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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1903
Page
7
U S Senator M C Butler of South Carolina writes from Washington praising Peruna as a cure for catarrh and dyspepsia, arguing that true relief comes from removing catarrh rather than artificial digestion. He asserts Peruna cures catarrh anywhere and aids natural digestion.
A reader is urged to write immediately to Dr Hartman, president of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, offering a full statement of their case. The letter promises valuable advice gratia.
A resident found a nest of thirteen striped adders under a decayed stump and placed them under a bantam hen. The hen hatched all thirteen, though the brood differed from her usual chicks. Some were lost to a cat or fled to the woods, but the survivors follow the bantam clucking, waking and sleeping in the straw nest. The brood now responds to the foster mother’s clucking.
The perceptual mystery of Mars canals fuels debate among scientists. Early telescopes failed to detect them, then awakening thoughts of art over nature. As study progresses, many conclude a race or advanced machinery could have planned and carved vast networks beyond human capability.
Describes Martian canals sixty miles wide and thousands of miles long crossing continents. Claims Mars is a million years ahead in civilization and imagines advanced thought and invention. Denounces war as inappropriate to the planet’s perpetual peace.
Mrs Newton of Center street laid lace collars outside her home and later found a robin had carried one away. The nest in an apple tree held the other collars and a lace handkerchief. The birds raised a scene as the nest was pulled down. The dispatch also notes Croatians disputing Crown Prince Rudolph's death and seeking him as ruler.
Idaho based notice promotes irrigated lands near American Falls, touting climate soil water and low prices. It lists contact points in Salt Lake City and notes political references and travel to major cities. Also describes a penny stamp payment machine in Australia post offices as a new convenience.
A country surgeon faces a week of three leg amputation cases while his daughter uncovers a daguerreotype of a girl with one leg. The girl confides the portrait is hers from childhood, sparking questions about family history and the surgeon’s work. The clippings also note a traveler’s humorous Philippines impressions and Egypt's status as a Turkish dominion with tribute.
A testimonial extols Grape-Nuts and Postum as superior to milk and egg diets for chronic stomach issues. The speaker, once bedbound, reports rapid health gains, better sleep, restored appetite, weight gain, and elimination of coffee dependence after switching to the products from Postum Co. Battle Creek. A promotional push invites readers to request more details via mail for a contest with cash prizes.
A Philadelphia teacher uses a biblical tale to illustrate slang unfamiliar to students. A West Philadelphia oneday school class of about a dozen children listens as the tale of Abraham and Isaac is recounted with modern slang references and an explanatory twist.
A bizarre reminiscence describes an actress pursuing Sir Thomas Lipton with kisses, casting a chilling image of a cup lifter roaming the country. The tale likens the moment to the start of a famed hero’s infamous career and echoes the daring exploits of Hobson.
A testimonial claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures kidney and womb troubles. The ad urges women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts about their conditions.
A commission recommends a $276000 appropriation to create a New York state electrical laboratory at Union College in Schenectady. The lab would study electrical science, set official standards for instruments and apparatus, and establish wiring standards for public safety, noting Germany already has such an institution.
A fragmented OCR note from Salt Lake City lists courses in a Latter-day Saints university catalog. It mentions scientific, chemical, normal, kindergarten, domestic arts, mechanical drawing, political science, bookkeeping, shorthand, telegraphy, civil law, and other topics. It notes two business colleges and a September term start with dormitory provisions and a named contact location.
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