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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
7
The article explains M. Marey’s chronophotography method for filming marine animals in motion. It details the aquarium setup, lighting, clockwork film advances, and the process to capture rapid movements of jellyfish sea horses and other sea life, noting the technique’s novelty for the piscatorial world.
A Detroit Free Press interview recounts a fifteen year tramp explaining how he handles aggressive dogs. He claims dogs fear tramps, suggests avoiding eye contact, and describes tactics like backing away slowly and using a buzz with teeth to deter a dog. He also mentions throwing sand or tobacco at a barking dog to deter it and claims this ends dog aggression.
The two men debate the value of the day’s papers as Taggs notes the Christian Science Advocate is dull. Tages agrees but says nothing of substance comes through in the daily reports. The judge interrupts to mention a prize fight that was stopped.
Jacksonville firm eyes a new Tutt Tucker on Dunns Creek. Tucker, famed for many hides, baited a gator with his wooden leg fitted with steel spikes. The gator swallowed the leg and Tucker killed it, revealing his method to the buyer from Washington Star.
A pitman enters a Newcastle public house and greets an old man who ignores him. The pitman shouts again and the old man, hearing nothing, pulls from his pocket a peculiar trumpet and holds it to his ear. The pitman, waiting in vain for any sound, concedes with a disappointed, humorous remark about the device.
The Yon kers Statesman reports Higgins has supposedly lost his heart, sparking comic worry as friends mock his fuss over a trivial romance matter.
In a perilous climb and storm, a telegraph lineman sacrificed his safety to save a fellow worker. After a forty-foot fall, the rescuer survived with a broken arm and ribs but saved his partner during the emergency.
Parisian ladies fashion garters from primroses harebells narcissus violets and lilies to perfume and decorate gowns. Knots of blossoms festoon petticoats flounces and even corsets with fragrance guiding color harmony. Violet perfumes pair with lilac lavender and white outfits while lilies of the valley and roses remain popular.
A 10 year old girl begs near an uptown hotel holding a dirty note. Passers by mostly ignore her. One kind man reads the note and mutters very remarkable before walking on. The note asks for a few cents to save a widow with four children from starvation.
Cultured Miss Backbay plans to join Professor Drybone's Bacillus lecture in Boston. The event draws interest from society circles with a Paris bonnet noted for Miss Backbay, per New York Weekly.
The excerpt promotes Syrup of Igs by the California Fig Syrup Company as a preferred remedy and cites testimonials like Mrs. J Nichols of Princeton Indiana from March 26 1895. It also notes social views about ideal wives and nursing, finishing with a remark on finding a good boarding house being as hard as finding a good wife.
An old advertisement touts Mana and Wisslow SooTuie Synup as teething aids for babies. It promises quick relief from coughs and colds with Doc's Cough Balsam and Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. The ad urges readers to send money to Philadelphia for bottles and treatises.
An advertisement touts HIRES Rootbeer as a smart buy, claiming a quarter spent delivers noticeable value and satisfaction for customers seeking a refreshing beverage option.
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