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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
7
Physicians acknowledge the virtue of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ills. Endorsers from Massachusetts report relief from irregular periods, pain, bloating, weakness, and inflammation. Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from 1 Mass. and has advised thousands toward health.
In a New York Herald tale, Colonel confronts Jacque the barber who vowed to kill him. Despite threats, Jacque continues shaving, applying blade and lather while the colonel endures torment and begs for death. The barber remains composed and silent, delivering no final cut.
The article recalls a literary episode with Massachusetts Senator Hoar at a reception. Cornered by a reader, he names Bill Nye as his favorite author, then jokes with a twirl of his keys. It reflects on the newspaper habit and its role in daily life and intellectual growth.
Sir John Brunner advances a plan for Huddersfield and Wintington Norwich to report every birth for twelve months. A grant of 20 shillings will go to the mother or guardian of each child with satisfactory progress to cut infant mortality.
Ancient texts praised garlic as a universal remedy and cure for many ailments. Modern commentary notes its reputation as a cure-all, while tuberculosis was among those attributed benefits, raising questions about why illness and death persist despite garlic’s reputed powers.
A vivid 19th century portrait of Santa Fe burro drivers and burro alley. Wood is hauled in two to three foot lengths on tiny saddles, packed by Mexican workers who walk miles daily to sell their loads. Burro drivers endure long journeys, small earnings, and relentless bargaining in a harsh but stoic trade.
Vine growers in Frappe market winter grapes using a method where ripe bunches are cut leaving a short stem attached and placed in bottle mouths. Rows of white-necked bottles hold the stems while grapes hang outside, watered daily to compensate evaporation in a cool cellar.
In a vivid exchange a Mr. Brown praises a new telephone link between his office and home and invites Smith to dine tonight. Mrs Brown replies with a sharp retort asking if they keep a hotel, revealing a brisk domestic wit and the sudden clarity of telephone communication.
The article advertises Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for weak stomach indigestion liver and other ailments. It claims endorsements, lists a bottle formula and extracts, and offers a free booklet of medical authorities endorsing the ingredients. Actress Dr. BV. Pierce of Tuffaln LA is mentioned in relation to endorsements.
Dr Gustave Le Bon of Paris argues matter dies by spontaneous molecular changes producing substances between ponderable bodies and ether. The article notes distant ether views, mentions cataracts and cautions about remedies and patent medicines with dubious claims.
An unnamed physicist notes a dull book makes a room warm at first but grows cooler as he skips pages in search of brightness. He observes temperature drop when long passages are read and a chill as he loses interest. He tests with a thermometer and finds the fire dies when he tries to burn the book.
An ornithology based effort deems the kite extinct yet a Wales vigilance committee is established to protect the bird. A photographer traced one of the last known pairs to a mountain cave and captured a photo. The pair’s home is kept secret to prevent disturbance. Darkening a room can be achieved with a narrow green calico blind cut to size and placed behind a window to block light, a solution noted for light sensitive sleepers.
A Wilkes Barre nurse extols Postum Food Coffee after personal relief from headaches and indigestion. She notes improved milk flow in mothers, benefits seen with patients, and urges proper preparation of Postum by servants.
A Vienna study recreates theater fires to test safety. With stage lamps and dense smoke, temperatures hit 720 degrees Fahrenheit. Curtain position changes fire spread. gas and oil lamps fail, electric lamps vanish in smoke. If acts rescue, no escape for audience. stage flames create a chimney while the auditorium holds.
A Boston founded Franklin Union, funded by Benjamin Franklin's legacy, now holds around a million dollars in cash with $200,000 in securities. Accelerated growth, partly via Carnegie, could reach billions in 100 years. The piece ponders value as money yields further wealth beyond land and goods.
A Free Press dispatch quotes Exgieh from England discussing communication difficulties. He explains the challenge lies in making people understand him, not in his own speech. The piece underscores language barriers and the need for clearer expression.
A naturalist notes creatures change color with food and climate. Observers describe Bedouin views of population, comparing a single hut to a city and a mountain landscape to vast towns, highlighting sparse settlements and misperceptions.
A silver wedding present said to please the Kaiser came from the combined rowing and sailing club in Germany. It comprises six silver models depicting shipbuilding styles from the Viking galley to the Emperor's yacht Meteor.
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