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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1906
Page
7
Prominent appeal to women suffering female ailments to contact Lydia E Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women only, offering confidential guidance from experience. The company highlights many success stories and urges immediate use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
Fragmentary verse praises love and beauty while expressing longing and sorrow for the figure Harry Cornwall. The text blends reverent, romantic imagery with references to joy, heaven, and a dove’s mourning, hinting at a personal loss or tribute.
A weary wife on a farm gains hope as her wanderer son Jo Leaks returns with a plan to settle and bring Molly Burt and Beth to join the household. Beth, Jo’s former sweetheart, and Molly arrive, revealing Jo has found steady ground and plans marriage. Beth and Jo pledge lifelong togetherness as the home comforts return.
Blobbs complains he needs a new fish ing knife after claiming the corkscrew is broken. Slobba counters that the old knife can still cut bait, highlighting practical troubles aboard.
An editorial cites brutal treatment of slave girls in China. It recalls a Shanghai mixed court case where a girl was gagged and beaten for eating scraps, and reports a Canton road house where a girl endures daily whippings with a knotted rope. It suggests public attention may deter abuse.
The piece traces how opera developed as a form of verbal specialization, noting Latin roots and Dryden's 17th century definition of opera as a poetic tale with music and spectacle. It contrasts this with drama and poet, highlighting how meanings evolved from simple deeds to complex artistic forms.
A young western woman dons a sensational coat crafted from six live anacondas she killed herself. The mottled gray and white garment resembles lizard skin and draws sharp public scrutiny in eastern society. Jan 6 1900 Minneapolis notice includes another item on pipe smoking in Brussels.
A well known young college woman offers criticism classes for wealthy patrons lacking education. She reviews books plays operas and arts and guides note taking. She charges twenty dollars for twenty five lectures and one dollar per hour for private instruction.
Feature on life in the Abyssinian capital describes the grand banquets held twice weekly in the palace hall. Batches of 4,000 eaters are fed on raw meat, bread and Abyssinian honey tea.
A Walther Scott mining tale describes his Los Angeles to Chicago run aboard a Santa Fe train in under 45 hours. The journey cost over 6000 dollars and proved Santa Fe line, equipment, and staff as dependable for long distance mountain to plain travel. Also notes a winter rate to California via Salt Lake Route and a humorous tidbit about a Salt Lake City telegraph employee.
Matthew Arnold argues that the pursuit of perfection equals the pursuit of sweetness and light. He urges culture to abolish class distinctions and spread the best ideas, creating an atmosphere of merit where free inquiry thrives.
A chanced health tip urges middle aged and overweight individuals to run up and down stairs as a simple exercise. The World notes this method as a modern alternative to skipping, appealing to the corpulent and river brigade.
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