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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1906
Page
3
A collage of witty exchanges and brief dialogs, pulled from the era’s humor pages. snippets include barbed retorts, social jests, marriage misgivings, and light banter among characters and readers. notable bits reference toys of wordplay and social etiquette in a lively, observational tone.
Henry Bogardus, famed tramp telegrapher, joined the Atlanta Times when job hunting. The paper faced fast wire traffic as Bogardus, fresh from longhand era, began sending stories while editors urged pace. He casually left to “attend to that,” leaving the office in motion.
The cocoanut palm yields food from the nut and drink from its shell liquid. Husk fibers supply ropes sails and mats while leaves provide thatching and roofing. Shells become cups and goblets and trunks serve as pillars tubs and water pipes. Roots yield a red dye and the central bud yields tuba liquor.
A fragmentary review of a legendary feat where a man reportedly wrote between 15 000 and 20 000 words in one night, circulating as a famed trick. It contrasts calls for self importance with the idea that no one is indispensable to the world’s machinery.
A Mrs Flatleigh quips that a refrigerator with a mirrored front saves a wife's steps, noting a man lacks interest in saving her steps yet may value quicker dinnertime prep. The exchange, quoted from Puck, highlights playful gendered humor about household chores and efficiency.
Mr Tim Timid confesses reluctance to marry due to lack of funds. Miss Ann Teek suggests possible help from a lender or a rider, prompting a lighthearted exchange about marriage prospects and finances.
A frock coat suits a wedding while a cutaway is more proper for a divorce suit, reflecting formal attire choices in social customs of dress.
A crowd gathered for a skating exhibition in New York watched a comic but chaotic event as two skaters collided on the floor. A large, short man and a tall, thin rival tangled in a crash that sent them to the arena floor and left the tall skater hurt and led others to the first aid room. The audience endured a string of wrecks as the show continued.
Near his eightieth year the Provencal poet Frederic Mistral prepares a tomb in Malilane cemetery near his home. He will copy the Parti ion de la Reine Jeanne at Baux, aiming a beautified eternal dwelling. He labors alone with notable skill, insisting on selfwork and guidance.
A parenting appeal urges teaching boys early to cook, clean, mend, and help in the home. It warns against mother overwork and stresses shared duties, self reliance, and consideration for others, insisting boys have equal stake in family happiness.
A Brooklin Eagle contributor shares practical care for black mourning attire. Prepare a clear black starch solution, wash in warm soap suds, rinse with cold water vinegar and salt. Reapply starch, dry, then wrap and roll over a black cotton cloth to restore appearance. An alternative is to avoid pure black in summer and opt for white.
Practical tips on reheating meat removing grease from wool dresses and improving roast beef flavor. Advice covers stocking repair dusting small carvings cleaning copperware tightening clothes wringing garments and croquette frying technique. Includes notes on crepe paper use and laundry rinsing.
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