This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1894
Page
3
J C Kerley Justice of the Peace operates from the Messencer office handling collections and deeds mortgages drawn and acknowledged. He serves as agent for Standard Accident Insurance Company offering 52 weeks total disability coverage with policies from 1000 to 5000 dollars and low rates for farmers and nearly all classes.
Local commerce and travel ads mingle with personal notices and mild health claims. The Northwestern Limited schedules Minneapolis to Chicago with Pullman cars and 30 day ticket limits. Berg Brothers promote discounted farm wagons and spring goods. Miss Ollie Slater visits town with Oregon ties. miscellaneous mentions include local editors, flowers, and Ayers Sarsaparilla health claims.
Citizens gather at Tierney's Halls on a Saturday evening in 1804 to discuss celebrating July Fourth with emphasis on an appropriate public observance. Berg Bros. and local shops advertise sales, while community notices cover health remedies, hair care, and local trains, with social events and a few mishaps noted.
The 4th quarterly Conference of the M. E. Church South Townsend charge will be held June 2 and 3. Rev R J Schaeffer will preach at Keen's school-house Saturday afternoon and in Townsend Sunday morning and evening. Sacrament will be administered and several children will be baptized. Memorial services were held May 10 by the Eastern Star at Masonic Hall with opening address by Mrs Harmon Grimm and tribute from Mr Julius Berg. They visited Deep Creek Cemetery, where flowers marked the graves. This is the first memorial service held in Townsend, hoped to recur each May 10.
The Dueck Creek base ball team faces Diamond Dazziers at Diamond City on July Fourth while Homer Wellington Rats leaves for Winston to take a sales job with G. M. Jones. Bridges over Duck Creek and Confederate are unsafe after high water. calls for road repairs appear amid farmer notes and July Fourth festivities at Diamond include a caic and dance. Local gardening and social scenes are described with flowers and bouquets in neighborhood life.
The Pioneer Press announces half price subscriptions for daily and Sunday editions with new in advance rates. It claims to be the cheapest metropolitan paper and promises continued high standards amid rising circulation. Also includes notices on travel, local commerce, a cough remedy endorsement, and the obituary of John W. Rodgers of Beaver Creek.
An advertisement touts Niall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh with a constitutional approach. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as internally taken to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 reward for any failing case and invite testimonials from readers.
James Jobb and John McDonald of Jobb & McDonald sue Jerry Cronan in Meagher County Montana for forty dollars sixty cents plus costs for goods sold and a loan. The defendant must appear June 30 1894 at 10 o clock AM before J C Kerley JP to answer the complaint with judgment by default possible.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.