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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1906
Page
3
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertised as a universal cure for female complaints including inflammation ulcers and spinal weakness. Claims to relieve backache bearing down feelings headaches and nervous symptoms while promising safe use for kidney complaints and general debility. Includes offer to write to Mrs Pinkham for confidential advice.
This article explains that stone or brick walls become damp due to dew-like moisture when warm air meets cold walls. Cold walls stay cold after a cold spell, causing condensation as air warms and moisture is absorbed. It suggests using furred strips between plaster and walls, and warns that over-ventilated cellars in warm weather increase dampness.
The article notes John Winthrop is often blamed for introducing apples to the New World, but cites Blackstone at Shawmut Neck as already growing apple trees when Winthrop arrived. It adds that the Huguenots who settled in Flushing, L. I. in 1660 introduced varieties including the pomme royale or spice apple.
In a Greenwich Palace gallery on November 22, 1581, Queen Elizabeth bestowed a famed kiss on the Duc d Alencon after placing her ring on his finger. Walsingham and Leicester witnessed the moment as courtiers heard she named him as their future master.
Open publicity theory claims by Dr St V Pierce regarding Favorite Prescription for women's ailments. The advertisement asserts full ingredient lists on bottle wrappers, native American roots, no narcotics or alcohol, and endorsements by medical writers. It invites readers to request a free booklet from Buffalo New York with extracts endorsing the recipe.
An account from Schillings in With Flashlight and Rifle describes an elephant hunt where a wounded bull dies, the hunting party flees as a herd closes in. The men change direction to escape, relying on elephants' weak sight, until a wounded elephant collapses and the herd flees.
A pleasant faced young man and a blonde clerk laugh in a bookstore aisle as a middle aged heavyset woman struggles to pass them. The scene ends with the stern shopper warning them with a thunderous tone and the young man politely deferring.
The Lawton Democrat details a unique Comanche counting system: numbers 1 to 10 rise normally until 10, then 10 and 1 more up to 19, then 20 with 1 more to 29, and so on, with no written alphabet and oral learnability. The article notes counting as the language’s core challenge and elusiveness of English transliteration.
Consul George Wynne ex postmaster general is recalled from London to testify in the Crawford indictment case. He visited the White House in a long English coat and silk hat, and joked about enjoying London weather despite the fogs and rains.
Fragmentary lines depict a distressed individual asking for help while recounting a period of decline and recovery. The speaker mentions hurtful events, a family or social impact, and a longing for aid as relief begins to appear but uncertainty remains about further improvement.
Swainsboro Georgia merchant C Coleman testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved years of kidney trouble and persistent backache with lasting improvement. The ad notes 59 cent boxes sold by Foster Milburn Co New York. Also mentions headache remedy using pepper and camphor soaked handkerchief for quick sleep.
Mrs W F Griess of Clay Center Nebraska reports severe scalp itch and dandruff cured by Cuticura. She shampooed weekly with Cuticura Soap and applied Cuticura Ointment twice weekly, cut hair to save scalp, and within two months grew hair to six inches below waist. Scalp now healthy with no dandruff or itching. October 28, 1906.
The Chronic Bachelor jokes about avoiding number one while a Camden reader praises Allen’s Foot-Ease for curing corns and foot itching. The testimonial notes a recent purchase and urges asking druggists for the remedy, sold by all druggists.
A soldier in garrison at Drenden was court-martialed for refusing meals. The court ruled that refusal to eat equaled disobedience and sentenced the soldier named I Mader to eight months’ imprisonment for insubordination. The clipping also mentions sanatoriums for children and a temperance note about lawyers in London.
An inaugural fine of 1.25 is levied as the newly elected mayor of Islington London sits on the magistrate bench, a centuries old custom noted in the report. A round trip fare of 50 will be valid all winter via the Salt Lake Route with agents in Salt Lake City. A Beaconsfield churchyard visitor asked a local about Burke and Waller graves, and a shop years ago linked to the trunk murder suspect Deveraux was mentioned.
The snippet mentions early treatment with warm salt water for a cold, notes on a church robbery titled Laker Be and Robbed In Church, and cites 1904 salt production costs claiming producers pay under one-tenth of a cent per pound with 27.322 cents per 208 pound barrel.
A tale from The Reader recounts Morel Mackenzie’s costly Antwerp visit where three men claimed the patient died, yet he performed two operations for one fee. The ruse leads to a clinic for local surgeons, with Mackenzie eventually receiving full payment and moral praise despite the deception. The piece closes with poetic verses on fortune, duty, and love.
A humorous miscellany notes European and English travelers tasting exotic dishes. It mentions Algerian lion served by a Parisian, monkey dishes with rabbitlike flavors, baked elephant foot praised by a king, and a strictor no mercy on calves. The piece ends with a nod to human appetite and courage.
Poultney Bigelow recalls as a boy in Germany sharing a simple supper with the future German emperor and princesses including Prince Henry who later led the navy. A prized cake drew proud praise as a luxury in a hygiente household. The future Kaleer whispered, My mother made that.
A seasick Irishman and his mother-in-law cross the Atlantic. The mother-in-law dies and, per marine practice, the body is wrapped and secured with a coal bag. The captain explains burying her at sea, prompting Pat to ask if she must take her own country with her.
A vintage ad promotes Three Crown Pure Cream of Tartar Baking Powder as ideal for hot breads biscuits cakes and muffins providing health and satisfaction. Encourages readers to ask their grocer for it.
The term Vaudeville likely derives from Vaux du Vire in Normandy. Two picturesque Jays in the Bocage inspired songs about current stories. Oliver Hasselin, a puller in Vire, first composed these songs which gained wide popularity across France under the name Las Vaux de Vire.
Wealthy Englishmen seeking knighthood or elevation to the peerage face strict income requirements. Knights must earn at least 15 000 a year to sustain the dignity, while a baronet must show 50 000 annual income and the means to purchase a country seat and provide for his eldest son. The practice aims to avoid awkward situations for those unable to afford noble living.
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