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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1906
Page
7
A Widely promoted appeal from Ste. Pinkham daughter in law of Lydia E Pinkham inviting women to consult Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts without cost. Letters are read and answered by women only, promising confidential advice from experienced knowledge to relieve female weakness and restore health.
The Chautauquan notes how Chinese geomancers or earth doctors judge site luck for homes and graves. Emperors moved capitals to escape bad fate and Taiping upheavals left cities abandoned. China’s towns still show quarters deserted for alleged misfortune and unlucky locations.
A historical note on the Lutine bell once housed at Lloyds of London. The bell rang to announce safe arrivals of ships, including the wrecked Lutine near the Zuyder Zee. Loot recovered included bullion. underwriters used the bell to signal calm and insurance refunds.
A story recounts William Bulteel calmly guiding his wife from a burning building as he preaches the value of coolness. She quips that his philosophy would have failed if he had worn trousers, giving a humorous twist to the tale.
Leland Buxton describes Sana in the Persian Gulf theater as depopulated during the Arab siege, with population dropping from 70 000 to about 20 000 due to famine and violence. He notes destruction along the route, cannibalism cited by both sides, and only an Italian trader remaining as the sole European presence.
The Sun reports a Greek victory in New York and a comedy in a Tombs court where a magistrate demands a prisoner's name. The prisoner translates his name as Stanamanaka ha papadopoulos, and the case ends with discharge. Also notes a British dew pond relic needing tracing and its water-harvesting method.
In a wry remark from the Chicago Daily News, a caller admits being on the editor's free list but vows no further contributions. The exchange highlights a quirky friction between reader and publication, reflecting the era's newspaper culture.
A brief item notes a proverb about a clock being fast and a young man, citing the New York Times.
Florists complain that elaborate floral displays once common in weddings and private homes are now scarce, seen mainly at restaurants and hotels. Williams notes the shift amid winter snows.
Kuno Francke curator of Harvard Germanic Museum announces a full sized reproduction of a notable Swiss fourteenth century necropolis monument will be presented to the museum after arrangements with the Swiss government. In Lincolnshire England a fifty year old leg of mutton hangs faded in a Bourne shop rafters, bought by a man who promised to fetch it later and never did. it now withers resembling a chillbeam.
A humorous remark attributed to Uncle Eben from the Washington Star: if it took a man as long to get into debt as to eat out, there wouldn’t be nearly as much financial worry.
The British Medical Journal notes the daily medical experience shows there is no depth of meanness to which patients will not stoop when seeking benefit or relief from care.
A New York promoter-level piece defends Grape-Nuts and Postum against alleged frauds. It details manufacturing steps, quality controls, and a London Lancet analysis, while inviting investigations into critics labeled Ananias. The notice warns against false claims and promises legal actions against liars and mavericks.
A fellow columnist accuses cooking school teachers and Sanitarium demonstrators of being paid to praise Grape-Nuts and Postum. It cites the head doctor of the institution steering a magazine’s answers column and endorses a young New York woman who sent $10 to a brave critic.
Editors describe grocers trade papers pressuring for ads and threatening slander campaigns against Postum and Grape Nuts. They defend legal action if needed, likening advertisers to cattle in a pasture and calling for branding without releasing them.
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