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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1905
Page
3
A fragmentary reflection on commonplace days and the moon, stars, and flowers. It contrasts ordinary beauty with a darker world and hints at a divine order guiding ordinary life, mentioning Coolidge and personal contemplation.
Francois Barbasse, ardent suitor in a tale of unyielding hope and repeated refusals, endures years of rejections until a brick strike blinds him temporarily. A dramatic twist reveals his love finally returns, and with one eye lost, he gains a future with Mile. X-. inspiration lingers in a house of dreams and a stormy city street.
The passage notes an elderly man named with a prosthetic enthusiasm in his left eye, a fixed smile betraying years of wear, as captured by the Toaton Herald in a clipped description of his expression and demeanor.
A London bus horse, driven to heat by a hot day, boarded a vehicle and died after a neck wound when pulled from the bus. The body remained inside, forcing two other horses to pull the bus to a carpenter shop for dismantling. The Sketon notes the ironic, fatal outcome and laments the animal’s final thoughts.
Anna a 190 pound waitress and doormaid on West Twenty sixth Street endures steep stairs to English basement rooms. Sloper, habitually forgetful of his latchkey, recruits waiter girls to serve at the boarding house, leaving slips at employment agencies for morning calls to the house for a hour or more. A blue pencil note on the first floor triggers a thin on the door bell when boarders return for dinner.
New York Press recounts a wedding mishap where the bride found a German prayer book swapped for her English text. She read the responses correctly, stifling laughter as the prankster’s ruse was exposed and the ceremony proceeded with quiet decorum.
The pope, in a discreet act of mercy, once aided a dying poor man by sharing his bed mattress. Wrapping it for the night, he left for the gesture only to be stopped by Venetian police. Two gendarmes, recognizing him, secured the load and followed the cardinal’s guidance to the designated location.
A London chemist reports selling about 100 bottles of chiorodyne weekly and notes that 3 percent of customers are addicted. Among society women the trend rests on “beautifying” aims, with sal volatile, ether, and aromatic extracts used to improve complexion and mood. Ether and chloroform are consumed secretly by many, while ginger essence provides a fiery, soothing option. Brain workers increasingly seek chloroform ism for forgetfulness and languor, and coal tar derivatives like antipyrin phenacetin and sulphonal are demanded to combat headaches and insomnia, though overuse risks crutches.
Young Stanhope Hall recalls a near death experience as a boy aboard a cotton loading ship in Mobile Bay. He fell into the river and was carried upward by a rotating side wheel. A man circling the wheel opened the trap, snatched him to safety, and saved his life, while he fainted on deck.
Dodson married again after prior romance turmoil with two former admirers claiming affronts. He chose the wealthier, grayer bride, then on a theater ride a rival taunted his wife about aging women. The prank leaves Dodson vowful of a third marriage to avoid the caustic spinner.
A poet foresees a voyage to distant lands to possess a vast estate with grounds and palace grand. Ancestral death, titles, and honor are foretold by clairvoyants and mediums, promising fame and wealth beyond poverty. The tale follows the rise of Common Ennie the Great Forecaster as the narrator awaits a tomb and a final trumpet.
A London Times correspondent notes millers bleaching flour with ozone and nitrous acid to produce extra white bread. Steel rollers remove nutrients, making bread less nutritious and harder to digest, linked to weaker bones and dental issues in children. physicians advise avoiding very white bread and using seconds flour for bread or pastry when available.
A man argues that a wife who tolerates her husband’s infidelity shows restraint, while others prefer a firm vow. Dave Potter’s wife reads a letter from another woman and stays cool, calling the admirer a fool. The tale reflects selective judgment among discerning folk.
In Bradford Tennessee a special science note cites kidney disease research. Kidney trouble blamed for many ailments. Dodd's Kidney Pills praised as a cure by J A Davis. Advertised remedy claims to prevent Brights disease dropsy diabetes rheumatism and other painful disorders by curing kidneys at the first symptom.
The piece notes umbrellas appear on Egyptian monuments and Nineveh ruins, with similar depictions on ancient Greek vases. It states the umbrella’s modern form emerged in London mid eighteenth century with Jonas Hanway enduring ridicule for using one.
A curious Scotch coastal custom at funerals places the two chairs used indoors under the coffin outside the house after the burial. As pallbearers depart, the chairs are suddenly flipped onto their backs and remain there until the interment is complete. Relatives guard against moving them early or reusing them before the proper time.
A short excerpt discusses tea time as an interval for light thinking and conversation. It also mentions the value of the eucalyptus tree for drainage projects in southern Europe and northern Africa, noting prior beliefs about water vapor were inaccurate and pointing to rapid eucalyptus growth as a contributing factor.
The text asks about familiarity with tea and whether the reader truly knows tea. It poses a sequence of questions to probe certainty and familiarity with a common beverage.
The text states oaks and other species such as ash larch and elm live beyond a thousand years, yet the average oak survives about forty five years. Spruce matures around eighty years. After reaching maturity growth stalls for a period before decay begins.
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