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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1905
Page
2
A Lealle’s Weekly profile describes George Auger of Car, Wales, a 23 year old giant listed at 8 feet 8 inches and 820 pounds. The piece details his daily burdens from sleeping across three beds to fitting into cabs and needing oversized clothing, gloves, and furniture, highlighting the constant strain his size imposes on ordinary life.
A London Telegraph commentary summarizes arguments on bachelorhood in America. It cites President Roosevelt’s sharp rebukes and Senator Beveridge’s criticisms delivered via Philadelphia press. The piece notes social pressure from both men and women, and comments on the value of exhortation from leaders about marriage and family roles.
The late Lady Bloomneid was a maid of honor who published reminiscences about life at court. The London London Manchester Guardian correspondent notes the queen forbade her aide to keep diaries while awaiting, giving rise to witty repartee. A newly appointed maid of honor faced a party remark about journal keeping, with the reply that she would still be an aide of honor.
The New York Sun notes extraordinary infant development from ancient accounts and historical curiosities. It cites Pliny's Natural History and various anecdotes about rapid physical and life milestones in early infancy and adolescence.
A cryptic, broken text evokes a dreamlike scene of memory near a mountain. It references a mysterious face, a heart, and distant sounds, mixing imaginary elements with a chant-like flow. The fragmentary lines leave names, places, and actions unclear.
Accompanied by Indian guides and interpreters, Dr George B Gordon curator of the American archaeology and ethnology section at the Penn Museum prepares a summer expedition among Alaska’s wild tribes. He will travel over vast distances to gather specimens for study and display.
Henry Cabot Lodge argues in Reader Magazine that colleges taught Greece and Rome and European history while neglecting American history. He claims Harvard and others allowed entry and graduation without knowledge of the Declaration of Independence or the framing of the Constitution, reflecting a past belief that American history lacked substance beyond the Revolution.
Henry Soule of Hammondport New York describes twelve years of kidney trouble including backache gravel and severe weight loss. After eight years of relief from Dean's Kidney Pills he says he is well and expects many more healthy years. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sells them 50 cents a box.
The article contrasts Constantinople street life with the sultan's palaces, noting their picturesque yet imperfect architecture. It evokes dreamlike visions of enchanted rooms, lattice windows, and Bosporus reflections, while acknowledging private houses may rival them in grandeur. The scene enchants visitors and locals alike.
Mr J W Moore of Monticello Minnesota claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his Bright's Disease after doctors predicted death within a year He suffered swollen feet ankles and legs and could hardly stand Before trying the pills he was given up as hopeless and credits the remedy with restoring his health and strength to sound condition.
In reflective verse the speaker recalls aging feeling lifeless with long years and tired days. Humor and songs feel distant while memories of youth and vitality resurface, contrasting present monotony with bygone eras and a sense of wistful nostalgia.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It relieves the feet. Cures sore, hot, callous feet and aching nails. Claims to heal growth and is advertised with samples named PREB. Ad appears from Olmsted and LeRoy.
The Ostrich inn at Colnbrook in Middlesex traces an uninterrupted line to King John’s era and prospered even before Magna Carta. The Seven Stars in Manchester, licensed in Peletievs year 1956, predates the cathedral by two thirds of a century and features a staircase clock ticking well before Dr. Johnson’s birth.
Arabia, famed for scorching heat and unhealthy climate, experiences a winter season in its northern regions with cold rains and occasional frosts shaping seasonal weather patterns and daily life.
An antique ad fragment touts Relief for Women by The Mother Gray Co. It mentions a purse in New York and claims benefits against urinary troubles and related ailments, with a price of 60 cents by mail. The garbled text references Mother Gray and a mail order claim from Altoona or Altoy, N.
A historical fraud tale reports a young woman feigning death to defraud life insurers in England. She repeated convulsions to stage death while her uncle, posing as insured, secured nine companies and a loan. The uncle travelled abroad with the ill gotten fortune, deceiving insurers for years.
An advertisement for Pino's Cure from J W O'Dirax of Minneapolis dates January 6 1000. The note cites a biblical reference Isaiah XLVI 7 and discusses readers misreading scripture claiming the line IT shall be a lady. The London Chronicle is quoted praising the Daily Chronicle for its accurate prophecy reference.
Modern Hercules, Louis de BovMers nicknamed the Robust, lived in 1634 and was famed for extraordinary strength. He could pin feet together without being moved, bend and break a horseshoe with his hands, seize an ox by the tail and drag it, and carry a horse on his shoulders on more than one occasion.
Domestic fires in Yorkshire have reportedly burned for centuries with peat from moors and stacks kept in stack garths. Casteton and Osmotherly are cited as locations with flames lasting hundreds of years, suggesting a long tradition of fires that have not gone out.
