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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1892
Page
2
The Townsend Messenger notes its publication as a Friday morning edition under editor and proprietor J. O. Keary with a rate of 300 dollars listed.
National ticket tops ballot with Grover Cleveland for president and Adlai Stevenson for vice president. County slate includes Senator E L Murphy, Representatives W E Tierney and W H Sutherland, Sheriff James O Mara, and county officials across White Sulphur Springs, Townsend, Neihart, and Diamond City.
The Jefferson County Democratic slate lists Sheriff Dudley Halford Assessor Alesx Gilliam County Attorney M H Parker Clerk District Court J G Rickert Clerk and Recorder Eugene Picot Treasurer Edward MacSorley Superintendent of Schools Miss Edda Lowrey Coroner Dr W C Riddel Surveyor R M Cralle Representatives Ben Wahle J W Cowens and 8 F Tuttle County Commissioners Dr A L Vawter John F Sheehy John Flaherty.
A mining decision requires that mineral patent applications be published in the newspaper nearest the claim. All applicants must publish locally in Beaver Creek Park St Louis Rodersburg and parts of Dogtown districts in Momexcrr when applying for patents. Unauthorized publications waste owner time and money.
The editorial argues Helena is the preferred local and state capital, urging nearby voters to unite against Anaconda and support their own towns if needed. It dismisses eastern and central Montana hopes for Anaconda, notes weak enthusiasm this year, and contends Weaver cannot win.
The piece describes a pulverizing and amalgamating invention, the Luckenbach Process, used on gold and silver ores in Colorado. It details the machine’s automatic operation, cost efficiency, and potential longevity, with mentions of New York origin in 1884, London and continental adoption, and high ore processing capacity. It also notes an anecdote about Tennyson and a French pardon story, and ends with a brief ad for The Golden Roll and C. H. LeFever at the Post Office.
An overview of Africa with notes on edible fats from trees in Ashantee, water discovery by bushmen in the Kalahan desert, Cape Colony voting restrictions for black citizens, a new cement source in South Africa, Ibn Ga in North Africa, and irrigation expansion turning much of Algiers into cultivated land. Africa’s size and unique animal species are highlighted, including 472 species unique to Africa from 523 known.
The passage surveys small insects and eye vessels, notes geologic NZ as a submerged continent, warns neuralgia patients to favor coffee with lemon juice, states lithium is the lightest metal with limited uses, describes Boop’s blood flow, and scales solar distances to a star at eleven miles away.
Evreror Wit designs a new diamond crown with a famous German artist assisting. The Duke of Edinburgh collects miniature silver ships, totaling fifty, growing with each striking addition. Victoria’s golden wedding gifts include a five foot marble vase and a Lochanagar whisky cask aged twenty years. Italy’s king attends the Turin monument unveiling for Crimean War soldiers. Bavaria’s Duke Max returns to Munich after a world tour incognito.
The piece notes government monopoly on matchmaking in France and stamps sold at cigar shops. Paris undertakers' mates seek to overturn a mustache ban via union, threatening a general strike. It also mentions Care Martis near Monaco, once part of a 1854 sale to France, and contrasts Paris and London attitudes toward married male servants.
An assembly of notes discusses Catit as a poet rich nation, a freshwater shark in Lake Nicaragua, voting rights in Bolivia, and Mexico's 16th century real mint. It also mentions farmer color changes of oxen and the belief in ancestral practice.
A collection of assorted facts on ship lifespans life generation lengths export timing for produce and fruit ages. It notes Voyages and origins from London to America and Raleigh era transport of sweet potatoes.
The item list highlights new fashion accessories replacing ribbons, including corps and tassels for sash curtains, bamboo penholders for writers, Terronatrep spoons for crushed ice, and KvrursaTrep names rising among New York elites. It also cites unique mattings with borders, modern silver asparagus tongs, and Spark1tne ice pillars among flowers at a London ball.
Observations on human nature and society with quips about neighbors wisdom fools and personal growth. The text hints at lessons from life and home and criticizes grand schemes to change the world without tending one’s own affairs.
The record cites 1891 expenditures on new buildings totaling 82 500 000 and estimates Alabama Negro wealth at 220 000 000. It notes a sea-diving apparatus priced at 875 and a $575 000 settlement for Tanner Porter replacing a $350 000 request for the Grant monument.
A collage of quirky lines from several papers includes a politician urging free opinion exchange, a clairvoyant cash transaction quip, and humorous remarks on birthdays, travel plans, aging, and fashion in state care. The snippets showcase satirical tone across Columbus Post Washington Star Lancaster Examiner Somerville Journal Flora and Boston Transcript.
In St Peterburg official society the wives of the German minister the British charge d affaires and the Württemberg minister are described as prominent hostesses. Perlman’s daughter Julia selects names for sleeping and palace cars and earns about $1000 annually. Rupraro Kirtaxo’s young wife charms by manners, not looks, while Levi P Morton hosts Wednesday receptions and meets guests informally.
A historical note claims 2,800,000 bee hives in the United States with a 5,000 bee net yielding about fifty pounds of honey yearly. Guadaloupe bees supposedly store honey in wax bladders the size of a pigeon's egg. bees favor dark over light, with black chickens more at risk and a man in a black hat less stung.
A local vendor touts Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption Dr Kings New Life Pills Bucklin s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters claiming superior sales and universal satisfaction. The seller guarantees results and offers refunds if unsatisfied, asserting these remedies succeed on merit.
Meisissier's statue will stand in the Jardin de l Infante beside the Louvre. Harriet Hoewrr, a Rome based sculptor, is hard to reach but opens to an American occasionally. Miss Wirrory of Boston judged a New York dog show and claims vast Newfoundland knowledge. Meissonier's final work, a water color of a rider, is exhibited in London and was found near his bed after death.
Since its introduction Electric Bitters has become the leading pure medicinal tonic. It contains no beverage or intoxicant and is claimed to cure ailments of the stomach liver and kidneys. It is advertised to relieve sick headache indigestion and constipation while driving malaria from the system. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or money refunded. Price 50 cents.
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