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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
3
In Meagher county a silver reform editorial denounces Bryan voters as criminals and urges supporters of the People's Silver Ticket to cast ballots for monetary reform on November 3. The piece portrays a moral campaign against gold-bug bosses and calls for unity in the fight for right and justice.
A Philadelphia business leader, international in renown, writes anonymously to defend free speech in politics against silencing by business fears. He argues free silver would harm speech more than the policy, noting the nation rests on the right of citizens to advocate opinions without ostracism or business retaliation.
The writer denounces Gettysburg Post G A R St Paul for urging an honorary membership for Li Hung Chang describing him as the representative of suppression of liberty and unfit to be linked with the Grand Army of the Republic. The piece argues the order should not admit a person deemed an infidel and enemy of universal freedom.
Local items advertise Monogram cigars for five cents at Matthews Pharmacy and a full line of domestic and Key West cigars from five to fifteen cents. Parks Tea sells complexion products via W E Tierney Co while Oglesby's offers first class meals and pastries. Reports note healthy local conditions and reflections on hard times teaching economy.
The Messenger’s writers note Wages delay at Little Dandy mine, Old Amber mine reopening, and Dorland Kincaid quartz mill to open next spring. They recount political meetings, school reorganizations, a ball for Aodersburg Lodge, and various moves, registrations, and local business plans in York, Helena, and nearby districts.
An advertisement offers Starroros New Mac and fifteen complete books across fifteen volumes plus a monthly magazine for twelve months as a premium for subscription. It lists titles by Hawthorne Braddon Haggard Conan Doyle Dickens Scott Stevenson and others, with price promotes sending $1 for Stafford's New Magazine and receiving the books by return mail. The text also promotes Parks Cough Syrup sold by W E Tierney & Co.
Property owner warns hunters and trespassers to stay off the premises and offers a twenty dollar reward for anyone providing sufficient evidence to convict anyone seen hunting or trespassing after service of the notice. The notice benefits any reader.
An advertisement touts Parks Sure Cure as the best remedy to stimulate kidneys and tone the system for tired women. It claims many women are overwhelmed by work and can regain vitality with a few doses, with a guaranteed bottle and sale by W. E. Tierney & Co.
Information on obtaining tickets and schedules appears incomplete. Seek full details from the nearest ticket agent or by writing to the specified office for complete time tables and application instructions.
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