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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1891
Page
4
A brief transport notices page lists Malis arrival and departure times with Sulphur Springs service daily from Townsend. It notes trains to Louis and Mont. with departures from Bedford on Saturdays and a Norther Pacific route at 11 30 going east.
The town paper advertises jewelry at A M D Arcy Co and farm gear at Vaughn's, calls for Racine fanning mills, offers printing services, and lists social events including dances with Miss Agnes and Gene Roberts. It notes travel, school vacations, threshing delays, a fine two and a half pound Henderson Early Puritan potato, a Deep Creek school term, a big Townsend melon, and new holiday books from L P Miller Co.
Report from Meagher County describing J G Pickering and J W Tinsley farms. Observations include thriving orchards with crab apples and siberian varieties, abundant grape vines, pears and peaches with limited hail damage, and a model garden with onions cabbage and tomatoes. Tinsley shows off a large melon display and extensive berry crops with future bearing potential.
The ad touts Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as the reliable choice known as Good Luck Baking Powder. It emphasizes exact ingredient preparation, testing by chemists, and absence of ammonia or alum to ensure uniform, moist, sweet baked goods with white of eggs as a component.
The Iron Mask mine is said to have been sold for $60,000 with hopes purchasers will develop the property. Madison County notes report promising Mineral Hill mines and a busy Elling Ward mill processing Grabstock ore. Barker mine plant progress and Townsend school details follow, with strong recommendations for new staff.
The document outlines tuition transfer requirements for scholars moving districts, cites Montana Compiled Statutes, and notes that nonresident children require tuition payment or transfer to avoid overcrowding. It mentions Elverton Gebauer visiting Helena, describes the College of Montana at Deer Lodge City, its nine-year history, five departments, thirteen professors, mining and college programs, and annual costs. It also advertises The Messenger and American Farmer rates, and lists M. E. Church services with weekly times.
A M D Arcy and Co inform customers they will sell goods on sixty days time at net cash prices but require cash or a note at sixty days. Notes due after ninety days bearing interest will be accepted at expiration.
The offer promotes selling Polite Society at Home and Abroad a 448 page etiquette book priced at $2 with no capital required. It promises daily earnings from $3 to $10 for energetic agents, emphasizes liberal terms on application, and directs interested readers to L. P. Miller & Co. on Main Street in Stockton, California.
Henry J. Reed warns against trespassing on his ranches to hunt or kill game. Bedford notice dated August 12, 1891. Elmer Fisk issues a separate notice forbidding trespass for hunting on his Bedford ranches dated August 12, 1851.
The Weekly Miner sells at two dollars a year or one dollar for six months with a premium. Readers may choose dominoes, Lincoln home illustration, or state pictures with autographs, or two colored French imports. Six months includes one premium. yearly adds both pictures. Address Mixxe Pomusmina Co lutte City Montana.
The Rogers House, among the state’s oldest hotels, sits at Placer on the Northern Pacific main line as the departure point for Hazelton Harris Fast Pacific and Park mines. Guests receive attentive service with meals and clean beds.
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