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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
3
Ex Senator M C Butler writes from Washington praising Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach catarrh relief. He says he has used the medicine briefly and feels greatly improved, calling it a wonderful tonic. Peruna tablets are now available and readers are urged to ask for a free 1909 Almanac.
A collage of witty quips and mini anecdotes from the Atchison Globe style page. Jockeys facing misfortune in racing circles, a remark on sympathy for the fallen, and a porch tale of a wife striking at her husband with a stool after a string of sniffs.
A humorous exchange in a restaurant features a man praising a steak as the toughest he has faced while a waiter notes the previous diner also called it the same. The brief cartoonish dialogue captures a light moment in dining.
A vintage dinner guide lists garnish ideas for meat platters and desserts. It covers parsley and lemon garnishes, decorative potato borders, rose-tube shapes, rose-topped potato nests, and a rose-brushed eggs glaze for roasting. It describes Floating Island dessert with gelatine, lemon flavorings, and a custard halo. It also includes recipe steps for onions stuffed, Shepherd's Pie, Pigeon Pie, and Potato Balls with tips on pastry, stuffing, and browning techniques.
David Price of Corydon Iowa reports severe kidney trouble with back pain and weakness. After one week on Dean's Kidney Pills his condition improved enough to walk without a cane and continued to recover over years. Sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A collage of quotes and spoof essays contrasts imaginary borrowed and real trouble with advice to endure and pursue happiness. It blends snippets from humorous editorials and SettlementHouse lines, including a misquoted classroom exchange about an obelisk and a toast to resilience amid daily trials.
A historic recipe describes preparing veal cutlets in a baking pan with a cup of cold water, layering vent cutlet, then a dressing made from bread crumbs onion and salt with melted butter. Bake covered 80 minutes, uncover and brown to finish.
A concise old fashioned pie recipe instructs two cups of boiled mashed squash passed through a potato ricer. Mix with two beaten eggs one cup milk and one cup sugar. Fill crust and bake in moderate oven until firm, with nutmeg grated on top.
A small amount of baking powder sifted with flour in pie crust makes it more healthful and requires less shortening, according to a kitchen tip.
A reader recounts indigestion from rich foods and credits Grape Nuts for relief and strength. The testimonial notes improved digestion and appetite, praising the product and its medical claim. Names reference Postum Co and the adoption of Grape Nuts as a daily staple with the slogan There’s a Reason.
A separating couple argues over their small dog Trixy. The wife insists on taking the pet, saying she cannot live without him, while the husband initially resists. After a half hour of disagreement, she stays and unpacks to cook dinner, with the dog as guest of honor.
Mrs Louis Leck of San Antonio Texas describes her infant sons severe eczema lasting six months. After using two doctors without relief a course of Cutiura Remedies brought immediate sleep and rapid healing. Within two months the face was clear though the condition later recurred. April 15 1907.
A ragbag of comic quips and shop notices features a boy with toothache in church, a sly remark about marriage, an eye salve ad for desert travelers, and a cautionary line about fake boom sales. Also includes Mabie quotes on mothers duties and Castoria promotion for infants.
A fragmented era quips about taste and travel as a wary judge comments on new music. An outdated curmudgeon mutters, while a musician laments and asserts life’s fortune lies in inner aims, not foreign soil. The passage flits between persona, poetry, and critique.
A home remedy instructs mixing two ounces glycerine and a half ounce virgin oil of pine compound with a half pint whisky. Shake and take a teaspoonful every four hours. The Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio markets genuine virgin oil of pine compound pure in half ounce vials sealed in wooden cases for freshness and purity.
A collage of jokes, aphorisms, and faded advertisements from a newspaper page appears. It blends a joke about optimism and pessimism, a Paris street con, patent medicines, and stray quotes, all interleaved with uncertain sell lines and odd phrases.
The medical fraternity discusses Toris for lame back and rheumatism claiming an almost infallible cure when mixed with other ingredients. A formula calls for half a pint of whiskey with Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparia Compound to be taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at night. Toris Compound is produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co Chicago and available from druggists.
A fragment describes a churchman and a dog handler sharing an afternoon chat. The wandering talk settles on the Twelve Tribes of Jacob with the dog man reciting Reuben through Benjamin without error, while the clergyman admits limited knowledge of scripture.
Ardyce learns to sing America at school and teaches Wayne. A warning from their father echoes as Ardyce corrects the line to Land where our fathers died, prompting Wayne to ask gravely if two of them died.
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