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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1905
Page
7
The article discusses sensational amusement acts pushing the edge through dangerous stunts and a five story automobile thrill. It notes promoters chase bigger feats with the star Mauricia de Tiers and describes a high speed inverted plunge that ends in a crash. It also mentions German researcher Dr. Kempf-Hartmann studying motion of membranes for sound analysis.
An account contrasts perilous high speed stunts and looping rides with motor racing delays. It recalls A F MacDonald’s fast 90 HP car run near Ormond, the arcade of daring circus acts, and a frustrated spectator asking why a race waited as ambulance surgeons were late to respond.
A fragment discussing telephone membrane vibrations described as poreed by physicians, suggesting a technical or medical analogy to sound and signal behavior. The text hints at a cross discipline view of how tactile or acoustic vibrations relate to communication devices in early scientific discourse.
Rangoon, Burma, centers on the Shong Da gon pagoda rising 360 feet above the city on an eminence 166 feet high. The golden stupa, renewed by public subscription, gleams from base to summit as worshipers attach gold leaf each day. The pagoda contains no interior chamber, being a brick stupa over a relic chamber.
A traditional camp bedding method is described with a ground bed lined by spruce boughs a head log and a foot log. Balsam twigs are planted densely from foot to head then topped with hemlock tips and a blanket. Sweet scented pillows can be made from bags of hemlock and balsam.
Suit rolls, resembling enlarged music rolls, arrive as a new wrinkle prevention for athletes in baseball, lawn tennis, and golf. They protect outfits and can hold a shoes pair, an outing suit, and a shirt laid flat and strapped into a neat bundle. Made from canvas or feather with handles like a show strap.
In a University of Cincinnati psychology class Professor Breese tested Miss Loella Latta by having her rely solely on taste to distinguish items. He demonstrated that without smell the senses blur and that wintergreen, peppermint, and cloves were indistinguishable.
A renowned employer with a large workforce uses a reforming system to weed out stagnation. He shifts workers to better fits when signs of rutting appear, discharges those who resist growth, and seeks self-improving staff ahead of needs. He aims to cultivate initiative over mere mechanics.
Mr Haridas Valil donated a coffin of gold and silver with gold-engraved epitaphs valued at 3000 rupees to the Pir Durgha. The coffin was moved from Jail Road to Victoria Terminus by Maulvi Zaminul Abedin Rafal’s followers, arriving about 7:30 am. A procession, Maulud recitation, flower showers, and sweetmeats followed before a vote of thanks ended the ceremony.
Fragmented lines hint at reflective verse about time and memory. The text references echoes, sunshine, tears, and future tomorrows, with scattered phrases suggesting distant common deeds and distant horizons. The legible content is poetry-like with incomplete lines and garbled words.
In Selkirk villagers gathered in the general store when Coroner Ray arrived after a call. He offered a light moment urging them to smoke or choose an alternative. One hesitant villager finally replied with a request for two loaves of bread.
The State Board of Health will launch an investigation and reform of Joliet penitentiary amid a rapid rise of tuberculosis and inmate deaths. Officials warn that without better sanitary conditions the disease could spread to current prisoners and future inmates, urging prevention and cure. A separate anecdote notes a child’s breakfast appetite changing from four cakes to one.
A Chicago slaughterhouse tragedy is linked to slaughterhouse horrors at Armour Packing. A Cripple Creek woman paralyzed by shock suffered a death cited among yearly slaughterhouse deaths. The report cites uric acid poisoning and other toxins from meat products as fatal risks.
Advice on practical dress emphasizes warm feet and comfortable shoes. Warns against thin soles and tight bands, favors broad soles and low heels, and recommends wearing slippers only indoors. Encourages weather appropriate, shoulder supported outfits and waist free from constrictive bands.
The people of Fayette Ohio honored Mrs Amelia DuBais at her centennial with a large community celebration. Schools closed, children led a procession to the DuBois home and to the opera house for an program featuring local figures and flowers funded by students. Mr DuBois and Mrs DuBois, married sixty one years, were praised for their long, healthy, simple life.
The British Medical Journal recently ran an eight page discussion on prolonging life. It emphasizes moderation in eating and drink, fresh air, keeping the body in order, early bed and six to seven hours sleep, daily baths, regular work, and mental calm. It questions the wisdom of fixed routines and urges willpower to curb stimulants and harmful habits.
An abstract from the Cincinnati Lancet Clinic warns that excessive indoor life and overprotective parenting produce weak children described as hot house plants. It urges more freedom, outdoor play, and natural healing, arguing nature is the best doctor. The piece notes only eleven of twenty-five Naval Academy candidates met physical standards, highlighting perceived declines in American physical health alongside rising insanity, epilepsy, and other issues.
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