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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1905
Page
7
A collage of curiosities and home amusements features a guide to making seals with wax and paper, a brisk note on fast birds like the bluethroat and stork, a nose tapping party game, and playful demonstrations of household crafts. It also surveys Esquimaux winter huts and a curious deadly plant, with brief reflections on humane taming of an alligator and a light tale of a signet quest.
John Demer breaux drew $20 from the county treasury yesterday, paying with the lion’s skin as his warrant. The mountain lion was killed on the Verde near Fort McDowell after he shot it while it ate the carcass of a raccoon. Hunters noted the unusual daytime kill and unusual behavior of the creature.
A simple craft described using a clothespin a broom handle an inch tong and an old tin can. After whittling the broom handle drive a nail then two small nails set apart, cut tin for wings and attach them to the body. Wind a cord around the handle and pull to launch the wings flying through the air.
Willis Brooks recounts a Brooklyn Eagle item about a hotel night clerk and a porter named Tom in Atlanta. The narrator gives Tom a $10 gold piece as a tip and later realizes its weight. Tom disappears after the traveler leaves. The tale, framed as a mystery of wealth and its consequences, reflects Southern concern and aging anecdotes.
Sir Henry Hawkins argues in Reminiscences that circumstantial evidence is not a dangerous innovation but the most reliable form of proof in major crimes. He notes that eyewitnesses are often absent and many murder trials rely on surrounding facts rather than direct testimony. The author cites volume II page 94 of the New York World.
A fragmentary verse piece references life on the plains and the wind across ranges. It evokes endurance and singing, with lines about bearing part of life and the God of fathers, though readable text is rough and incomplete.
The Admiralty secures exclusive use of a new cryptogram device for wireless telegraphy. Its function remains secret, but it aims to prevent message interception except by holders of the same instrument. Five units passed rigorous tests and the device was purchased.
The American Bar Association approved a resolution calling for a Department of Justice laboratory to study criminals, paupers, and defectives. In Washington the Bureau of Education has long supported similar work, led by Mr. MacDonald, whose efforts mainly inspired the resolution.
Belgium plans for next year's diamond jubilee of independence from the Netherlands. Local committees are forming nationwide and the government is expected to appropriate about 600000 dollars for the celebration.
Newly compiled figures show British railways total track mileage and siding reaching 60 729 miles. The data outlines overall network extent including main lines and sidings across regions.
A Four-Track News writer notes Andrew Jackson acquired over 50,000 acres in eastern Tennessee by practicing law when the frontier was sparse. He began with a single horse, moved from the Carolinas to the Hermitage area, and built wealth as land values rose, selling portions to develop the remainder.
Estherville Iowa reports a remarkable recovery by George J Barber after years of kidney trouble. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing Bright's Disease after two boxes, claiming the remedy cured his kidney disease and praising its effectiveness for kidney ailments.
A celebrated actress warmly speaks on preserving youth and beauty. She advises rest, ample fresh air, cool rooms, daily sponge baths, and simple meals, noting her own youthful look despite being a grandmother.
A fragmented 19th century style excerpt describes deafness as incurable by decals or applications. It attributes hearing loss to an inflamed Eustachian tube and mucous surface conditions, warning that prolonged infection could cause permanent damage and cave-ins of hearing.
The article notes trains in Ireland at a major terminus pushing for faster speed and a forthcoming maiden trip as a through express to Cork. A porter on the platform proclaims the new service will stop nowhere, while other quirky lines joke about microphones and a fly’s movement as observers chatter.
A postal curiosity notes San Salvador, one of the world’s smallest countries, has issued 405 different postage stamps, reflecting the surprising breadth of its philatelic output.
Phrases claim wholesome tea and bad tea with a return of money if you deny Pebiiling's Best. A note about pigeons flying fast and far covers a distance of 612 miles in four hours, indicating a peculiar comparison or advertisement claim.
A reader reports constant back ache and kidney discomfort lasting months. He attributes the symptoms to a cold that settled in the kidneys and credits Deans Kidney Pills for relief with no recurrence over several months. The ad notes the pills are sold by all druggists.
A lone white pepper mill said to grind Schilling’s Best is reportedly the only one of its kind in existence. The note adds there is pepper enough.
Physiological experiments in Russia tested school children endurance. Results show lower four classes should study at most twenty two to twenty seven hours weekly, with fatigue from longer brain work. Education ministry orders this as the outside unit, and urges no lessons at home.
An old advertisement mocks Schilling's Best tea by claiming there is plenty of humbug but not a single ounce of quality in a ton, presenting a sharp take on the product and brand in a compact ridicule notice.
The Texarkana Tex Courier poses a humorous pondered puzzle about Texas size, global population, and per capita land if all people lived in Texas. It ends by noting the result would be more than half an acre per person.
A famous criminal held at the Tombs has been moved to a new cell. The inmate, known for his congenial rapport with reporters, tells the warden to pass on the message that he is not in. The remark reflects a long-standing Tombs tradition of cooperative dialogue with the press.
A quirky note on selling both tea and coffee, with a nod to monetary value favoring coffee. The text includes garbled lines about a girl with golden hair and blue eyes and a distant literary aside.
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