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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1891
Page
2
A General Passenger Agent defends railroad spotters as a necessary anti theft measure. He cites a St Louis convention where conductors argued against spotters, but insists detectives report on passenger movements not alleged dishonesty. The system, he says, protects honest staff and reduces losses.
A parade of odd sleepers describes individuals who avoided beds by choice or necessity. Christopher Pevitt of York slept on floors or chairs for forty years to escape death by fire, keeping a skull as a burial companion. Ernest Mensen traveled in a state of near-rest, napping ten to fifteen minutes daily while standing. Other tales note minsters avoiding beds for years, Japanese folding sleeping coats, and Budapest police finding dozens of sleepers in a dirty canal stream, using stones as pillows.
The piece traces English coinage from gold by Henry III to 17th century copper and tin usage. It notes Nor mans imposing aristocratic metal on currency, brass remaining democratic, and the first pure gold coins arising under Henry III. It oddly cites Madagascar to India islands with lavish living requiring little work. It urges using surplus to develop a quartz lode.
A roundup of extraordinary claims and large animals reported across states and regions. Oysters said to ten inches long in New Guinea. a nine foot bald headed eagle shot at Ocosta Washington. a Trinity County California swan weighing sixteen pounds with seven foot wingspan. giant geraniums in California and Michigan. a monster black bass near San Diego weighing 318 pounds caught in 42 minutes. an eleven and a half inch oyster from New Haven. a 370 pound bear killed by Solomon Perry in West Virginia with many bullet wounds. a Lancaster County bass trapped at thirteen and a half inches long. rising creek floods affecting a steel trap.
A collection of maxims on virtue and self-improvement. The text contrasts blotting paper worth with inner value, notes education's burden of forgetfulness, and laments wasted time. It urges blessing others through sympathy and joy in friends, and warns that fear of authority hinders children's achievement.
The eccentric billionaire duke of Bedford became the twelfth peer to die by his own hand this century. His body was cremated in a purpose built crematory and he left crates of personal clothing and items including boots slippers walking sticks and umbrellas. His parliamentary career spanned forty three years with a hermit like private life and vast estate absorbing rents from about three thousand properties. His wealth exceeded a thousand pounds daily and a lead tablet was placed in his coffin to explain the cremation centuries hence.
A parade of unusually heavy individuals and a giant baby is noted across multiple locales. Ella Ewing of Scotland County Missouri stands tall at eighteen and still growing. Mason County Michigan teen Jonnyson weighs 310 pounds at sixteen. A Berlin fat men’s contest crowns a 400 pound first prize. Palatka Florida hosts a very large seven month old weighing forty pounds. Alien Town Pennsylvania features thirteen year old Pattison Sullivan Yerkes at 174 pounds attempting to jump a rope thirteen inches off the floor for a nickel.
A satirical poem mocks a quitter who avoids effort for his town. It contrasts the lazy kicker with imagined future judgment, suggesting envy of the devil as the cruel fate for the indolent critic. The piece weighs on civic duty, pride, and reputation.
Two individuals encounter each other with calm expressions and gentle eye contact, a brief exchange without visible romantic tension, suggesting a cordial but platonic interaction.
A lengthy roll lists current Montana state and county offices, naming governors, secretaries, attorneys general, judges, and county officials. Entries cover U.S. Marshals, land district registers, stock boards, district judges, and school superintendents across Jefferson, Gallatin, Madison, Meagher, and other counties.
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