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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
2
A curate of assorted snippets from The Wessenger column covers satire on adulterated spices, lawyers, editors, and social habits. It moves through quips about socks, mirrors, washday temper, love, bank balance, whisky glasses, spending time, and gender views. It ends with a note on hospital delirium tremens linking rich and poor alike.
A Canadian student misappropriated a bottle of ink and the city clerk received five cents from Chicago as payment for the property. The episode is framed as a moral lesson that any theft, even a penny, unsettles ethical order and calls for repentance and restitution.
MacDonagh notes Parnell s lack of humor in an anecdote about Mr Kettle presiding at the first Irish Land League meeting. Parnell moves a vote of thanks and jokes about Kettle as a household word. A Western town scene features a Union soldier named Hogg funeral extempore line provoking smiles and discomfort.
A papyrus letter from Oxyrhynchos and published by the Egypt Exploration Fund shows an Egyptian husband writing to a wife or relative with surprisingly contemporary social tone. He asks her to attend a birthday festival on the 20th and to inform whether she will come by boat or donkey, signaling planning and daily life details.
Richest copper strike in the Rockies makes Ed Haggerty from poverty a mining beacon. The Rudefeha Lode, traced to a five foot vein, shipped carloads averaging 33 percent copper with gold and silver credits, yielding early checks of 664 dollars and 1435 dollars. Found near Grand Encampment Wyoming after June 1897, the mine faces harsh winter conditions as operations expand with eight men building and sinking deeper through the rugged terrain.
A Washington Star report recalls a White House attache criticizing the public’s fixation with fame. Visitors, especially older individuals, claim ties to presidents and famous figures yet fail to prove substantial connections. They cling to past associations to influence present plans.
The piece portrays Milwaukee society figure Mrs Partington known for absurd remarks. It notes her husband as a wealthy local. Stories recount her shopping and witty exchanges at a dry goods store on Prospect Avenue.
The Toledo mayor, a Welsh-born Christian socialist, applies eight hour days and wage dividends, pays good wages, and funds social improvements for workers. He created Golden Rule Park for families, brings Sunday concerts, and invites workers to his home. His life blends oil success with factory innovations and strong labor empathy.
The queen receives in the drawing room with a formal courtesy. If the queen is personally present a woman removes her right-hand glove and kisses the queen’s hand. When a princess holds the room ladies omit hand kissing. Courtesy should be quick and graceful. Dress instructions are issued at the Jord chamberlain's office.
Dr. James O. Murray, long time Princeton dean and belles lettres professor, died after a storied career in ministry and academia. Born November 27, 1827 in Camden South Carolina, he led congregations in Massachusetts New York and Cambridgeport before joining Princeton in 1875 and becoming first dean of the faculty. He delivered Stone lectures at Theological Seminary in 1893 and 1895 and authored several works including biographical volumes and hymns.
A Dawson report states on February 8 a Swede and partner found a mummified mammoth body 44 percent feet below surface while marking a claim on Dominion Creek. The specimen, 44 and a half feet long, had a broken right tusk, a perfect left tusk, woolly gray hair, and five-toed feet. Flesh was tasted and described as sweet. experts were absent to verify it.
A humorous exchange about Jas per Doolittle who graduated with high honors and gave an eloquent oration titled Hitch Your Wagon to a Star. The speakers note his later modest achievements and joke that he may have hitched his wagon to a star without securing an end gate.
A medical note explains the crystalline lens of the eye continues to enlarge after birth and does not stop changing with age. The observation highlights lifelong growth of this eye component.
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