred thousand pounds of Dr Price s Baking Powder in the first five months of this year. The government values quality and has chosen this powder as the best. Dr Price s is export ready, remains fresh on long voyages, and is guaranteed pure cream of tartar with no ammonia or harmful substances. It is the only baking powder prepared by a physician of high standing.
A writer defends ice cream as wholesome and suitable for consumption, arguing it provides necessary sustenance and criticizing critics who warn against its dangers. The piece urges rational, evidence based judgment and dismisses alarmist rhetoric surrounding frozen dessert.
A young man, rejected by one sister, pays court to her sister. He complimented the elder by noting their shared hair and features. The sister cuts him short with a witty remark about a similar nose, highlighting a comic social misfire.
J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Pennsylvania and Robert Barber of Cooksport testify to Dr King’s New Discovery curing lung issues after failed treatments. Free trial bottles at J R Weston’s Drug Store. Large bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar.
The article argues coal reserves are finite and future energy may rely on petroleum and electricity. It notes petroleum is more widespread than coal, possibly formed continually inside the earth, while coal formation is limited to carboniferous strata. Science may reveal new energy sources to keep machinery running after coal runs out.
The account describes Sandwich Island women wearing holoku and wreaths, living in groves and hammocks, with grass huts and thatched roofs. They enjoy outdoor life, dances in forest grottos, and travel by outrigger canoes across the Pacific visiting island ports. They prefer sea proximity and ride storms with fearless regard for ocean distances.
The article explains cold storage preserves silk weight and luster, with freezing claimed to enhance some grades and not others. It notes firms keep stock in cold vaults and reveal how luster fades after sale. It also mentions the French mustache trend linked to Moorish and Spanish origins and a cross-like lip outline.
The LondonStandard notes a Royal Institution demonstration showing atmosphere liquefaction. Prof. Dewar and the Goldsmiths company liquefied mixed atmospheric gases into a stable liquid that can be stored in a bulb and kept in a warm room with only slow volume loss.
A recent science claim notes light can produce sound when a beam passes through a material and is modulated by a rotating disk. When a prism creates a rainbow and colored light strikes the material, different colors yield distinct sounds, with red and green showing notable effects.
The essay recounts tales of medical practice and mortality. A rich patient cures with a nephew physician who seeks renown in a will, then betrays trust. It compares to Qianlong’s four doctors paid to remain healthy, cutting salaries if illness returns.
The piece traces how filibuster and buccaneer evolved from French and English terms. It explains that filibuster came from a French form of freebooter, while buccaneer began as a French word for one who hunted boucan meat and later meant a sea rover or freebooter.
Two to try at no cost with a sample bottle offered by J. R. Weston’s Drug Store. The ad claims Dr King’s New Discovery helps consumption coughs colds and throat chest troubles with a money back guarantee and notes La Grippe sufferers saw rapid recovery in the testimonial.
A promotional note extols Electric Bitters as the leading pure medicinal tonic with no intoxicants. It claims to cure sick headache indigestion constipation and drive malaria from the body with guaranteed satisfaction for every bottle.
District Court terms fixed by Judge Frank Henry of the Sixth Judicial District covering Park and Meagher counties. For Park, terms begin in January, June and November on the second or fourth Monday as indicated. For Meagher, terms occur on the fourth Monday in January May and November.
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