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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1907
Page
3
The text discusses shaping a strong voice as essential for self-possession and fluent language. It cites a belief that good breeding is shown by a trained, flexible voice and warns that the Korean heirloom tradition values ancestral hair as a symbolic family link handed down through generations.
A collection of items notes early colonization by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1583 and the claim of Newfoundland. Other pieces describe leather becoming shoes in 24 minutes with 6 percent and 15 machines, charity efforts by young women, and rail fare promos from Utah to Missouri with holiday return dates.
The piece notes Thomas Carlyle as a lifelong dyspeptic and explains how his chronic illness fed a gloomy view of life. It mentions bitterness in writings published after his death, attributed to his condition and its torment.
In a playful exchange the Cook negotiates employer choice and questions what services customers expect from the girls who appeared previously. The mock dialogue blends slang and mockery in a light, period voice.
A housewife outlines elaborate country home decor naming guest rooms by flowers, spotlighting violet room walls with French tapestry, violet scented accents, and mauve ribbons. The article also covers waitress duties, serving order in dinners, and making cream soups with adaptable vegetable options and crouton crusts.
A farmhouse meal described by an eastern writer features a small chicken fricasseed served on squares of shortcake with gravy. A large dish of shortcake and gravy was placed on the table, allowing generous second helpings for large families.
To darn serge cloth it helps to unravel a strand of wool from the raw edge of a turning then procure and use this to mend the material. The tip emphasizes using a wool strand matching the fabric to reinforce the mend.
A three cornered tear is best mended invisibly with tailor's mending plaster applied to the back. Roses are hailed as the most fashionable flower of the moment with dreamlike velvet bate and bloom.
Miss Frances Gardner of 269 Jackson Boulevard Chicago Illinois reports that Dean's Kidney Pills cured her five year kidney trouble after spending over $100 on various remedies. She praises renewed health appetite digestion and sleep. The pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Thomas Dyke, unarmed and alone, fought a wildcat on Locust Mountain south of Mount Carmel Pennsylvania. He broke the animal's back after a brief, fierce struggle and sustained only scratches. a physician treated his wounds. A pasted testimonial on eczema remedies by Mary Metzger from Sweetwater Oklahoma is included.
During an ice trust trial in Philadelphia a prospective juror was asked how much ice he used. He replied that he used a little occasionally to temper a highball. The attorney pressed for a precise meaning, the juror called it an amateur’s attempt to enlighten an expert. The court ruled the man competent and the trial proceeded.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy for catarrh, alleges it heals through blood and mucous surfaces, and labels it a top tonic though described as quack medicine. The piece references a German naval reserve ritual and includes multiple public notices about Castoria for infants and a NY widow visiting for a statue unveiling. It also notes Pure Food and Drugs Act serial oversight and a quippy exchange about wealth and happiness, plus British weather forecast costs.
An article touts Brandreth's Pills as a timeless laxative tonic with over a century of use for constipation and blood impurity. It notes many cathartics lose effectiveness, while Brandreth's maintains pace after fifty years of daily use, sold plain or sugar rooted.
In Omaha, Kid Wedge a claimed Arkansas lightweight champion, abruptly “got religion” and notified club management that preparations must shift. He handed a New Testament to Mr Bucklei while doubting the upcoming bout with Guy Bockies and suggesting changes to arrangements.
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