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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
2
A Missouri woman from Columbia recounts two years of dropsy and heart distress after surgery. She credits Donn's Kidney Pills for dramatic relief after using two boxes, claiming her symptoms have not reappeared and praising the treatment as wonderful.
The piece traces how modern patent medicines grew from home made remedies once common in many homes. It highlights Peruna as a traditional remedy from Mennonite origins, developed by Dr Hartman, expanding from local use to a broad drug trade. Thousands of families now trust Peruna for coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and catarrhal diseases.
Nagro describes a feared hoodoo doctor who, in dark rooms and through salt rituals, rubs and feeds patients to counter alleged conjurations. The article notes the doctor’s tall gaunt appearance, nocturnal visits, and the belief among many Black residents in his curing power, contrasting with white healers. A separate report tells of a postman and his wife killed and devoured by wolves near Suda Pesth, their bodies found after days.
The passage traces the origin of terms such as Dutch courage Dutch bargain and Dutch feast to historical perceptions of the Dutch. It cites the London Chronicle and Growe noting how remarks on Dutch conviviality influenced phrases used in action on ships and in society.
Over seven years horse numbers rose about 30 percent from 15 000 000 to 23 000 000 while value jumped 112 percent. The average farm price in 1900 14 stood at 44.50 and in 1907 it reached 94.50 the highest on official record. Automobiles did not end horse use. they narrowed the horse’s sphere of influence rather than eliminate demand.
A humorous exchange where a character laments an injury and complains that a palm ess dentist is the only one available for immediate work. The other party argues that an extraction specialist has yet to arrive and that the request was for urgent dental work.
Round trip via Salt Lake Route base begins April 24. Write today, J. H. Burtner, Salt Lake City. Rivera in Mountains. A peculiar note on the Blue mountains of Pennsylvanian and river intervals of 27 miles between key creeks and valleys.
Officials of the imperial Chinese telegraph administration will enforce decapitation for any employee who reveals secret telegram contents to outsiders. The notice appears in the South China Hongkong bulletin. Also advertised are travel deals: 20 dollars round trip to California via the Salt Lake Route with fare promotions and recruitment notes from Country Life in London.
A quotation from J A Sterry in London Graphic favors stair climbing as a healthy alternative to the modern elevator craze, linking it to fewer dyspeptic issues and minor life ailments.
Mrs Russell Sage values opinions of Lawrence village residents near her California and Salt Lake Route summer home. They speak plainly and without motive, offering relief when many visitors sought educational religious or other schemes. Her talks with them provided a viewpoint untainted by personal gain.
An 19th century style travel snippet promises a $20 fare to California and Salt Lake Route and hails Ice Mountain as a Hampshireco feature on North Creek near Winchester Virginia. It notes a quartz bearing boulder field along the mountain’s base where crystals can be found in crevices year round.
John B. Moran Boston district attorney is ordered to stop talking for an indefinite period after campaign vocal strain and smoking. In Zurich a lone elderly woman died in a hot oven during a Turkish bath after breaking the door cord, found suffocated.
Pittsburg chamber of commerce plans a satire banquet to prove the city has many righteous men. An indignation meeting sparked a campaign to select a Hat of the righteous, and the banquet committee reports they have found 28 men who will pass muster.
A Wyoming man James Keeshan set fire to a house in Shoshoni to remove a tenant Michael Brandon who had not paid rent and refused to vacate. The blaze destroyed the dwelling and all contents while Brandon escaped with his life.
John D. Rockefeller donated Forest Hill near East Cleveland as a public park with a $2,000,000 endowment and improvement fund. The transfer hinges on East Cleveland’s annexation by Cleveland, and the estate will ban tobacco liquor and dancing, with no streetcar lines allowed inside. The 600 acre estate includes extensive woods, lawns drives statues and a mansion.
A jumble of clipped notes mentions Deafness cures at home, a graphophone owned by Zulu chief Dinizulu in England, a bishop’s witty reply about clerical marriage, and various sensational health claims. The piece weaves medical advertisements with odd historical vignettes and promotional blurbs.
Gas World notes Sheffield Gas Company and Widnes corporation now share the lead in cheapest gas. Prices drop by a penny per thousand cubic feet with scales showing 4d 6s 24 and 1s for consumption and 1s for gas engines. Widnes rates list 18 1d 1s 3d with 11d for power gas. Also includes a light train car conversation about common everyday questions.
Country Life quotes a concise wish to become a genuine animal lover, aiming to improve favored breeds and secure lasting enjoyment from animal keeping and study. The reflection emphasizes dedication to breeding, care, and ongoing enhancement of preferred species.
Mrs William Manley of Cassenne New York recounts a six month decline with headaches dizziness swollen feet and weight loss to 95 pounds. After using Williams Pink Pills her appetite returned and she gained to over 180 pounds with improved health. The ad claims the pills build new blood and restore vitality, offering mail order and local druggist access.
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