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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
2
The Townsend column in The Messenger at Townsend Montana parodies politics and society. It quips about actors congresses love and gravity jokes and hints at Spain Cuba and annexation debates with playful satire.
A magazine piece argues the fate of daughters is tied to boys guidance and family plans. It asserts that sons will ensure the girls are cared for, reflecting era gender expectations and social norms.
London papers laud Mr Choate the new American ambassador to the court of St James but note Britain fears a war with Russia making it hard to find an American who would not be greeted with sharp questions and quick reactions.
The U S senate on March 1 approved the naval appropriation bill after a five hour debate and amended it to set armor plate price at $300 per ton, down from the house figure of $1450. If armor companies refuse, the secretary of the Navy may build a $1.5 million armor factory and use $2 million to operate the plant.
A sixty year old man tells Popular Science how he escaped violent anger after early youth. He recalls near crime and delirium at twenty, then pursued self-control for twenty years with no relapse. He notes that irritable temper wastes nervous energy, harming life and health.
A breach of promise suit in a large city drew public attention for two weeks as a recently married defendant faced a suit by a young woman who claimed betrothal. The verdict awarded the plaintiff a large sum, and the case sparked broader commentary on the moral impact on the families involved.
A critical Philadelphia water crisis is blamed on corporate greed and political corruption. Typhoid deaths total 371 since January 1, 1899, with 3,522 cases reported and hospital wards overwhelmed. The piece accuses council members and officials of blocking funds to demand sale of the water works, while Mayor Warwick denounces the responsible actors.
A portrait of Alvah Dunning longtime Raquette Lake guide famed for hunting 102 panthers in eight years. He spent years in Rome New York visiting kin and friends, and his life spans sixty three years at Raquette Lake. He last guided Gov. Black on a fishing trip and hunted with famed guides Wood Dunakin Stormer and Shepard. The text notes Panthers are now extinct and recounts the final kill of the mother panther after the three young in a tree and the ultimate end of the species in that area.
In a Detroit Journal fragment the rich old villain offers gold to a young woman who fears an unpaid salary and seeks marriage. Her quick wit turns the moment, recalling Gondalfo’s rescue as she imagines wedding him and singing an Irish ballad at the footlights.
Two peasants arrive at the Vatican bearing a letter of introduction and a £4,200 anonymous donation. They are treated with high courtesy, and the money is to be delivered directly to the pope, with etiquette set aside for the occasion.
The article describes a historic French Valentines custom where men and women formed Valentine guilds. On February 14 they rode in pairs through town with Cupid Mercy Loyalty and Chastity leading, worshiped Love at the town hall, and exchanged mates for a year under strict codes of conduct with public oaths and excommunication for failure.
The Todas of Ootacamund insist on buffalo slaughter for ancestral souls despite a government ban. The Indian Daily News notes the order limits two buffaloes per slaughter site, yet the Todas expand locations to honor each dead Toda. The result is not fewer sacrifices but more places of slaughter, worsening the practice.
Mrs. Fiona Eunice Wait pursues recognition as America's official wine expert. She travels among society to educate proper serving and drinking of wine. Friends know her as capable of distinguishing good from bad wine through long study and observation.
M Henri de Regnier receives an award described as collateral merit for marrying the distinguished poet daughter of M de Heredia. The prize effectively honors his wife who has published a beautiful anonymous poem Rencontre avec Persephone in Revue des Deux Mondes.
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