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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1901
Page
3
The Philadelphia Times reports on feminine ideals, praising pretty hands as signs of domestic virtue. It contrasts grieving mothers with practical praise of hands, then notes tips for nail care, shaping, and cleanliness drawn from a 1900s Atlanta Journal and general home living columns.
An elegant woman wore a striking bodice and small satin brocade sleeves with white sherry silk trims. The black ground contrasted with white lace yoke, high collar, tulle rosette, and a Dudek satin belt with jeweled buckle. Hat featured loops of ribbon and autumn leaves.
A reflective piece on how marriage changes mothers and daughters with a Pittsburg Diapaten tone. It contrasts romantic ideals with real burdens and notes the enduring appreciation mothers gain as children become parents. The excerpt shifts to Maria Parloa on hanging pictures, offering practical tips on choosing wires, hooks, distances, and grouping for balanced wall displays.
Instructions advise squeezing and not rubbing to remove dirt from leather items. For very dirty pieces, wrap them in a bag before boiling to prevent tearing, then proceed with the copper treatment as described. Spare Moments.
A compact guide to reviving scraps from a roast with tomato stew minced beef and a rice tapioca pie. Features recipes for meat fillings, delicate pastries, and crusted fried patties along with tips on using leftovers to avoid waste and improve meals.
A nearly complete mastodon skeleton was found by college professors near Olivet Michigan in a marsh. The bones include large thigh and leg bones, ribs, and vertebrae, with tusk sockets found but tusks not yet located. The specimen is dated about 7,000 years dead, from a post tertiary climate of sub-tropical Michigan.
Instructions advise soaking lace curtains for an hour in warm soap and water with a dash of ammonia, occasional squeezing, then running through a wringer and placing in a fresh suds batch for rinsing.
The Boston Transcript quotes Old Dr Sage declaring the patient for him, while Mrs Towler is described as clearly not ill by implication. The dialogue suggests a medical consultation with the new doctor and a confident assessment of her case.
A French colonial official named Henri Mager records native Madar ar expressions, noting several phrases he finds expressive and meaningful within local raves. The excerpt suggests deeper cultural significance in the diction used by Madar ar communities.
In Aug 1790 President Washington plotted a covert departure from the Macomb house while arranging dawn carriage and luggage for Paulus Hook. An artillery band burst from the morning quiet as a throng gathered outside the window, watching his first step into the public eye.
News from Yokohama reports a recent typhoon blowing two trains into a river with fifty drowned. The item cites the deadly 1881 Halford catastrophe where 300,000 perished and Manila storms in 1882 leaving 40,000 families homeless in similar devastation.
Meurik Theem Toeen, the famed Norwegian drama artist, is reported to dine away from home each day between noon and 1. He is described as often alone at a small table in the Grand hotel dining hall at Christiania, rarely speaking to others except the waiter while quietly noting those around him.
A terse exchange between a parent and child reveals a tense household dynamic. The child claims the whipping made him cheerful while the parent notes relief that he was spared, reflecting practical attitudes toward punishment.
John A. Oliphant of Perry Oklahoma and William Zimmerman of Kansas City cannot tell which wife is Mary or Martha. Daughters of Hon. J. R. Greer born in Topeka Kansas about thirty years ago. Parents mixed them at birth and later used colored beads to identify each girl. Mary married Oliphant. Martha married Zimmerman. Neighbors failed to distinguish them. a bead or dress cue finally tracked the truth.
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