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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
3
A Street Car Comedy and Daring Feats Brought to Light
A Louisville street car tale recalls a mis identified scene aboard a Thirteenth Street to Fifteenth Street ride where a 17 year old girl drops a handkerchief and a gentleman misreads the moment. Well Balanced Head Jacob Myers famed for scaling a 120 foot Tipton Iowa tower once balanced on one foot for 21 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Thirteenth Street
Fifteenth Street
Jacob Myers
Pacific Coast
Tipton
Iowa
Cedar County
Myers
W. B. Barber
Fortuna
Cal
Summer Resort Book Free From Wabash Agent
A notice offers a summer resort book from C. B. Crane, Wabash Railroad agent in St. Louis, detailing the lake region accessible by the line. The ad fragment includes various testimonial and patent medicine pitches mixed with miscellaneous maxims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Wabash Railroad
St. Louis
War reminiscence and a veteran's recovery tale
John B. Scace of Albany recalls Civil War service with the Forty-ninth Massachusetts and Sixty-first Massachusetts Infantry. He describes wounds at Port Hudson and Plain Store and a later crippling rheumatism from a windlass injury, then credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing him and restoring strength. The piece notes his ongoing business success and carving hobby.
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Albany
N. Y
John B. Scace
No. 15
Bradford Street
Scace
Berkshire Lodge
Forty-ninth
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
W. F. Bartlett
Port Hudson
Donaldsonville
Plain Store
Sixty-first Regiment
Hatchers Run
Petersburg
Salor's Creek
Mr. Scace
Dr. Williams
Mr. Secace
Dr. Williams’ Med. Co
Schenectady
Doctor Marsh Advertises Opium Habit Cure
A physician with twenty five years in the field, Dr Marsh, offers treatment for opium and morphine habit and is favorably regarded. The note endorses his services after a long personal acquaintance. The column ends with an unrelated remark about women and kitchen scraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh
Maine's Tallest Man Paints Without a Ladder
W. H. Kelley of Phillips Maine is described as the state's tallest man standing six feet ten inches and weighing over 200 pounds. He runs a village repair shop repairing and fixing diverse devices and even painted a cottage wall without a ladder. He also engineers inventive machinery and serves as a general repairer and painter for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Lewiston Journal
Phillips
W. H. Kelley
Mr. Kelley
Polyphemus
Kelley
Aluminum Coffins Turn Heads in Modern Burials
The New York World reports aluminum caskets as the latest in burial goods carried by undertakers in New York, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. They feature uniform square ends, vertical sides, heavy moldings, pilasters and a round molded top with extension bar handles, burnished metal surfaces, and internal lining. Weighing about 100 pounds for a six foot coffin, they contrast with oak and cloth caskets, and cost between 400 and 750 dollars, limiting accessibility for the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburg
St. Louis
New York World
Kitty affection wakes the baby in sleep talk
Mrs Pulsiver tells Harold that discussing the kitty in sleep talk wakes the baby who adores the cat. Mr P agrees, grateful to avoid blame and shares the sentiment in a light home scene from Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Ancient Indian Temples in Ceylon Brighten with Electricity
Ancient temples in Ceylon receive illumination through electric power, marking a modernization effort in a region with deep historical and cultural significance. The project signals broader adoption of electrical infrastructure in religious and public sites across the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Connecticut church fabrication ends in double rejection
In early Connecticut a congregation invited a minister seen by neither, facing two claimants. Debate led elders to conclude one coat thief and one sermon thief made both men unfit, so both rejected. The piece then lists odd names and a reflection on dogs and bilious symptoms with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Hall Catarrh Cure and Teething Remedies Adlisted
An 1880s style advertisement rail includes Hall Catarrh Cure priced 75c and claims of constitutional cure. Teething remedy Mrs WixsLow’s Soothing Syrup for Children is advertised for cutting teeth. The ad also markets Hegeman’s Camphor with Glycerine and a face treatment from C.G. Clark Co. It warns against soda water for women over forty and notes fishing as common loafing.
A yers pill avoids dyspepsia after pie
A humorous moral tale notes a man and his wife share a pie that disagrees with him leading to stomach discomfort. He takes Ayer's pill and both feel better, illustrating the remedy as the expected response to indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
HIRES Rootbeer: A Simple Delight to Make at Home
A brief note promotes HIRES Rootbeer as easy to prepare and enjoyable to drink. It emphasizes simplicity in making the beverage and the pleasant taste recipients can expect from a homemade treat.
Unaricn FE Bures Co Seals Five Gallons
Philadelphia firm advertises five gallon containers of a solid product available everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bures Co
Philadelphia
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