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Newspaper

The Silver Messenger

Location

Challis, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1905

Page

6

The Way the Trith the Lite a Hite wild rummation ere

A long OCR like excerpt covers a mix of science notes games poems and anecdotes. It includes candle experiment wind flow on door edges children games such as whalers of New Bedford and Master of the Drawbridge, canine tale of Zuna by the fire and language mishaps about a French learner. It closes with Nature Study quotes and a street accident rescue.

New Bedford New Leiford Montgomery Skye

An Amusing Trick With Hats and Candies

A simple illusion uses three edible items under hats to prove hands are empty. An assistant marks items for audience members, then the hats are swapped to the performer's head to reveal and eat each article under the chosen hat. The trick relies on a quick hat exchange to hide the method.

Heroine of Nine Ruth Shows Calm Presence of Mind

Ruth demonstrates presence of mind in a perilous moment, praised for quick thinking and composure as a young heroine among children.

Ruth

Useful Finger Nails

The piece extols fingernails for their practical use in daily tasks. It notes nails help maintain finger shape, grip small objects, open tools, and perform precise actions, urging readers to notice their utility in common tasks.

Keep Tool Chest Shipshape Ends A Boy’s Tools Disorder

The passage advises a boy to build a wall hung tool cabinet with two doors and back hooks for saws squares and flat tools. It suggests floor boxes for hardware like nails and screws and urges storing tools away and not lending or misplacing them.

Make a Cardboard Dollhouse Dresser and Table Guide

To craft a dollhouse dresser and table from cardboard, cut a thin pattern, glue it to cardboard, trim neatly, and fold along dotted lines. Assemble the table, attach the lower shelf, and add a pretend mirror with silver paper. finish with any paint color to resemble real wood.

Plan of small cottage for compact comfortable quarters

A published plan for a cottage with hall parlor living room two bedrooms and kitchen features a front veranda of six feet and a five foot porch at the kitchen. One chimney sits between kitchen and living room with a single shared flue. Folding doors connect parlor and living room allowing warming from the living room stove. pantry could adjoin dining room if living room serves as dining space.

W—Pleate

Best treatment for green apple aphids and rabbit protection

Dormant trees may receive lime sulfur wash to control green aphis and, as growth resumes, kerosene emulsion or whale oil soap can be used. Burlap wraps offer some rabbit protection but are less effective than woven wire mesh or wooden veneers around trunks.

Parrot Regains Voice After Harsh Treatment Question

A six year old parrot lost its voice after repeated water thrown over it to quiet it. It began whistling again and sometimes cries mournfully. An expert suggests the bird was frightened into silence and must be gently treated, petted, and gradually restored to confidence before it can talk again.

S. BR. T

Chimney Fire Risk From Small Flues

A reader asks how to reduce chimney fires and suggests rebuilding with interior flue tiles. Notes the current flues are four by twelve inches, causing soot buildup and restricted draft. Recommends lining chimneys with tiles, commonly eight by eight inches, to prevent soot accumulation.

Weight of Spelt and Emmer in Bushel Measurements

A bulletin on spelt and emmer notes weight depends on variety and threshing. Emmer typically weighs 30 to 38 pounds per measured bushel and spelt 22 to 30 pounds.

Cement and Gravel Quantities for Wall Construction

Calculations show wall volume about 640 cubic feet. With a mix of one cement to nine gravel and stone fillers, need about fourteen barrels of cement. Gravel required about 20 yards, or roughly 17 yards gravel plus 3 yards stone.

Eng

Christmas Day Omen and Farm Yields in 1905 Advertised

The item touts an old Christmas omen about noon sun brightness predicting next year’s crop. It promotes Salzer’s seeds and beardless barley yields, with claims of high per acre outputs and catalog offers. A separate brief notes a staged duel in Paris with two stags injuring one another.

Salzer Victoria John A. Sal W. M Paris Bois di Boulogne

Tea Quality Assured in Packages Bearing Our Name

Warning about genuine tea offerings and instructions to act if a poor product is found, emphasizing brand integrity and consumer vigilance. The message urges diligence for adherence to quality standards and customer satisfaction.

France

Congo Free State Cuts First Class Rail Fare to Two Pounds

Officials promote travel across Congo with a new railway fare of £2 for 24 miles in first class. The announcement marks a substantial reduction and the lowest rate in West Africa, aiming to boost popularity of travel through the territory.

Congo Free State Congo West Africa

Fragmentary quote from Atlanta Constitution tale

A garbled excerpt from the Atlanta Constitution presents a teacher and a pupil in a cryptic exchange about money and a paw marked by odd phrasing. The text includes misspellings and unclear meaning, hindering a clear summary of any event or person.

Atlanta Constitution

Bust It and The Way to Money in Modern WarehlP Lore

Fragmentary OCR notes reference Bust It as a path to wealth and fame. Mentions Boniling's Bows and a ram of a modern era weighing forty tons, with garbled terms suggesting a discussion of value, status, and industrial power.

Ness

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