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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1892
Page
1
A fragmented list of local names and trades in Townsend Montana including attorneys at law bankers land and mining specialists blacksmiths lumber dealers livery services and general merchants. The cut entries reference W Langhorne H B Nowell Bank of Townsend Hyatt Gillogly and Herbers WeKnight Stuart and Deremer Tim McCarthy and JoAn McDonald among others.
The Union Pacific in partnership with Chicago and North Western now arrives in Chicago at 9 30 a m daily, linking with east fast trains. Round trip excursions are offered to St Paul Chicago Sioux City Omaha St Joseph Leavenworth Kansas City Denver Pueblo Leadville and more, with monthly San Francisco and Los Angeles trips and varying return windows. Special chair cars and free reclining cars are included, plus emigrant booking help. inquiries to No 28 North Main Street Helena Montana or Omaha offices.
Co owner Joun G McLbBon claims to have expended 310 and 8109 for improvements and representation on the Queen of the Hill and Warren lode mining claims on North Crow Creek Jefferson County Montana. If co owners do not contribute their share by ninety days after service publication, all rights to the claims will transfer to the performing co owner. First published Aug 26 1992.
A town newspaper column argues for Townsend as the next best site for the Agricultural College and capital, noting Missoula’s prior claims and Bozeman’s ambitions. It reports a deer hunt by Lewis Potts and Lefever, and calls for game law reform to allow disposal of venison by nonwealthy hunters.
An OCR fragment lists multiple political figures and party affiliations including Collire Richards Day Haskell Knowles Carly Maston Lear Wright Fowler Marr Rader Wilton and unity assessor designation with various parties such as democrat republican prohibition people’s party and independent noted in a single line.
The text cites saloon glass replacement at $500,000 annually and race horse upkeep at $1,625 a year. It details Niagara Falls steel cantilever bridge facts, Arion sale price at $150,000, and national bank statistics for Curaçao with totals, surpluses, deposits, and loans. It also notes stock value and earnings, and U.S. census wealth totaling $62,648,000 versus Britain’s wealth in the global ranking.
The note corrects misconceptions about Turner being a reptile in Madson bay area while reporting on ice shipments to Philadelphia and Maine quality. It records a 25 year gap since wild pigeon sightings at Sault aux Recollnts bush and notes Casapa exporting 316,454 horses since Confederation with 305,479 to the United States. NewfoundiarD stamps show varied designs including catfish seal Newfoundland dog and royal figures.
A collection of light quips and humorous exchanges from various papers. Jests touch on fashion fits, guest invitations, and etiquette. The items show playful barbs about attire, absent mindedness, and the lawyer’s trade, reflecting early 20th century wit.
Arrestas borings have recently proved successful in Sahara. Tax Pritish ship Berean, s which re cently rounded Cape Horn, experienced the phenomenon of a Leary cloud of dust at sea. From January 1 to the end of June 19,223 immigrants have gone into Mani toba and the northwest territories. For the same period last year the number was less than 8,000. Ixmia furnishes a market for large numbers of white diamonds, as well as for yellow or colored diamonds, or stones with flaws or specks in them. The natives invest their savings in them and other precious gems, as we do in stocks and shares.
A caisson ball was fired seven miles from an eighty ton gun in Dover. St Lovrm forms what is claimed as Italy's first regiment in this country. Germany spends £50090 on an army factory with about 5300 operators to be employed. Francis Moore, recently promoted, has commanded the Ninth cavalry troopers for twenty years. The Ninth and Tenth cavalry are colored troops with long service in the regular army.
Chinese pronunciation diversity linked to meanings is noted while bears are slaughtered near Moosehead Lake and markets overflow with skins. Suicide rates reportedly rise in warm weather and Yale plans footballs for all team members. A Smithsonian taxidermist disputes peacock foot ugliness as long believed. Martinsdale official-elect J A McNeught guests at Townsend House.
A Washington Star excerpt recounts Susan's belief in luck and hoodoo. A traveling wise man charges twenty dollars to lift curses involving ashes from a witch in a neighbor’s yard. The piece links such fortunes to she as a social phenomenon among the colored community and contrasts practical experience with superstition.
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