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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1902
Page
4
In a London drawing room a late night dance unfolds with Captain Norman and James Manley clashing over romance. Muriel Wilton-breezy and witty-probes Norman about love while Manley schemes to pair Norman with Muriel, as the couple flirt and discuss wartime heroism and civilian longing ending with a kiss and curtain fall.
Aboard deep water ships sailors treat toothache by captain’s remedies from the medicine chest or by self extraction with a string. Captains function as ship doctors, pulling teeth, setting limbs, and performing surgery when needed. Aboard the ship, the chest resembles a compact drugstore with labeled bottles and medical books guiding use.
At a Baltimore meeting of the American Polk-Lore society Dr. Washington Matthews described Lethyophobia an antipathy to fish. He cited Navajo and Apache tabs on water linked and noted theories from a tale of river and mountain Indians about deer and fish. Some members suggested sacred water beliefs as the root of the fish taboo.
During a brigade encampment at Scarborough a soldier boasted he could swim to a buoy a mile or more offshore and back. He did reach the buoy and waved from it but remained there as parade neared. A rescue party later found him stuck to the buoy, tarred recently, thankfully alive.
A French note in The Literary Digest cites birds using unexpected nest materials. One nest near Lille incorporated white wood and telegraph paper strips, suggesting the bird traveled for heat retaining paper. Besancon nests used water springs, while another near a St Bernard kennel used hair from the dog’s coat, reflecting varied material choices.
Public notice from Justice Court of Custer County Idaho announces sale of real estate under an execution against Ab Booey Also named Ah Soowy. Judgment dated July 18 18 for 121 dollars plus costs. Property described as a house and lot in lowertown Custer county Idaho with a slaveholding phrasing. Sale scheduled Friday December 26 1902 at 2:00 PM in front of the premises. Special Constable J M Story to conduct sale for funds to satisfy the judgment plus interest costs. Dated December 1902 first publication December 13 1902.
The District Court of Custer County Idaho issues an alias summons to Michael Mator Doula Protifer John Mullen and others to appear within ten to forty days depending on service. Suit seeks recognition of ownership and removal of any adverse claims to the Laysure or Ap ure lode mining claim in Sheep Mountain Mining District. Plaintiffs request judgment declaring ownership, barring defendants from asserting claims, and granting further relief in equity. First publication November 6, 1902.
A dampened piece of flannel bound on the back or chest is claimed to be better than a plaster for lame backs and pains in the side. The Balm relieves deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains and is marketed by J. P. Spalding.
A prudent housewife should stock Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for winter. Prompt use at first cold signs helps ward off a full cold. Safe for children and pleasant to take. for sale by J.P. Spalding.
The article extols Custer county Idaho noting vast inducements for settlers and capitalists. It traces mining growth from placer roots to quartz riches, lists towns Challis Mackay Houston Bayhorse Clayton Bonanza Custer Stanley and others, describes valleys, irrigation potential, and a strong mining and farming economy with hundreds of claims, mills, and future railroad and development plans.
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