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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1905
Page
2
A broad collage notes milk production, a Philadelphia expose threat, and a range of cultural tidbits. It highlights the milk trust, royal poets, onions boosting wit, a Paris moving picture, and notable figures like Susan B. Anthony, Alice Roosevelt, and King Edward, weaving social commentaries and odd anecdotes.
Philadelphia lawyer John G. Johnson recalls a real estate dispute over a ten foot strip of ground. During cross examination he reveals an admission that the land belonged to neighbor Mr. Parks after a heavy snowstorm, while both parties were off their sidewalks.
The passage presents jumbled lines about sharing a smile, bearing burdens, and offering donations or cheer. It references a person named James and a sense of relief through small acts of kindness amid hardship. The unreadable OCR yields a fleeting, moodful snapshot rather than a clear event.
A 19th century note explains a thumatrope illusion with a card showing a bird in a cage and other paired images. By spinning the card and presenting one side, the spectator sees the bird or the cage as the other side toggles. The piece adds playful family dialogue about chores and mischief, illustrating domestic scenes.
A home made lap board provides table conveniences with fabric cover and elastic bands to hold an address book calendar envelopes pens and more. Also described is a simple party game Guess Who I Am where a blindfolded player guesses a person by animal sounds and replaces the chosen player upon a correct guess.
A brief testimonial from Net A TRIAL FREE-Addromy Milburn Buffalo N Y credits Dean’s Pills for curing back pains headaches and general misery after illness. The notice also mentions Black Tulip in Luzon a large eight inch diameter flower found on Luzon island Philippines.
Colgate Hoyt known as Coly tells a tale of Sam the South Carolina farmer who goes to the bank to borrow $10 to move his crop. The cashier and president approve, but the discount clerk docks $2.40 from the loan, leaving Sam with $7.60. A white neighbor notes Sam’s loss and the lesson about interest and handling fees in Wall Street finance versus his needs.
A disjointed reflection on brightness, competence, and perception appears in a noisy aside. It toys with the idea that skill does not guarantee praise or approval, mentioning envy and judgment in undefined contexts. The text cites a phrase about New Orleans and a newspaper name, but lacks coherent narrative.
The Rev Dr Newman Smyth of New Haven joked about Connecticut politics by recalling a Scottish ministers tale. Two ministers visited congregants at New Year, sharing Scotch drinks. One asked the other to observe the partner’s walk, asking who that was at his side after noting the walking companion.
A neighbor in Liverpool devises a device for amusement and mental exercise. He reads Henry James latent novels, marks sentences he understands, and assigns marks to Henry James or himself. After a couple of weeks, James leads, though the rival may alter the balance.
A description of a guessing game where players outside and inside a room pick a word with multiple meanings such as spring. The recalled player answers with clues like dry, cold and clear, and strong, guiding others to identify the word. The puzzle continues with where to search and a rotating guesser.
A reading room activity describes ten noun prompts used to spark short stories by young writers. Participants receive a pencil and paper, must weave all ten unrelated nouns into a single tale within a set time, with judges selecting the best to win prizes.
Charades that require only dining room items to guess playful phrases. A Gay Blade, Belle of the Room, Forking Over the Cash, A Hot Seller, Sour Grapes, A Spooning Pair, A Match at Bowls, Matched Not Mated, and The Partition of China are illustrated by simple table-side gestures and props using common tableware and condiments.
A collection of quick repetition lines including She sells sea shells by the seashore and Seven selfish shellfish shoved some shrimp sideways. It features prompts like Prudently peel prime potatoes, Royal rulers rarely really read rid dies, and Faint flames frequently feed force fires. Truly rural offers a brisk closing line.
A fisherman returning home showed a live lobster to a game keeper. He urged placing a hand in the lobster's claw. The keeper declined. The man then teased the dog’s tail being pricked, provoking the dog to bolt, dragging the lobster along in a comic, harmless mishap.
Arrange small four seat tables for a progressive whist style game. Each table hosts a different task such as marble and pencil balancing into a basin, a racing challenge, and an alphabetical geography round where players list places starting with a letter. Winners move quickly to next table toward prizes. two top finishers gain rewards while the last place earns a booby prize.
The hostess provides ten inch square colored paper sheets for a party game. Players guess hidden animals such as elephant dog rabbit donkey calf or horse from notes on backs. Each guest writes guesses on a sheet and signs for scoring. The best resemblance wins a prize while the worst gets a booby prize.
A fragment quotes Muilthie D. Babcock praising tea as dainty and critiquing life focused on appetite and pride rather than kindness, purity, love, poetry, and music. It contrasts breadth of life with mere length and ends with reflections on eternal hopes.
An OCR fragment reports a 136 mile straight railway section from Mourke in New South Wales, claiming the world’s longest unbroken straight line. The text also contains garbled phrases about identity and commerce, with unclear references to tea, cooking, and African epic imagery.
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