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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1906
Page
6
A traveler lauds the Upper White River country from Newport Arkansas to Missouri as the most contented U S landowners due to intact surroundings. Wealth of soil wood mineral springs fish and game support self sufficiency but railroads threaten the solitary ideal as new immigrants may seek the land.
Gen Chater recounted Gen Carr story from Civil War days. Carr led a regiment from Troy and faced ambush near Hig Bethel. He spurred his horse and charged to the group of Confederate shooters shouting they were firing on his men and asking what to do next.
Mrs. Egbert Ibeldon of Woodville Georgia writes that her infant suffered severe sores for about eighteen months. After trying two doctors the child worsened, reaching a stage where he could not bear scratches. She used Outlere Soap and Ointment, and within two weeks the sores cleared. The child became healthy and strong, with no further issues. April 22, 1906.
Among Michael Davitt's treasured possessions two wilt frames held tickets of leave granted after he had served no term of penal servitude for his country.
Mrs. Duncan Osgood prevents a pickpocket from stealing her pocket scarab on a New York streetcar. The ring reappears later at a theater incident where a dowager accuses her of theft, but the ring’s true owner remains missing amid a dramatic public confrontation and a sharp warning from a nervous spectator.
The guide advises prewashing table linens before laundry to remove fruit stains using boiling water and acids when needed. It covers oxalic acid, ammonia rinse, Javelle water, and a home formula with washing soda and chloride of lime for stubborn peach stains, stressing careful handling and supervision.
Directions for a stuffed ham recipe. Boil a medium sugar cured ham then slash and fill with a crumb stuffing seasoned with prepared mustard onion parsley and pepper. Dress with a bread crumb glaze and cream, bake until browned and hot. Garnish with parsley or watercress.
A businessman laments the habit of signing with initials only causing misidentification of gender and confusion in replies. He cites letters to a client signed as 8, T. Snita and P. B. Pipkin or Bh. L. Skeeter, later corrected to Samuel T. Suits revealing a male correspondent and noting female handwriting can mislead staff.
Instructions describe potato salad with fried onions in bacon fat, seasoned with salt and vinegar, simmered and served. Cabbage salad mixes eggs batter sugar and salt with vinegar until thick, served over finely chopped cabbage. optional half cup cream enriches dressing for lettuce.
Embroidered new belts are cheap yet lack individuality. Home made belts use a single embroidery motif centered at the back and a white linen front with a self chosen buckle. Buckles may be the only purchased part. Small silk scraps can supply the bows at the throat and cut costs.
Advice on diagnosing sleeplessness by lifestyle factors such as late work hours, stimulants, outdoor time, air quality, and nutrition. Recommends physician consult if anemia or nutritional issues are present, and promotes hot water therapy with a spine douse as an at home remedy for sleep, including step by step setup and attendant assistance.
A downtown furniture store complaint man notes drawers and doors stick, especially in spring. Solution: rub soap on wood surfaces to smooth slippery action, then open and close several times. Soap on china cabinet doors with curved glass also helps, as does light sanding. Indianapolis Newn.
A Victorian style guide encourages mothers to plan varied play for children using sandpiles, improvised swings, caves, mud pies, and simple costumes. It recommends overalls for boys and bloomers for girls, and suggests small yard improvements to foster safe, inexpensive fun. It also notes that house cats spread disease and kill birds, citing experiments at Clark University and state ornithologist E. H. Forbush.
A pint bottle packed with cracked ice keeps salad or drinks cold in the center of the pall or jar. A larger bottle of tea or coffee stays deliciously fresh and cool. A reminder suited to the picnic season.
The new way of applying lace squares lays them flat on the goods without cutting the material underneath. These squares are placed on the fabric, secured with stitching, and trimmed with delicate lace frills for a finished look.
An old advertisement from Lufkin Texas features J A Haywood promoting Dom’s Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble and backache. The copy recounts relief from gravel and warned of urine disorders after sawmill work. Also mentions Castoria and other household products with period marketing tone.
Foochow with 600000 residents now hosts about 80 native schools modeled after foreign institutions. Some 2000 students attend these modern schools. Posters advertise openings and new schools appear weekly in every corner of the city.
F L Vandegrift recounts a marvel of English sparrow fertility. While dozing on a porch in a Kansan town, he found a sparrow nesting in his hat with a full clutch of eggs and the mother starting to hatch, described in a light, humorous tone.
A reader recounts better sleep and daytime alertness after switching to Grape Nuts. She cites relief from indigestion and vomiting, a relieved stomach for her mother, and describes improved nerves and brain function as a result of a supper of Grape Nuts.
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