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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
2
The tally gives the democratic party the most votes with exceptions for clerk of court county clerk and recorder and assessor. Fusion with silver forces appears to hold legislative sway while the rest of the county braces for two years of political maneuvering and continued progress in mining, farming, and industry.
The passage notes few wrecking firms would attempt raising the Maria Teresa and suggests three miles of water would be too great a challenge for a group of prohibitionists.
The article notes renewed public interest in Alaska and the Klondike craze while war and election topics dominate attention. It suggests a Chicago paper endorses St. Louis as a candidate for a proposed world’s fair, hinting at a forthcoming boom in the dream of the millennium.
A brief note claims all pleasures of life can be found in Cuba while cheekily noting smallpox has recently joined the list of attractions, implying a satirical travelogue or travel promotion with dark humor.
A Turbulent briefing on Paris peace talks critiques Spanish posture as demanding Cuba surrender and Philippine cession while rejecting Manila control and US duties refunds. The piece mocks Spain and urges firm terms, notes Cuban bonds and broader European tensions, and comments on ballot reform and McKinley speeches.
An old newspaper ad item touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for headaches and nerve issues, Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy with six bottles for $8, and One Minute Cough Cure for quick relief. It lists multiple local dealers including Matthews' Pharmacy in Townsend and others in Broadwater County.
Little May Lippert is on the sick list. Singing started at the school. Miss Nora Kardon visited Miss Ella West. W. C. Darbon killed two deer. R. C. Clendenin finished a large sheep shed and is building a house for the herder. T. Thompson and Ernest West hunted, nine deer seen, no kills.
Snow yields to sun as Rock Creek ranching era wanes. T J Fleming sells cattle to Stadler Kaufman. Gaddis sells to Besley with 100 head kept. J L Johnson sells beef to Great Falls Meat Co at 3.50 per cwt. Some animals fetch 40 to 50 dollars. Eight years ago, the roundup brought 10,000 head. now few herds remain. Andy Carlson recovers from hay-rail injury. Johnson leases Fleming ranch with 2,500 ewes from L D Burt as Fleming visits his mother in Pennsylvania. Fleming family plans winter in California.
A Philadelphia company begins a major dredge launch on the Missouri below Canyon Ferry. The vessel will be a pioneering gold dredge using a new separation process for fine gold from sand. The ceremony is low key with no champagne or speeches, marking a potential large boost to local wealth.
Barcelona visitor Mr R P Olivia reports winter sojourn to Aiken South Carolina. He credits Electric Bitters with curing back head pain and calls it Americas greatest blood and nerve remedy. The tonic purports to aid liver kidney blood nerves stomach and muscles. Bottles 50 cents guaranteed. Romig Bros. 1 6 sell location.
The Weekly Review reports Post Glass Manufacturing head killed by a train in Muncie Indiana. Spain may sign peace treaty under protest. Natural gas pilot at Pierre succeeds. Striking miners clash with imported new foes at Pana Illinois. Cuban attitudes toward American commissioners noted. Election tallies and party breakdowns hint at a Democratic state ticket victory and a contested Congress.
A street ad mix lists Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims for burns sores and skin eruptions with price and store details. Local lodge announcements for Knights of Pythias Broadwater Lodge No 54 invite visiting members. Medical ad notes Geyser Cream at Matthews Pharmacy and the Helena Osteopathic Infirmary seeks used items. Poetry fragment recalls window seat memory and a love poem by Neila Parker.
In Ghent the burghers plan an entertainment for peace treaty diplomats. The program includes national airs of Britain and the United States. Music director seeks the American national air with Bayard and Gallatin preferring Hail Columbia while Clay advocates another choice.
The Ghent burghers audience cannot sing or whistle Yankee Doodle so they summon a servant to whistle the tune. The band then plays the American air with variations as noted by the chief musician.
The Waterbury American recalls a tale of two working girls seeking room and board and being told to receive visitors on the street. The piece then cites the 198 Russian census noting St Petersburg at 1,267,000. Moscow 75,000. Warsaw 500,000 as the next largest cities.
Broadwater county Montana notice to Frank L Moore and heirs that $100 of labor and improvements were expended in 1897 to hold the Gold Leaf quartz lode mining claim in Cedar Plains district. If Moore does not contribute his half within 90 days of service or publication, his co owners will claim his interest by law. Names: Jowan Br Keating Cornelius Ringleberg James L Wood Jr. First published September 22, 18s.
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