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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1905
Page
3
Fragment from a historic page notes discovery of forty eight loaves in a Pompeii bake shop, preserved after Vesuvius eruption in 78 AD. The piece references ancient Roman bread as an example of early baking and culinary history.
A study of three executed brothers Willis Burton and Fred Van Wormer reveals striking similarities in brain form and rare textures. The observer notes how structural brain peculiarities appear inherited, mirroring inherited facial features, though no link to their crimes is claimed.
A short moral exhortation cites Sydney Smith on daily kindness. Simple, attainable acts like a kind word or encouraging gesture can brighten a sorrowful person, spreading happiness to roughly 14,600 people over forty years. The piece urges readers to start each day with a resolution to help others.
A brief note on infant health claims for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children marketed by Allen Olmsted of Le Roy New York. The ad promotes cures for feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms with a sample free offer and price 26 cents. A separate anecdote cites a Stockholm resort sign saying Dam Bad Haus meaning Ladies Bath-house, as noted by the St James Gazette.
A fragmentary verse foregrounds odd associations as it muses on tea, identity, and debt. It notes Schilling's Best packaging and ends with a quip about owing for a wig, hinting at a humorous, abstract contemplation.
A brief note highlights tea as a refined indulgence and steady solace. It mentions rising per capita drink costs in the United States, reflecting broader consumption trends and economic impact.
A buyer warns that bad tea is nearly as bad as bad coffee and notes their grocer offers a refund if customers do not spot Bohtiling's Best. The fragment implies a pricing or quality claim and a money-back promise associated with the brand.
A homeowner recalls burglars heard by his wife since they married. To deter them she wore his shoes and paced the hardwood floors for an hour, hoping to frighten them away. He calls his wife a diplomat for her clever ruse.
Col Henry Cochran of League Island recalls Rear Admiral Sigsbee now Washington board of examiners, once League Inland commandant. He tells how Sigsbee kept a launch waiting ten minutes after promotion, quipping he had waited years for the privilege, per the New York Times.
A historical survey notes Hungarian emigration rising since the 1800s, with 380,000 leaving between 1881 and 1900. It records major settlements in Austria and a Wisconsin colony founded in 1841 that became Sauk City, later losing Magyar character. Emigration peaked first in 1886–1892 and again after 1899, driven by strikes in the U.S.
Dr G P Mains treasurer of the Methodist Tract society recalls profitable sermon volumes and an elderly Scottish minister who joked about printing his own sermons after hearing that another author had cleared £500.
A Brooklyn man guides a Philadelphia friend to wait for the 5 o clock fare drop from 2 to 1 cent at Fulton Ferry. Laborers clerks and even millionaires crowd the house, watching for the gong as the bell rings.
A fragmented excerpt from a New York Sun piece echoes themes of pain and loss. The text references agony and the idea of Prometheus at heart, merging personal torment with broader human striving and protest.
Reporter Henry Weber, longtime Denver daily correspondent, sold his stake in a Nevada mine for 500000 dollars. He holds other mining interests expected to be worth about one million more. Weber promoted eighteen companies, four of which are prospering.
A Victorian clipping presents jokes about grammar school turf and grass definitions, a New York Press quip on secrecy and a mock advertisement for an infusion labeled Cure for Consumption, ending with musings on wedding ring customs and obedience.
Biographical and literary remarks show Irving spent nearly five years on The Life of George Washington. He wrote the first 120 pages of Bracebridge Hall in ten days. The Alhambra was penned during a three month stay in that palace.
A garbled excerpt recalls a dialogue about tea next Tuesday and mentions Uncle Allen and Uncle Ab ton Sparke. The quotation includes misheard phrases about teas retaining money and a comparison to county fair balloons, suggesting a satirical or humorous scene with characters discussing appearances versus substance.
A testimonial from Mrs. Matilde Holtert of Providence Rhode Island praises ALLENS POORBase as relief for sore feet. She says she would not have endured so long without it and calls it a rare good for tired feet. The ad notes availability from all druggists and mentions a House-Building Maxim about design and decoration.
A garbled OCR excerpt references tea, tourism income from foreigners estimated at 40 million dollars yearly, and Rome having three times as many hotels as twenty years ago. It also mentions a claimed pile cure and India’s population rising by 3,000,000 annually. The text is inconsistent and contains misread words and broken phrases.
A historic home remedy suggests mixing one part tincture of can tharides with three parts castor oil to rub into the roots twice daily to stimulate hair growth. The formula emphasizes nightly and morning applications for best results.
In every package of Schitting's Hot Tea there is a booklet titled Maw do Make ood Tua, suggesting a guide to better tea while noting several ways for two poor pots to become a good one.
In Freemantle Western Australia strange local names draw attention as the mayor, a Cadd, and chief printer Cant preside over civic affairs. A contractor named whick sues a loos souppreserving firm. Offspring Webb, a local man, was fined for keeping an unlicensed diggs.
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