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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1910
Page
6
The Silver Messenger column in CHALLIO IDAHO offers a breezy roundup of public sentiment and current curiosities. It jokes about press errors, air travel debates, celestial taxation quips, and a Key West storm, while noting dangers from cigars and gas fires and urging prudent manners in daily life.
The piece argues domestic work offers relief from the relentless pace of business life, with less bossing than in offices and solid weekly wages plus room and board. It notes housemaids can save more per week than their counterparts in business, while addressing desires for independence and the realities of being under constant supervision. It concludes that housework is desirable as a career for those seeking steadier, less stressful work.
Medical guidance suggests an open air lifestyle helps some asthma sufferers though it can be dangerous in arid or polluted regions. A manual technique involves rhythmic pressure on the back and chest to expel dead air, followed by rapid inhalation to restore breathing and calm the patient.
Infant care guidance notes vital signs birth to one year with pulse 130 140 later 115 120 breathing 25 30 and feeding needs. Milk best from mother then cow milk diluted with barley rice water. Emphasizes cleanliness bathing daily soft water warm room 70 F bath water 80 90 F seasonally. Avoid overfeeding smothering or heavy clothing keep chest free limbs free head lightly covered for warmth and movement.
Report from Canton and Shanghai describes crowds flocking to peddlers of ice cream freezers and sewing machines. The sewing machine craze spreads as western shops buy large numbers, paying operators five dollars a month for nine hour days including Sundays.
Senator Vernon backs a house resolution for women's suffrage after a tense political session. He is approached by Miss Marla Greene of Chicago who advocates the measure, and aides persuade allies while Vernon courts the activist's influence. Vernon promises to vote for the resolution and contemplates a gubernatorial bid if passed.
Vernon Greene and Marla Greene take a daytime country drive toward a golf course as spring light reveals a faltering mood. Their ride, quiet until an open query about past lives prompts guarded answers, while distant blasts and a tense question loom over the otherwise serene scene.
Readable fragments show a tense exchange where one speaker advises caution while the other questions propriety. The snippets reference clothing and social restraint, but no clear events, names, places, or dates emerge to identify a topic or outcome.
Fragments recount Ella Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, who served as a common soldier with the Seventeenth Connecticut regiment and performed full military duties. A clergyman allegedly donated $500 to St Peter’s Church, invoking eternity contrasts during wartime.
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