An ape at the Breslau zoological gardens has been successfully operated on and becomes the first of her kind to wear spectacles. The piece also notes tea costs about three-tenths of a cent and a guide on making Hood Tom with peppers.
A stranger asks how far Gouldville is and a North Carolinian replies with time based units two hoots and a look. The visitor cannot holler due to illness, and the exchange ends with the remark that Gourdville isn’t worth hollering about.
An Ohio mother shares a photo of her four year old boy who has eaten only Grape Nuts since age two. He eats it three times daily with milk or cream and declines other foods even at Thanksgiving. The family notes he is never sick and has a fine complexion. The post mentions Pontum Co and the book The Road to Wellville as context.
A fragmented note discusses tea quality and buyer assurances. It references a money‑back promise and a phrase about returns, with unclear names or dates, suggesting a consumer complaint or ad copy from a past period.
A Boston Herald writer recalls Daniel Webster resuming duties in the Washington area and anecdotes about his frugal habit of delaying small payments. A butcher once sued Webster over a meat bill and, when they met, Webster quipped you may sue me but do not starve me.
In a reflective piece, Tommy Hawk critiques modern haste and city crowds. He recalls simpler paths, urges gentler living by the byways, and longs for flowing meadows and woodlands over urban bustle. The author contrasts easy living with the rush of the century in New York.
A quirky ad style note discusses a brewing deal tied to a box label. It promises money back onRehitling's Bast if the buyer is unsatisfied. A man and a woman are referenced in a curious line about understanding and reading someone like a book.
An Interviewer of Dr. Henry Van Dyke found a Kipling photo with his note condemning self described realists as nervous and unconvincing romantics while admitting human nature is contradictory and urging joyful writing aligned with truth.
Mr Jawback bursts in with vengeance and proclaims the goose is cooked while Mrs Jawback pleads about the heat and offers lemonade. The exchange unfolds in a tense domestic moment framed by a sharp, humorous tag from Cleveland Leater.
Niagara Falls august 7 reports detail large water diversions above the falls. enough flow to generate about five hundred thousand horsepower continuously for industrial use. note highlights calcium carbide and acetylene lighting, with shipments expanding to farmers barns and urban streets. Lincoln quoted on profanity shows.
The text notes nicotine removal by steeping tobacco leaves in an acid solution, a method attributed to a German chemist. It mentions visitors to the Uintah Indian reservation in eastern Utah opening for settlement August 28 and references a Homeseekers Guide with a sectional map. It also includes scattered historical phrases about city terminology in England after the Reformation.
Chicago employers report a rising need for domestic workers with weekly calls outpacing supply. Managers at several large employment bureaus, including state-run ones, note high demand for girls to perform general housework. The Swedish and Norwegian laborers remain the most sought after in the domestic market.
A Hamburg school teacher treated her pupils to a restaurant dinner then forgot her purse and was locked up in the noisest prison with the students. The incident prompted local officials to review conduct and safety procedures for school staff dining with minors.
Mrs. Mary Sanders of 709 Spring St Camden New Jersey recounts a severe infant skin ailment on her four month old child. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sores healed quickly and the baby slept through the night within a month.
A suggestion to revive nightcaps as a remedy for sleeplessness notes that keeping the head warmly wrapped may prevent insomnia. The idea centers on warm headgear as a simple, traditional sleep aid.
On the tin roof of an eight story double building in New York a firm making Ugite furniture occupies the structure. Dozens of unstained rocking chairs sit on the roof as the wicker and rattan rockers darken into an aged look after several days.
A farmer at Ballina New South Wales trained a black cat to act as a retriever. The animal enjoyed diving for fish and recently brought out a two pound mullet. The tale is spreading as locals discuss the unlikely helper and its sea foraging feats.
An old advertisement from Knowles Book and Schlting & Company urges travelers to request travel and low rates for summer train service. The Santa Fe trade mark is touted as a sign of safety, speed, and reliability with agent C. F. Warren in Salt Lake City Utah.
A fragment discusses beliefs about singeing hair to block Jules drain and prevent splinting. It outlines three articles of belief on how hair cutting and singeing affect related issues, then alludes to the purported utility of hair pins.
The excerpt references general dissatisfaction with waste and consumer refunds tied to a grocer. It suggests a legal or moral argument about fairness, consumer rights, and practical experience, though specifics are unclear due to damaged wording.
A fragmented excerpt suggests Schilling's Best branding relates to grocery trade practices and consumer goods like tea and baking powder. The text references a philosophical tone and notes about merchants, shoppers, and perceived honesty, though the exact context remains unclear due to garbled OCR.
The first turner societies emerged in Philadelphia and Cincinnati. By 1848 the New York Turnverein Wad Sti wtart in Hobelen and Ralph D. Paine wrote about the movement in Outing. By 1850 ten societies consolidated into a hallon all Urner unloy.
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