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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1907
Page
3
A column discusses choosing personal troubles rather than being passively afflicted, with examples from married life to babies and money. It recounts a revival meeting anecdote featuring Winslow and Voter, then ends with a tip about an air filtering screen using Angora flannel to dry the room by night.
A compact summary notes the vast human and financial costs of wars from Caesar to Napoleon to 19th and 20th century conflicts. It cites millions killed, billions spent, and states devoting large portions of budgets to armed forces, with figures tied to Fort Sumter era and English Boer War. The passage frames war as a moral and economic drain across nations and eras.
Advertises reduced fares on Santa Fe routes from Ogden and Salt Lake City to Missouri river points at 32.00 dollars to 44.50 dollars and 39.60 dollars to St Louis. Proportionate Idaho rates apply. Sale dates November 20 and December 18, 1906. Return limit six days. Literature available from C F Warren, Agent, A T & S F, Salt Lake City.
John Waterworth, claimed as the oldest engineer in the world, has died in Preston England at age 85. During his 37 years of service he drove engine two million miles without an accident.
A housekeeper approved carpet cleaning method uses a hot mixture of soap borax fuller's earth wood alcohol ammonia and chloroform to clean twenty yards of carpet without soaking the pile. Apply a portion scrub with a brush rinse with a sponge and air dry. Also notes on Austrian enameled ware upholstery needles and simple kitchen meals using cold meat with bread crumbs and onion for luncheon.
Instructions on mailing flowers include hollowing a potato as a holder, shaving the outside for grip, wrapping flowers in wet cotton, then encasing in foil to retain moisture. Suburban Life notes this method as a long lasting shipping solution.
A London Mirror quip features a passenger noting a necktie sticking out and refrains from comment as amused passersby giggle. A farmer thanks another for lamp oil dripping on a light overcoat, with the crowd’s mirth unresolved.
A tangled query questions Cuba's status and the potential U S annexation. If Washington moves to annex, the Cuban government could face pressure to exit or alter its stance given the shifting regional power dynamics.
Break mushrooms into quarters and salt in layers in a cool jar for three days. Stir three times daily. Mash to pulp, strain, and cook ten minutes. For each pint, add pepper allspice bay leaf onion juice mace and boil until thick. Bottle in sterilized small bottles and seal. Use after opening is best soon.
A compact instruction for preparing cod for invalids. Wash and dry the fish, flour with pepper and salt, place in a buttered dish, cover with milk about an inch deep, bake in a hot oven until tender, basting often. Milk thickens into the sauce, yielding a dish low in fat and pleasant in flavor.
Instructions describe making a polish from half ounce powdered black sealing wax and half pint pure alcohol, warmed and shaken until creamy. Apply to straw hats starting at crown center then around. Brush dust from hat, rub black chip with pure oil for cleaning.
A concise recipe lists one cup sugar one egg one tablespoon butter two cups flour one cup milk and a heaped teaspoon of baking powder with instruction to bake quickly. It reflects a straightforward home baking method and measures typical for a light cake.
A fragmented page mentions Queen Bees raised by Miss Fiora McIntyre, a Berkeley sophomore, to help cover tuition at Berkeley. It also notes New York City burning 110,000 tons of coal yearly to pump water into reservoirs across Brooklyn, Queens, and Richmond, along with references to the National Pure Food and Drugs Act and miscellaneous public notices.
Lord Ronaldshay, though only thirty, has likely traveled more than most. He is well versed in the Himalayas and Persia and has also explored Kashmir, Baluchistan, Ladak, Thibet, and the Persian gulf. He has visited Ceylon and other regions, accumulating wide geographic knowledge.
Subdued talk in British circles about a forthcoming book containing the late duke of Cambridge's correspondence. A diary by Emperor Frederick of Germany is in safekeeping in England and may be published soon, offering answers to historical enigmas. Worth Knowing. Allcock's Plasters are praised as the original genuine porous plasters and advised for weak back, rheumatism, colds, lung trouble, and local pains.
At Strasburg Germany a university dental clinic treats school children with rapid exams and hands on instruction. A single doctor can examine up to eighty children per hour and nearly 300 daily while teachers supervise and children learn brushing at home. Similar clinics are planned for Wiesbaden and Muelhausen. Tea on the Down Grade Report notes rising living costs affect tea quality in Japan and could prevent a return to prewar excellence.
A Boston Record sourced tale from A ton New Mexico describes a gray kitten tale. A mother cat visits next door for meals with two kittens and other woman seeks to keep the gray kitten. After several days the neighbor alters her mind and refuses to surrender the kitten. Meanwhile British Columbia women push lower duties on Chinese imported for domestic service.
James R. Keeler of Fenner Street Casanovia NW testifies that two boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills cured back and kidney issues from years ago. He notes his wife and many friends have used them with good results and recommends purchase through local dealers.
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