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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
3
A fragment discusses a man praised for duty and health routines including strict dieting and fasting, with notes on appendectomy to avoid illness. It then shifts to Uganda customs and medical practices, describing a village healer deciding life or death based on patient prognosis and a native practice involving goats in women’s eating.
The piece notes women hold high social and business roles in Siam with polygamy uncommon. It outlines the Elkins Act penalties for railroad rebates and shipping below tariff, and mentions the Commerce Commission's role in enforcing the law. It also remarks on wit and humor as facets of press writing.
A dated quotation from a Leader page features a child named Mamie Ross described as a pod girl with a violent plea to God. The text mocks selfishness and requests a doll to be taken, then praised as noble and self sacrificing, ending with an Amen.
Burglars broke into the Albina Fuel Company safe in Portland Oregon last night. The placard warned there is no money and that time should be saved. The thieves could not read or were incredulous and found only old books inside.
The American Machinist notes sulfur as a nuisance adulterant among machinist supplies. It reports U.S. producers offer sulfur at 99.9 percent purity to stay uncontaminated.
Fragmentary notes recount Bowman Lindsay who died 1862 and foresaw electricity as illumination. Mentions electric telegraphy, a 1832 milestone, and proposals for submarine telegraphy. References Nas Power and coal heating, with scattered phrases about Edison and San Francisco tea.
A fragmented, poem like reminiscence centers on Grapevine Swing and a late evening scene. It mentions tea, heat, and a rolling journey west with sparse names and coastal imagery. The piece evokes a musical mood and social rhythms amid blurred personages.
A historical summary recounts Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign. From June entry to Moscow’s fall, through Berezina, it notes 125000 killed or captured, 500000 scattered, and 1600 reenforcements aiding a weary retreat into Vilnius, highlighting brutal winter, famine, and Cossack harassment.
Robert Hunter argues in a recent book on Poverty that at least ten million Americans live in acute poverty. He estimates five million paupers in 1891 rising to about four hundred thousand? and cites census-like data from almshouses and the Charity Organization Society of New York.
A field correspondent reports on Felizardo and Montalon leading the Ladrones in Cavite and Batangas. The pair reportedly raid towns, seize rifles and uniforms, and evade pursuit while showing marked horsemanship and ferocity. Beas Cabrera, accused of informing, had his lips cut and tendons hamstrung, leaving him crippled and hospitalized in Manila.
The text discusses using houseplants to purify air in sickrooms. Leaves absorb carbonic acid gas and emit oxygen, while releasing moisture from roots. It cautions against strong smelling blooms and favors plants with abundant green leaves, noting geraniums as less valuable and musk flowers as best avoided.
A fragmentary newspaper snippet covers naval mishaps with a torpedo in mud and a destroyer tail buried, then shifts to natural history noting killer whales, bluefish and sardine needs, cats in ancient Egypt and anecdotes of cats in warfare and literature, ending with a trick to make a boy disappear and a surgeon’s last words about his cat.
A glowing butterfly blends with withered leaves when settled, vanishing from view. The same method appears in a juggling act where bright clothing reveals a white reverse side and the performer uses white powder to fool observers.
A 1720 tale describes blacksmith George Paterson building a sandstone cave house in Grimerton near Edinburg. He carved skylight rooms a shop kitchen and a cellar into living rock, died 1735 after eleven years in the cave which drew holidaymakers and judges for drinks in the stone parlor.
The subject's diet centers on jelly fish as his main sustenance, requiring only a relaxed open mouth and slow paddling to feed. The fragmentary text hints at a creature or person guided by passive feeding behavior in water.
Travelers report Cape plants resemble a Jewish candlestick carved on the Arch of Titus. The grove appears uncanny to riders at dusk, its branches severe and formal, lending a metallic impression to the scene.
A historical note describes making two plain pine targets and inviting guests to throw needles. Points assigned for bullseye and outer rings form a playful calligraphic score. The trick involves showing a “magic target” by threading needles and retargeting for surprising results.
A brief guide explains alcohol dissolving oily substances that water cannot, using camphor as an example. It warns against tasting experiments and describes observing alcohol on still water where surface water is heavier than the liquid.
The article describes how alcohol and water mix differently, producing unusual results in a measuring tube. It details dissolving white of egg in alcohol, the indentation created, and aniline dye dropping into alcohol forming branching threads. It notes the effect when using mirrors to enlarge the shadow of the colored threads.
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