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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1893
Page
2
Heavy rains in the Mississippi and ice in the Atlantic are noted as the week’s weather. The editorial criticizes the Hawaiian treaty recall, warns against admitting Chinese and Japanese citizens, and argues speculation by Carl Spreckles would benefit few while burdening the U.S. with debts. The piece urges the President not to submit the measure to Congress.
In March the Forum features Prof Hoque arguing that the true average cost of silver production in the United States exceeds 1 per ounce. He cites Comstock era data and Creede, Mollie Gibson, Last Chance and Amethyst mines, contending most miners do not profit and profits largely go to a few.
A historical snapshot lists popes by name counts including John Gregory Clement Benedict Innocent Leo Paul Urban Alexander Stephen Adrian Sextus Nicholas Martin Celestine. It notes naming traditions, origins of popes, and durations of papal reigns, with details on the Byzantine dignity and Vatican court etiquette.
The latest reports from Washington dim prospects for appointive senators, disappointing Silverites and Dalyites and signaling cautious mood among allied factions.
A collage of light humor and brief observations: highwaymen tale from Washington Post, Tehuantepec railroad progress toward Pacific via Gulf route, silver cleaning recipe using sal soda, a quip from Christian at Work about bread casting, a Broadway bookkeeper joke, Herbert's Confederate service tie, a marriage finance pun, and tips on affordable table accessories for homemakers.
An early 20th century style advertisement promotes The Lives and Graves of Our Presidents and a Columbian Anniversary Biographical History of the United States. It offers cash rewards and free rail passes for securing 25 to 100 orders, plus options to purchase subscriptions and canvassing outfits. It cites endorsements and testimonials for Dr. King’s New Discovery as a separate medical note.
Spokane Review details construction and loading of flagpole logs destined for the Chicago World's Fair building. Logs equal seven flat cars in length are carried by two cars with movable end-block pivots to navigate curves. On curves the middle is clear of center cars, then pivots realign after passing the bend.
The advisory committee on literature for children led by Mrs. Clara Doty Bates outlines a global, educational exhibit in the children’s building. Books and periodicals from around the world will be displayed in a general reception room to reach visitors widely.
Prof Richard T Ely argues in the Chautauquan that economic revolutions bound by illustrations show how 1760s business operated without banks. He notes the drastic shift since a century ago when only three banks existed in the United States and warns that a bank failure today would plunge thousands into poverty.
The German government plans a separate building at the fair grounds with Commissioner Wermuth in charge. The exhibit highlights a German Village of the Middle Ages on the Midway. it will display peasant life, household industries, and present village life. Also notes progress and pride in Germany’s displays. Clever Umbrella Thieves tale follows about two men stealing umbrellas at a church vestibule after services.
Public notice advertises Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and colds offering a free sample and a money back guarantee. Claims relief for consumption La Grippe throat chest and lung troubles and promises speedy recovery with trials at J R Weston's Drag Store.
Fragmentary survey of strange notes from a periodical page mentions tax and diamonds, asylum demographics in New Hampshire, linguistic claims about Chinese speakers, sanitation beliefs about salt pans, dentistry leadership at Stanford, a Johnston County matriarch with seven daughters, a New York jewel exhibit tusk, and a Fayette County hunter mistakenly shooting a man who mimicked a turkey.
The data cover salt production by Americax at 20 million barrels per year, the 1800 U S population of 12,690,152, 81,210,000 spinning operations in 1886 across three continents, 300 billion board feet of Washington timber, Arizona mining outputs of 3 million in gold 2.1 million in silver and 4.5 million in copper for the year, the Suez Canal at 88 miles cutting Europe India distance to 7628 miles, and New York World estimating 300,000 bicycles in use last summer, about one per 809 people.
A collage of maxims and humorous lines from various sources including Barnum and Brooklyn Life. The piece intermingles proverbs, misquoted sayings, and a mock dialogue about a heroine rescuing a hero with suspenders.
The article notes Dr. N Senn's library as the country's largest private medical collection with about twenty thousand volumes. It also discusses the word preface as a meal welcome and cites high prices for first editions of Longfellow works and early bindings of Walton and Cotton books, highlighting rare book values in London and recent sales.
A Ram's Horn fragment mocks quick truth and sermon critiques. It notes the ease of anger when truth is told about oneself and jokes about church and vice. The piece mentions a man who loves his neighbor and a dark day effort to push clouds from windows.
A Welsh tune titled Crossto the Bar opens with a chant and antique instruments feature. The Sunbury musical society holds a violin used at a wedding of George Washington. about a thousand genuine Stradivarius violins exist with many claimed as authentic. Windsor's Mozart harpsichord is noted as quaint and shabby with a double keyboard.
The report lists 372 Christian Endeavor circles in England and 415 Free Baptist youth societies. It notes three Endeavor groups in the US Army and Vermont’s recent organization of an eight state Baptist Young People's union. The Church of Scotland Young Men's Guild reaches 91 621 members, up 711 from last year.
A Leader. Since its first introduction Electric Bitters has gained rapidly in popular favor and is recognized as the best and purest medicine for all ailments of stomach and liver with no intoxicating or beverage qualities.
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