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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
4
A tale from The Bucaneers of Our Coast recounts Bartholemy and twenty buccaneers seizing a Spanish ship near a Caribbean harbor. They gain wealth then lose it when storm waves drive the ship onto rocks, forcing escape in a small boat.
After argument in a case a Georgia justice quips he is unsure and will send the prisoner to jail until fall. The lawyer asks timing and the judge jokes about having to plow and fence ten acres before deciding, reframing the case with humor.
The Chicago Journal argues the Pocahontas legend has been thoroughly challenged while stating clear evidence that John Smith was saved. The remark follows enduring debates over early settler lore and Native American encounters.
The passage discusses the profound societal impact of gunpowder. It notes its likely dual invention and unclear origins, and explains how its propulsion power altered armor value and social power across sizes, gradually spreading over a generation.
A Philadelphia Record note recalls a sales debate over scales named Ambush. The manufacturer explains the name’s link to weight and its acceptance among coal dealers amid a curious exchange between two visitors.
Mr Blimby narrates attempting a line cast from a New York wharf as a tugboat lies alongside the pier. He recalls watching crews cast lines and prepares to cast the line off from the boat with the deckhand ready to move toward pier 919 in a vivid harbor scene.
The narrator recounts trying to cast off a line, misjudging the slack and causing a clumsy moment. The captain and deckhand smile at the mishap, illustrating how a novice must learn before performing the task well and be seen as a landlubber by seasoned sailors.
A Jersey City druggist collects odd requests from customers including requests for opium, powders for adults, antitode for babies, and other items. The samples reveal confused writing and mischief behind the notes, framed by a larger Daily News look at Dickens and Sam Weller.
In an hour’s ride from Mexico City lies Teotihuacan with the pyramids of the sun and moon. Janvier notes the sun pyramid stands 216 feet 8 inches high with a 761 by 721 foot base, while the moon pyramid reaches 150 feet 11 inches with a 511 by 426 foot base and a 65 foot high entrance gallery.
The article surveys the Pyramid of the Sun complex with a central small pyramid, 14 surrounding mounds, and a prominent calle de los muertos with tumuli along the route to the Moon pyramid. It notes excavations revealing stone-wrought boxes, skulls, obsidian, and pottery, and cites Senor Orazovy Berra’s view of an older civilization predating Teotihuacans. It also recounts historical notes on tithes in England and a quip about Kladenfeisch in German history.
A Tennessee tale recalls a huge Newfoundland named Bob Kelso that won the 1559 Aurora city marshal race by 31 votes over Clint Theetre. Backers sought to bond the dog for office and swearing in, but Mayor Starks balked, sparking a legal dispute over canine candidacy.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item recounts Scrat the dog that followed Lt Tom Wainscott of the Eighteenth Indiana into battle. Wainscott was killed at Pea Ridge and the dog refused to leave his body, engaging a defender until killed. Soldiers buried the dog at the captain's feet in tribute.
The article proposes relocating colonized Africans to the Messilla valley in Mexico to capitalize on large watermelons. It notes a farmer there once needed to cut a watermelon into slices for sale due to an unsuitable wagon.
The flood swept down irrigation ditches washing away lower acres of a Georgia farm as crosscut saws, stored for home use, became unusable after one ripened and burst. No lives were lost. The Atlanta Constitution’s source notes the event is vouched for by a local exchange whose editor wears seven shooters in his belt.
A fragment recalls a tale of an old lady who burned letters from great men after Froude's Carlyle publication claiming they were written to her not to the public. The anecdote ends with alarm as the chimney catches fire and a family rushes in.
A fragmented OCR piece presents lines on time and youth from A. St. John Adcock. The text reflects on haste, wasted labor, and the paradox of tomorrow lasting longer yet bringing fatigue as time passes. The source shows garbled phrases and nonstandard spelling.
Will sell on reasonable terms at a low figure the Chelly ranch about four miles from Townsend comprising 620 acres with 120 acres in alfalfa. Water rights available. Seller B H Goonwan.
Regular and visiting brethren are invited to Townsend No 6 meetings on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Masonic Hall Broadway Townsend. Also meets every 4th Saturday evening in PC Hall with H M Hart and G W Girnay listed as officers and invitees. details through Recorder XX Gorwaert and Financer Brooxis.
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