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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1905
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment describes birds including a brown thrush and a milk Fae. Mentions a tune at meat and imagery of raven wings. References a problematic pratique with pigeons and a Delphia Pre note, lacking clear context or event.
The poem laments doomed romance and lingering memories as lovers face parting, fear, and faded joy. Imagery threads through December, beauty, and fame, with a final note on longing, fate, and a farewell.
In a sunlit spring morning an elderly widow and a widower form plans to marry. They discuss leaving their scattered families, securing a home, and sharing a life together with a cow, chickens, and garden duties, aiming for a minister’s license and a new start.
Thomas F. Millard argues American officers are superior due to West Point selection, rigorous training, and small army size. He contrasts the United States with Russia, noting education and discipline yield better officers, and asserts global officers cannot match the US standard for a million-man army.
A New Orleans Times Democrat excerpt recounts views on Japanese rice growers needing training for handling American mules. It claims the mule and black men share a natural rapport, recounting a humorous fight where a mule and a man clashed, then became friends. The piece emphasizes the need for specialized training by the Japanese, with reference to the negro as a capable trainer.
A Clarke county resident brings a terrapin with a shell inscribed dates from 1874 to 1884. The animal, once carried near Stephenson two and a half miles from its birth place, wandered for twenty years and streams, bluffs, and fields, finally returning to its mulberry tree feeding spot to reveal the long lost dates and initials.
Hawaiians on the waterfront ponder a superstition as large schools of bright red alainuwa fish appear in Honolulu harbor. The fish, about three inches long, are believed to foretell the death of a high official. past appearances coincided with royal deaths, though sources cannot explain their origin. The fish have appeared nightly since Saturday, with numbers waning, and are said to vanish by tonight or tomorrow night.
Mrs Lizzie Williams of 416 Cedar Street Quincy Illinois recounts years of nervous prostration fatigue and headaches. After two months on Dr Williams Pile Pills her appetite improved nerves quieted and strength returned, with friends noting her better appearance after fifteen years. She cites blood and nerve cure as the remedy that saved her.
In Canton some shops raise crickets for fighting echoing Philippine cockfights. Local Chinese gamblers bet on the outcomes and a top fighting cricket can fetch up to $100.
A testimonial from H. B. Franklin of 717 Washington St Allegheny Pa describes fifteen years of scalp and body sores. After using Cutcura Soap and Curti cura Ointment for three days, his head cleared and within a week a single soap cake and ointment box completed the cure.
A London plane tree in Wood Street is valued at 37,500 dollars by 30 years purchase, due to its space preventing rental income of 1,250 dollars annually.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a prison commissioners report for Scotland and a large plant offer of 10,000 plants for 160. The garbled items reference photography for prisoners and a grocer revue, with unclear dates or names. The readable facts are scarce but indicate promotional material and official inquiries.
An advertisement touts Salter Seed Co as earliest, promising a big plant and seed catalog with enough seed to grow 1000 fine cabbages, 1000 splendid onions, celery, lettuce, flowers, and more. The offer includes postage paid and a fancy mix of seeds, with a warning that the notice is nonreturnable. Also mentions a Madrid restaurant dispute and a claim about the Crystal Palace’s large capacity.
A garbled report on fruit consumption mentions Europe and seasonal demand patterns. It references bananas and dairy products, a steamery, and a water collection tonnage. The fragment hints at large cargoes and a capacity for 10 000 bunches, but many details are unclear.
A historical note describes a clever lock design where turning the knob from one direction locks the door in a way that cannot be opened from outside, while turning it the other way unlocks it, using a concealed mechanism visible only through a small window.
A doctor urges eating apples before nightfall as a simple health tip. The guidance highlights the fruit’s valued properties and suggests it as a beneficial nightly habit for families.
A garbled OCR item lists a French professor and a 920 human brain collection, mentions curing a cold with quinine, and cites a London trade rumor. It also references a Japanese habit, a vague refund claim, and strange health remedy phrases, all presented in fractured prose.
A fragmented overheard exchange shows a barber recounting a customer who dictated how he wanted his bal or mane cut. The odd dialogue includes remarks about fatigue and a wife's reaction, reflecting a humorous or evasive street conversation.
Fragmented text from an OCR page mentions places like New York Japan San Francisco and a grocer. references a porter, a home, trains, and newspapers. The readable content is highly garbled with no clear event, date, or identifiable people to report.
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