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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1895
Page
2
A sprawling roundup of quirky notes spans a New York cat show delay to international intrigue. It mentions Russia Japan France Germany, fashion quips, and curious economic oddities with satirical tone.
Fred Taylor of the Gallant 189th N Y V I suffered chronic diarrhoea for thirty years. After trying many remedies he credited Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring his nerves sleep and strength. He and his wife urge inquiries and note pills cost 50 cents a box or 2 50 for six.
An American Farmer and Farm News column argues for using wide tires on wagons to reduce road damage and labor. It notes narrow tires waste energy on muddy roads, contrasts farmers with lumbermen and freighters, and calls for legislation to promote wide tires. It also mentions Darwin’s smoking habit and advertises the Michigan Central summer routes to Niagara Falls and New England.
A Parisian dressmaker makes for an American lady a dress with unique stained glass style sleeves. The sleeves feature panels tinted in rich subdued colors that can be opened in theater seats to reveal the play to observers behind. The design promises a notable improvement in dress novelty.
The New York Tribune profiles Miss Burdett-Coutts as London’s richest woman and noted philanthropist. Despite age, she remains active and fashionable, having wed a younger American who adopted her name, and receiving a substantial annuity on marriage.
A Commercial Advertiser report notes Chinese immigrants in the United States training cock sparrows for fighting. The sparrows are wing-clipped and spurs gaffed, trained like game cocks, with exhibitions described as rivaling a cooking main in intensity.
Sir Julian Pauncefote cites a West India committee circular noting a crisis in sugar with production rising by 1,000,000 tons annually while consumption grows only 950,000 tons monthly. It urges abolition of bounty and lower duties in Europe to stimulate demand, warning against measures that worsen the crisis.
In Thomastown Maine a resident maintains a wide calendar collection from China Japan Cuba and Alaska reflecting an international hobby bound to local curiosity.
Senator Palmer recalls a Kentucky incident when, as military governor, a gilded circus chariot misled locals into believing he was the Angel Gabriel. A white-haired preacher urged all to kneel and pray as the crowd marveled at the striking spectacle.
A vintage medical ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a merited, unprecedented remedy from a botanic tradition. It claims protection against malaria rheumatic and kidney complaints plus dyspepsia constipation and biliousness across decades.
A terse exchange unfolds at a modest home as a visitor questions breakfast routines and family, ending with a curt farewell. The dialogue highlights simple living and focus on a single healthy boy among children.
Service on the Nickel Plate road begins May 19 with noon and evening trains from Chicago to Cleveland arriving 11 50 p m and 6 30 a m respectively. Through trains run Chicago New York and Boston without change with superb dining cars and a city ticket office at 11 Adams Street.
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