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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1891
Page
2
The article reports Germany lifting the pork embargo on American imports and outlines Secretary Rusk's plan to expand U S farm product access to Germany including corn. It notes Col Murphy's mission to Berlin to present the policy and hints at broader trade reforms with Germany and Russia.
The wheat crop is forecast to fall by 40 million quarters and rye by 35 million, with potato crops failing in Britain Ireland Germany Poland and France due to wet weather. The outcome is a breadstuffs scarcity unseen in living memory and will strain export nations outside Europe.
A party of fifteen men from Colchester Nova Scotia leased Anthony Grove's Oak Island Chester property and began digging for Capt Kidd's buried treasure. They are said to have substantial capital and will continue until the treasure is found or all earth on the island is turned. The site has hosted prior costly but fruitless searches.
Report notes the Bavarian monarch's excessive smoking habit requiring a box of matches per cigarette and two fresh suits weekly. It also recounts the tomato's South American origin and its early English knowledge, plus a 1506 English awareness and French-American exile migration to the eastern United States.
Sioux of South Dakota file a petition via Special Agent Cooper seeking 10 million dollars as compensation for game depredations during the late uprising. The document lists buffalo, elk, deer, wolves, gold and iron as claimed losses signed by about 792 Indians.
A Montana roundup reports miner William Parker killed in a Pike's Peak mine cave in Butte. Duncan McPhail dies from Nellie mine injuries. Helena motor line sold for 36000 to Kenneth McRae. Bozeman hardware store closed under attachment for over 7000 claims. Pardons board frees John Hancock. Fire at J W McKnight store destroys 15000 with 5000 insured. Barker rail completed. Cumberland mine value hints. Firemen association tourney in Bozeman with 1000 prize pool.
A humor piece reports a real estate joke about earth’s axis and a flirtatious verse about engagements. It notes a seaside honeymoon trend and ends with a mention of marriage and looming divorce.
A collage of social vignettes and light humor from the era. Anxious exchanges between family members and neighbors reveal domestic frictions and playful sarcasm. The column blends domestic duty with witty social quips, ending with a local paper tag.
In a third Avenue theater production the heroine wears a simple rosebud in her hair, as noted by Old Mrs Hayseed. A Michigan woman asserts marriage adds to her experience, joking that it makes two four with one to carry.
Report of a Northwest Christian Endeavor convention in St Paul where Missouri delegates wore long badges with a motto. An Iowa Republican prohibitionist reacted to the Missouri inscription with surprise exclaiming Missouri for Christ and noting it supposedly helped Cleveland win by a $4000 majority.
An Atchison Globe snippet cautions girls about believing declarations of affection on stormy nights. The piece suggests moonlight and honesty rarely coincide and warns that bold claims may not reflect true intent from young men.
A collection of sharp witticisms on morality and criticism, plus a numerical guide for miners. The item notes a lead ore rule of thumb: one cubic foot weighs 474 pounds and vein width relates to tonnage, giving practical estimates for ore quantities.
Secretary Pope of the Montana State Fair reports a shortfall of three to four thousand dollars this year. Gate receipts lag by about one thousand dollars from last year due to cold windy start and a Thursday circus absence reducing attendance by one to fifteen hundred. Trotting races suffered as many horses were sick or knocked out, reducing appeal compared with prior years.
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