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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1895
Page
6
Special Correspondent profiles Baron Fava ambassador extraordinary to the United States and his wife Baroness Fava. The couple epitomizes old world elegance and diplomacy with refined tastes, linguistic skill, and strong social presence. Their son, Professor Francis R. Fava, blends wit with laborious engineering expertise.
A lengthy tribute praises Prof Robert McLean Cumnock as a popular and respected Northwestern University instructor. The article highlights his Scottish heritage, early education at Wesleyan Middletown, Phi Beta Kappa honors, and roles as tutor and professor of rhetoric and elocution. It notes his lasting impact on Northwestern, the unique oratory building, and his prolific writings including Choice Readings and School Speaker.
Henry Oscar Houghton born Sutton Vermont April 30 1823 died South Andover Cambridge leader in American publishing founder of Houghton Mifflin Co Boston His rise from printer to publisher reshaped American education aiding International Copyright Law and civic service as Cambridge official and civic leader.
A combatant tells Murger that he owed his life to a miracle after a ball struck his pocket five-franc piece and stopped. Murger replies with a wry remark about being spared, as reported by Le Petit Parisien.
W. S. Stratton, a carpenter who built the Inde pendence mine holdings, rose from Colorado Springs walking thirty miles to Cripple Creek to a $1,200,000 yearly income. He remains modest in a plain suit, despite wealth and ownership in mining. The article also notes Elizabeth Cady Stanton's birthday on November 12 and a curious fact about a spider's web bearing weight.
In a garden a female oriole gets her head caught in a forked limb and hangs unable to free herself. While other birds scolded and tugged in vain, one male oriole arrives, grabs the captive by the neck, and with a strong pull frees her, after which she regains her balance and continues about. The scene is described as a communal effort among diverse birds, with the male’s action saving the trapped mate.
In Brigh ton Col a Denver jockey owner led from the start in a crowded trotting race. With big pools and high tension the cap blew free during the home stretch and landed between trailing horses causing a break their drivers failed to recover from, letting the Denver horse win at the wire.
A reflection on southern hospitality noting predicted decline with slave abolition and household labor shifts. The piece argues warmth lies in generosity and welcome, not just entertaining, and urges remembrance of this virtue as a defining southern trait.
Fragmentary OCR notes a terse line about a royal beat or victory described in gentle terms. The readable text mentions sixty and a fragile sense of propriety, with no clear event, date, or location identifiable.
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