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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1904
Page
7
A lunatic asylum doctor was in the bathroom when patients shouted to duck him. He proposed a cheer first, and the inmates complied. A ringing cheer brought the keepers, saving the doctor from harm.
The article notes Louis XIV’s considerable shortcomings but praises his diligence as a ruler and administrator. It highlights his social courtesy, stating he was always courteous to the poorest woman at court, lifting his hat and treating politeness as a fine art.
A notice invites travelers to attend the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis Missouri opening April 30 1904. F H Worsley of Salt Lake City offers to meet parties at the St Louis depot and arrange lodging with advance reservations and free information on rates limits and travel details. Also mentions guidance for Utah parties and teachers. Separate item describes ancient Peruvian double whistling jars used as musical water bottles with whistling sounds produced by shifting water between jars.
Well known European actresses reportedly medicate and perfume their baths with a mix of milk wine ox blood eau de Cologne strawberries violets rose leaves and Boabone Bath Perfumes. The list includes Window Soothing By finavon and Boabone among other items claimed to allay colds and calm wind ailments.
An early 1900s item from Trinity Springs Indiana notes skepticism toward Fiso's Cure for Consumption claiming it has no equal for coughs and colea Joux Floran. It also mentions a Russian servant holiday in a household where servants gain Sunday to Monday free, with work stopping after Saturday supper and employers not inquiring about how the time is spent.
New York, once full of taverns from the Dutch era, hosts historic inns and coffee houses. Notable sites include the City Hotel and its famed menu, the Shakespeare tavern, Tonine coffee house, Stadt Inn that became City Hall, King’s Arms near Bowling Green, Golden Hill Battle site, Bull’s Head near the Bowery, and Martling’s coffee house home to Tammany Hall.
A red faced friend greets a worn cleric who confesses small church earnings of forty five dollars monthly. The pastor reveals pride in helping buy a new chapel altar and receives high praise for remaining a dignified figure in San Francisco society.
At Vassar a visiting clergyman was asked to tailor a sermon for young women. He chose the text Follow me and I will make you fishers of men, drawing smiles and later reflections among the students about the choice.
A rural England parliamentary hopeful, famed for courting a local beauty, faced hecklers during a rally. When asked about marriage timing, he quipped that election promises would determine the day, prompting cheers and his eventual election.
A substantial asphalt deposit estimated at 16 contains about 500000 tons has been located on Table Mountain near Cape Town in South Africa.
Albert Vandam narrates a Tours incident with a hundred southern volunteers in broad hats and cable garments. The march through the streets shocks crowds, but the spectacle collapses when they drink and cannot close their mouths. The volunteers vow to return home once a pact is broken and the crowd is left amused and puzzled by the episode.
John Denison Champlin recounts an amusing exchange between Matthew Arnold and Sir Edwin Arnold on the River Test near Romsey abbey. The dialogue covers kinship claims, a remark about Jewish descent, and Matthew Arnold described as an intellectual dyspeptic. Also included is an unrelated defective wartime style advertisement offering a $100 reward and quack remedies.
The article explains how the English and French numeral systems differ in naming large powers of ten. It notes that British and American usage blends systems, causing confusion, and describes how words like billion trillion and quadrillion are formed as powers of a million.
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