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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1909
Page
3
A tender reminiscence scene unfolds as a couple, seated on a sofa after a mutual understanding, discuss the moment love began. He recalls meeting her and a window glass illusion that misled him about her appearance, echoing the first spark toward marriage.
A mother recalls her son Clyde nearly covered with eczema. After a year of treatment with doctors, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Within weeks he improved greatly and slept through the night. A leading physician recommends Cuticura for eczema. June 11, 1907.
A Washington Star excerpt shows Plodding Pete confronting a woman about chopping wood and forest water protection. The dialogue critiques deferential labor, environmental thinking, and future generations. It contrasts a blunt request for collars from a fat customer with shop clerk interactions.
A brisk exchange recalls ongoing upheaval in China as a domestic remark downplays the event, noting how such tensions surface routinely in daily life, emphasizing a casual American response to international disruption.
A suburban exchange notes that a morning train service was removed from the line. One resident says they miss it but not as much as in the past, while the other confirms missing it to some extent.
An English visitor surveys football across the region noting distinctive play styles and the prevalence of injuries such as broken noses among players. The piece highlights cultural attitudes toward the sport and the physical toll on participants.
The Chicago Tribune notes Hercules spared the Erymanthian boar and, asked what he would do with the beast, he refused to answer saying it might incriminate him. Historians’ accounts would differ, and he was sensitive about being accused of nature faking during that career phase.
Uncle Zeke returns from the city and recalls riding 20 miles on a street car for a nickel. He boasts that in a prior year he rode to the top of the tallest building for nothing, joking about cheap transportation and small-town fares.
A terse courtroom exchange features a father and son over a puzzling phrase. The judge notes that nothing exists called an idle test as workers are said to be on overtime, prompting a concise moment in the proceedings.
Fragmented verse about wanting to be near a beloved woman and share her life, imagining being her shadow and even her possessions. The speaker references a humorous aside about Miggs and orphans, mentioning six boys and five girls.
A Yonkers Statesman quip links stopping power to starting power for trains and a joke about stopping a woman’s speech. The exchanged lines tease luck and misfortune in a light literary tone, with a punch line about an old man and doors.
The speaker asks if a local Esperanto club exists while noting the police carry Jocust Yonkers Stateaman items. a brief exchange on club presence and police items follows.
A fragmentary dialogue touches on an old poem about husking bees. The speakers reminisce about country life and a phrase about husking bees, noting unfamiliarity with the term while recalling rural seasonal customs.
A vast stock of whalebone, valued at about a million dollars and said to comprise nearly all global supply, will be stored soon in William Lewis & Son warehouses in New Bedford. Edgar R. Lewis controls the asset, with dealers needing his approval to claim any of the bone as whaling fleets pause Arctic hunts next year to let grounds rest.
The article notes whales returning to Delagoa Bay on Africa’s south coast after years away. It discusses Arctic catch declines, a large whalebone stock in New Bedford, and E R Lewis’s influence over bone pricing. Traders fear market stagnation while plan to ship trade bone north and rely on cheap native exchanges.
A theatre manager recalls Miss Isadora Duncan guiding child pupils in a dolphin dance class. She lectured on the fish and its habits, remarking that a single dolphin can have 2,000 offspring, prompting surprised reactions from the children.
A retro collage of quips and product notes features streetwise banter about change and courtesy, a Kasigo admission of mixed success, eye salve pitches from 1848, and jokes about wives, chauffeurs, and curiosity. It weaves snippets on eye salves, teething remedies, and price jousts with a wink at everyday follies.
Fragmented notes blend political quips with medical ad copy and social musings. A statesman questions the weight of an orator’s opinions while another suggests they are heavy. The text also mentions Fazo Ointment claims and a woman’s hair styling superstition.
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