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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1892
Page
2
The Townsend Messenger announces advertising rates at $1.50 per inch per month and notes its publication schedule. It lists J. C. Keary as editor and proprietor and confirms second class mail status at Townsend Post Office.
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece notes bizarre monuments built by widows and others, including a Staten Island mausoleum of gym implements in white marble a Boston whaling vessel replica for a sea captain’s grave a St. Louis hatter’s granite tile and boxing glove tombs in New Orleans. It cites London's two century old Dr Taylor pill monument in St Saviour's church reclining with a pill scroll.
In a Clark Street wash house rear room a game called Chinese pool mixes pin-pool roulette and rondo. A ragged table with a square board and twenty four holes numbered 1 to 24 guides a billiard ball to settle on numbers. crowd reacts as balls roll toward large or small numbers, with excitement and jeering.
In Vermont a stagecoach quarrel over a wall fence escalates between Tufus Cheate and a burly Englishman. Joseph Nell listens as Choate calls it a wall, then Bell intervenes declaring it a stone wall and vows to eject the man if he repeats the claim.
A Trench experimenter tested fifty robust men and fifty healthy women aged twenty five to forty five. The strongest man exerted 187 pounds grip while the weakest was 88 pounds. Women ranged from 35 to 97 pounds with an average of 72. The short men were nearly as strong as the tall. average difference under seven pounds.
In Belfast Maine a former apprentice recalls his master buying a superannuated horse for fifty cents and paying seventy five cents to shoe and sole it. The quarrel over a twenty five cent valuation led him to swear never to shoe another horse, a vow he kept for decades in the blacksmith trade.
A call to the office is advised for obtaining a fine map sized five by ten feet. The notation hh is described as a premium.
A Christian Union piece recalls a chance Italian journey interview with Robert Browning. The poet speaks softly of his wife Elizabeth Barrett Browning, calling her the dearest and most lovely created being and praising her gift beyond his own.
Murat Halstead notes that France has risen to the front rank with a strong army and Russia as a friend, reducing Germany’s leverage. Socialism grows as a peaceful check on militarism, and leaders favor settling Alsace Lorraine disputes without war. Russian loan success in France strengthens Franco Russian ties, potentially preserving the current armed truce.
Gettysburg correspondent recounts Col. Yingling and Bill Benchoff using Roman candles to hunt coons near Adams County. After a misfire, a coon is killed by candle flame, and two more by gunfire as the pair bag six coons in one night with the method.
A Kansas senate history shows Plumb’s seat, once held by Gen Lane, repeatedly vacated by sudden deaths and political turmoil. Lane, Carney, Ross, Caldwell, Crozier, Harvey, and Plumb all influenced a century of shifts with resignations and scandal.
A Helsinki dispatch reports the Russian czar interrupted a crayfish fishing picnic during Finland's close season. He ordered the party broken up and forbade any fishing or cooking until the season opened, calling it a wholesome lesson in obedience to law for officials.
A cook with a 230 pound frame broke his leg while encamped on a Washington mountain. After setting the break, four men hauled him on a stretcher nine days to reach the nearest settlement, progressing less than three miles the first day due to steep descent. The cook cheered the party by singing and whistling during the ordeal.
Moorehead and Cresson report a royal remains discovery at Chillicothe Ohio alongside a cache of 120 copper objects including fish shapes crosses combs anklets and bracelets signifying high status. The find suggests ties to Mexico and primeval man in both regions.
The text discusses the meanings and origins of continent names. Asia means eastern land and derives from Greek. Europe is linked to a Hebrew word. Australia denotes southern land from Latin. Africa’s origin is uncertain with conjecture it means Land of Wanderers in Semitic language.
Try this free sample offer for Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds guaranteed to relieve or money refunded Ia Grippe cases noted as benefiting from speedy recovery Trial bottles available at J R Weston s Drug Store with large sizes 60c and 1.
An advertising notice touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a remedy for consumption coughs and colds. It claims the medicine cures chest and lung diseases with a trial bottle free at Ju ng Store and offers large bottles for purchase.
A Louisville & Nashville engine No. 417, built by Kansas Central, inexplicably moved off a side track and rammed roundhouse doors starting a wild chase. It sped seven miles, wrecked a gate, crushed a switch and even ran down a horse before stopping near Milldale. Rail workers could not explain the strange behavior.
A Wisconsin man killed a pony to use its hide for a robe and cooked some meat. Diners in a city saloon praised the flavor, with a city butcher claiming to identify meat by taste. He finally revealed it was horse meat mistaken for beef, sparking surprise.
A fragment of colonial currency, a brown paper sheet three by two inches, claims to be a legal tender for one third of a dollar. It bears a February 17 1776 congress resolution, a sun dial and “Mind your own business” motto on one side, and a thirteen-link circle with the motto “We are one” on the reverse. Mrs. Litcie I Link, a post office clerk, holds this relic valued for its historic significance.
When evaluating a horse for purchase, lead it down a steep or stony slope at the end of a halter with no whip. Excited horses may overlook a lameness. a slope tests forequarters and running back tests hind legs. Sharpers know these cues and may avoid a sale if the horse shows even slight issues.
If you feel weak from la grippe use Electric Bitters. The remedy acts on liver stomach and kidneys to restore function. One trial proves its value with speedy relief from headaches and fatigue. Large bottles only 50 cents at J. R. Westen's Drugstore.
A fragmented list naming several Helena and district officers including William F. Marshal foray Butte district attorney, J Sullivan Benton IRS, James A W Mille Helena collector, Geo W Sprowle Helena land district register, Geo M Bourgain receiver, and U S assay officers Asenver Wheeler Meyendorff.
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