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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1906
Page
2
A report from the Student Volunteer movement notes 43 430 contributed for missions in the last academic year across the United States and Canada, up 10 540 from the prior year. City and home missions received 26 192 and foreign missions 57 298, with 20 160 from faculties and friends and 63 271 by students.
An old style ad notes daily rains and routes via Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and connections to Colorado Kansas City St. Joseph Chicago Galveston and Mexico with contact details for C F Warren GA A T and 8 F Ry at 411 Dooly Block Salt Lake City Utah mentioning reduced rates and inquiries.
A brief New York Weekly vignette shows a social moment with a reply from a guest and a waiter offering water. The dialogue conveys politeness and restraint in a domestic setting.
The passage notes numerous weekly insurance journals and their reliance on company advertising. It states that withdrawal of patronage by three large New York companies during an investigation threatens these journals, potentially destabilizing the trade press and industry reporting.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a drill heated to white heat plunged into mercury for tempering glass plates. It mentions camphor turpentine solution and laborious results. Other snippets reference Easterner Westerner chats and a rattlesnake necklace anecdote from Atlanta. A revival of English practice shoots at the butt after church, with Ambertey miniature rifle cloth mentioned.
Nixon Waterman presents a whimsical verse from Watian'e Mose Companion about romantic mishaps at a church service. The narrator recalls a seraphic voice and a playful confession that a single girl is all she is, leading to a lighthearted moral about temptation and propriety.
A mother recounts ten years of toil and a shared yard with a young undergardener Norman Gay and his wife. After a string of events including charity for a neighbor’s child and a tragic accident, she forms a bond with the widowed mother and her son Nibsey, culminating in adoption into the family. The tale threads through courage, class, and unexpected love arising from hardship.
A fragmentary article traces Emperor William II and other European figures toward health reform and simple living ideas. It mentions William’s health struggles, Battle Creek baths, King Edward, and the Battle Creek publications promoting wholesome living amid a patchwork of unrelated notes and advertisements.
A Nebrask a minister recounts starting in 1896 with severe stomach distress from overeating. He notes quick relief after switching to Grape-Nuts with cream, returning to health within weeks. Repeats the diet when symptoms recur, praising improved headaches, digestion, and studies. Mentions Postum Co and The Road to Wellness booklet.
An ice house is affordable and practical for farms in cold regions. A Prairie Farmer photo shows a 12 by 16 foot wooden structure with simple siding and a side door for ice handling. Proper building and painting can yield a durable, generational asset. plan now to be ready for next winter’s ice harvest.
Hoard's Dairyman emphasizes two essential words in milk management cleanliness and cooling. Milk must come from clean cows into clean pails and cans, with containers washed daily and scalded. Rinse wash and scald, store in a clean place away from dust, brush cows before milking, strain milk, and keep cans cool and covered during transit.
A heavy leather piece hung before a horse’s eyes by a wire around the horns is described as a preventive measure for jumpers. It supposedly prevents animals from jumping fences while allowing them to see ground for foraging. The article also suggests using it on animals that are cross or prone to attack people.
The Northwestern Agriculturist urges thrift in dairy practice, saying preachers should thunder less and lighten more in the pulpit. It argues that tightening discipline yields better returns than loud sermons, noting buttermakers who exploit patrons with harsh tactics could profit from this moderation.
Fragmentary items include Mrs A Taylor of Wharton Minnesota describing kidney trouble and relief from Dean's Kidney Pills after eight boxes. Also a Dallas county suicide attempt, a rabbi tale about honesty, and a Thockmorton Times quip on proprieties.
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