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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1895
Page
7
Knowledge praises Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system without weakening organs. It claims quick relief from colds headaches and fevers and notes its approval by physicians. The California Fig Syrup Co markets 50 cent and one dollar bottles with its name on every package.
A Gentleman's Magazine note on Dickens shows his fondness for melodramatic situations, his flair for the stage, and how his novels repeatedly unfold through reveal and confrontation. It cites examples from Oliver Twist to Bleak House, noting villains exposed and endings often driven by self destruction.
A lengthy review notes the 1887 appropriation of 80 000 to buy Madison manuscripts, while a later calendar reveals the sale included many Washington letters sold for far less in 1891. It criticizes officials for missing more valuable material and calls the government naturally taken in by the deal.
A revival of the curfew bell may spread from Canada to the United States. Quebec and Ontario laws empower councils to issue by laws regulating night street presence for children. The measure requires a curfew bell warning and police enforcement for guardianship and homeward turnout.
Footwear retailers face rapid kaleidoscopic changes in toe shapes and color names from black to azure and moonlight blue. Clerks must master geometry of new toes and exact color lore to avoid mixing hues. Conservative buyers keep handling back numbers as each new toe requires its own last and may not pair.
A Philadelphia church observed Missionary Sunday as its pastor urged aid for heathen peoples. A trusting member, moved by the sermon, donated a dollar and then offered ten dollars to cover the cost of sending one person for mission work abroad.
A girl eludes the law by hiding in her shoe the number 21 to falsely prove she is over 21. She ran away to marry "way out west" and avoided verification by the clerk, according to a Boston Home Journal report.
California miners push for gold from Calaveras diggings to coastal shores near San Francisco. The era of eager prospecting expands as workers search inland and along the Pacific coast for precious metal.
A discussion of landlords selling property via guaranteed annual rents, reducing income when flats sit vacant. The note compares this to leaving purchase money invested mortgage style. The text also contains unrelated advertisements for teething remedies and patent medicines, with a stray line about mail delivery times.
A Harper's Young Person s excerpt describes the U S Senate chamber in the Capitol Washington its architecture and silence due to smaller membership compared with the House It notes the noon arrival of the vice president presiding prayer journal reading and routine business before the calendar of measures from committees is addressed by general consent The piece also mentions rapid minor business handling and contrasts with the House calenders The section includes various brief items and notices from the period
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