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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1903
Page
3
Chicago reports a physician treating a rheumatism patient who worsened until a humble German applied St Jacobs Oil. After several applications the patient’s pain vanished and he recovered in two days, leaving the doctor astonished at the unexpected cure.
A collage of quips and jokes on marriage and independence, odd Irish humor, a yanked fashion of dyes, a Paddy tale about a stubborn ass and a stamp engine, plus brief health and product notes. Clyde Fitch returns from Europe to resume work with a new play planned for New Year.
A monthly magazine editor faced a dramatic confrontation when an athletic-looking woman accused him of publishing a dubious cake recipe. She challenged the editor on treated ingredients including washing soda bran syrup vinegar gum arabic. She assaulted him with a cake-like weapon, ending the incident with his fear and injury.
A cousin of Nathaniel Hawthorne in Salem told the Boston Journal that Hawthorne said there never was a House of the Seven Gables in Salem. He recalled Hawthorne stating the tale was simply fancy of his own. Also notes a Wisconsin reader praising a Hamburg breast tea for cough relief.
White marble fragment found in Colne Park Essex authorities at the British Museum declare it a portion of the Parthenon frieze from Athens. The frieze dates to 444 B. C. and the discovery shifts attention to classical sculpture in Britain.
Advert promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure for deafness linked to a catarrhal condition in the mucus membranes. Claims nine in ten deafness cases arise from an inflamed Eustachian tube and offers one hundred dollars for any case cured, with circulars available.
An insect plague infests Kiel and surrounding provinces with caterpillars swarming streets, buildings, walls, gardens, and farms. A recent express train near Kiel faced two hours of obstruction as caterpillars blocked the line.
Mrs M Isted of 1207 Strand Street Galveston Texas a boarding house owner describes severe kidney pain after a September 1900 illness. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid improvement after three doses noting pain relief natural kidney excretions restored appetite weight rose from 118 to 155 pounds and sleep returned. She claims the treatment saved her life and offers to share details while a free trial is mailed from Foster Milburn Buffalo New York.
San Francisco cemetery workers have organized into a new union, signaling collective bargaining efforts within local groundskeeping and burial services. The formation impacts staffing, wages, and labor relations at multiple city cemeteries.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch column lampoons a rushed marriage plan in nine minutes from corner to license, noting the brisk American tempo and comic missteps at the license office. It mocks the hurried ceremony, the wary groom, the prothonotary Mr Brown, and the practical, no frills bride as they dash toward married life with lighthearted, urban wit.
Capt P J Vinser, former chief of the Boer scouts, arrives in the United States at age 26. He is six feet eight and a half inches tall and plans to head West to join rough riders, asserting he has ridden as much as any man. He quips that if a wife must conform to fashion, the husband must bow to the dollar.
A Parisian novelty tale describes a treetop village near Parle, where diners once ate among branches. Fifty years ago M. Guescynin built Hobingon tree dining rooms in Beeaux, inspiring many imitators and now dozens of elevated eateries and even sleeping suites occupy sturdy branches high above the ground.
Ottawa's Fred Cook, longtime London Times correspondent, leveraged musical and poetic campaigns to win the mayoralty. His two language campaign cart and pictured message impressed voters, following a prior Ottawa election defeat and brief term controversy over a closing-hour drink.
A New York doctor urges families to keep a small poison antidotes book for quick reference in emergencies. He cites accidental poisonings from common household items and stresses prompt action before professional help arrives.
A weighing of instinctive forces in moral life. Contentment marks poise, while discontent signals inner conflict and potential decline. The piece cites the Marbleland Plain Dealer on choosing truth over habit and conventionality, warning that failure to follow right leads to character dissolution.
A note highlights the Cone of the Holy Mary as the rarest shell, with a British Museum specimen once valued around £1000. The brief cites its scarcity and a past sale price in the early years.
The newest and largest sailing vessel is the Proussen. She measures 437 feet in length and 48,000 square feet of sail area. The ship draws 24 7 feet and has a beam of Fa feet.
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