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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
2
A fragmented comic tale satirizes money as gatekeeper to romance and devilish escapades. It riffs on Chauncey Depew and Dr. Hillis and mocks rising costs to marry, noting men must possess large fortunes to match society’s expectations. The piece blends theater, Mephisto, and newsroom banter to critique social folly.
In Elizabeth New Jersey Gus Neuberg performs astonishing trick jumping feats. He leaps on a chair to land on a boy without weight, clears a table and touches razors and eggs without breaking them. He toys with candles and a barrel and moves his feet mid jump without losing balance. He is 125 pounds tall at about six feet six inches and trains with a strict routine avoiding trolley rides unless necessary.
The article presents a sketch of the largest tusks ever imported at Zanzibar weighing 2265 pounds and 240 pounds. A figure compares their length to an average man. The photograph was taken in Zanzibar and shows tusks exported to America.
A New York Journal item reports Joe Butche, a around 30 year old burglary and larceny suspect, cannot lie down in Cleveland jail. He sleeps standing, waking by standing or rising from cot. guards avoid chairs and close talks to prevent him sleeping.
Cause of Dyapepala notes that eating without appetite disturbs digestion as stomach glands secrete no juices unless a desire for food stimulates them.
A damaged fragment describes a patient with back pain and kidney gravel seeking relief. Doan's Pills are reported to ease symptoms after failing other remedies, with mentions of heart palliation and nervousness as associated issues.
A clever Greenwich Avenue laundry manager uses a chorus to pressure a poor client to settle an old debt. The employer and staff chant a ditty about washing and waiting for thee until the man finally pays two dollars, pleading for silence. The scene appears in a New York Times excerpt.
The piece surveys female autograph collectors from matinee girls to ambassadors’ daughter collecting world rulers signatures including seven African kings and rulers of Russia and Sulu. It then discusses plural word forms with examples and questions the correct plurals for fish and other nouns.
A Millville Massachusetts family credits Postum Cereal Coffee with curing long standing stomach trouble and nervousness. The mother explains how coffee worsened her condition, how Postum improved strength and household duties, and how the entire family now uses Postum and Grape-Nuts.
Sweden bans phosphoria matches for a year prompting engineers Landin and Jernander to invent the repsticken scratch match designed to resist wet conditions and be less poisonous. The note also mentions cheap passenger rates via the Santa Fe Route to several cities and quotes Florida’s outlook on tourism from the Atlanta Journal, with a Northern tourist sentiment referenced by the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
A humorous item recounts a minister’s tale about a young couple who marry with only one dollar. A year later the groom returns, demanding payment for the union, and four years pass before he collects five dollars from the minister. The page also repeats advertising copy for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Hall's Catarrh Care taken internally cited humorous anecdotes about a child learning to eat eggs and a playful line about a tonic. The piece also compares nutrition in ten cent portions of wheat and cabbage, noting protein and energy differences.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent as antiseptic and curative for female ailments and skin conditions. It claims rapid, permanent relief, safety and economy, praising Cuticura as standard worldwide for cleansing, beautifying, and soothing skin, scalp, and intimate areas.
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