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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1902
Page
7
In 1855 farmers abandon heavy machinery as fields stay sodden. Rubber booted workers cut grain with old-fashioned cradles, seeking to salvage deteriorating crops. Dealers struggle to supply cradles as new orders flood in from jobbers and distant dispatches.
A Wisconsin resident Margaret Lee credits St Jacobs Oil with curing years of muscular rheumatism after other remedies failed. The ad urges readers to trust testimonials and notes the product comes in 25 and 50 cent sizes. Other items mention Sir George White’s Gibraltar governorship extension, lighthouse keeper pay, orchid cultivation, Allen’s Foot Ease, and a census showing rising demand for reading matter.
A French Academy backed figure devoted to educating children in booths and caravans travels among fairs and circuses. She operates a tent school, helping rough clients and youth, gaining popularity for her charitable work. Also noted is the Leatless Acacia in Australia, a tree respiring through a stem instead of leaves.
Brooklyn Eagle notes a full Catholic mass held on a ship with a sea of sailors officers and civilians in attendance The altar amid the gut deck is draped by a flag and marines stand at attention while a white-clad altar boy and a newspaper men choir observe The service features non traditional hymns and ends with the band playing America and the crew singing it
An old man recalls a boyhood friendship with Smith turning to rivalry after both loved the same girl. They built a business together, then split when Smith planned to depart for another country, leaving the speaker to marry the girl in Australia. The joke ends with the twist that Smith blocked his companion from emigrating.
Moscow’s population has roughly doubled in 30 years rising from about 252 000 official in 1812 to 1 173 500 now, ranking tenth among world cities. It covers 101 square kilometers, smaller than London and New York, with lower density than St Petersburg Glasgow London Berlin and Paris.
Poem fragment honors a divine presence as present help and healing. Emphasizes enduring love, fellowship, and simple acts of service without ritual, echoing Whittier style with personal devotion and christic imagery.
Mr Val Prinsep faced a summons for allowing a cock to crow at dawn but proposes a humane device to stop crowing. A string around the rooster’s neck, attached to its foot, can restrain the bird without pain, causing only a brief pressure before crowing is prevented as noted in Country Life.
A Philadelphia Record note describes bank vault deposit boxes opened for arrears and renters not found. One box held a pair of baby shoes after a missing renter failed to pay a second year. Another yielded a diamond brooch valued around 400 dollars kept by the bank for potential heirs. Letters to loved ones and grateful messages are also common finds. Tremendous power of explosive claims France secures nitroglycerin powder patent rights meant to extend rifle bullet range and artillery reach.
An advertorial fragment touts a business college offering Ellis Cabinet bookkeeping and Gregg shorthand, inviting inquiries from city professionals and educational men, claiming leadership and widespread influence in Salt Lake. It also notes Templeton location and calls for inquiries.
The St Pierre catastrophe claimed Paul Merwert, a French painter sent on a government artistic mission to Martinique. He joined an ascent toward Mont Pelée on April 28, risking the dangerous crater.
An Ohio professor before the Ways and Means Committee identified himself as a pomologist, horticulturist, viticulturist, artist, and naturalist while discussing fur seal preservation in Alaska. Representative Tawney questioned his business, and the exchange led to a light remark about Cleveland origin.
A Brooklyn rope company produced the largest coil of wire rope ever made there last week. It measured 17,700 feet long, weighed 22,036 pounds, and comprised forty two strands of crucible cast steel. The coil was intended for a Bituminous coal mine, required sixteen days to manufacture, and was valued at $2300.
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