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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1907
Page
6
A collage of comic vignettes and odd anecdotes features a starved couple in a love story, a memory challenged furniture mover, a propulsive barber plot, a fashion dilemma about selling hair, and jokes on memory, mushrooms, and misprints. Notable lines include a elopement, a furniture bill scam, a medium’s shade joke, and a schoolmaster’s sly quip about his pupil.
A jumble of clipped dialogue shows two youths debating love and fortune, mixing Scots accents and slang with a mock dramatic exchange about bonny Kate and a boastful claim of manhood. Nearby a mock proverb riffs on fatherhood and leadership amid a rough street scene.
A remark attributed to Tompkins about loving his neighbor as himself prompts curiosity over who his neighbor is, identified by a Milwaukee Senioren note as a young widow. The exchange hints at social or moral scrutiny within the community.
A burglar greets a rich man from the stairway, declares he is at the man’s service while reaching for silver. The scene captures a tense, ironic moment as the intruder jokes before theft unfolds.
A witty exchange features a bald headed worker and a simple patron. The wise guy notes the worker cannot separate him from the price of a bottle, reflecting streetwise humor in a Chicago Daily News remark.
A fragment references Judie noting a writer crafting a clever magazine piece on living on a thousand a year, but magazines would not buy it. The exchange hints at financial constraints and subscription costs, with a playful remark about scarce funds and publishing.
A set of clipped anecdotes and quotations from Chicago Daily News and Milwaukee Sentinel. The janitor explains why he rents to chess players and a landlord asks if a tenant plays chess. A lawyer questions a witness about a bark paper and an assault reference. The snippets mix humor and obscure dialogue about safety and perception.
A Yonkers Statesman humor item questions gender norms with a quip about a man slipping into the back seat at church due to lacking a bonnet, reflecting period newspaper humor and social stereotypes.
The article traces the seed industry history from Newport Rhode Island to Philadelphia and California, highlighting seed growth, testing, and selling. It notes California’s major role, Luther Burbank’s prominence, and the rise of the Southern California sweet pea trade with extensive varietal expansion. It also mentions Yale donor bequests and a quotation on human speech as a mark of superiority.
The 1906 British heavy gun trial aboard King Ward’s ships shows marked gains in marksman ship. Average points per man rose from 68.2 to 80, reflecting better hitting accuracy and crew coordination under admiralty training and officer guidance.
The article recounts naval firing tests across ships led by flagships such as Drake and King Edward VII. It lists hits and rounds for top vessels, notes averages around 80 points, and mentions inquiries for the worst performers. It also covers prize winnings and a social item about Mrs Wattleson earning $250 for an magazine article on frugal living.
Boston ferns grown large enough can be divided into smaller plants by root cuttings without harming the parent plant. With proper soil and conditions the cuttings will root and grow healthily. Ferns prefer light but not hot sun and thrive in moist, bright indoor air even in winter.
Mullhall the statistician notes average heights across nations at age 20. Figures show Americans 68.1 inches, English Scots 67.4, German 66.2, Irish 65.4, Hindu 65, Chinese 64.2, Bushmen 62, Laplander 0. The list includes several errors and omissions but conveys a cross nation height comparison.
The piece notes Horace Greeley’s habit of a disordered trousers leg and bow tied neckwear as a deliberate pose. It then describes sea life, arguing sea trees are giant brown seaweed structures 1500 feet tall with air bladders that buoy growth and warm surrounding water. Marie Shedlock’s playful stage art adds humor with a punning gag about the worm and the early bird.
Ranesh fears dialog recalls a wedding rumor with light humor about a titled daughter. Two speakers note she was “the cream of the family” and speculate parents cried after the ceremony, joking perhaps over spoiled milk.
The text describes applying a patch to wallpaper to align with faded colors and sunlight, tearing the edge to hide the seam. A fashion remark follows about a bookseller’s complaint that bindings must match the library’s hangings, with the idea of refusing books that don’t fit.
In the central criminal court a surge of counterfeit coin cases led the jury foreman to suggest a simple public test. He described cutting the milled edges of coins to see if metal shaves off, a quick method usable anywhere. A common sergeant endorsed reviving the test for public awareness.
A Washington society matron mimics Boer customs by removing electric lights and using a lit candle with a pin in it to signal guests’ departure. Mr Staylate questions the pin, and the mother explains it as a playful nod to South African practice observed during Mrs Harry’s Transvaal visit.
In a rushed moment Jones tries to open a stuck bureau drawer to fetch his things before catching a train. The drawer bursts free, sending him rolling to the stairs as his partner Henry glares and delivers a blunt line about true friendship and honesty.
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