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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1905
Page
3
A jumble of brief items reports a comic scene with an Englishman dressed in a waistcoat causing French police officials to laugh. The piece details his pompous dignity, ignorance of the police, and his gracious compliments amid the confusion. It also cites a provocative note about a woman's eyes as a weapon and a remark on tea prices in distant lands.
A long, eventful tale about Martin Bogen who never admits mistakes. After a cellar accident where he missteps into space, friends joke he made a rare error, but he rebukes the notion, insisting it was no regular mistake. The piece reflects personal pride and cautionary instances from his life.
An article cites figures from 1881 to 1900 showing 22 793 strikes causing 396 769.92 in wage losses plus 72 109 189 in lockouts, totaling 468 968 581. A broader estimate suggests near one billion dollars lost in twenty years due to labor disturbances and sympathizer support.
A magazine style piece advises middleaged women to combat aging with cheerfulness daily exercise cold tubs and massage to maintain figure and health. It also includes an anecdote about perseverance and success and a factual note on historical rail investments totaling billions across Europe and the rest of the world with per mile costs by country.
Fragmented notice discusses the idea that many defects are outgrown during adolescence, urging parental sympathy and careful training as youths develop toward adulthood. It includes garbled names and ad-like inserts from period content, reflecting a collage of historical text.
A cryptic line references a debt repayment and a grocer, but readable context is limited. The snippet suggests a rough dialogue or note about paying a bill, with odd phrasing that obscures clear facts or events.
Figures show Russian peasants use only four to five quarts of crude petroleum per family per year and waste time. Many peasants stay in bed from four in the afternoon until eight in the morning, highlighting widespread poverty and limits on productive activity.
A garbled reflection of social quips and gender jabs. The text riffs on money back promises and quick travel while interjecting a sharp mockery of self perception and gender roles. It reads like a clipped verse from a satirical periodical.
A fragmentary line of playful quip about tea costing a third of a cent per cup and a note on pulse rates rising with conversation. The teaser hints at public interest in simple pleasures and bodily responses, but the text is garbled.
A dusty late 19th century ad promotes GUARANTEED MINING INVESTMENTS and a five million dollar Investors' Guarantee Association tied to nine affiliated companies. It invites readers to request a prospectus while listing ARBUCKLE-GOODE COMMISSION COMPANY and Will Shute as a Southern railway messenger. Also notes a cough cure claim and a Russia life insurance statistic from 1900.
A newly wealthy wife seeks musical tuition for her daughter from Doctor Bischoff, the blind organist. After weeks the professor declares the girl toneless and unable to grasp time or temperament. The mother protests incompetence and threatens Paris, while Bischoff retorts that she should be sent there at least.
A Leeds woman who had been mute for five years regained her voice via electricity. Surgeons note some patients cannot speak due to hysteria, not organic issues, and electric shock can trigger speech. Caution on sham cures, with emphasis on genuine cases.
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