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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
3
Fragmented text from a 19th or early 20th century magazine or newspaper blends verse and prose discussing heroic visions, colonial themes, and moral lessons. It references Virgin Spirit, emblems of past glory, and a contrast between noble ideals and darker fears, interwoven with brief notes on Washington’s signature and tribal adornments.
An excerpt notes elephants kneel with hind legs extended behind, kneeling on their knees, unlike most animals that tuck their legs beneath them. It compares elephant posture to human kneeling and mentions circus routines.
A Maine shoe factory worker cared for bantams that hatched from eggs he was told were bantams. The birds proved near naked and odd, prompting curious coworkers to flock to his hen house. They hatched a plan by giving him a setting of doves eggs to seal the prank.
A semakuli barometer stone from Finland foretells rain by turning black as moisture is absorbed. Separate article describes South African Kaffir kraals revealing harsh, sunlit childhoods where huts are built in a day, and children endure crowded fires, domestic toys, and rough play amid resilient spirits.
This column urges youths to give full effort, avoid half measures, and act with duty and gratitude. It counsels not to envy others, to understand good society, and to pursue a high purpose with willing, earnest work, complemented by self-help and moral resolve.
The article explains how American children should learn about Indians as stewards of land. It describes infant care in cradle cradles and early mobility, with boys imitating horseback riding on sticks and girls playing house with a wigwam. It notes children learn various traditional activities through play.
A Pekin correspondent writes that China is a land of countless walls and notes the Great Wall as the grandest. The 1,200 mile, twenty five foot high barrier, begun centuries before our era, spans mountains and rivers with stone, brick, and iron defenses. It withstood Tartars and remains formidable.
A pig at a wild animal show on Coney Island bit the tail from a mischievous monkey named Skip after the monkey repeatedly tugged and harassed the pig. The incident ended the notion of a friendly “happy family” in the cage.
The bili mynah of India imitates human speech in Hindustan and English. Tommy, a featured display at the London Zoo, belongs to the starling genus rather than the crow group. It has a black body with brownish tint, a red beak, and bright yellow neck bars.
A simple do it yourself mouse trap uses an old bottle with a mouth about one and a half inches in diameter. Place this in the position shown to catch mice and perhaps earn pocket money from your parents.
A rustic contraption is described using bricks or wood blocks to incline toward a bottle mouth. A board or cardboard supports a trail of cheese crumbs leading to the bottle. Larger bits are dropped inside to lure the mouse. The animal enters to feed and cannot climb out of the smooth glass.
A party of Omdurman Arabs resting after Nile bathing unearthed a shell half buried in sand. When opened their companion detonated it, killing two instantly and wounding another. The shell may have remained from Kitchener's gunfire at Omdurman until its fatal explosion.
A dealer exposes black hair stockings imported from Northern China priced at 15 dollars. They are thick and stiff, worn over cotton stockings for warmth, with a lifetime claim. The vendor notes hair is sourced from shaved Chinese children and lacquered, imparting a sentimental value and rarity in the U.S. market.
A cow was driven to market and wandered into Northampton post office climbing stairs to the telegraph floor. It poked its head through a window, gazing at the crowd for about twenty minutes before being persuaded to depart.
An oculist reports his strangest case a woman who can only see with her eyes shut. Her eyes are normal yet a misplaced nerve prevents vision. When she closes her lids the last object gazed upon becomes clearly visible, while with eyes open she sees nothing.
A Rhos Ruabon area family marks five generations living highlights Betty Griffiths Ponkey her daughter Hannah Walker Ponkey Walker’s daughter Mrs. Relland and her son and the son’s young daughter represent five generations in one family observed in England.
The Great Tank of Dhebar is cited as possibly the world’s largest artificial reservoir in Rajputana India. It covers about twenty one square miles and serves irrigation needs.
A Sunday school class for sixteen year olds hears a parson’s wife explain Genesis with a provocative view. She says Adam was formed from black dirt and Eve was created as a purifier, with man as a filter and woman as superior. She likens Eve to diamond dust compared to Adam’s dirt.
A reader reports severe rheumatic back pain and lameness from kidney trouble improved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. After three days faint benefit, the fourth day showed major relief and eventual elimination of all lameness. The writer vows to keep Dodd's Kidney Pills handy.
A discussion on how travel expands minds and builds valuable friendly networks. It emphasizes meeting diverse people, reading human nature, and gaining perspectives beyond the immediate neighborhood. A Four-Track News portion notes conversations between East and West travelers enrich understanding.
A Nebraska resident recounts indigestion and fatigue from heavy southern meals, then credits Grape-Nuts for rapid relief. He reports steady weight gain, restored memory, and lasting health improvements over three years, noting his 20 year old child also enjoys the cereal. The ad cites Postum Co of Battle Creek, Michigan, and invites reading The Road to Wellville.
An advertisement invites women to request a free booklet from the Dr Williams Medicine Company of Schenectady. It promotes Pink Pills claiming to regulate uterine action ease headaches nervousness improve appetite digestion and complexion while building strength. Pills are sold by all druggists and a scale envelope is offered for mailing.
Pears are cooked whole in syrup with peeled fruit and stalks left on. After thorough cooking they are drained and cooled while the syrup is reduced with a touch of red wine and sometimes lemon peel to enhance flavor.
A fragment from a diary-like note reveals a widow’s final message to her husband. The note speaks of love and an inability to replace him, found on the breakfast table.
A boy asks what severing home ties means. The father, behind his newspaper, gives a single meaning tied to tearing apart male neckwear given to a wife, in a humorous Boston Evening Transcript style.
A quirky Washington Star quip notes less nerves in tea drinking nations and imagines a nervous Dutch woman while mockingly praising a “wise man” who remains hard to deceive yet sometimes must pretend.
A remark notes a peculiar Java orchid whose flowers all open at once as if by wand, and also wither together, illustrating synchronized floral behavior in a single Java specimen.
A compact notice notes there is better tea than expected and suggests your current tea is likely inferior. It hints at taste comparisons and a playful challenge, possibly from a local ad or column, with a light editorial tone.
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