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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1894
Page
3
J C Kerley Justice of the Peace can be found at the Messencer office. Collections made. Deeds mortgages etc drawn and acknowledged. Agent for Standard Accident Insurance Company which pays the insured for 52 weeks for total disability. Insurance issued from 1000 to 5000 dollars. Nearly all classes are insurable. Farmers insured at very low rates.
The Diamond B Tonic is touted as the best rheumatic medicine available locally and sold by Henry Herbers. Farms along river and creek bottoms receive thorough soaking, signaling potential large hay yields if waters recede in ten days. The Northwestern Limited offers upscale service from Minneapolis and St Paul to Milwaukee and Chicago with Pullman, private compartments, and dining facilities, departing 7:50 PM and 8:10 PM for Milwaukee and Chicago arrival times.
Beginning February 1, 184, all local round trip tickets sold by this company that were previously unlimited will be limited to 30 days from the date of sale.
Local merchants promote spring merchandise while noting high water damaging wells. J C Stuart & Co advertises fresh cherries at 2 cents a pound. Townsend bridge loss cited as inconvenience to residents of Townsend Bedford Park and St Louis. J W Schaafs takes over Townsend Meat Market and will reopen to serve old customers.
The Wagon Bridge across the Missouri River weakened last Monday and largely failed while workmen J C Stuart and others rushed to anchor it. W H McKonight was washed away but saved. several locals including Judge Weston and H B Hyatt escaped harm. The bridge lodged on a sand bar and remains, with fear of further collapse as river high water continues.
John Galvin, co owner, claims labor and improvements on 20 acres of placer mining ground near Townsend Jefferson County Montana. He states he expended $200 in 1591 1792 1803 equivalent years and demands one hundred dollars from John Bowes or heirs within ninety days to avoid forfeiture under law. First publication January 8.
A report recalls the recovery of Nellie tyan remains identified by clothing and a gold filled tooth, laid to rest beside her brother who died in the same incident. The piece mixes notices of products, services, and local events including a Children’s Day service and rail line promotions in Helena.
At Peekskill NY Mr J A Scriven a noted New York City maker bought a bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy and later sent for two more. The ad urges readers to try the remedy for coughs and colds and notes 50 cent bottles sold by J R Weston.
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Wall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It describes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure, with testimonials available by mail from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Druggists sell it for 75 cents.
Readers are urged that Hood's Sarsaparilla remains the most popular medicine since its introduction. Drugists confirm its merit and proven benefits with testimonials from customers in Healdsburg and Portland.
James Jobb and John McDonald sue Jerry Cronan in Townsend Township Meagher County for forty dollars and sixty cents plus costs on goods and a loan. Summons issued by Justice J C Kerley dated May 10 1893 sets return date March 27 1804 and time 10 am.
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