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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1905
Page
3
An elderly testimonial from Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound claims the product cured her after eight years of nervous breakdown and uterine troubles. The letter asserts improved health, restored social duties, and no further aches after beginning the remedy.
An early 19th century ad praises a physician who travels to treat patients with a patent medicine named Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It claims non alcoholic herbal ingredients and exclusive women focused benefits, including curing ovarian pains and restoring strength, while highlighting testimonials from Dr. Loren and Mrs. Jones of Curvat.
A mosaic of quotations and anecdotes from diverse voices sketches life wisdom and humor. It references Col Keyes of Virginia City, witty comments on living and labor, a hedgehog frown described in London commentary, and Palm Sunday choral traditions in Spanish cathedrals. Several dated lines suggest nostalgic reflections on duty and human foibles.
Mrs G W Fooks of Salisbury wife of Sheriff G W Fooks recounts eight years of kidney illness with swelling fatigue and breathlessness. After three days on Down's Kidney Pills the back ache vanished and she recovered fully. Ad notes 50 cents at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo. Colosseum costly to maintain with annual Italian government outlay of 20 000.
In TEA, Simeon Ford quips that the Scotch scene is a croan between a dog biscuit and a porous plaster, lacking the virtues of either and sharing the faults of both, while noting tea's worldwide popularity and its many friends.
In the English town of Wellington with 7,000 residents, 5245 tramps were accommodated last year, reflecting a notable social issue. A lighter note references tea time as a season for light talk and thought, while unrelated items mention a Red Cross promotion and a Japanese farewell phrase Sayonara with a literal interpretation tied to parting.
The Wicka Watche river near Tarpon Springs Fla attracts visitors with clear waters and two notable springs. The eight to ten mile long river flows toward the gulf with strong current and tides. Fish from minnow to tarpon are visible fifty feet down though biting is oddly unresponsive. A house owned by Mr Goethe, descendant of the poet, marks the area.
In Connecticut a divorce case saw five women testify to the husband as a drunkard but the Superior Court judge refused to admit their evidence without male corroboration. He ruled women are not qualified to testify about stages of intemperance. Also note: notices to ex-Postmaster Haffenden of Woodstock on a one cent shortfall.
A New York woman sues her mother in law for twenty six thousand dollars. The case is presented as practical and contrasts with petty jokes about family feuds. A Buffalo Express excerpt discusses humor and fairness in in law disputes.
C. Lewis Gable of 814 West Allegheny avenue has been appointed private secretary to the chief of the engineering staff of the Panama Canal commission. Born in Shenandoah on December 28, 1882, he started as a breaker boy in coal mines, moved to Philadelphia in 1902, and built a career as a factory helper and student. He graduated from Temple College last year after studying at night, passed the civil service exam with high marks, and earned the Panama Canal post on March 24.
A Streatham wife, barred by her husband from incurring charges, faced Bloomsbury county court over a Oxford Street department store bill for “necessaries.” Judge Bacon admonished that some dress items are luxuries, but ruled the woman must pay the £9.99 for a hat and related charges.
The London World notes that a wife should dress to attract public interest, arguing married women influence politics, the army, literature, and the stage. It suggests bold cosmetics and striking features are permissible if needed, to maintain appeal like yesterday’s unmarried woman.
In Harpers May issue Dr. Henry C McCook recounts the huntress wasp that paralyzes spiders with an anesthetic sting and then stores them in a tubular cell to feed her larvae. The noted wasp preserves prey alive briefly by canning its meat, handling tarantulas with fearsome prowess.
A fragment from Harpers Weekly recounts Reverend Henry C. McCook of Philadelphia and a Presbyterian joke about a Scotch deserter who joins an Independent church. The elder minister scolds the change, the deserter quips about the moss on the stone and rolling stones.
This year the Jewish community in New York observes the 260th anniversary of its settlement in the city. The event reflects long history with communities and institutions growing across decades amid change and endurance.
Miss Mildred Keller of Washington DC writes that after years of satarrh and failed treatments Peruna helped from the first dose. She describes regaining appetite and strength and advises others to consider the tonic, noting vast testimonials on file.
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