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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1906
Page
2
Margaret E Sangster argues health rests on simple choices not mystery. Avoid fatigue and worry, eat regular meals, limit tea and coffee, and rely on sleep in well ventilated rooms to repair tissues and sustain strength.
Trimmed velvet hats with plumes and elaborate ribbons dominate this fashion piece. Leather trimming for fall gowns is noted as affordable substitutes like dull silk or cloth resembling leather. Marguerite luncheon details describe daisy ice bowls and cake garnishes with almond petals.
Susy the doll explores a dark park and meets Mamma and Papa Firefly, a toad, and a helpful squirrel. Night shadows, a frightened escape, and a final morning reunion with her little mistress and Uncle Jack occur as Susy is joyfully found in the sunlit park.
A young painter gains high local regard for thoroughness and steady ambition. A boy learns that mastery takes more than three years, as the painter notes seven years and still seeking further skill. Ram's Horn highlights how interest and ambition fuel patience and quality work.
Postage stamps valued at about one hundred thousand dollars owned by Boston collectors were displayed at the American Philatelic Association convention last month. The piece remarks that even a young collector with a hundred dollars in stamps feels wealthy by comparison.
A Chicago Daily News comic caption plays on a child’s tease about a father who says he hates work. The exchange shows a playful back and forth as the girl responds that he loves to work but hates to do it.
In a short exchange a teacher asks what an aristocrat is and a student answers that an aristocrat is a poor person who boasts of high rich relations. The dialogue frames class and lineage with a sharp, ironic edge.
In a Times item a young speaker, Little Jimmie, questions the worth of a newborn baby. He tells his father the infant has no hair and no tooth yet, implying doubts about market value and the child’s desirability.
Adams and family operate a 15 000 acre Iowa corn ranch producing about 625 000 bushels per season. The farm employs 105 men with 200 mules used for heavy drafting. The operation features a central headquarters, subforemen, a company town of workers housing and a school, and plans to plant to yield over 86 bushels per acre. A second Sac County farm of 6 000 acres is noted for size but less tilled.
In Kansas City and Louisiana Missouri, Miles M Farris and Miles J Farris each seek divorce from wives Martha A Farris and Attie Farris on desertion grounds. The men, born 32 years ago, married twin sisters after coming of age. Both petitions claim jealousy and intolerable life, with both wives in Louisiana Mo.
W B Harris of Denver received 13600 after befriending Dr Albert B Cummings of Pittsburgh years earlier. Harris once aided the physician when he fell ill at a Cresson hotel in 1889. Though the will valued at 50000 to 75000, complications led to a compromise offering Harris 13500. He now works as a biscuit salesman.
Graphophones will be used by the Cleveland Salvation Army to draw souls during the upcoming harvest festival. Ble graphophones will be placed at headquarters doors with guards and four contribution boxes to attract passers-by through sermons and sacred songs.
Dr Williams Pink Pills praised as fix for anemia weakness and stomach trouble. Akron woman recounts recovery from severe weight loss and fatigue after using the pills. Pills advertised as effective for fevers and other illnesses, with price details and mail order option.
A brief tale recalls Frances Lady Waldegrave and her quick wit with four husbands. A Dublin theater moment contrasts with the Shiloah tunnel near Jerusalem, dating from a remote era around 700 B C. The piece links a witty anecdote to a historic aqueduct inscription.
A Chelsea Massachusetts semi secret political group debated procuring round white balls and square black balls. A member proposed a committee to obtain the items, prompting a sharp exchange as the chair quizzed what a square ball is and the scene drew laughter.
An advertisement extols Grape Nuts as a remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion caused by heavy meals. It notes that improper food strains digestive organs and warns against stimulants, citing user testimonials from Maine and Battle Creek, urging readers to read The Road to Well? by Postum Co.
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