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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1900
Page
3
An Evansville dispatch profiles Indiana’s so-called mule belt detailing high mule counts in the First District and contrasts northern and southern farming cultures. A chemist explains how sea pressure can replace champagne in a corked bottle, plus notes on digestion visible via X rays.
A sensational tale presents Mr and Mrs Charles Smith recovering a buried wife after a dramatic dig and coffin rescue. Physicians confirm her revival while telepathic links to her husband are proposed, backed by Bishop Fallows of Chicago.
New York to Chicago Inter Ocean recounts a millionaire row poker game where a woman named Mrs B. wagers her check for 500 dollars after declaring a two straight flush in diamonds. The room debates suit wins with aces high and clubs versus diamonds. She brags her hand was worth 8500 and would have bet higher, deeming it glorious fun.
David Clay, in an insanity fit at Mount Adtna Pennsylvania, battered his mother to death with a hammer after accusing her of witchcraft. He resisted arrest but was bound and jailed. He claimed Jesus commanded the act.
A North Omaha five year old storms a central office demanding intervention. He angrily accuses the Smith children across the street of stealing his playthings and insists central must stop them from coming over.
O'Grady jokes about a marriage between Queen Victoria and Oom Paul as a way to end domestic troubles and allow them to fight it out at home, reflecting humorous local chatter.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer remarks on Gammidge’s hostility to Britain, noting his extreme actions as a friend of the Boers. The paper highlights his latest provocation: spelling English with a lowercase i.
A Chicago News item quotes residents debating whether innovation demands speaking only when sure of facts. The dialogue features exchanges about voice, practice, and confidence as a social-cultural moment.
A brief exchange shows She and He clashing over freedom to speak their minds. She insists on speaking out whenever she has something to say while He cautions that she does not limit herself to speaking only then.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes Mrs Dodd’s defiant style in public life. The exchange highlights her reputation for insisting on preferred outcomes, even when conceding the alternative.
In a tongue in cheek exchange Dimling asks what a legal light is in a discussion about lawyers. Larkin replies that a pettifogger is a legal lightweight creating a humorous contrast for the Detroit Free Press readers.
A witty line from a Chicago News piece plays on marriage harmony and the humor of shared thoughts between husband and wife. The quip contrasts how unity depends on which partner’s mind is prevailing.
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