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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1906
Page
6
Report discusses a purported etherial or ethereal body interpenetrating the physical form. Observers claim X-ray like methods reveal shadows of this unseen self, linking mind to matter and promising shifts in mental science. Claims reflect Indian traditions and Western curiosity about immortal inner forms.
A baker's storefront tells the trade via window display says a clerk. Frugal panes promise famine tasting fare while gilded frames lure common folk with oversized pies and seven layer cakes. The window signs reveal who profits from hungry customers.
Late explorations near Pompeii shown by the New York Tribune suggest submerged Roman sites are remains of noble mansions and baths, not foundations. Shores bear wrecks of ancient cities as coast roads quarries and harbor breakwaters lie drowned, with a 17 foot submarine sea wall largely unseen for two millennia.
Fifteen year old Ernesta Carsten Di Luisi of Belgium claims a patent for an invention based on a rug turned axle device that enables any motorized vehicle to reverse instantly. Belgian government engineers study the scheme with potential rights purchase.
Judge Moore recalls a Kennebec county case where a friend on the jury refused to vote. Eleven jurors favored acquittal after a sleepless night of deliberation, until the panel's illness excuse explained the deadlock.
An Erie train car in Jersey City last week held a comical confrontation after an elderly man sat near a young passenger. Eggs from the overcoat splattered the seat, prompting the YOUNG man to demand ownership of the eyes that caused the mess. The old man denied culpability, noting the eggs were already there.
In Scotland cattle shows and sales debate color, with Galloways urged to preserve a brownish hair for perceived quality and milking traits. Experts note a shift in home shorthorn circles toward medium roan shades, favoring darker roans for the South African market and compatibility with American influence on British farms.
The article contrasts harsh proverbs about women with Persian norms. It cites Amalla in Tabriz condemning wives’ torment and dress demands. It notes husbands fear hell with wives, yet emphasizes sons support mothers and welcome mothers in law as guardians of wives' virtue.
A Boston Herald anecdote recalls during the Civil War how comrade Shorty feigned a fatal illness to comfort his fellow soldiers. Olln recounts Shorty’s bravado and the surgeon’s grave warning as the tale twists with a fib that ultimately spared a moment of courage.
In Plymouth county a libel suit against publishers of Cape Cod Folks involved real named characters including Grandpa Fisher accused of dyeing hair on Sundays. Barristers James Brown of Taunton and Charles G. Davis of Plymouth debated hair color humorously, the courtroom erupting as Brown quipped about a difference in hair color.
In a column mixing anecdotes and clipped reports, Philip Mighels recalls frugal meals in New York costing about ten cents a day, while a Turkish sultan resists a modern car gifted by a Persian firm. Other items discuss Alpine guides hired for expeditions and war secretaries known for literary pursuits surrounding political life in Britain.
The London Globe praises Saint Legier near Vevey as a unique village with frescoed facades reminiscent of Venice in Giorgione's era. An artist son, driven by health from bigger battles, adds new wall art to his village, but now forbids painting on anything but walls to prevent theft by tourists.
Moissan reports success using an electric furnace to distill refractory metals of the platinum group. The method yields elements including chromium, rhodium, palladium, and tantalum with high melting points. Engineering notes the process may lower peak boiling points and advance metallurgical practice.
A fragmented quote from a periodical noting that love transcends humanity and mortality. It emphasizes that the man in love is no fool and reflects on the worth of love beyond human race in a magazine context.
An old newspaper ad extols simple foods to improve mornings and mood. It claims milk, whole wheat, and eggs support health, contrasts with refined white bread, and touts a free copy of the book Back to Nature. It promotes Rog-O-See wheat product as superior nutrition.
A garbled collection claims the Hawaiians are great swimmers and frogs breathe with mouths closed, plus other scattered notes. It mentions elephants lifting 6,000 pounds, Quakers’ longevity of 61 years, and a claim about Spanish physicians’ fees. The passage mixes trivia and misspellings with incomplete facts.
A Baltimore American quote contrasts a ferocious bull dog labeled fey with clingy attachment. It then notes that the more experience people have in rearing children, the slower they are to give advice about caring children.
A physician recounts his experience after giving up tea and coffee and switching to Postum. He describes heart palpitations ceasing and urges patients to try Postum, claiming endorsements by many doctors and widespread use despite coffee associations.
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