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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1899
Page
2
A column fragment features wry aphorisms and social commentary. It names places including Townsend Montana and Georgia Mississippi Arkansas while musing on truth, friendship, pride, and global events such as Germany in Samoa and Philippine affairs.
A sharp aside suggests American forces in the Philippines resemble Funston of Kansas and Creelman of Yellow Journalism, implying it biases perception and questions leadership and reporting.
The speaker extols living fast for humanity against oppression and claims true happiness comes from sacrifice for a great cause. It contrasts this with art’s timeless beauty as exemplified by Angelo’s statue and Raphael’s immortal works.
The piece reveals a prominent class of eighty thousand Frenchwomen devoted to alleviating suffering and uplifting the needy, with over a hundred thousand trained to serve as nurses or emergency sisters ready for battlefield duty in a war.
Written examinations reveal odd student definitions and misattributions. John Bright is linked with a fatal disease he discovered, Richard Wagner with a sleeping car, and anthology with insects. Pedagogy definitions include religion science feet pomposity.
Germany has removed control of the Philippines and placed lives and property under United States protection. German losses from disturbances there could not be collected or punishments imposed without violating sovereign rights transferred by Spain to the United States. A claim against natives would be doubtful, since collection would clash with the United States and costs would exceed the claim.
The Mennonites select pastors through a solemn ceremony. A Bible for each candidate holds a white slip. candidates choose Bibles, and the bishop inspects them to reveal the ordained pastor. Ordination follows after congregational praise.
Private Thomas Smith of Company E South Dakota volunteers earned the Medal of Honor after an ambush by two Filipinos near Manila. Wounded, he killed one assailant and mortally wounded the other, then was carried three miles to safety. General Otis praised his bravery as troops presented him a gold watch and a gold-inlaid machete as mementos.
Paris letter profiles Paul Deroulede founder of the League of Patriots, an agitator jailed for revolts. A poet of military life, he penned Chants du Soldat and Nouveaux Chants du Soldat, with later works Marches et Sonneries and Refrains Militaires, plus more literary output. He fought in the Sedan battle, saved his brother, escaped from Breslau, and served through the Loire and East campaigns before health forced retirement.
United States Consular Agent Merc tens at Grao reports 1898 Spanish trade with exports totaling 132 401 038 dollars and imports 91 772 450 dollars despite defeats in war and economic distress.
A scene in a church setting ends with the parson and Deacon Goode voicing frustration over weekday church talk. The discourse escalates as a computed reference to Philippians surfaces and a door is slammed while an authority figure, the judge, presides over the turmoil.
In the Indianapolis Journal a speaker called the Cheerful Idiot remarks that a "live copper" can often prevent a dead steal just before other boarders flee, prompting a metallic laugh from him.
The diary of Rev. Peter Rijnhart and letters of his wife recount a six month Tibetan trek from Tankar in 1898, missions peril, and his mysterious disappearance near Ta Chien Lu. His wife details hostile guides, robbers, and a perilous search for aid by a relief party.
The English Illustrated describes the Russian court, military and ministerial dress as lavish beyond description. A ball scene features brilliant evening toilets, priceless jewels, and vast silver and gold tableware. State processions pass through grand armorial halls lit by multicolored electric globes as orchids and exotic plants fill palace conservatories.
Sir Thomas Henry Esmonds, aged thirty seven, poised to succeed Dillon as leader of the Irish party in the House of Commons. He is the eleventh baronet with vast Irish estates, born in Pau in 1862 and educated at Oscott. He has served as MP for County Dublin South and West Kerry, JP for Wexford, militia lieutenant, and High Sheriff of Waterford.
A Kansas City pork packer welcomes a new baby in the family and proudly shares the news with friends in his office. Amid congratulatory cigars, a joking guest asks the weight of the cherub, and the father quips ten pounds dressed. The quip underscores a satirical observation about honesty in public life.
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