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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1911
Page
7
A West End hotel diner hears a husky voice claim fear of going home in the dark, prompting surprise from a nearby patron. The scene includes a joke about a rooster on a chantecler hat and a series of short quips about public life, fashion, and social figures.
Mrs Recentmarrie notes the baby is the perfect image of her, while Mr Recentmarrie recalls a Mrs Smith who said the child reminded her of Mrs Recentmarrie, confirming the memory in a brief domestic exchange.
Cyrus and Miranda discuss a leaked letter from Zeke revealing he has sunk most of his money in an oil well. The tale suggests financial risk and rising tension as plans to move to New York wobble under the strain.
A jagged OCR fragment hints at a wartime scene over the Alps with mentions of planes and peril. The text appears as garbled lines about light, war and flight, lacking coherent names, dates, or places to anchor a full summary.
The exchange prompts deep questions on murder instinct and inherited tendency as the Philosophical-Boarder and the speaker debate how to account for violent acts among aborigines. They reference David the Psalmist and pause for another coffee.
Dialogue from an old column centers on a deaf mute man who loves a deaf mute girl. The piece hints at miscommunication and unrequited feeling as evening visits reveal hidden thoughts without sound. The fragment suggests a romantic tension within a quiet, misunderstood relationship.
A fragmentary note outlines odd musings on food, public spaces, and a joking reference to a poet named Dusty Dennis-1s. The garbled text mentions free lunch counters, a footnote, and a string of curious phrases about a note and a performer. The source text is a muddy, quotational excerpt with unclear context.
Humorous exchanges unfold as Cumso insists on paying his wife's dress bill at the dressmaker, arguing she would order another dress otherwise. Fangle quips about letting her go, while Cumso fears she would accept another proposal if interrupted. The sketch ends with a joke about women's prospects as railroad engineers, noting the time lost at crossings.
A garbled humor piece mixes golf talk with offbeat quips about trains flights and rival chicks. A farmer jokes about feed causing birds to squabble, reflecting a light, stray item from a newspaper page.
Critics note managers liked Blank's new comic but balked at staging it cheaply like a Shakespeare piece, declining the production with regret.
A planned model village near Forest Hills on the Long Island line between Jamaica and Long Island City aims to be the first fireproof community in the United States. Built by the Russell Sage Foundation Homes Company, it targets high quality, well lit, affordable living for clerks and mechanics, with a rail station, hotel, and multiple housing types surrounding a civic square.
A wartime anecdote recalls a threatened strike by the Metropolitan Chorus during a production of Il Trovatore at the Nixon in Pittsburgh. Ernest Goerlitz reports the chorus resisted singing, while Goerlitz warned them they must sing or walk to New York and swim to Europe as the company prepared to disband for summer. The scene captures multilingual quarrel and the chorus breaking into song as tensions eased.
A dialog frames a child and father debating a Punch magazine quip about a man’s character being judged by his company. The child pushes the idea that virtue or vice may be reflected by association, prompting the father to agree and question the logic.
A reflective saying notes that patience invites many outcomes, including burdens like poverty and aging, and the complexity of family relations arriving with time. The line frames waiting as a precursor to varied life events and challenges.
Fragmentary item discusses distemper in animals and mentions cures and prevention, with stray quotes and oblique references to medical and social topics. The text blends humor and miscellany, including a French duel remark, a church committee remark, and mammy dialect lines, in a disjointed newspaper fragment.
Unwholesome complexion conditions are addressed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad promotes clear skin, soft hands, clean scalp and healthy hair, claiming suitability from birth and prevention of minor blemishes. It notes Cuticura remedies are sold worldwide and offers a free booklet from Potter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston.
A fragmentary quote from a published piece shows a couplet about genius and shared effort. The speaker asks for more support from a spouse, noting the plea to collaborate with four hands. The text hints at personal tension and creative struggle.
An advertisement promotes a homemade remedy called Dende Yon Mixture for kidney and urinary problems. It instructs mixing Muld extract Dandelion, Kargon Compound, and Syrup of Sassafras, then taking teaspoonful doses after meals and at night. Claims include gentle yet thorough kidney relief and suitability for suspected kidney bladder or urinary disorders.
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