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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1895
Page
2
A collection of short anecdotal items covers politics and society, noting cabinet meetings with Harmon and Smith, fashion quirks in Topeka, and a claim about the North German Lloyd shipping empire. The piece blends satire on advertising, wealth, and public life with brief insights into industry and finance.
The New York Mercury notes Recorder Goff as the first judge to send an unsuccessful death by own action case to state prison. It cites prior isolated attempts where coroners verdicts labeled victims as died "committed while of unsound mind" and asks whether death by own action is a crime.
The Fifty third congress ordered eleven new vessels including two seagoing coast line battleships, six gunboats at 1 000 tons each, and three torpedo boats. Gunboats cost 230000 dollars each and torpedo boats 175000 dollars each. The gunboats and torpedo boats would be more useful than the big coast defenders if we could not have both.
W C Stivers of Lancaster Kentucky filed suit against Catherine West a 23 year old schoolteacher for $5000 claiming she promised to marry him on February 27 1895 but later refused. He alleges mental distress and damage from the broken vow as he laments modern courting and the change in women's attire.
The Church Union a New York religious paper edited by Miss Eliza beth Grannis and associates faced mail exclusion over a lottery advertisement. The issue centers on a full page ad offering about $2,900 in prizes to boost subscriptions, marking a controversial church social grab bag push.
The article profiles Jefferson M. Clough a famed gunmaker linked to Remington and Winchester. After rheumatism left him bedbound, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring appetite, mobility, and energy enabling him to oversee his Belchertown farm again.
A clipped exchange unfolds aboard a train as Mr Verarich and Miss Beauti discuss time, reflection, and marriage. The conductor refuses a Canadian coin, citing stricter change rules, while a passenger asserts the coin’s prior acceptance.
A new locomotive whistle uses three distinct tones aligned to the first third and fifth notes of the scale, offering a more penetrating sound than the standard whistle and reportedly audible over greater distances. Hardware advertisements promote its selection and usage.
The advertisement touts the California Fig Syrup Co. laxative as safe and pleasant for women and advises buying only the genuine article. It notes wrappers of thin wash materials and includes a testimonial from Mrs. Frank Mons, New York, 1894, plus a quirky line about a wife speaking three languages.
Coes Cough Balsam is advertised as the oldest remedy for cold relief and cheap Burlington Route excursion rates are offered. Summer trips to Boston Denver Colorado Springs Manitou and Puerto via July dates with one fare round trip and return by August. Magistrate questions anarchist who jokes about bombing a theatre.
Mickey explains Trilby as a Paris tale about a girl of a tough life who marries and falls under painters in Paris and London. He recounts the lovers and dramatic turns, noting Trilby and the boy win in the end while the lovers face misfortune and death.
A physician reports a case of a needle entering a mother’s foot in 1860 and reappearing in her daughter’s shoulder after 1879, suggesting hereditary needle presence. The claim implies insurers may question if a parent swallowed needles and of what type, affecting future life policies.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin jokes that in rising markets brokers may switch from beer and sandwiches to champagne and pate de foie gras. It humorously notes the broker spends freely when markets turn favorable.
A humorous verse about a young neighbor who practices tunes from morning until breakfast and duets nightly with a tenor lover. The speaker recalls his own early indulgence in flute practice and laments the neighbor’s growing musical prowess.
A Texas lawyer, exhausted after defending a notorious horse thief, tells his wife he will sit up with a shotgun to guard his own carriage horse from theft tonight. He insists the thief may try to steal the horse he freed that afternoon.
A Philadelphia Post item recounts a teacher posing a riddle about aging and maturity. Tommy guesses a wife, then the teacher explains the lesson that maturity is the intended answer, noting reflections on desire for age and its attainability.
A Cincinnati Tribune report highlights a defense attorney denouncing opposing counsel for derogatory remarks about his character. He dismisses the remarks as puerile performances akin to a comma bacillus making faces at the solar system, delivered in a dramatic courtroom exchange.
A crude frontier remark from the Texas Siftings appears in a dated comic with a speaker threatening to reveal himself if disturbed. The dialect quip hints at local tensions and rural humor from a bygone era, reflecting social attitudes of the period.
A young woman asks about her suitor's suitor father and his reaction to the request for hands. Augustus recalls the father saying he admired something about him and noted his impudence, describing a brief, tense exchange with a hint of humor.
A vignette from Guzzleton depicts a late night farewell at 4 a.m. with one minute later the milkman greeting the dawn. The slice hints at contrast between nocturnal departure and early morning service, capturing small town texture.
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