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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
7
A new arrival at a high society reception navigates the scene with poise as hostesses gauge her. The house rules and etiquette are reframed through a social climber’s quick read of the room amid murmurs and formal greetings.
A fashion description outlines a silk dress with a tucked skirt and a heavy lace bodice opening over a white chiffon front rosette. Ends are threaded through a bolero matching the dress color.
J Pohl challenges the standard view that scalp hair grows about 33 mm a month. He finds hair grows at most 11 mm monthly and slows after being cut. Hair in colonies of two to four hairs shows alternating growth with one advancing then others, preventing simultaneous bald spots and revealing insights for scientists.
A column discusses a French recipe for cleaning copper using oxalic acid and rottenstone, with cautions about handling the chemical, and notes an old method for Indian brass using brick dust or lemon. It then shifts to social observations about women seeking entry to the “smart set” and a cabinet circle anecdote.
In a Washington Star column, Mr. Cyrus Barker doubts any proof of reincarnation yet notes neighbors who remind him of Herod Caligula Nero Henry VIII and Judge Jeffreys as examples of familiar tyrants and rulers.
May Gaboo Astor reports that Sir Berkeley Milne of the Naval and Military Club attended Mr. Astor’s concert without an invitation. Milne claimed he was brought by a lady party. Astor refused to meet him and prepared a newspaper notice. Milne apologized but the dispute widens with high naval figures backing Milne.
The final volume of the War of the Rebellion Official Records, the largest Civil War compilation, is completed at the Government Printing Office in Washington. It comprises 128 royal octavo volumes and a 35-part atlas, begun 26 years ago, with 18 years of public distribution.
Rear Admiral Kempff is replaced by Admiral Remey after a council as Europe’s warships close on the Taku forts. Kempff urged against assault warning of mass killings of missionaries, then withdrew the American squadron and observed the action.
The article contrasts views of Li Hung Chang as a eminent statesman and arch humbug while noting Americans view him kindly. It cites his remark to an American correspondent that the war will not harm Sino American relations and references Admiral Kempff’s refusal to join the Taku assault as insight into his understanding of the situation.
The article notes thirteen Atlantic cables in operation while message rates stay at 25 cents per word for commercial messages and 10 cents for press dispatches. Telegraph, postal, and railway rates have fallen, yet ocean cable charges remain high despite a surge in message volume.
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