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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1898
Page
3
An 1800s style pamphlet previewed by a Chicago firm promotes a tonic for women’s health and nerves. It touts pills by Dr. Williams of Schenectady offering relief from tiredness, headaches, depression, and lowness, claiming benefits for digestion and vitality with pills sold by mail order.
A political-essay note ridicules Edward Atkinson the statistician for claiming silver mining costs 25 cents per ounce. It argues the figure ignores ore processing and global wage differences, cites Montana costs at $1.29 per ounce, and condemns simplistic math in evaluating metal production. It then shifts to political debate about silver, tariff policy, and populist sentiment, ending with a jab at mail fraud and hoaxes.
Sealed proposals by county commissioners are invited for a year of county printing, including public notices, legal ads, and various notices under the Revised Laws. Bids must enter and submit by the date specified, with requirements set by the county clerk and compliance with state procurement rules.
Telegraph notices show a 10 cent wage cut Jan 1 at Amory Stark and Jefferson mills in Manchester N. employing 11 000. Amoskeny mills in the city posted similar cuts affecting 9000. Pawtucket 20 weavers strike over wage cuts. Millbury Worchester Massachusetts mills announce 10 percent reductions. a carpet factory in Massachusetts town posts 200 operator cuts. commentary cites McKinley prosperity in Silver City Argus.
The text outlines an enormous fortune attributed to Jhe D Rocke felleries, claiming totals like 244.58,.00 and extravagant rates such as 200,000 percent per month, 50,000 per day, and 31.50 per four minutes. The stylized figures suggest an archaic ledger or sensational financial claim lacking clear sourcing.
The following warrants against Custer county will be paid on presentation with interest to date if presented within sixty days from date of this notice.
A garbled OCR page lists many numbers and references for the July 1897 Current Expense section. It mentions Challis, Idaho with a date of January 4, 1898 and a county treasurer J. P. Spanpixe. The fragment includes multiple issue numbers and scattered financial notes, with unclear details and broken phrases.
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