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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
3
Townsend residents plan a turkey shoot at Canton and an evening dance while visitors arrive from Racdersburg Basin and Butte. Townsfolk attend religious services, a hunting party returns from Haystack, and the county canvass confirms last election results as a blizzard grips the valley.
Rev J W Bennett presiding elder of the Bozeman district visited Townsend for a Second time this conference year. He preached at the M E church and administered the Sacrament. He cited Cyrus W Field and Columbus as models of persistent zeal and linked this to church growth and the peace of Jerusalem.
The professor asserted there is no room for personal ambition when seeking church peace. He warned that choosing secret orders over worship would harm spiritual life and urged believers to pray for church harmony. Unity, he said, makes the church invincible to adversaries and reinforces its power.
A Civil War veteran G B Stead of Newark Michigan suffered ulcers for twenty years until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. The ad promotes the salve as a cure for cuts bruises burns boils felons corns skin eruptions and piles with a 25 cent box price and guaranteed results through Romig Bros.
A Quaker from Townsend Montana comments on press coverage of a New York dog fight and contrasts it with praise for bull fighting. The notice then reports Dr King's New Discovery giving away ten million trial bottles for consumption and lung diseases with guarantees. Eddie Swift and Harry Daniels returned from the Agricultural college to visit family and praise the school.
Bold health claim touts iron nerve from splendid health and indomitable will. Urges use of Dr King s New Life Pills to develop brain and body power, with availability at Romig Bros. 2 4.
A Broadwater county citizen endorses Geyser Cream after using it for chapped hands. The note lauds quick healing and urges recommending the product to friends, while nearby ads promote Berg Hardware lamps and Dr King’s New Life Pills with prices.
Advertisements for De Witt’s Little Early Risers to aid digestion and headaches. Cough remedies Shiloh’s Cure and One Minute Cough Cure tout quick relief and tasty formulas. A ranch near Townsend, four miles away, offers 120 acres alfalfa and water rights under E. H. Coopman. Geyser Cream promises tan removal. Matthews’ Pharmacy sells all items and offers guarantees.
Skates priced at 50 ets per pair and straps two for 15 ets from The Berg Hardware Co. ul7.
Local ads tout Electric Bitters for run down health with testimonial from J W Gardner of Idaville Indiana. Also promote One Minute Cough Care Matthews Pharmacy and a new stock of cameras and supplies. Osteopathy appeals with Dr Prickett Townsend hotel and Geyser Cream and winter underwear sales.
A collage of testimonials and product pitches from Matthews' Pharmacy and Downey's Dry Goods Store. Karl's Clover Root Tea promises nerve relief and bowel cleansing with repeated notices. Berg Hardware promotes Geyser Cream for skin and sun care. Also mentions Shiloh's Vitalizer for digestion and energy, plus Early Riser pills and various holiday merchandise.
A vintage ad claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures eruptions from acne to fever sores and boils. It touts several uses including corns warts cuts burns and chilblains with a 25 cent price and a guarantee, sold by Romig Bros.
An 1890s style advertisement claims a lovely woman's appeal hinges on health and urges Electric Bitters to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and purify blood. It promises strong nerves bright eyes smooth skin and a rich complexion making a run down invalid into a good looking charming woman. Sold by Romig Bros. 2-6.
J E Lilly of Hannibal Missouri recounts a dramatic recovery from typhoid fever and pneumonia with Dr King s New Discovery. He credits a single bottle with relief and says he is now well and strong. The ad touts the medicine as a rapid cure for lung troubles with regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00 and trial bottles free at Romig Bros.
A large number of people in Townsend and nearby areas travel with the physician Dr Prickett to Townsend seeking osteopathic relief for divers affections. The message encourages support for his visits. It mentions De Witts Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for sores burns and wounds and promotes One Minute Cough Cure from Matthews Pharmacy for croup protection.
An advertisement urges readers to purchase a five dollar camera at Mat thews Pharmacy. The line hints at a photo taking device and mentions a price of five dollars, indicating a bargain sale.
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