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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1899
Page
7
A fragmentary OCR note references manufacturers and surveys, hinting at an industrial or economic context. Details are unclear, but the item points to production or trade topics without concrete events or dates.
A fragmented note references value fading and a time related to the twelfth to fourth article, alongside mentions of a cipher port and a commercial country. The readable items point to unclear archival text rather than a complete report.
Damaged OCR fragment shows garbled text referencing names and places but provides no clear event or date.
A fragment collection notes a detective remark about a kerosene odor revealing a murderer’s escape, mentions Admiral Dewey’s new uniform, comets of 1898, counterfeiters and fake Hostetter’s Bitters, nail growth rates, women’s social ease, rail fare and travel deals, a Vanderbilt automobile mishap, ten day stopovers by the B and O Railroad, a self-deception quip on engagements, foot ease remedies, and a joke about married life.
Helen C. Candee describes the ship market lo cated in the hull with 5 000 pounds butter 20 000 eggs 25 000 quarts milk and cream and 4 000 pounds salt meats. The chief steward stocks a separate enormous refrigerator with 20 000 pounds beef 2 000 veal 3 000 mutton and 4 000 pounds poultry.
A compilation notes Spanish descendants in Clare and Galway with Basque-like beauty and tall figures, mentions rescue stories from shipwrecked Spaniards, then shifts to assorted ads and notes about Union Pacific service and various products and locales, including Idaho and Utah addresses and train tickets. The piece closes with a remark on people’s reluctance to change clothes in hot weather.
In a Chicago Chronicle report the ostrich and a kangaroo at Lincoln Park’s new animal reservation clash repeatedly. Keeper De Vry separated the combatants after a tail bite and a grappling bout. both animals were winded and will be housed in distant quarters.
A Washington letter from Hon Judson W. Lyons Register of the United States Treasury dated April 23 1899 lauds Pe-ru-na as an excellent remedy for catarrhal conditions and heat related malaise. The note mentions Lyons as a well known financial figure and friend of President McKinley.
A Chicago mother notes her four year old son loves reading editorials in St. Louis daily papers, saying he has the keenest sense of humor she has seen. The anecdote highlights a child’s early interest in news commentary and editorials.
A woman recounts chronic pelvic pain and heavy bleeding ending after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She credits the remedies with restored health and vitality, noting past illnesses and near fatal flooding. The letter cites Mrs. J. F. Strercu of Camden, New Jersey, as the claimant.
Mrs Macaiz A Brown of West Prince Pleasant New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her regular menstruation after irregular cycles. She began using the remedy last summer and, after two bottles, has been regular each month since and recommends it to others.
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