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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1892
Page
3
A California tale recounts a Eureka miner who rode sixty miles to a Gold Bluff camp with a fever. Suspected smallpox led to confinement, later misdiagnosis as measles, and his eventual death during recovery amid public fear of disease.
The Brooklyn Eagle explains that during deep sleep brain function weakens memory so dream content is not recalled. Dreams before waking are more vivid and more likely to be remembered, while early dreams fade. Talking in sleep also hinders recall, whereas silent dreaming keeps thoughts more intact.
A Philadelphia Record piece recalls a young rope puller visiting a downtown home to sell funeral designs. He describes meeting two sisters who choose options and pay on account while a four year old boy at the scene asks for stockings for his mother, to keep her feet warm in the grave.
An American living in Berlin observes a government backed servant stamp tax system where five cent stamps are used to track service periods and pay for sick or aging workers. A Russian physician then prescribes rye flour to poor patients to prevent starvation, arranged through a village drugstore. Electric Bitters touted as a tonic for health and complexion at Weston’s drug store.
The author urges starting with a map of one’s own region then expanding to the United States. Study signs and scales, compare with reality, and build a private measuring rod to unlock topographical mysteries. Geography and history together reveal how physical barriers yield to spiritual forces and human effort.
The account describes lion cub teething as a critical period and recounts an Arab raid on a cub lair. A sheik’s party mishandles the escape, the lioness attacks the nephew who shoots once then is killed, Ali and others are wounded, and the nephew dies the following day.
Four naval cadets from the Britannia training ship at Portsmouth were expelled after revelations of lagging a cruel practice by senior crews. Old boys allegedly flogged new arrivals extorted pocket money and subjected them to blackmail and various indignities. The report notes Britannia trains future officers and questions the impact on sailors under command.
A Hindostan native bride arrives laden with jewelry and sits beside her intended husband on the wedding day. The priest binds the bride’s veil to the groom’s shawl and the couple are married in a simple ritual.
A Leader. Electric Bitters rapidly gained favor and is now seen as a pure medicinal tonic for stomach liver and kidney complaints. It claims to cure Sick Headache Indigestion Constipation and malaria with a Zupee guarantee and refund if unsatisfied. Price only Soe.
A call for word list competition offers $1000 to the largest list and $500 to the second largest, with prizes and a subscription to The Queen. Also promotes a Pacific coast trip to Chicago for Exposition attendees funded by The Great History Company. Heroes of Unknown Seas and Savage Lands by J. W. Buel praised, with details on illustrations and availability from Pacific Publishing Company as general agents.
A new Official Guide to the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago is announced, a nearly 400 page volume with full color illustrations and a birds eye panorama. Pacific Publishing Co. markets the book through state agents and seeks further sales agents in towns. Also mention of a lighthouse tale and a testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery curing a child’s illness with free trial bottles at J R Weston’s Drugstore.
An advertisement proclaims long time sales of Dr King New Discovery for Consumption Dr King New Life Pills Bucklin Amnica Salve and Electric Bitters. It guarantees satisfaction and offers refunds if results are not seen, boasting universal approval and merit.
Advertises cheap subscriptions to the Weekly Miner with premiums including dominoes colors pictures and autographs for six months or a year. Also promotes free sample copies of the Toledo Blade urging readers to send addresses of potential subscribers in all US states.
A notice warns that no person may contract debts for the Silver Star Mining Company of Montana in its name. Claimants must present duly attested claims to the company office at 102 Main Street Council Bluffs Iowa for auditing and payment. Signed by M. F. Rohrer president and J. C. Boxwaan secretary.
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