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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
4
The column notes Rider Haggard's new novel The Swallow should do well in Kentucky. It mocks sal t buttons and suggests playful regional contrasts. It references a Chicago police shooting and argues about Sunday museums versus Sunday newspapers in New York.
The Lynn Massachusetts Item lampoons quick aggression with a quip about kicking someone when defeated. The note uses humor to caution against cruelty and highlight decency in handling misfortune.
A reflective line imagines life beyond confinement as a distant home to be found when liberty returns, offering hope through mental escape to the future. The verse frames longing for freedom and a peaceful residence beyond bars.
New York artist Miss Hashagan wed her model Thunder Cloud in a notable marriage. The couple’s alliance drew attention for its cultural identifiers and the broader social note on guarded perceptions of Native identity.
A satirical note finds advertising businessmen fishing in ink pots and urged to use original bait to attract the public. The columnist quips that clever, new approaches will catch readers every time.
Critics question the value of Nansen’s three year expedition that brought him four degrees closer to the north pole than any prior explorer. The debate weighs scientific gains against the vast effort and costs.
The Chicago Council weighs granting a citywide underground railway permit amid debate over franchise expansion. Critics warn of costs and disruption while supporters cite modernization and efficient transit for residents.
An Arizona astronomer claims he saw Venus and wore a veil that night insisting on modesty. His wife is mocked as a tartar for the tale, implying the feat was not witnessed and the courage was shown without ostentation.
A column argues for a broad inheritance tax to fund state improvements and reduce other taxes. It notes a Cincinnati paper’s call to replace the eagle with the hen as America’s bird of freedom after the hen added 133 million to national wealth. It mentions a Nebraska Journal remark on a horse injuring Homer Jones and a New Jersey bill transcription mistake causing a special session.
New York reports two lives lost in an unexpected collision on the One Hundred and Tenth Street curve of the elevated road. Observers note such incidents often prove more destructive when not premeditated. The piece reflects on how language reveals the mind's hidden forces.
A brief moral fragment urges restraint in speech and warns that words can poison or bless forever. The text emphasizes guarding the lips and weighing words carefully to avoid lasting harm.
An experimenter in Berlin asserts exact lightning momentum by iron fusion during a thunderstorm with an average of 7000 horsepower cited. A botanist notes many neglected American weeds are edible with shoots like asparagus and plants such as milkweed pigweed and nettle offering surprising culinary value.
The so called Woman's Bible has failed to gain support as sensible women condemn its idea. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union has repudiated it, reflecting thoughtful women’s individual opinions. The movement behind it is judged unwise and imprudent and its zeal misdirected.
The Rev J Erle defends American usage of to infinitive forms he has long used. Dr FitzEdward Hall lists English examples from 1636 onward and cites Jeremy Collier Southey Dickens Reade Ruskin and George Eliot in support of the phrase.
Russia signs a treaty with the French protectorate of Tunis allowing the same commercial privileges as France and claiming most favored nation status after France. The move raises questions of a Franco-Russian alliance to challenge Italian merchants in Tunis, prompting caution among Northern Africa interests in Rome.
The first electric passenger car in the United States was shown in Dover New Hampshire on July 26 1847. The fiftieth anniversary was noted at Eliot Maine home of Moses G Farmer inventor of the car whose daughter hosts a summer science school.
The excerpt notes the first electric car experiments, size of cells about a pint, Farmer's scheme failing to catch on but influencing later engineers who built modern electric vehicles. It mentions Farmer's death at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and briefly shifts to a writing technique tip about using two pens in a holder.
In Girardville Pennsylvania a violent clash between Polish factions near Hazelton escalated into two battles. Nine men were killed and about thirty six wounded as armed groups attacked rival premises with guns axes knives and clubs. Police arrested ringleaders and many warrants remain unserved.
City reports Chief of Police Edouardo Velasquez shot himself in the left temple yesterday and died instantly. In St Petersburg authorities, Sept 24, say Russia will soon prohibit wheat exports.
A Rome dispatch reports about forty people killed and many injured in an earth slip at sulphur mines near Girmenti.
Senator and Mrs Hanna celebrated at Glenmere the 23rd wedding anniversary with a dinner party for a small group of friends in Cleveland.
Rome reports all arrangements for the cession of Kassate to Great Britain have been accepted and everything is ready for the occupation of the town by British troops.
Dublin notes the death of The Right Honorable Robert Richard Warren president of the probate and matrimonial division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland. The obituary records his passing on September 25.
The Ohio prohibition party says it has over 10 000 petitioners and its nominees are on the ballot. A note mentions icebergs lasting up to two centuries before melting. The text also advertises Schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
A dated advice piece urges mothers to guide daughters and keep them healthy with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It asserts the remedy corrects irregularities and supports women through pregnancy and reproduct ive health.
Information from Washington reports the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Montana completed its survey and ready for settlement under mining laws. Interior approval pending, with a 90 day timeline for filing final report. prior 90 day claim hold rights have been repealed.
About 200 labor representatives met in the Schiller building for a national labor conference called by the St. Louis labor convention. Debs urged cross union cooperation and condemned strikes as futile while E. M. Bannister of St. Louis was elected chairman and W. Rt. Carvick of Pennsylvania secretary.
The last spike on the Trail Robson branch of the Columbia & Western was driven. Tomorrow the first freight train will bring coke from Robson and regular passenger service will start when CP Railway provides proper connections at Robson for Nelson. A third rail will allow both standard and narrow gauge service to Trail depot.
Anaconda reports Dr. A. H. Mitchell of Warm Springs has returned from Alaska and is thrilled by the region’s mineral resources. A veteran prospector for 55 years, he has chased gold from the Fraser River rush to Cariboo, Alaska, and Montana stampedes, marking him as an enduring pioneer in new gold fields.
Joseph Le Grand, former commander of Tecumseh Post No 22 in Wallace, Idaho, died at the soldiers home on September 24 after a battle with cancer. Born October 15 1836 in Germany, he served in the Fifth US Infantry from 1858 to 1865 and later worked as an accountant. He moved to Wallace July 7 and held several local offices before ill health.
Secretary Wilson secures post office approval to affix government frank to packages of beets sent by growers to experiment stations for saccharine strength testing. Sugar beet seed was distributed to farms in 27 states last spring for nationwide analysis.
A Royal Consul summary reports Liverpool breadstuffs market will see large US imports for months with estimates of 50 000 to 70 000 quarters weekly. Maize demand is strong and imports last year surpassed all previous records.
A policy mandating accident and sickness insurance applies to every citizen of Switzerland. The rule expands nationwide coverage and imposes a universal obligation to secure benefits for medical care and income protection.
A long OCR list shows names and addresses across California and beyond as part of a prize or raffle. It includes numerous residents from San Francisco and other cities, plus entries from Utah Oregon and Mexico with ticket counts and prize notes.
In Chicago on September 26 a gasoline stove exploded on West Adams Street killing one man and injuring six others. Firefighters raced to the scene and paramedics treated victims at the curb and in nearby buildings. Investigators sought the cause as residents were left to assess the damage.
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