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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1895
Page
7
A collage of vintage health ads touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a life essential, Piso’s Cure for Consumption claims doctor-bill savings, and various remedies for teething and catarrh. Also notes about cycling sales and a Chicago phonograph singer.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims the remedy cleanses the system, relieves colds fevers and constipation by acting on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It notes prices 50c and 1 and warns buyers to avoid substitutes.
In Eyvettes a Prussian raid leads to a collapsing mob lynch dilemma. Jean Pegolan hides the truth as a peasant is chosen to die for the murder of a Prussian, sparing his own life while his neighbor's family faces ruin. The village quiets as the invaders depart and Pegolan's farm survives.
A New York printer who has struck off thousands of Bismarck cards has disposed of more than 6,000 cards with many sent to Texas and other states. Between 25,000 and 30,000 congratulatory postales from the United States will be sent to Prince Bismarck. US cards sell for 2 cents each.
An anecdote from Dr. H. D. Osterman recalls two adult sparrows lifting a three inch twig to carry a helpless fledgling to safety, illustrating bird sympathy. The excerpt also features brief ads for No-To-Bac and Parker's Ginger Tonic and notes on desertion of pueblos along the Pecos river.
A dramatic 20 degree fall in ten minutes is reported in New York as the city records a striking temperature swing. The piece also advertises Burlington Route fare sale on May 21 offering half price round trips to Nebraska Kansas Colorado Wyoming South Dakota Utah with timetable and agent contact details. A short quotation from a literary line and a remark about a character Kranker appear as aside content.
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