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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
2
A string of witticisms and quips on topics from Cuba and Weyler to Dewey and Mayflower sleigh bells. The piece includes humorous reflections on happiness, friendship, breeding, and money, with playful observations on life and politics.
It is reported that M. Jules Cambon will carry the 20 million dollars Spain is to receive for the Philippines across the water from the United States. Spain must have great confidence in Cambon or be short of trusted dons.
The text states the German fleet will proceed to another station and that the U S government now safeguards German interests in the Philippines. It notes Anglo American partisans object but emphasizes duties to all nations and friendship with all without alliances.
A columnist rails against women reformers influencing law and order arguing that emotional activism would lead to lynching and overly sentimental protections for criminals. The piece contrasts old line rhetoric with contemporary courtrooms and questions the outcome of women crafting community laws.
A young woman rejects a wealthily connected suitor by listing habits she cannot tolerate in a husband. She declares she does not smoke swear drink or gamble and avoids debt and idle living. She states ladies often avoid these vices and warns that a marriage with such a man would bring wretchedness. The reply is praised as frank and practical.
Miss Lula Stroud of Wilmington seized the heart of her cousin Walter O Holt after his death from tuberculosis at Miss Strouds home She claims a clinical motive studying pathology and preserved the heart in alcohol for research The case notes no missed care at the Delaware state hospital and the autopsy found no malfeasance beyond the heart removal
The report of a battle travels far in these days of newspapers. Prof Sinclaire notes artillery can be heard up to sixty miles away. Bombay time guns and salutes reach Mahim beyond fifty miles with old fort weapons, the sound distinct by chest vibration. Modern powder noise differs from black powder. The din of battle remains figurative.
Mrs. Elsie Hornbeck of Chicago told National W C T U officers she was the late Frances E Willard, claiming a whispered message from a spirit at Monon Indiana last summer. She produced Messages from the late Miss Willard to bolster her temperance cause, but officials doubt her reincarnation claim.
In Ashland Ohio a funeral for Dr. Kellogg ends with mourners honoring the wrong box. A zinc container turned out to hold a dress sent to a dye firm in New York, not the ashes of the doctor, prompting a quiet second burial for the actual remains.
In Denver Naphtali Herz Imber, prophet of Zionism, envisions a future where Zionist leadership and Palestine gain world power. He recalls early Zionist growth from Jerusalem's 10,000 and cites Jewry worldwide uniting beyond traditional observances to sustain the movement.
An American woman from near Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, who claimed to be Sweden’s rightful queen and denounced King Oscar, is described as a private, well educated inmate at an Oklahoma sanitarium. The Sweden episode led to her illness and return home by U S consul.
Advice on using the weeder as a top spring tool for corn and potato crops. It discusses timing from 3 to 7 days after planting, successive weekly uses, moisture conservation, and broader uses for wheat and oats. Notes soil differences, possible need for harrowing after rain, and cautions on soil types and purchase terms.
The Ohio Experiment Station advises buying trees mainly from established nurseries near home while noting exceptions for agents and distant nurseries. Verify agent papers and firm standing, require written promises, and avoid dealers who make unverified claims or offer excessive discounts.
The article discusses subsoiling as a key method to conserve soil moisture in arid and humid regions. It notes subsoiling increases storage capacity and infiltration while reducing surface rebound, and stresses performing the work when the subsoil is dry to avoid closing the soil. It also covers asparagus soil needs, drainage, and the concept that a few hens in a flock can dominate economics despite the overall value of the flock.
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