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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1898
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR list shows names such as George L Shoup and James Crater with scattered affiliations. Mentions LAND OFFICE HAILEY DISTRICT and Register appear, but readable context is minimal. The readable items suggest a historical land or register notice with multiple individuals and possibly district references.
A personal narrative extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for female weakness. The speaker recounts severe fatigue and illness, claiming the pills revitalized blood, nerves, and strength, with widespread praise and recommendations to others.
Poem in L A W Bulletin recalling a bygone boyhood world. The speaker longs for a land of youth where days were golden and hearts true, contrasting it with an adult world traded for carelessness and wealth.
A revised Texas cowboys tale recounts the 1876 Wilson brothers stampede near Comanche and the Brazos, where 15,000 cattle broke free after a thunderstorm and rainbow. Cowboys led by Wilson and a skilled Mexican rider used milling and gunshots to steer cattle toward a makeshift barricade, saving many as 2,700 head were lost and the event became known as Stampede Gulches.
A Laciert Home Journal excerpt portrays the president wife as the hardest worked woman in America. It claims she has little privacy, few domestic reports, and relies on a homekeeper. The letters describe limited leisure, circumscribed quarters, and constant reporting by reporters.
A domestic birder near Travelr Va describes wild turkeys flocking near a farm. A mother and daughter Pear assist in observing a nest with six young birds. The family nurtures the birds as they grow, soon considered part of the farmyard companions.
A column denounces anti Chinese bias as crowd anger erupts over pigtail disrespect. The piece compares attacks to biblical echoes and criticizes authorities for allowing violence while preserving the so called Chinese cue. It laments the ongoing humiliation of an entire community.
In a city scene described by Manley of the 200, supernatural belief runs through many colored residents. Charms made from snake skin, reptile parts, and parrot feathers are sought for luck, love, and courage with fetishes worn in lockets or hair rope charms. Prominent prize fighters reportedly wear such talismans for strength and fearlessness.
An eminent French scientist declares caterpillars cannot see more than about one centimeter, or roughly two-fifths of an inch, in front of them, noting limited sensory range and implications for behavior.
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