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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
7
Mrs. A Boydston of Atchison Kansas reports hair loss began about a year ago and using Ayers Hair Vigor stopped the shedding and caused rapid growth. She notes her hair reached 45 inches in length and thickened significantly by July 25 1899.
An advertisement claims hair loss results from starvation and credits Ayer's Hair Vigor with feeding roots. It asserts hair stops falling, grows thick and long, and restores color in faded hair. Bottle priced at $1.09.
A historical verse fragment recounts respect for a raw recruit in the Philippines and a private’s clever creation. It then shifts to Hiorial or Horial of Alaric, a warrior king whose death comes after conquest. A hidden tomb is described under a riverbed, sealed by dryness and flood, concealing royal remains until time erodes memory.
A fatigued cavalry unit, mostly raw recruits, endures a harsh night. One youngest recruit guards a river crossing, is sent to alert across the water, and after crossing in danger, earns the officer of the day’s cautious respect. The incident ends with no punishment and a noted shift in attitude toward raw recruits.
The article recalls Private Jas Bell’s lone ride to deliver Gen Terry’s orders during the 1876 Sioux uprising and Sgt Zachariaff T Woodhall’s outlet through hostile territory in Texas. Both men faced death, hid by day, rode at night, and completed vital dispatches earning medals of honor.
A Kentucky sergeant at Fort Meyer near Washington shot to end a siege by Nicholas Davis of Troop B Third Cavalry who fired from a barracked quarters with a Krag Jorgensen. The shot damaged the weapon and Davis was subdued and to be sent to St Elizabeth asylum if he recovers. The report notes additional wartime relics including treasure recovery near Almirante Oquendo and Boer War honors among Victoria Cross holders.
The Poultry Herald reports Bohemian geese shoed before market trips by running over tar and sand. A hard crust forms on their feet, allowing long distances to be traveled.
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