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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1893
Page
2
The Townsend Messenger notes the death last week of Harrison Spaulding, formerly editor and proprietor of the Missoulian, in a brief obituary item. The paper is published every Friday morning with rates and Masonic-era publication details included.
A Beverly elderly resident slept in the same corded bed for ninety years. An Alton dealer sold an 1804 gold dollar to a Chicago collector for 1300. A man admired his reflection on an elevated car mirror. Philadelphia normal school expelled two women over a flirtation with male visitors. A man recalls banana skin slips by women and wonders if women slip less or are more careful.
A collage of curiosities and trivia notes including scarce saxophone on the coast near Coney Island, a Mississippi color person named Grory IALLeLvsng Jonegs, and BurraLco’s free agency directing office. It also cites Oregon storm damage, Calgary as a high priced rail town with beer at twenty five cents, and a linguistic tale on the tabby cat name from Bagdad.
Tua Industria, Puno, Peru, announces Antonio Bom the Hungarian traveler has arrived and plans to walk from Tynenos Ayres to Chicago to visit the world’s fair. The German emperor will send a costly collection of jewels, silver, and ornaments to the fair. Mrs Margarita Stroxe of California seeks space to build a pampas grass pavilion selling plumes and bouquets to endow a women’s business college.
Mrs De Witt Tatmace manages her husband’s pastoral and social duties and all lecture engagements. John H. Fraxter of the Standard Office was fined $100 by Judge Beach in New York Supreme Court for failing to answer a jury duty subpoena. John D Rockefeller owns land beside his New York residence used as a skating area in winter. Prof. E. E. Barnard at Lick Observatory often spends twenty hours daily on telescope work and computations when skies are clear.
The city of Seattle will furnish tools to the idle and pay fair wages for city work. World production notes show the 1891 gold and silver share. U S wages compare with England. cost of living differs. Belgian Congo officials plan to import Chinese laborers. English observers warn on mixing races in labor.
The report notes Great Britain earns about 1,200,000 annually from revenue stamps placed on patent medicines. It mentions Russia plans a duty on foreign goods moved between ports and discusses a French proposal to tax ten centimes per 1000 francs in the Bourse, highlighting a widening deficit.
A San Francisco superintendent recalls mirages of towns and lakes in New Mexico deserts that lure travelers off course. He cites cases of Frank Seybold near Deming chasing a false lake for days, a Mexican man driven mad by thirst who shot his leg, and coyotes going mad over water scarcity.
A Matoe community recalls a partridge miracle tale. A sick girl, doctors giving up, consumed broth from a fatally wounded bird and recovered, amid debate over harming the bird to aid healing and a neighbor’s verdict.
A plan to establish an epilepsy colony near London aims to employ and care for patients of both sexes. Prominent figures including the lord chancellor Dr Irier and Sir Andrew Clark spoke at a public meeting backing the project. About one thousand pounds is needed to found the colony with more than two thousand pledged so far. Local notices promote Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and colds with testimonies and free trial bottles offered.
A Topeka correspondent details George Lewis, a colored ex Ninth Cavalry member, who forged a presidential pardon using Grant's name and the war secretary’s. He also forged a Virginia draft to extract twenty thousand dollars, was caught before escaping, and faces a Kansas penitentiary sentence.
Reports describe earthquakes from Samothrace in January to New Zealand in February, with Wellington and Nelson feeling tremors. A severe Afghan border quake near Quetta destroyed the Chaman railway and twisted rails, with a long crack along the old frontier claimed as a sign from Allah.
Free trial bottles offered to prove effectiveness for coughs colds throat and chest troubles. Small and large sizes available with money back guarantee if not satisfied. Sufferers from La Grippe report speedy recoveries and endorse its use. Sample bottle offered at Weston’s Drug Store.
Harper's Weekly writer argues that while some women lobbyists exist, the idea of pervasive influence over Congress is false. Most congressmen are wary of professional lobbyists, especially women, and a bad claimant can be exploited by a persuasive lobbyist seeking fees.
A legendary pine tree known as the last pine in Green township Pike county was cut down after standing since prehistoric times. The trunk reached 372 feet with rings showing 462 years of age making it a landmark long before Columbus. The tree would yield about two thousand dollars in lumber.
A Derk Ostionk argues from the London Telegraph that marriage among England's middle and upper classes has declined. Divorce court revelations deter prudent men, while middle class daughters face stiff competition for paid work. Many want wives in Australia or America, offering a chance for surplus English women abroad.
A seven year old boy described by the French Academy of Sciences grew to four feet eight inches tall with remarkable strength for his age. By age two his growth was already observed and at four he could lift a bushel of wheat and move sixty eight pounds of hay to four horses each night. By six his physical power matched that of sturdy youths, though his understanding remained that of a typical child.
A Savannah drummer recalls a quip about a tombstone reading Ieve lies a lawyer and an honest man. He asks his friend why those two fellows were buried in the same grave, implying a joke about lawyers.
A Leader. Since its first introduction, Electric Bitters has gained rapidly in popularity and now leads as a pure medicinal tonic. It contains nothing that could intoxicate and is promoted as the best remedy for stomach, liver, and kidney ailments, sick headache, indigestion, constipation, and malaria. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle.
Judge Frank Henry of the Sixth Judicial District fixes 2024 terms for Park and Meagher counties. Sessions include January 24, June, April 24, May, September 40 percent Monday, and November 4. The order dated December 28 outlines the schedule for court appearances and calendar alignment.
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