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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1895
Page
2
A mosaic of stray opinions references and brief notes on mail cars, social wealth, prize fighting football games and weather events in Chicago and Athens. Diverse topics jump from Lord Dunraven to physiognomy and Sunday observance, with no single focused event.
A young man shot a young woman after she refused his love. The piece warns that dramatic romance with blank cartridges is foolish in real life and urges caution in romantic pursuits and daily diet to protect judgment.
Pittsburg dispatch notes an iron boom forcing Carnegie structural mills to limit delivery. For two months mills ran at capacity and two weeks ago fixed a sixty day delivery cap, now three month limits and refusals. Other large mills face the same strain with almost 1,000,000 tons of contracts outstanding and year end output unlikely to exceed 100,000 tons.
Delegates from Italy Belgium France United States Germany Switzerland Denmark the Netherlands Austria Hungary Romania Russia Servia and Australia met in London to assess how far cooperative principles apply to industrial enterprise in their countries. The UK cooperative store movement drew strong enthusiasm and satisfactory cooperation, while cooperative production showed less progress in the papers and talks.
A petition exposes pension fraud at Capoolie near Ratnagiri where an impostor dressed as a pensioner drew funds for years. An English official and a Parseek clerk aided by seized rolls and photographs revealed Tannak, who impersonated multiple pensioners daily, earning commissions before detection by an English ordnance supervisor.
Reports claim a leading life insurer accepts up to 300000 on consumptives using the Amick Chemical Treatment. Amick Chemical Co of Cincinnati pays premiums and issues policies to patients claiming world leading consumption statistics and good risks with treatment. A note on Total Grip describes a new English device for cyclists featuring steel plates and leather blocks to the shoe sole to prevent slipping and aid pedal rotation, removable for walking.
The article describes converting old leather into a greasy liquid by boiling and pressing, then treating with sulphuric acid and purifying it to produce a usable low grade oil.
The Western Mining World notes a thriving Montana mining scene with many districts showing growth and lower production costs. It highlights abundant gold resources, districts awaiting exploration, and the need for more capital to exploit rich ore deposits across the state.
Salt Lake inventor I M Ulmer tests an electrical amalgamator in Park City to recover quicksilver from Ontario tailings. The sixty ton unit uses 65 plates and 200 volts to contact tailings repeatedly, with mercury collected in a settler and settling tank. Full efficiency awaits direct Ontario tailings testing with partners Hardie and Edwards onboard.
W F Kendrick's Market Letter reports Cripple Creek district expanding rapidly with large mines like Moose Independence and Victor showing big dividends and high potential. It notes concentrated ownership, high reserves of about 2.5 million, and growing development as proof of a booming gold camp attracting national capital.
The Aspen Times notes widespread ore shipments in Alma and Ashcroft areas as low grade ore rates drop on the Gunnison to Denver route. The Columbus shaft near La Plata reaches 100 feet with drifting planned. The Japan mine in San Miguel ships four to five carloads weekly to Rico smelter. The Holy Terror mine changes hands for 300000 but the offer is declined. The Troy near Rosita shows rich metallic ore with expected fortunes. The Moffat-Smith group reports monthly tonnages across several mines. The Martian shaft hits 1100 feet and a large copper ore body is opened at the A J mine.
Twenty one railroad ore cars were brought down yesterday by the Elkhorn railroad. The cars originated from Ruby Basin in Nevada and Poorman camps in Dakota, with eight from the Bonanza yard, five from Portland, three from Decorah, two each from Buxton and Swamy Eagle, and one from Alameda.
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