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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1904
Page
7
The article laments overworked female students pushed to the brink of endurance, citing physical collapse and long recovery. Lydia By Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is endorsed by Alma Pratt as helping a student regain health and weight after illness and isolation.
The article cites low livestock ownership among Russian peasants as an indicator of dire conditions. It notes that in several central provinces many peasant households lacked a single horse or any cattle, reflecting severe rural poverty before intensified agricultural distress.
A Bohemian peasant girl inspired a polka later named and popularized in Paris London and New York after poet Joseph Neruda composed music for it. The tomato’s story traces to French refugees in Philadelphia after the Santo Domingo revolution and earlier introductions to England despite initial suspicion of the fruit.
Professor Berwerth of Vienna states that about 900 meteorites actually reach the earth each year, excluding shooting stars. He notes that two or three of these bodies fall somewhere on earth every twenty four hours.
A Montreal Herald report describes a 70 foot tall natural shaft and a massive capstone known as Sheep-Eater's Monument in the Thunder Mountain gold region of Idaho. Formed by erosion, the precarious rock may topple as the shaft lengthens with ongoing weathering and soil loss.
A bi metallic three legged pipe lighter called a comforter sits among curios in Tarrytown. Made of copper with brass upper works it held live coals and lit many a curled-paper taper a century ago. It resembles a chafing dish and sieve with an apple seed pattern.
A Louisville Courier-Journal correspondent explains how Kingdom Come in Leslie county gets its name from the Lord's Prayer and the story Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. Why Not, a small post office, derives from the old song Why Not Tonight sung during a revival that moved locals to rename the place.
A successful rat show at Cheltenham England featured sixty exhibits in black gold gray white piebald and tan. Agricultural journals suggest the rat may have future economic value and could become a table delicacy in England as in China. The event challenges the view that rats are all alike and invites closer study despite a dimprospect for discovering practical benefits.
George O. Zilligit of Inglewood reports a 10 year old carriage mare with a silvery mane 18 feet long usually braided in a net. The mare has a foal a few months old whose mane and tail are noted as growing. The tale and mane are described as exceptionally long and distinctive.
Two elderly English country squires Seaman of Ivybridge plan marriage as a final arrangement after years of camaraderie. They duel over a hotel manager’s widow from Okehampton and the winner marries her. The trio then dwell together and the wife dies, leaving the brothers to live out their days.
A writer recalls revived hunting methods in Scotland, detailing falconry with an old setter dog tracking partridges. The falconer releases a hawk to circle, hover, and strike, while the dog signals readiness, then chases birds if needed and retrieves the quarry if the hawk fails. The hawk’s call Kil ly kilty Volyook is noted as a lure cue.
A historical survey notes that seven decades of pay for U S officials included six dollars daily for attendance and mileage. It cites a 1873 salary rise to fifty thousand for the president and eight thousand for the speaker, with 1866 changes increasing senators and representatives to five thousand plus mileage. It mentions Hawaii delegate Kalanianaole traveling about 10 900 miles for Washington round trips, and adds ad copy and a fish hearing anecdote.
The National irrigation congress will meet in El Paso Texas this fall with talks from American and foreign authorities. The program includes a Mexican bull fight staged by citizens and details on dates and travel by writing F Warren Salt Lake City.
A fragmented note recalls a British Bible Society project to translate part of the New Testament into Mohawk. A Mohawk chief with the striking name Tyorenhowkarawen reportedly adopted the name Nelson and later served as a British officer, fighting in the War of 1812.
Dr Hartman lectures tout spring blood impurities caused by winter buildup. He links fever and nervous exhaustion to spring stagnation, urging Peruna as the ideal remedy and offering personal medical advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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