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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
6
A clipped Boston Herald column mix notes Grover's anger and social views, mocks common phrases, and mentions the death of Francisque Sarcey. It references New York conjure women and various political figures like Boss Quay and John Wanamaker. The item touches on wartime expectations and cultural critique.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the 2 percent inheritance tax statute unconstitutional. It struck down the $5,000 exemption as creating inequality in the tax burden on decedents' personal property passing by will or intestacy. The decision affects estates under the April 12 1897 act.
The superintendent of education warned Rev Dr Huntington that 100000 schoolchildren in his city do not know of the Bible. Across the nation millions know little beyond the book's name while college presidents report many students ignorant of the Scriptures. Parents must revive religious instruction at home.
Rag time is a popular music craze whose origins are debated among authorities. The term echoes the rise of coon songs and a new musical style treated as a distinct form. One teacher links rag time to Mexican and Spanish styles such as Habanra Danza Beguidilla, describing it as consecutive bass or treble patterns followed by regular time.
Professor A R Ward summarizes ropiness in milk linked to bacteria, notably bacillus lactis viscosus, and stresses that fault may arise from unscalded utensils and waterborne contamination. He urges thorough scalding, careful handling of vessels, and strict cleanliness to prevent recurring ropy milk in creameries.
The Epitomist notes freshness depends on weather. Cold weather allows a week old egg to be strictly fresh while warm weather halves that period. Eggs cannot be preserved for three to six months. unlike wine they do not improve with age.
An English writer notes three year import values for eggs to Great Britain show Russia rising to the top from fourth in 1896 to first in 1898. Denmark Canada Germany Belgium France and other countries shift, with French supplies shrinking as English and Irish eggs gain prominence. The overall average value falls due to cheaper Russian imports.
A piece from Progressive Farmer discusses daily moving of turkey coops to encourage safety and cleanliness, ground coops for natural health, and skunk traps at night. It notes turkeys’ wild tendencies with new bloodline introductions and gobbler preference. It also stresses dairy butter grading, urging dairymen to pursue top quality as merit drives price.
New Zealand Dairyman admires Irish cooperative movement as it expands butter factories, contrasting with English farmers. The Irish cooperative system, led by the Irish Agricultural Organization Society, raises milk profits and builds credit, libraries, and market control. Also includes notes on beauty in gardening, ostrich eggs, and free sugar beet seed trials in Illinois.
Nitrogen-free extract comprises sugar, starch, gums and related substances and forms a major component of all feeding stuffs, especially in most grains.
A Chicago Tribune humor snippet features Hils Parting Shot and Tuffolo Knott in a satire of social pretension. A woman hands a one cent piece through a kitchen door, sparking a quip about anti expansionism.
A prospective lodger seeks a quiet room but the landlady notes a singer in the next room who practices all day, making true quiet unobtainable in the house.
A Washington Star excerpt contrasts a youth’s quick profit in the stock market with a heavy loss the next day. The uncle warns that such trading is gambling and bound to lead to grief, urging restraint and prudent investment.
A backwoods exchange frames aging memory as a widow of war jokes about counting Indians killed in a single shot. The grandfather half admits fading recall while his child probes the shifting tally, revealing a quiet reflection on time and violence.
The Chicago Post quotes a moral exchange as an old man helps a boy to his knee and the boy replies he never harmed himself deliberately. The line captures a tense, reflective moment between two generations.
Washington Star quotes progressives noting that the army scandal is worsening and adding that General Eagan’s remarks surpass prior objections in offensiveness as the story unfolds.
A light verse from the Cleveland Plain Dealer plays with Philippine names and a playful cold motif. It names Pasig as the best for one who has a cold, delivering a whimsical tone in a newspaper humor column.
In a playful exchange, Scrimble apologizes for lacking work to display while noting he sent all his pictures to the academy. Mrs Macmillions expresses regret and asks when they will be returned.
A New Orleans Picayune note warns that many popular plays originate from Chicago writers unknown to the public, making it unsafe for actors to perform newer works since the era of Sheridan.
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