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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1895
Page
2
A collection of quips about unhappy marriages aging claims and foreign nobles. Notes that a dog follows streetcars in Cincinnati and jokes about a hand to hand conflict during a rehearsal of Bob Hilliard and Fred de Belleville as actors elevate pugilism.
The text argues that while Col. Ingersoll condemns the whipping post as a relic of barbarity, it questions his own chivalry when ignoring violence by a man against a woman.
The piece notes reduced public interest in the Ferris wheel as Chicago and New York react coolly while suggesting London might welcome the spectacle. It implies American weariness with novelty and hints at a broader cultural shift in appetite for such attractions.
The proposal near Tu luth provides land to unemployed men for family support and requires their children to attend school. If the state supplies living to the parent, the plan imposes a duty on the individual to contribute as well.
The people urge their government to refuse sending delegates to a convention that would push Newfoundiana into Canada. They argue annexation to the United States serves both nations, claiming Newfoundiana by right belongs with the American union and that joining Canada would cause losses while annexation brings gains.
In Macon Georgia Mrs Ward filed for divorce and was granted. On leaving court she encountered her husband and, moved to pity his loneliness, remarried the same day after summoning a preacher. The episode suggests weak grounds for the earlier separation.
A Florida orange crop failure raises Los Angeles fruit prices while olive shortages in the east boost Southern California gardens. An egg famine in New York is averted by five carloads from the Pacific coast, indicating sustained long distance transport benefits.
A blaze in New York destroyed nearly all of Nicolas Tesla’s scientific apparatus. The incident halts years of work yet scientists believe the genius will recover and press on, as Newton did after similar setbacks.
The state of Maine allocates two hundred dollars each year to educate every deaf child within its borders, outlining a targeted education funding policy. This program aims to support specialized services and resources for deaf students across public schools.
San Jose racer Edwards reportedly set a one mile straightaway record at 1 minute 34.15 seconds at Livermore aided by a quadruplet pacemaker. Wind hurt the attempt, and the record may not count under current league rules. Engineers Culver and Edwards build electric pace machines expected to cut mile times near one minute.
The article notes a speed trial risk if the device stops during operation, risking injury to the rider. Trials are planned for early March with San Francisco riders piloting W. J. Edwards' pacing machine.
The vice-president of the London Philatelic Society sold his entire stamp collection for $50,000, the largest price ever paid for a stamp set. A London firm purchased it, while a $12,500 single stamp and Duke of York interest stir further intrigue as experts call stamps a strong investment.
A forum writer explains money’s role in trade, noting checks and bank drafts make up about 94 percent of U S transactions while coin and paper money cover roughly 6 percent. Bank machinery enables vast, safe, efficient commerce and the distinction between check money and bank notes is minimal.
A St Louis Republic piece imagines a distant future when Earth shrinks beneath rising seas, polar shifts, and cooling sun, leaving humanity no larger or smarter than a plant louse. Mass crowding and freezing banish habitable space as the sun fades.
A vivid sketch notes that a severe frost leaves Londoners unusually talkative about weather and disrupts daily life. It observes a shift from quarrel to quiet, with business halted and racing postponed. The piece remarks that uninterrupted cold could alter national character.
A reapprochement of French and German art unfolds as Sara Bernhardt prepares to bring a German play to the French stage. Wagner rises in Paris while French painters send works to German salons and performers accept high salaries to appear in Berlin Dresden Hanover and Leipzig.
Mrs V Curley of Clarence Iowa recounts decade long suffering from stomach trouble. After doctors offered little hope a friend recommended Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports renewed strength sleep and appetite and credits the pills with her recovery. They are sold by druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co six boxes for 2 50.
A critique challenges the idea that a cat’s breath drains a child’s breath. It argues cats’ breaths act as an anesthetic, citing animal behavior and historical claims, including Life of Livingstone, where a lion’s breath benumbs senses. Medical records are claimed to support the fatal outcome.
A lighthearted survey lists odd trade terms such as curates, foot men, porters and waiters used by hardware men and describes a devil disintegrator. It also reports telephonic links between flagships and shore in Britain aiding casualty reports and lightkeepers. An Omaha pamphlet offers “A New Empire” with details about Sheridan County and the Big Horn Basin.
A column discusses the mountain lion of the Rockies and Pacific coast, describing its shy nature toward humans, carnivorous habits, cub development, and occasional threats to livestock. It cites an Oregon school incident and includes anecdotes from J. B. Treadwell and other observers, contrasting patience with bravado in hunting.
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