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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
7
In a quiet cabin Kent sits with the ailing child while rain falls and a candle burns. Margaret, Martha's sister, arrives and urges action as Kent pleads for more time, then she prepares mustard plasters hoping to ease the child's fever despite the looming death.
Margaret tends to the sleeping child as Joe gazes in relief. Kent calls her an angel, and she softly offers help if needed. Parson Granger will pass through tomorrow, and Joe embraces her, then she places her shoes by the hearth, ending a tender moment.
Miss Mary Bogie, aged 84, longtime Abbotsford resident and child friend of Sir Walter Scott, died in Woodine Iowa. Her father William Bogle was Scott’s gardener and later business agent. Bogie preserved Scottiana notes and letters, likely to be donated to the Jews Historical Society.
A desert prayer for rain ends in a mirage of relief as clouds finally bring a cooling shower and a buried pool of waters, saving a thirsting lone traveler. Arthur J. Burdick notes in Sunset.
Mrs Cragie known as John Oliver Hobbes proposes a dramatic generalization. A nine year old authority divides drama into tragedy where you wear fancy dress and are murdered, comedy where you endure much yet live. The notion reflects a playful verdict cited by the New York Times.
A reporter probes the anonymous donor mystery for Hamilton Hall at Columbia University by calling W F J Piel’s father. The elder Piel says he will ask William when he returns home, reflecting on parental ignorance of a son’s actions.
China issues a sweeping taboo prohibiting metal rimmed spectacles outside treaty ports and banning tan shoes. Violators face decapitation for reasons tied to imperial color restrictions. Royal family members alone may wear the yellow hue.
A St Louis inventor proposes a new device combining a miniature railway with a flying horses carousel on a single mounted track. The novelty aims to amuse pleasure seekers seeking fresh sensations, though its merit rests on novelty rather than lasting merit.
A compact train car uses a tiny locomotive or motor to propel its movement. As it advances the car rotates and undulates, delivering sensations that patrons find exhilarating and laughter provoking. Safety is recommended by modern pleasure railways, and the ride requires ample ground space within a large amusement park.
In a Surrey rainstorm a cow from Mrs. Lawson’s herd rescued a two day old fawn chased by three hounds. The cow fought off the dogs, two were killed and the third badly wounded. The cow then carried the fawn to the table yard and now nurses it, allowing it to roam free. Richmond Times-Dispatch reports from Hichmond.
Mrs. Elam, a Cherokee woman near Rose in Indian Territory, claims ownership of a gourd valued as a family relic for around four centuries. The artifact, possibly dating to 1516, has been in her possession for forty years and remains highly polished by age, not art.
A new rapid firing firearm named Rexer, created by an inventor named Dune, is described as a small musket-like gun. It straps to an artillery horse, with a second horse carrying eight thousand cartridges. Autoloading action supposedly allows up to three hundred shots per minute, signaling a potential shift in artillery arms.
A Damariscotta man proposes a substitute for lobster using crab meat. He claims crabs abounding along the Maine coast can supply marketable lobster like meat at higher prices. The plan aims to reduce lobster demand while removing crabs that consume lobster food.
A Colorado River flood swept a box of bibles to a sandbar opposite the Arizona penitentiary. A Yuma Indian discovered the box and left it at the prison, supplying literature for those sojourning within the territorial walls. Tucson correspondence to the Los Angeles Times.
Miss Sadie Disston of Keystone Street spent over fourteen years collecting canceled postage stamps to cover a 10 by 15 foot room. Panels measure 28 inches wide on linen, joined by walnut molding, with English penny stamps as ground work. By 1894 seven panels were finished showing stamps from many countries, including a Cape of Good Hope triangle and a Royal Mint design, totaling 99,098 stamps.
A solid boxwood carving, made with a pen knife, valued at 10 000 dollars, linked to a London wager about its being one piece of wood. Wedding gifts section highlights pets gifting brides with trinkets from dogs cats and other animals in friends households.
A Bowdoin College student decided to live simply by selling furniture removing wall pictures rugs and draperies and even removing electric fixtures. He now sits in a straight-back chair in a candlelit room and retires early claiming he never fully enjoyed life before.
Calvin Wells of Saratoga Springs New York is 81 and ever vigorous. He preserves a coat he wore at age four, in perfect condition. The garment, double-breasted with swallow-tail, was tailor made in Northampton. Measurements given include waist 16 inches and a front length of 7 inches.
Fragmentary note recalls a lamp from Geze Gezer believed to have existed during Joshua's crossing of the Jordan. A Phareoh took it and gave it to his daughter on marriage to Solomon. Solomon used it to strengthen frontier defenses against intruders.
A German journalist notes immigrants who arrive as socialists soon abandon property ideas when needing something. In Long Creek Oregon a bachelor woke to a dainty pair of corsets in his room used as an Indies cloakroom after a ball. The incident shocks his modesty as he hesitates to remove or reveal the offending item and fears leaving bachelor quarters.
The Constitutional club in London counts 6 346 members and last year served over 90 000 luncheons 22 000 breakfasts and about 56 000 dinners. It paid nearly £12 000 in salaries and gave a Christmas box of £1524 to the servants.
A new pest, the Surinam cockroach, is reported in England, blamed for damaging house plants and orchids in shipments. A physician notes diabetes awareness, suggesting ignorance can be beneficial for certain diseases.
The passage quotes Will Crooks M P noting that philanthropic employers may have a community edge yet workers’ wives could spend the money more to the advantage. The speaker questions misused funds and cites tea and coffee as examples of waste and excess.
Nan Francie, A. Rebitting cmypany, and Just Plain Boy of Norwalk Ohio describe a boy who lives in a hut, sleeps in his clothes, and has never had his hair cut or combed. The piece insists this is not a wild boy but a plain boy reflecting deeper truths beyond appearances.
Fragmentary note describes a child left parentless and unnamed, mentions Schilling's Best packaging, and advises scaring away a screech owl with a shovel to prevent danger of death in the home. The passage is garbled and lacks concrete events or identifiable names.
Nearly 1,300,000 new cases were brought before England county courts last year in the so called Poor Man's Court. The note references common people seeking legal relief amid crowded docket conditions.
A report from Victory & W. notes unscrupulous tanners were increasing leather weight using barium chloride. The chemical is described as polarious and untrustworthy, signaling unsafe tanning practices and potential consumer risk.
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