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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1904
Page
6
A 1 year old Station boy prepared a citizen duties list for a New Yak club. He urges true allegiance to country state and city, voting by individual judgment, avoiding bribes, industrious self support, paying taxes, maintaining order, serving in war, knowing history and reading closely.
Colusa California April 18. I F Moulton claims he found a cure for uric acid linked diseases. He speaks of Dodd's Kidney Pills, stating success after initial relapse and permanent relief over three years. The text references verbiage about Christian truths and a humorous anecdote.
An Ohio man recounts years of stomach and nerve troubles worsened by coffee and morphine during a decade of pain. After switching to Postum, his condition improved, enabling full meals and stable health for him and his now benefited daughter and son. He warns strong coffee drinkers to brew Postum long enough for a coffee-like taste.
A brief discussion on overcoming shyness in public speaking. Personal anecdotes compare nervousness with ease after preparation, urging earnestness, usefulness, and confidence to engage audiences. It notes experiences from a Cleveland audience with an American Indian orator who remained calm and restrained.
A cautious young man recently promoted seeks balance between duty to employer and duty to friends visiting during work hours. He arranges a plan with a caller to leave a package at an inquiry window, saving time and reducing commotion. A general manager notes securing caller hours and better diplomacy. Another busy man declines trading dimes for gold dollars.
A street scene describes a man and boy lifting wet mud coated white flannel caps from overturned boxes. The boy explains a string broke and the caps were damaged. The author muses on human nature, blame, and taking responsibility for mishaps as learning and growth.
A man had proofs for a book and planned to send them away when his little daughter noticed a wrong word and a missing comma. She earned eleven cents for the two corrections and may become a careful proof reader. An elderly man mused on wishing to relive twelve years of life for insight later.
A father promises a coin each time his daughter smiles, testing if cheerfulness can overcome gloom. The tale ends with a homely girl returning home, her smile warming the house and proving a kind heart can bring good in hard times. The poem credits Driftwood as author and reflects on joy versus hardship.
A reader reflects on Mr Mercator's map and proposes a long term project. He seeks postal card submissions from people worldwide to share practical experiences. The aim is to publish these observations in newspapers to promote accuracy, forethought, and individual skills.
John Mitchell, veteran scout and Indian fighter, recalls a 1867 Wyoming frontier night with Brannigan and a party of 160 Sioux at Dear Creek. With little food, the group endures hunger as Brannigan orders stories and guards the uneasy camp. San Francisco Call.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat quotes merchant C T Hilligrass stating genuine Mocha coffee is virtually unavailable on the continent. He explains the finest Mocha is limited and mostly reserved for governors and sheiks, with only lower grades reaching locals, and likely never sold west of Constantinople.
Notes on artists and athletes who rely on talismans for luck. Saramate the violinist carries a silver replica of Guarneri, Paderewski keeps a ring worn by his first wife in a pocket, and jockey Sam Loates trusts a pearl button. Actresses Violet Vanbrugh and Lily Langtry also prize turquoise tokens believed to boost success.
The piece traces how famed maxims from Washington Jefferson Henry Clay and others are often shortened distorted or misattributed in newspapers and public speech. It cites examples such as the pacific war peace paradox and the indestructible union phrase with notes on common errors.
The winter term at German universities shows 37,854 total students, with 8,098 foreigners the largest foreign enrollment on record. Canadian Railways Add 209 Miles of Track in 1908 Rise from 1902.
An advertisement featuring L. C. Lovell of Spokane Washington touts Dean's Kidney Pills. It claims the medicine quickly soothes backache kidney pain and helps purge poisons from the blood. Lovell recounts years of kidney trouble and sleep loss, stating the pills eliminated pain and normalized secretions. A free trial offer via Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is included, with 50 cent price in drugstores nationwide.
A fragment from a Woman's Home Companion anecdote presents a waiter in a deferential tone refusing a tip and asking how a humorous story ends. The scene centers on the waiter’s plea and a patron’s request, implying a longer tale about a prior performance and ongoing wait.
Nurse Mother Gray of the Children’s Home in New York reports success using Mother Gray’s Sweat Powders to cure constipation feverishness stomach teething disorders and worm infestation. Over 30 000 testimonials claim the remedy moves and regulates bowels and destroys worms. Available at all druggists with free sample address A S Olmsted Le Jy N. Y.
The article notes about 6,500 macaroni factories in Italy employing nearly 25,003 workers using improved machinery and steam power. Annual output tops 215,000 tons with rising local and export demand. exports to the United States dominate, reaching 18,126 tons by eight months into 1902.
A fragmented notice cites Frank J Cheney and a patent remedy claim tied to Hall’s Catarrh Cure. The text mentions December and signatures, with references to a sworn affidavit and a public warning about the remedy’s effectiveness.
Japanese streets blend quiet policing and melodic sounds with blind massage practitioners who offer cures for rheumatism and paralysis. Street cries, bells without clappers, and reed pipe calls mark daily life while blind masseurs claim wide reputations. Putnam faceless dyes ads close the piece, noting dyeing for old sofas and chairs.
A fragment from the New York World describes a hungry man near a throne who declines joining a meal. A speaker urges restraint and warns against giving money or appetites, suggesting the suppliant departs quietly without engagement.
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