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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
2
A collection of snappy quips and social observations from Townsend Montana. The notes touch on manners, economics, music, opera patrons and a political jab at Mayor Jones of Toledo. Also a commentary on immigration policy by Commissioner Powell.
Admission fees for a New York prize fight totaled over 85 000 dollars the largest single performance gross. The article notes this as a startling commentary on the times while acknowledging the violence and bluster as not the delight of the people.
President Low of Columbia University cites a 150 year old forecast that New York at the Hudson mouth could rival Newport’s wealth from the African slave trade, noting the city’s long period of slow growth after Dutch settlement and its rise to second after London in trade volume.
The Juneau Miner reports central west papers publish ads by an Iowa man offering land at $3 per acre in Alaska. He claims deep loam, high yields, and thriving dairy and livestock works. The paper calls this a public fraud and warns 100 families of false government land promises.
A medical discussion notes that extreme cold has been misused to justify lax sanitation. Experiments show liquid air at over 300 degrees below zero did not kill or halt growth of diphtheria and typhoid bacilli. The specialist warns cold cannot be trusted as a disinfectant based on current knowledge.
Consular reports indicate Greece offers a large market for windmills. Islands and mainland host many small farms with vineyards gardens and groves, rich soil and shallow water. Landowners could afford wind mills. sea breeze is constant and mills should both pump water and grind grain.
New Zealand expert Mr. Gerritsen outlines dairy and poultry insights for the London market. He compares butter quality across regions, urges pasteurization, and stresses cleanliness from cow to product to boost uniformity. he notes Canadian and Argentine cheese markets and discusses egg packing methods and blood meal poultry feeds with reader opinions.
Danish egg packing expert Viggo Schwartz toured Ireland under the Irish Agricultural Organization Society to teach locals the Danish method. Eggs are brought to packing houses and graded into six sizes from thirteen to eighteen pounds.
Guidance on goose feather harvesting timed with hatching and molt cycles from late April to November. Includes humane tying and plucking method, shelter and sun considerations, plus tips to avoid wing droop. Also notes turkeys as efficient insect destroyers aiding pest control in fields.
The article notes Holland emphasizes fine veal by confining calves in narrow stalls, bedding with sand, and feeding heavily on whole milk. No solid food is given to protect veal quality, according to Nat Stockman.
Dr Giuseppe Sanarelli famed for discovering the yellow fever bacillus and head of the Institute of Experimental Hygiene in Montevideo is soon to visit the United States. He studies serum prevention and has conducted key work on typhoid, cholera, and waterborne diseases. His writings and experiments have made him a leading authority in Europe and America.
A group of girls aged 12 to 14 at Bailey's beach in Newport discuss marriage and divorce. A 13 year old declares she will marry but will likely divorce later, while another notes her mother forbids divorce as a solemn vow. The speaker counters that fashions in marriage shift and now it is fashionable to remain unmarried whenever desired.
In 1780 Grenada was struck by a singular tornado seen as providential relief from a pest threatening sugar cane. An immense ant invasion, formica saccharivora, threatened economic ruin. after failed remedies residents fled the island, but the storm exterminated the ants in moments.
The Manchester New Hampshire Shakespeare club, formed in 1873 by six women under Irene Hughes, reaches twenty five members with five original members still active. The group studies Shakespeare weekly, detailing a season covering King John As You Like It Richard III Othello Twelfth Night and Julius Caesar with focused analysis and lectures.
A vintage portrait describes Cuban women as round and pretty with dark, expressive eyes that remain striking from youth to old age. It notes hair that can be black blue and occasionally blonde, and comments on temperament and family roles across life stages.
Laurier, premier of Canada and Liberal leader, earned world renown as a forceful 19th century statesman. He urged arbitration or war to settle the Alaskan boundary dispute, then advocated peaceful settlement. A St Lin, Quebec native and lawyer by training, Laurier has spent about half his 58 years in public life and was knighted by Queen Victoria on June 19 1897.
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