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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1894
Page
2
The item appears as a postal notice indicating second class matter status and Friday publication cadence. It lists L. B. Joss as General Manager and marks the paper as distributed weekly from Townsend.
A newspaper defends its spelling after a young typesetter challenges errors. The piece jokes about old vs new spelling standards, laments production woes, and proposes keeping the editor to improve the print with a proper Spelling Look.
The Anaconda Recorder and Jno McMurnay Jr as publisher promise a bright, newsy weekly journal. The paper debuts with a Republican political alignment and aims to inform the public starting last Saturday.
The piece notes Tue Neihart Herad entering county politics with a club and a pledge of refreshing impartiality. It weaves in aphorisms about luck, fortune, and night visits, then mentions the term kangaroos for cyclists who lean forward and Coxeys army influencing train movement.
A. J. Campbell of Livingston operates a wool press managed by W. E. Kennett. The press compresses three bags into one to save freight on shipments to Boston. Shippers pay ten cents per hundred for wool and save fifteen cents in freight, with 600000 to TH0000 pounds expected to be shipped this season.
A furious claimant sought Judge Loyd last week claiming three honorable youths stole his dog and forty feet of rope. He threatened drastic actions and warned of executions, urging merchants to supply more rope for his plan.
The M. E. South Conference schedule has been delayed due to a recent strike and will resume on August 16. Snow covers Old Baldy, signaling winter conditions.
A citizen, Jos Blessing, loaded a wagon with paint from a nearby mine near the Geyser and mixed it at home to decorate his fence. The mine, discovered about eighteen years ago by Naylor Thompson, supposedly produced paint used by Indians on war paths and is described as inexhaustible with several colors available by train load.
A reflected parable of two frogs in milk ends with one urging to keep jumping to turn milk into butter. The piece applies the lesson to commerce, urging persistence, continual advertising, fresh stock, clean presentation, and keeping the name before the public to weather tough times.
An advertisement touts Helena Parsian Steam Laundry as superior and affordable compared with Chinese laundries. It claims white garments come back spotless and fresh while Chinese laundries leave yellow or stained items with odors. J C Reiley offers price lists and tally checks, and covers transport costs both ways.
The Parsian Steam Laundry markets its washing as the best work at low prices. Thomas Sanden serves as the Townsend agent, and orders can be left at the Townsend House for pickup and delivery.
In the Chicago Inter Ocean Fourth of July symposium Bill Nye argues against frequent government changes. He says eight year terms and a fixed eight year national policy would stabilize money and labor issues and prevent costly political disruptions during a term. He lashes out at reformers and criticizes Wilson McKinley trade shifts and delayed reforms.
Advertise with a well established office seeking men or women of good age to canvass for advertising patronage. Earn commissions and potential income through securing advertisers. Apply by letter to Gro P Rownts k by Ton Reg Boreau, New York, with response by return mail.
Notice to John Bowes and heirs that co owner John Galvin claims $100 due for 1881 1882 1883 labor on a placer mining ground near Townsend Jefferson County Montana one half mile west of the Northern Pacific Bridge over the Missouri River. If not paid within ninety days after service by publication the co owners stake will be forfeited to Galvin. First publication June 1894.
Free copy of a new cook book titled Table and Kitchen will be mailed to any lady sending her address to Price Baking Powder Co Chicago. The book contains over 400 pastry and home cookery receipts plus table setting and dining room tips. German or Scandinavian versions available on request.
Beginning March 25 the Northern Pacific railroad will sell daily round trip tickets to California points. Routes include Helena to San Francisco via Spokane Tacoma Portland for 75 dollars, and other itineraries to San Francisco and Los Angeles with varying routes and prices. Tickets are valid sixty days for going passage and return within six months. A special Helena to San Francisco round trip with five Midwinter fair admission tickets is priced at 62.5 dollars.
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