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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1891
Page
2
Day morning April 25 1801 readers learn rate information and postal details for Townsend publication. The notice lists a one-dollar per inch monthly rate and identifies J Kexunv as editor and proprietor.
A Montana-tinged column muses on the living or dead status of Bill Fairweather the Alder discoverer and recounts moments of public spectacle including a jailer mob and a gambler shot by soldiers. It notes a distant rail expansion push and clears up Mineral Land Law dates.
The obituary notes the passing of Gen. Von Moltke, hailed as the greatest field marshal of Europe. The emperor says his loss was greater to Germany than that of an entire army corps, leaving a bright untarnished record for history.
The column humorously surveys global military matters. It notes Italy skipping large maneuvers to save costs, a French doctor on NCO influence tied to appearance, Lt. Joan Fintey’s transfer to Fort Wayne, and Persian royal symbolism. It covers Italian Navy gains Francesca Morosini and torpedo-boat Bathurst, German fleet build ups including eleven battleships and seventy torpedo boats, and counts Rothenburg a boy count born in 1881.
Picked up in the West items report name changes sought by Turoport Calf people in Kansas and a Tombstone Arizona group pressing to rename to Richmond. Natrona County Wyoming sells for 2 million to English capitalists. Montana’s Custer County is the largest by area at 36 000 square miles. The Portland Oregonian notes vast timber and ore figures in Gunnison and Turner districts and a 40 000 000 000 feet merchantable timber estimate. Seattle’s population around 50 000. Antelope valley Nevada horse wanderers and mustangs.
The piece lists several probate notes from Glasgow to Pittsburgh. Bequests include $70,000 to church needs from a pauper’s sister-in-law, $3 million to a husband with realty, and provisions for servants and Rothschild relatives. Other estates include $100,000 to distant relatives, a husband admonished to avoid waste, and a wife promising marriage to the husband after grave visits. Additional bequests total $10,000,000 to two grandchildren of a rail executive and life income to support ethnology and archaeology among Indians.
A fragmented note surveys diverse forms of money in various regions and times. Corn in Norway and tea cakes in India are claimed as currency, while silt in China and oxen among Zulus and Kaffirs function as media of exchange. Other items include jade, red ochre, green stones, and cocoa beans used as value standards or currency in different locales.
A fragment from Golden Days discusses magnetism and attraction, noting a waaget must become a magnet before attracting iron. It argues steel can float on water if small and greased, and a new sewing needle may float. It muses on light, sight, and the brain as the true perceiver, and claims snow is not inherently white but appears so due to air pockets and crystal structure.
A collection of observations on human biology and demographics. It notes hair growth, world population estimates, gender death rates, Earth’s distance from the sun on July 6, literacy gaps, U S farm land use, meat daily intake, nail growth differences, skin pore counts, and gender ratios.
A column of terse maxims from various papers notes that rent payers hustle, self doubt and self love shape fortunes, and public portraits require truth plus retouching. It reflects practical wisdom and social observation in a compact, era tone.
A string of quips on marriage from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Chicago Figaro and Washington Post jokes about flattery, proposals, silence, and the dynamics of romance. The lines suggest practical and humorous takes on love, courtship, and marital effort across eras.
Rae baby parties in Missouri amuse society as Lent diversions. A New York dinner party showcased canary birds. English etiquette frowns on excessive talk at meals. A Philadelphia table displayed ferns frozen in ice. Mrs Pryor’s New York receptions use candles in 200-year-old candlesticks. A New York dinner for thirty three cost 6500 dollars about 200 per plate. Miss Puerrs, daughter of the German ambassador, hosted a rosebad luncheon at the Legation followed by a dance.
R. M. Vaughn invites customers to examine spring samples and place orders for suits. Call to view selections and secure fittings.
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