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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1911
Page
2
A jumble of comic vignettes and snippets recounts brash banter and groaning puns. Ambiguity and whimsy mingle as characters flirt with misfortune, boastful boasts, and sudden realizations amid old timey jokes and curious narration.
Fragmented scraps present a miscellany of old time quips and dialogue about motor cars called horseless carriages. Jotted snippets touch on social mockery, courtships, a teary farewell, and humorous asides on fashion and barber shops in a bygone era.
A quirky collage of lines from a visitor at the police court and snippets of verse and dialogue. The pieces mention candy money from a beau, weather talk, and a boxer’s likeness to his father, ending with a dramatic note about a villain trampling a heroine’s gown.
An unsolicited advertisement promises a free home recipe to cure weak kidneys and bladder troubles within a week. It touts quick recovery, lists symptoms, and offers to mail the remedy from Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit as a self treatment for sale.
The piece cites a Wise remark on politicians who use five syllables for simple ideas. It contrasts Green and Wise and recalls a parable from Smart Set about a fool and a king. The king's error proves his own humanity while the fool's quip underscores perception of rightful authority.
A New York letter recalls how ex umpire Honest John Kelly earned his sobriquet. As a boy he impressed a tinware peddler who asked his name and, after he answered John, urged him to hold the horse while the man fetched a drink. The story hints that the boy’s honest face led to later fame.
Short fragmentary passage contrasts urging early shopping with a concealed forty nine cent item. Mentions Rheumatism Neuralgia and Hamline Wizard Mil as a pain remedy. Includes Goethe quote about self knowledge through action.
In Bath an old Universalist church steeple bears a wooden angel figure famed for its tall shoes. The Bath Enquirer recalls a North Congregational pastor once asking a devotee if he had seen an angel with high heeled shoes, to which the reply noted a different view of angels with or without them.
Jonkley notes people fear possession while Conkley questions an 80 question. The Catholic Standard and Times sources a blue Monday joke about Tuesday confusion and blue logs. Judge offers a witty aside.
Conversation reflects opinion on the young artist D Auber post talent reveal. He has abundant commissions in magazine and studio drawing, including the Maltese Cross depiction tied to a body discovery. Evening papers report his rising workload and public interest.
A Brer Reuben tale from Chicago Tribune shows Elder Harris pressing for a pony swap while Brother Reuben resists, invoking the tenth commandment about coveting a neighbor’s property and turning toward a moral jab about covetousness and trade. The quotation is framed with other brief items, including notes on Young-Age pensions and a joke about a sympathetic pal and a judge.
Rev Henry R Rose recounts in the Newark Star the Vermont pastor who sought a wider field and preached with zeal yet faced a blunt compliment from a faithful old parishioner who said they never knew what sin was until he arrived.
A rural official urges inquiry into the affair while Farmer Corn tessel replies that investigations rarely alter personal lives or distills, expressing skepticism about results and doubt over any meaningful change.
The Weekly pressed for a weak spot and summoned 26 workers to testify before a Commissioner. Inspectors checked wheat, barley, floors, and processes to ensure purity. Workers with long tenure testified to clean facilities, proper attire, and that only printed ingredients enter Grape Nuts and Postum. Water from artesian wells, high wages, and open access for visitors were noted.
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