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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
4
The narrative recalls Washington leading American troops on Christmas Day toward Trenton in fierce winter conditions. Delawares and Hessians figure in a muddy night march as guards and townsfolk react. The piece frames a pivot toward liberty with banners and remembered sacrifices.
Giotto built the tower in Florence beginning in 1334 with Donatello Andrea Pisano and Luca della Robbia creating reliefs on the base and the upper stories featuring spiral shafts and black and white marble. The tale of a shepherd and a prophetic lamb accompanies the legend of Giotto and his renowned work. A second item recounts a theological student’s amusing clock tale showing a child’s nursery request and timing.
A narrator describes a tense scene where a wounded companion is surrounded by a drove while a native and the speaker climb and retreat between a rock and a creek as furious boars threaten and charge. The boars’ movements and the monkeys of fear create a dangerous standoff observed by the crowd.
A Londoner staying at a farmhouse recalls a long ago country visit. The cockney guest adapted quickly, inspecting a well made object fenced in the paddock as he explored the rural setting.
A dialogue shows Charles urging his uncle to locate doors and windows in a haystack. The uncle shrugs, doubting the task and remarking on the strange request as they debate the misplaced search. The exchange highlights humor and misdirection in a rural scene.
The quote asserts force is not love but life, while justice aims to place the stronger in a favored position. It reflects a Memphis Commercial Appeal sentiment on power, law, and fairness.
London Truth reports Mrs Crawford recalling a Paris reception where Dr Evans claimed to have made Mme. K s teeth from twelve Brittany girls to resemble a true cross setting. The tale ties beauty, superstition, and dental fakery in one odd anecdote.
The article notes Queen Anne enjoyed cooking talks with her cook and that cookery books retain recipes labeled after Queen Anne. It reflects on the English queens’ fondness for good cheer and culinary discussion across history.
Women stood equal to men in ancient Egypt and could rule as queens from the second dynasty. Palaces featured brick walls with painted décor, rich carpets, fur rugs, and ivory and ebony chairs. Through the eighteenth century feminine attire remained simple linen garments, with minimal colored robes and men wearing brighter plumage. Women wore facial pigment, let their hair down, and stacked rings and bracelets.
A Philadelphia Press quip contrasts a young man preferring a first name with a companion who likes last names. A New York Journal piece recounts Mrs. Youngwife’s attempt at breakfast wisdom about boiling eggs and a tragic soft boil mishap. The anecdote ends with tears over eggs boiled 55 minutes without becoming soft.
A courtroom scene features a defendant accused of theft while the prosecutor presses the point. A child asks if the father is a thief and the son admits only one calling, to be a lawyer. The Boston Budget notes 1575 law banning living men’s portraits on U S stamps and explains Succotash origins with Narragansett roots.
A piano ordered in 1808 by Napoleon and crafted for Empress Josephine, famed for rosewood case and mother of pearl keys, was seized in the sacking of the Tuileries. It later sold at auction and is now held by a London firm. one pedal even triggers a drum and triangle.
A fragmentary clipping contrasts morning sounds from a locomotive whistle to a dinner bell and a morning call to rise. The dialogue features Mrs Winston and Mrs Clapper noting a witty bus band, with repeating jokes before they are shared publicly, reported in Cleveland Leader style.
A committee suggests a desk motto Knowledge is Wealth but the teacher objects noting the pay disparity. The item then shifts to a New York corner report describing diverse propulsion types across streetcars and the elevated rail. A vignette about Emma and her ice water hot water bag follows, then a dinner note on Charles Edmon d Turgenet and his arrival for Magny's supper.
A late Russo Turkish War tale shows Russian troops overtaking Turkish refugees near Philippopolis to Adrianople. Turkish women drop infants, but the marching soldiers carry on to safety until the general orders carts and helpers for transport. The Coliseum in Rome is the largest spectacle building, ellipse shaped with a long diameter of 615 feet and short diameter of 510. The outer wall stands 164 feet high, arena 218 by 176 feet, and seating holds 100,600 spectators.
The excerpt notes Titus Andronicus has been acted in England as recently as 1551 with adaptations by Dryden Cibber and Garrick, alongside mentions of Shakespearean works and modern performances. It includes scattered commentary on fame and a poetic passage about a humble life, followed by miscellaneous notes on cranberries, Cork’s steeple, swimming benefits, Italian springs, argon in blood, and Patent medicines.
Ranch formerly known as the Shelly ranch offers 820 acres with 120 acres alfalfa and good water rights. It will be sold on reasonable terms at a low figure via Matthews' Pharmacy. A cautionary note about health remedies and a sales hint accompany the listing.
Advertising copy offers 360 acres of productive farming land with fencing and implements. Suitable for hay and grain, good range, and potential as a sheep ranch. Terms described as very reasonable, contact Hyatt & Dororthy, full4 Bankers. Karl's Clover Root Tea promoted as a laxative medicine sold by Matthews Pharmacy.
The article outlines age related eye changes including corneal whitish border due to fatty degeneration, reduced light sensitivity, and potential correction with spectacles. It notes cataract is not an inevitable result of aging and describes lens yellowing after thirty, progressing with age, until possible opacity requiring operation.
The Kansas City Journal recalls a naturalist’s claim that Egyptian dogs never bark. Ed Little recalls a scrubby car that resided at the American consulate in Cairo, visiting the desk daily and eventually becoming part of the consulate staff while missing the pyramids.
In a fragment from the Chicago Advance a Chinese philosopher is described finding humor in gender power norms. The piece contrasts a Chinese scene where men boss women with an American one where women boss men, via a dialogue about who bosses whom.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as Sir Roderick questions a love beneath him while Lady Constance taunts from her window. The narrator notes time and space bending with love and humor, as hints of social divide and witty defiance mix in a Detroit Journal excerpt.
Dreadfully Nervous Mrs S A Sweet of Hartford reports Clover Root Tea quieted nerves and cleansed the system improving health. Cough relief with Shilohs Cure marketed by Matthews Pharmacy claims one million bottles sold last year. 40 doses for 25 cents.
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