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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
2
At Annapolis Maryland the election shows women voting only a minority of 22 of 67. The note highlights early female participation and suggests broader social implications for local governance.
Collis P Huntington now owns a complete system including ferries terminals river and ocean steamboats and 7600 miles of railroad with securities valued at 350 million and annual earnings of 60 million. Elk teeth fetch high prices in Spokane with 400 sold for 1000 as scarcity grows. Stated finds include 3000 Roman bronze tables buried at Ostia and potential recovery from a marsh.
A Chicago physician claims to have created a completely noise proof residence. He sealed cracks with rubber strips on doors and windows and bored zigzag holes to admit air. He says sound waves dissipate after several refractions in the crooked passages despite an anti noise ordinance.
Greek Captain Dousmais based on field study asserts Pompey Caesar clash did not occur at Pharsala but near Karditza, about fifty miles northwest, challenging long held Thessalian history. Messager and Journal d Athenes report the claim.
The article notes Germany’s advancing business capacity and planning in trade while highlighting increased gifts to schools, libraries, charities, and public causes. It points to corporate and private industry aiding employers as signs of responsible wealth use and ends by urging recognition of Germany’s good deeds “Done in Germany.”
A Century Magazine short story author invents phrases like weasel word and stained glass plank to critique political rhetoric. He explains weasel words suck meaning from adjacent terms and that stained glass planks mislead observers, with perception changing by window view rather than truth.
A poem on soldiers glory and obedience notes a noble death for duty at England's call. Includes Kansas Regiment anecdotes, a mascot story Juan the Filipino pupil, and reflections on saddles, bridles, and military life across ancient to modern times.
The St Louis Globe Democrat recalls on Memorial Day how a young commissary sergeant from the Twenty third Ohio, pressed into service with wagons and mules, served hot coffee amid the battle lines at Antietam. His act drew praise from aColonel and led to McKinley becoming a lieutenant.
Washington reports Chickamauga National Park will serve as the main camp for volunteers from Cuba Porto Rico the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines. By November 1 a large army may be stationed near Chattanooga with government owned grounds offering no rent. Permanent barracks and a regular army post could follow if plans succeed.
Six months of schooling have transformed Juan Guriendo, a young Filipino boy, brought to Kansas City by Lieut. Colin H. Ball of the Twentieth Infantry. The report highlights his rapid progress and the impact of education aboard.
A mother on Morgan Street took her five year old son Edward to a photographer to secure a good likeness for guests. The boy sobbed as the lens was adjusted and the mother’s pleas could not ease his fear, recalling a dentist visit she had warned him about. Two men on a Woodward Avenue car discuss a dull home life as the wife travels, one noting he now stays home thinking of her presence.
A Chicago Times-Herald note recounts a senator asked to sign as a patron for a nations fair bazaar. She mentions booths for Ireland Scotland England Wales and several European nations plus a Chinese booth, the senator responding there is no Chinese vote and suggesting not required for her support.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note imagines a steam beer delivery wagon in Chicago that will move faster than horse wagons. The wagons may halt before customers and whistle as a novelty. The exchange ends with a joking line about a drink cart and the name Toots.
A humorous exchange: a suburb newcomer says the country air is bracing and triggers hunger. A friend replies that it’s not the air but the appetite it creates, forcing them back to the city for a bite. The dialogue reflects light social mood.
A Chicago American panel shows two Busy Bees trading quips about poppy induced dopey feelings and enjoying a rare lazy day, capturing light hearted humor from a newspaper cartoon strip.
An amused elderly woman questions where city cars go after leaving rails while a quick answering man implies cars can go almost anywhere. The playful exchange highlights public transit curiosities and urban mobility.
Dialogue highlights a flirtatious exchange between Frankleigh and Miss Antique as the suitor requests frankness in a sudden, affectionate moment. The tone suggests a quiet, humorous scene centered on playful consent and mutual familiarity.
Old friend speaks bluntly about the house George inhabits, noting it is not impressive. George responds with grim resolve, mentioning enduring a storm overnight.
A quip from North side about a bridge trust prompts Shadyside to ask for clarification in a brief Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph snippet. The exchange highlights tension over local infrastructure or governance issues without further context.
A didactic snippet advises cooling a child by laying in next winter's coal during extreme heat. The terse proverb implies using cold storage or seasonal resources to temper summer days.
A Chicago American report quotes a model complaining that a photographer’s treatment left her looking fifty years older. She vows not to pose for him again, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the experience.
A comic exchange illustrates a domestic scene involving milk delivery and a cow mishap. The dialogue humorously contrasts expectations with a practical joke on maternal duties. The piece concludes reflecting on remarriage after a spouse's death in a wry tone.
In a city setting Mrs Slimdiet and Spindler discuss meal expectations at a weigh tower. Spindler complains of a light supper while Mrs Slimdiet defends fashionable dining, insisting on a hot lunch downtown and not returning home hungry.
A humorous exchange between Jinks and Minks about selling a country home. Minks says neighbors are eager buyers and have been trying to make him uncomfortable to push the sale. The bit plays on sly rural community dynamics.
In a controversial quote from the Indianapolis Journal a politician reportedly said he would go home and blow his wife up for making him feel away money by having her photographs taken. The remark triggered swift public backlash and condemnation.
Poetic meditation on mutual reliance between country bounty and urban services. The speaker notes loving the land and its fruits while acknowledging the need for city ice to enjoy the sweetness of a watermelon. It frames interdependence as essential harmony.
A Philadelphia Press snippet recalls a classroom moment when a teacher asks about a buttress and a child answers it is a nanny goat. The piece also notes a humorous street scene with two men debating a man in a blue suit, one calling him a police officer, the other correcting him.
A courtroom exchange has the prisoner defending thrift against the judge’s remark about begging in public. The dialogue shows the prisoner asserting frugality and denying the label of a spendthrift despite earlier need.
A witty line contrasts an intellectual woman with a practical grace of goodbyes, noting in jest that she closes the screen door without lingering. The remark plays on social expectations and manners as a light epigram.
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