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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1904
Page
7
A church fashion note says plain covers give way to costly prayer books in gold and gem set bindings. Elaborate covers, including etched silver and carved ivory, dominate wedding and religious attire. Elderly ladies favor quieter options while younger women opt for dazzling, luxury bindings to serve as a focal church accessory.
A 160 valued scholarship at New Mexico School of Mines targets top graduate each year for study of mineral machinery in large works. Prospective travelers to the St Louis Exposition should contact F H Worrley in Salt Lake City for group arrivals, rates, and lodging. teachers may also find programs of interest. Also notes England’s labor bureau on unions and sympathetic strikes, and an Allen’s Foot-Ease ad. A Baltimore case describes rib-removal surgery with rubber drainage tubes and expected rib regeneration in months.
The article describes young Japanese performers eight to thirteen who endure tragic roles with notable precision. It notes public dancing by children, severe training for gymnastics, and deliberate conditioning of their hands for tambourine play, all while limited sleep and early rising temper endurance mark their difficult lives.
A two story gabled building at Tryon row and Chambers street is recalled as New York's first public schoolhouse. The piece notes the 100th anniversary of the citys public school system with plans for celebratory events and a pictured history.
The whale may claim the thickest skin among animals with a hide several inches thick. The Indian rhinoceros has the toughest skin, knotty and impenetrable to claws or bullets, barely moving without folds. The hippopotamus skin closely rivals the rhinoceros in thickness.
An extraordinary Northamptonshire incident reports Ernest Bellamy of Kempston knocked down near Irchester station on a Midland Railway line. He clutched the Lifeguard in front of the engine, was carried about a quarter mile, then released and helped to Abcepital where he recovered from the shock. An ox owned by Alonzo Holmes strayed onto tracks at Citypoint Me, was thrown fifteen feet but escaped with two broken ribs and a gash.
Mrs Roswell Atkins widow of the late Bristol Connecticut judge of probate presented hose company No 1 with the hat worn by Judge Atkins when he served as foreman about fifty years ago.
A rural tale from Kusela recounts a destitute peasant woman with six children who built a humane dogged enterprise. Using 400 eggs per cat incubators, her family hatched 1,200 eggs weekly, earning $12 weekly, far above local wage levels.
A historical note recalls Bolton Castle as the last stronghold for Mary Queen of Scots in England built by Lord Scrope. It mentions the Duke of Norfolk’s failed plan to marry Mary and seize the throne ending in execution, and adds scattered anecdotes about money, a French duel story, and brief mentions of remedies and engineering feats.
A Chicago reader Mrs K Kane cites Peruna as lifesaver for her family and pet catarrhal issues. Additional testimonials from Mrs A Hobson of Lansing Michigan claim Peruna cured a child's grippe and aids general health. A note states many thousands of testimonials are on file praising Dr Hartman’s Peruna.
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