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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1907
Page
2
The piece describes revivalist baby apparel trends, praising simple bishop dresses, plain scalloped edges, and embroidery. It notes colorways, practical fabrics, and the shift away from ornate designs toward easy care pieces. It highlights small hats, caps, and sun bonnets, with guidance for mothers on wardrobe planning and laundering.
Fashion notes describe chiffon veils in varied colors and lengths, with dotted velvet accents and hemstitched details. Automobile veils, white and colored options, and embroidered borders appear, alongside a critique of bolero styles shifting from the long jacket to more tailored, figure-flattering designs.
Article discusses novelty pincushions shaped like tomatoes and fruits for gifts and stalls, detailing velvet coverings, green ribbon stalks, and hanging loops. It also praises lingerie gloves in silk with lace trims and embroidery, noting fashionable single-note styling.
A lengthy critique argues most physician prepared remedies are secret nostrums, yet many doctors rely on proprietary medicines. It cites the secrecy of formulas, dangers of self compounding, and the role of pharmacists and law in labeling. The piece contrasts physician prescriptions and patent medicines, noting regulatory gaps and the public health stakes.
A Faithist gospel movement gains notice in Balham as London hosts a diverse array of religious groups. The article catalogs Chinamen incense rites near Joss-houses, Muslim mosques, Malayan temples, Parsees sun worship, Mormons in Islington, Buddhists, Ancestor Worshipers, and over 300 Christian sects including the Cokelers, Seventh Day Baptists, Shakers, Sande Manian followers, and Joanna Southcott’s prophetic servants, highlighting London’s crowded spiritual landscape.
The article argues that earlier women faced fewer dirt battles than modern counterparts yet carried heavy labor in cleanliness and domestic upkeep. It notes medieval ladies endured sturdy garments with rich embroidery while fashions remained fixed for years, avoiding rapid trends and wasteful turnover.
A rofar sits in a prescription room smoking a fur pipe and philosophizes that a man is miserable when idle. He contrasts two kinds of work the physical grind and thinking, claiming he prefers thinking though he finds it harder and says he never is happy unless he is working.
Laura Simmons argues New Englanders should stick to pie noting Emerson ate it daily and pie helped the region’s rise. She questions foragers for cereal snacks at midnight and suggests few ancestors died of apoplexy from pie while urging continued pie consumption despite public scorn.
A ragged miscellany of verses and vignettes laments lost hope and labor pains among workers while poking fun at society. Quips note furnace repairs, courting mishaps, a preacher’s salary rebuke, and a New York poet seeking a song as civilization tires.
Opie Read discussed a curious incident during a reading session. He described a moment in the balcony front row that raised questions about safety and focus as attendees watched closely.
Mrs Margaret Emmerich of Canton St Napoleon Ohio suffered kidney trouble for ten years with back pain, poor vision, and exhaustion that kept her from housework and leaving bed. Dean’s Kidney Pills relieved her symptoms, restored strength, and she credits the remedy with saving her life. Sold by all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A Philadelphia physician recounts a patient story about a drunken Irishman who consumed more whiskey than prescribed, with the wife insisting the proper dose was followed. In a separate note, a housewife warns of ink bluing in laundry caused by a tall bottle bought for office use, staining white clothes and prompting caution about household inks.
Five Henry Meyer a 27 year old, two feet tall was sentenced after pleading guilty to theft of four banes oats. The court imposed a 90 day sentence for the offense, with one day added for each inch of height and one extra day for each bag.
A London man’s 24 year old son, once backed by Mrs Myles, faces bankruptcy after losses totaling 2 100 000 asserting a troubled path. The father quips about boys and ambition while the son pursues whist and bridge at high stakes.
Claims that Grape-Nuts delivers substantial nutrition, more than meat by absorbed content, though not as instantly as meat. Describes wheat and barley components transformed into a nourishing soft sugar, with testimonials from diverse readers praising weight balance and health benefits, concluding with a slogan and call to read The Wellville in magazines.
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