Townsend Messenger Ad Rates and Local Notes
The Townsend Messenger reports $1.50 per inch monthly advertising and notes a Friday release. An Indiana woman bore four daughters this week and a dad may open a dime museum. Marcus Daily plans to buy Madison county mines as an investment. The internal revenue report lists 146,035,4168 total revenue with 115,962,389 gallons of spirits and oleomargarine at 45,000,000 pounds, showing year over year increases.
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Indiana
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
District Attorney Baldwin initiates case against Penrose suspects
District Attorney Baldwin has filed information against Hickey Deeney and Kelly. It is unlikely the grand jury will indict based on evidence in court and the county attorney has not gleaned much recently, delaying further action.
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Penrose
Hickey
Deeney
Kelly
Supreme Court weighs anti lottery law amid public policy debate
The article notes the US Supreme Court hearing a constitutional challenge to the anti lottery statute and suggests a likely ruling. It also reports Neihart society events, railroad and ore mining developments, a push to curb deadly weapons, and a key land office decision canceling the Destroying Angel lode claim in Butte, with implications for property rights.
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Gentral Land Office
Angel Lode
Butte
Mottana
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Toole of 1891
Governor Joseph K. Toole proclaims November 26, 1891 as Thanksgiving Day in Montana. He urges suspension of business and prayer to give thanks for state progress, prosperity, and Divine favor. the proclamation is signed at the capital with secretary L Borwirtrt.
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Montana
Orvice
Heena
Joseph K. Toole
Sean
Josefh K. Toor
L. Borwirtrt
Merrick Submits Famous Silver Brick Case to Supreme Court
The Denver mining report notes Geo Merrick, on behalf of Colorado silver interests and the public, has presented his silver brick case to the U S Supreme Court. He argues federal coinage law from 1873 onward and seeks a ruling that would coin a brick’s silver into dollars, a move seen by supporters as potentially overturning decades of policy. The decision is anticipated within days and could provoke wide astonishment if Merrick is successful.
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Denver Mining Review
Geo. Merrick
Denver
Colorado
United States
Supreme Court
Washington
Merrick
Congress
Philadelphi
Mint
Secretary of the Treasury
Holden Lixiviation Works Nears Trial at Aspen
The Holden Lixiviation works at Aspen, designed to cheaply process low and medium grade ores not fit for distant markets, are nearly completed and to begin trial tests. If successful, they could boost value for many Colorado mines and advance mining districts, with Holden’s refined metallurgical methods expected to improve on prior attempts.
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Denver
Aspen
Colorado
Holden
Aspen Establishment
Marriage as a partnership of equals in life and love
The text urges couples to respect individuality and liberty, influence by higher example, and keep harmony at home. It emphasizes mutual admiration, fault fixing, shielding weaknesses, and treating private conduct as publicly courteous. It frames marriage as equal partners sharing joys, sorrows, toils, and profits.
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Citizens offered a subscription drive with a three dollar option delivering the Mesezncer and American Farmer for a year and a four dollar twenty five cent option including Demorest's Magazine. Send name and payment to secure the offers.
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American Farmer
Demorest’s Magazine
One Compliment Sparks Quiet Moment Between Lovers
A man remarks on liking a woman's arm during a moonlit walk. He wraps an arm around her waist and she muses there might be worse things about a woman. The scene captures a flirtatious, intimate exchange under the stars.
Word making contest notice in The Queen publication
An advertisement offers one thousand dollars to the competitor forming the largest list of English words from the letters in Queen Souvenir Spoon. Fifty hundred dollars for second place, plus prizes, with entry requires a one dollar subscription and stamps for mailings. The Canadian Queen and Vener Co claim placer ground pays six dollars daily per worker.
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U. S
Canada
Toronto
Can
Vener & Co
Townsend
Opportunities to visit the World's Fair for Pacific coast youth
A San Francisco house offers to send deserving Pacific coast young men and women to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They will cover rail fare, seven days of hotel bills, six exposition tickets, two theater tickets, and other privileges, aiming to send a representative group. The Great History Company of San Francisco funds up to a thousand trips.
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Chicago
The
Woods
Great History Company of
J. W. Buel
Pacific Publishing Company
Portland
Rare book offer and agent prospectus by Pacific Publishing Co
An advertisement touts J W Ruels Heroes of Unknown Seas and Savage Lands a lavish six hundred page volume with 300 engravings. It markets a lucrative agent opportunity with no capital, easy terms and mail order options, promising commissions and free canvassing outfits.
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J. W. Ruel
Scheme to breed smarter apes for human advancement
A wealthy Washington resident proposes spending 100000 to breed monkeys in a paddock to develop superior intellect. The plan would cull the dull and mate proven aptitudes over generations, aiming after 25 years for apes far higher in reason. The idea draws on misapplied views of evolution and breeds from animal intelligence experiments.
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Washington
Washington Star
Stanley
Improvements of the Age for the Convenience of Travelers
An essay praises steamship progress for safer smoother ocean voyages with fewer motion woes and greater comfort. It notes modern liners resist weather, reduce seasickness, and promise reliable arrivals, framing safety and luxury as the main gains for travelers from Europe to home.
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Europe
N. Y. World
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