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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1895
Page
2
The piece surveys disputes over the Alaska boundary with Canada and U S relations with Britain and Japan. It critiques police reorganization and legal insanity standards, mentions Alaska governor on seals and martens, and notes diphtheria deaths in Austria Hungary alongside calls for Berlin Paris cures.
A philosopher writer notes no millionaire has become a centenarian in the country, arguing Providence would not grant wealth and long life to the same person. He cites James G. Fair about 12 million, Jay Gould at 75 million, and Commodore Vanderbilt near 100 million, but says fortunes shrink under appraisal.
In Grassy Creek Rev. Lemuel Penrod confronted layman John Slate over infant baptism doctrine. Penrod drew a revolver shot at Slate, the bullet grazing his boot, then slashed him with a knife. Penrod asserts control of his congregation’s doctrines and intends to enforce his rights.
American wool growers see limited relief but dealers resist yielding to foreign markets. Two New England methods cleanse wool using naphtha and hydro carbon solvent, preserving grease and potash. The processes allegedly yield whiter, softer fibers better suited for dyeing.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin reports 1894 small losses for U S insurance firms totaling 127 million dollars, down from 156 million in 1893 and 135 million in 1892. Premium incomes rose for many companies while some customers stopped insuring and bore fire risk themselves.
The article portraits Mme Daudet as pretty and charming wife of Alphonse Daudet and a deft hostess who balances art and family. It notes their elegant Paris life in Rue Bellechasse and Champrosay, their gifted children, and her role as a stylish, capable mat tresse de maison guiding a literary circle.
John McBride aged 42, native of John McBride Ohio, newly chosen president of the American Federation of Labor at Denver, is head of the National Iron and Metal Workers union. He learned his trade young, is well read, and holds fixed economic views. His salary as federation president runs about $5,000 yearly.
Raymond A. Knight, a farmer from Columbiana County Ohio, files for divorce on grounds his wife refused to cook his meals.
The article lists remarkable individuals who memorized the Bible in full or major portions. It mentions an old Sterl ing beggar known as Blind Alick who recited books and verses from memory and corrected errors, a Moscow monk who could repeat the entire New Testament, Daniel McCartney as a concordance of scriptures, Professor Hoyt reciting many passages, and Lord Carteret who knew the Greek Testament by heart and could chant it verse by verse from Matthew to Revelation.
Mrs James Creelman wife of the noted American war correspondent is described as a striking figure with early artistic roots and European ties. She supported her husband’s Japan assignment despite personal loss and long separation while awaiting his return with her mother in Ohio.
A letter from William Chapin Webster of Hudson Ohio describes the dispersal of the Webster family from Hebron Connecticut. He notes his great grandfather Thomas Webster lived 99 years and nine months and had thirteen children many of whom married nearby. His grandfather William C Webster is now past ninety.
The article projects a 90 member Senate after Utah admission with forty four Republicans thirty nine Democrats and five populists or silverites. If the five align with Democrats Stevenson would hold the deciding vote.
A well-dressed boy with a mother rides a New York street car while a ragged newsboy, clean of face and hands, eyes him and his paper. The scene prompts a reflection that things are not equal in this world as a spectator sighs. A medical ad follows praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a gentle laxative and health booster.
The piece discusses a recurring historic error that Absalom was hanged by hair from an oak. It cites Samuel chapter eighteen showing his head, not hair, caught in an oak bough and notes a barber sign in Lewes perpetuating the myth.
A 20 year hunger for wool led Potts to rebrand his shop from Junk to Antiques, a move that sparked his fortune according to Enterprise. The switch drew attention and increased demand for his wares.
A farmers booster extols Salter's Extra Grass Mixtures as the best way to obtain luxurious meadows. Readers report 4 to 6 tons of hay per acre from Salzer seeds, with over 100 grass and fodder varieties offered by the John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin provides a free sample and seed catalogue. A scientist notes a coal lump's energy illustrating why prices rise.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves colds headaches and fevers. It claims safe action on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them and notes availability from druggists in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co with full package labeling.
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