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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1905
Page
7
Fragmentary advertisement text asserts health benefits from Pe-ru-Na, warning about crowded conditions and public exposure. The readable lines imply a claim that the product supports health, with mentions of a shop and general health effects.
Two school lateness excuses amuse readers. One asks pardon for a boy who could not find his sex in the ashpit deposited by the family dog. The other reports a boy glued to a dresser. Separately, robbers steal gold quartz from a Bendigo mine, dragging 7 000 feet of ladders for the job.
A vivid nocturnal poem depicts relentless waves, storm winds, and dark horizons over Lake Shore Drive near Chicago. The speaker contrasts violent seaside tempests with a quiet inland town as dawn approaches, closing with attribution to James E Kiss in Chicago.
An autograph collector recounts how his maternal uncle earned hundreds of autographs without paying by claiming to be a sea captain building a ship named after each distinguished figure. Quotes from Carlyle Tennyson Thackeray and Browning illustrate the flattering scheme. The uncle’s collection nears a thousand autographs, each letter describing the imagined ship.
W M Thompson of Kelly Mays & Co recalls selling Corliss engines in the Black Hills. A Homestake mine official demanded four car loads of candles after a quick sample. He delivered, and the house filled the largest order yet, proving westward commerce arrives on foot.
The geyser Waimangu near Rotorua, New Zealand, emerged about two years ago near Rotomahana. It shoots a black boiling mud column to nearly 1000 feet and a vast steam cloud. The Rotorua region hosts hot lakes and springs with boiling caldrons and vivid colored pools, attracting tourists by train from Auckland.
The Japanese quarantine bureau launched a crusade against plague by rewarding rats with lottery tickets in seaports and cities. Rats were registered, inspected for germs, and if positive, the source building disinfected. Millions of rat skins ended up used by military to make ear protectors.
A quirky court entry from Rayenne New Jersey records lists a Leghorn hen named Hen as committed. It notes age doubtful birthplace Centerville occupation layer offense clucking disposition and a plan to be priced as seed after being found on a person with feathers.
A Camden New Jersey family recalls a four month old baby heavily affected by sores and scales. After using Cutiura Soap and Ointment the infant recovered within a month with no remaining sores. Mrs. Mary Sanders provides the testimonial at 709 Spring St. Camden.
High heeled shoes seem stylish but prove unstable over time as elegant designs fail under regular use, causing falls and hazards for wearers during daily activities.
Report notes language requirements for immigrants in South Australia. A regulation says a man must speak or write English to be permitted to land, with warnings about the impracticality of selling everything to meet purchases amid strict restrictions.
In Betaham England seven plum puddings hung in a kitchen when a donkey wandered in and ate five of them cloths and all. The incident was noted as a curious local tale reflecting rural life and animal antics.
The Gaulois reports some Paris restaurants are using sawdust as a dressing for cutlets instead of bread crumbs. The substitute costs about thirty cents a sack and may reflect wider concerns about food quality and price.
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