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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
7
A large, smoothfaced drummer in a western city restaurant describes how waiters’ questions about a steak provoke his humor and how he uses a trick to deter such inquiries. He says musicians spend life on the road and tips create tension, so he prefers to deter questions with a terse response.
The far north shore hosts a green Spirit Island named by Indians as Spirit Land. Steamboat travelers see it on clear summer days where thousands of gulls nest along the lake edge. Locals say the gull paths are haunted by dead spirits, a belief shaping cautious canoe crossings to avoid the pine shore.
William Pearce a local farmer three miles from De Soto Missouri was accidentally shot and killed by a shotgun trap he had set for thieves after missing corn. He opened the crib to fetch corn and the gun fired buckshot into his chest.
Covington man Jack Edwards who beat his wife was confronted by several women. After Edwards released from a 60 day sentence for domestic abuse he attacked his wife and was beaten by neighbors who came to help.
A humor item from Tit Bits where The Editor quips that one should be economical with grandmothers and not waste them early in the season, suggesting saving them for the final. The brief exchange showcases period wit and light social satire.
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