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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
7
An official notice states that Russian troops captured Kharbin on August 3, with the fall of the city confirmed amid ongoing battlefield actions. This detail appears amid a broad newspaper page containing a health ad for Cascarents and other items.
A letter from Mrs. Clana Gates of Johns P.O. Mississippi dated April 25, 1898, reports long illness with chills pains and weakness. After using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she recovered greatly, writing that she is “my old self” again. Another note from Mrs. Clana Garss dated October 6, 1899, praises the remedy’s help after years of frailty and a failing gait and thanks God for its aid to suffering women.
A historical note outlines weed burning technology used on western railroads to clear vegetation from ballast. It describes a self-propelled flat car with a boiler driven engine, oil burners, water and air systems, and adjustments to handle tall weeds. It mentions trains like the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Topeka Santa Fe as users. It ends with a short, non-sequitur about Chinese aid and Pekin politics.
Deputy Langey arranged an exhibit of carnotite, a newly highlighted mineral. The Yellow Bird group in Montrose county is the only known deposit, with uranium about 52.28 percent and vanadium 17.80 percent in analysis. The mines recently transferred from Gordon Kimball to a French syndicate building a processing plant.
In First Municipal Court New York Judge Finn, famed for his poker skill, faced a defendant who refused to pay a $92 debt. After experts debated if poker is a game of chance, the judge rendered a verdict for the plaintiff.
In Geneva a new paving method uses pressed glass refuse to form durable blocks. Several streets already laid with the invention display improved appearance and longevity. The innovation has attracted interest from other European cities adopting the technology.
The center of population for the United States lies at an uninhabited point in Jackson County Indiana east of Brownstown as determined by the latest enumeration. No people occupy the location.
The text warns readers about fake Cascarets substitutes and touts the world wide popularity of Cascarets Cand y Cathartic. It stresses that reputable products carry a lasting reputation and warns against store clerks pushing inferior substitutes for extra profit. It notes be cautious of bulk sales and insists on genuine boxes stamped with C C C.
A hotel fire in Dinard France injures several Americans but no serious injuries reported. Additional notes mention Allen's Foot Ease advert and a list of railroad excursion rates and services across the West. A fire in Crivitz Wisconsin damages the Polska Industrial lumber yard causing 150000 dollars in losses. A fourth brigade of Indian troops is ordered to China.
Special excursion rates quoted via the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad The Scenic Route of the World. Two lines between Grand Junction and Denver with no extra cost. Four daily fast express trains New dining cars Pullman and ordinary sleeping cars through to Chicago. Grand scenery awaits Ask your agent for details and tickets via D RG BR.
Advertises summer round trips from Detroit to Chicago and other cities with August dates and fixed fares. Claims three daily trains in each direction, fast service, and modern Pullman and dining cars. Promotes scenic Utah Nevada route via Salt Lake to Omaha and Chicago with through tickets and agent contact in Salt Lake City.
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