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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
6
An 1830s song by Frederick William Thomas notes absence conquering love and a lady's memory. The piece contrasts old motifs with modern notions of cleanliness praising soap, water, and outdoor healthiness over past powdered beauty. The essay defends “slatterns” against libel and lauds contemporary women’s grooming.
A column discusses marriage ideals and the role of novelty in keeping attention in a Christian husband wife dynamic. It contrasts feminine presentation with moral stature and laments sunlit tenement living, urging open, sunlit rooms over closed spaces and dusty neglect in home upkeep.
The piece argues wives shape men by memory and encouragement. It asserts a true wife lifts her husband, while a man may be wrong yet believes himself right. It highlights forbearance, discretion, and the ideal wife as a moral standard guiding marriage.
A writer advises placing costly rings between the lips when washing hands to prevent loss. A woman with a large collection endorses the habit, noting no losses or anxiety. If not possible, she suggests enlarging the mouth or reducing rings to fit with taste.
The author extols sunshine as a medicine for health and prevention. While noting dust and faded carpets from open windows, the piece argues against excessive caution and urges embracing fresh air to keep both body and home buoyant.
The article cites the St. Louis Globe-Lenocrat praising walking for body wide benefits. It urges two hours daily outdoors and at least two miles of brisk walking, not dull sauntering, with a goal to raise blood flow and a healthy glow without fatigue. It advises carrying loads evenly to keep arms relaxed and mentions arm beauty.
Grace Califare explains improving a clumsy figure by lifting onto the toes and lowering gently with weight on the balls of the feet. She says this method reduces fatigue by using the correct part of the foot and avoids relying on the heels, which harms the arch.
A husband allegedly attacked his wife and she was reluctant to testify. She cried I ll leave him to God my lord. The judge urged that the matter was too serious to leave unresolved. The record reflects a significant domestic violence concern.
Horticulture notes urge every family to plant celery this season with a 10 cent seed pack. Seeds sown indoors then transplanted to boxes or hotbeds yield stock suitable for late spring, with careful watering, bleaching, and soil rich in loam. The article also covers meadow renewal, crop rotation, and European practices for lasting pasture quality.
Charles Black argues pruning is essential and should begin young. March and April are ideal. winter cuts should heal by May or June. Dormant pruning encourages wood growth while summer pruning boosts fruit growth.
The piece argues that grass fields lose value when overused and underfed, noting many meadows fail to yield in June despite good years. It claims repeated cropping and heavy traffic have degraded pastures, urging understanding from land managers about sustainable practices.
The article weighs sowing grass seed with grain versus sowing alone, noting better initial growth when unshaded, but potential savings from mixed sowing. It discusses autumn conditions, costs, and when to favor bare grass over grain, urging farmers to weigh economics against growth. It also reports on hauling sheep to corn and a 30-cent rail rate, plus praise for the American trotter and a note that no just law harms the law-abiding.
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