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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1907
Page
6
A hurried man seeks a doctor’s help for recreation as a game of whist nears. The physician is “busy” unless it’s a case of life and death, yet a caller returns with a promise the doctor will come in ten minutes to join a game.
Fifteen years of eczema relief report credits Seton soap and Cuticolora products after severe itching and bandaged hands. Also notes disappearance of Cremona varnish since 1760 and historic violin finishing practices, with a quip on prodigals and a Lloyds Register tally of British merchant shipping vessels.
Two year bedridden Detroit machinist Robert Oobert recounts severe rheumatism with swollen legs and heart pains. After trying doctors with no relief, his mother urged Dr Williams Pink Pills. He improved quickly and remains free of symptoms, endorsing the treatment. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady.
A Massachusetts mining belt near Claremont and Davis shows a pyrite vein extending into Rowe and Charlemont with pockets of copper. Since the late 19th century a Davis company operation drives day and night work as contractors and miners chase richer ore and expansion prospects amid bustling Charlemont and Davis activity.
In 1908 London will host a vast Franco British exposition on 140 acres at Shepherds Bush. Highlights include Indian Court and lake with two terraces and a bridge, Congress Hall for conferences, a transparent cascade, and multiple art palaces. The stadium features track, swimming, and turf with a British Olympic oversight.
A fragmentary exchange compares a man named Wilfred to a sea dog and a Skye terrier, joking that a man continually on an airship would be an air dog. The dialogue playfully labels Wilfred Gunbusta as a sea dog and ponders the ae roving life.
A nervous foreigner questions a streetcar conductor in halting English about why the car ahead is behind. The conductor repeats that the car ahead is behind and the foreigner, puzzled, concludes this country is wonderful and astonishing though he cannot understand.
A concise reflection on beauty as a personal treasure, citing Emerson’s adage that true beauty travels with the heart. The quote emphasizes inner vision over outward travel and suggests that beauty available anywhere must be carried internally to be found.
New York women have devised a back fastening method for blouses to avoid calling chambermaids. By putting the blouse on backward with sleeves free, they can fasten from neck to waist, turn it around, and slip arms into sleeves without straining hooks. It may revive back-buttoned waists and curb pocket-picking.
An advertised home remedy promises to purge blood and acids with a mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karegon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilia. The article also reports on Australia’s sheep industry, ranking second with 72 million head amid historical droughts and introductions in 1797, with 106 million in 1891. It briefly notes detective Hilary K. Adair and a humorous parable, and highlights Ole Hansen a Danish agricultural minister with a daughter who worked as a Berlin cook without revealing her lineage.
A Montana man recounts decades of indigestion and nervous exhaustion. After trying Grape-Nuts, he notes restored digestion, steadier nerves, clearer thinking, and improved mood. He credits the product with renewed health and vitality and urges others to read the brand story.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various notices and ads including health cures and a bizarre line about a French contractor in Salem with dynamite. It mentions St Michael’s church in Bath and a doctor’s foot powder. The text blends sensational snippets and product pitches without coherent narrative.
An old gentleman confronts a youth on the stairs warning he would play foot ball if found there again. The youth calmly admits the warning, noting football is out of season, prompting a tense exchange in a domestic scene.
An old advertisement promises a $100 reward for proof the product fails. It promotes Mall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy taken internally to reach the disease’s foundations and strengthen the patient. The notice lists contact details in Toledo Ohio and urges readers to buy through local druggists.
A historical note argues Major Frank C Briggs may become a silent senator replacing John F Dryden in New Jersey. It claims Briggs has little speech or legislative history and contrasts with Kean’s limited senate participation. plus an unrelated 1900 era seed catalog ad boasting vast yields and a postal offer.
A phonographic device wired to trigger by window or door contact calls the police in a robbery attempt. In the garret the machine dials central, alerts the station with street and number, and repeats while the line is down, trapping the intruder until police respond.
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