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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1910
Page
3
A mother asks her eight year old to carry a chair and the child trips, swears in a hallway, and the mother scolds with a long talk on propriety. A later exchange in a joke recalls a child’s blunt self view on beauty and intellect while a treasury laundry joke closes the item.
The DISTINCTIVE FLAVOUR of Post Toasties appeals to children and provides a quick breakfast option. Ready from the package with cream or milk, it saves time for mothers needing a wholesome, child-friendly addition to meals.
A city boarder reads aloud an item about a 4000 year old sacred cow discovery in Egypt. He jokes the butter came from the cream the cow gave at her last milking, prompting light banter about accounts for things. The piece blends quirky humor with rustic farm life commentary.
A dialogue unfolds as a father objects to a marriage claiming differences in disposition. George defies him, boasting an engagement with Wise Johnnie. The scene shifts to a classroom moment where Johnnie faces a prank while counting to a hundred.
In a vivid scene Raffles Jr confesses to concealed plunder from various summer hotels and laments his failure to inform officers about his travels. Sherlock Holmes appears as Parker yields to divorce efforts and a biblical verse puzzles the characters in The Widow.
Bleeker exchanges a morning jab with Meeker about marriage and halves. Bleeker calls Meeker's wife his better half, Meeker objects, and Bleeker retorts she is “the whale thing.”
In a dialogue between a First Twentieth Century Girl and a Second Girl, they remark on Adam’s excuses and the making of a gentleman. The First mocks the temper of a man who blames a woman for his actions, while the Second notes the three generations required to craft a gentleman.
Fragmentary verse contemplates a future where people walk the path with confidence and learn from great men rather than hearsay. The tone hints at aspiration and guidance from respected figures.
A countryman jokes about the rail line while a conductor issues a ticket. The wary traveler questions passenger confidence on the road in a brief, rustic encounter reflecting rural life tones.
William F. Oldham, bishop of King spore, spoke in New York about missionary work and reactions to racial hierarchies. He warned that some critics claim to civilize races but may harm them. He compared tribal decline to a beauty nose joke, noting a doctor could only improve a nose by striking it with a mallet.
A playful collection of comic exchanges highlights vanity, wealth and modern growth. A wife compares a perfect figure to a large cash sum while a husband answers with simple tastes. A town boasts many cars and no churches yet. A scientific boarding remark about clocks and gas meters adds local wit.
Mrs Parvenus boasts of her husband’s prominence while Bridget Malone mocks social circles. A playful exchange questions if love is blind and if conversation can survive politics and society. The dialog hints at vanity, marriage dynamics, and social pressure in late era circles.
A discussion on commencement exercises explores whether they were interesting. The piece notes a split between advice from public men on career choices and graduates offering ideas on running the government.
Denver society girl recounts a humorous return home and a mother’s question about chickens in the yard. A bystander notes a clerk who resists persuasion until someone proves a task falls within his province and that he is hired to perform it.
Fragments question whether Oscar Hammerstein is barred from a venue and if motives relate to Hammerstein or U S. The text also mentions a price rise for cigarettes and a struggling cast trying to cope with living costs.
A fragmentary exchange notes Twiller visited, rested in a window to cool off, then dropped out, while inquiries touch on whether a new automobile uses electricity. Swift remarks it runs on everything.
A clipped OCR line shows a garbled quote about firing and a new clerk, with stray phrases like in my life and you, lacking clear context or complete facts.
A testimonial from Mrs. Ale Etson of Battle Creek Michigan details a nine year remission after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for severe eczema that covered her body and face. She describes prior failed treatments and urges others to verify the cure by writing to her. The piece also notes a national women-led tuberculosis campaign with health lectures and outreach planned for the coming year.
A garbled text fragment compiles quotes about English learning in Chinatown, a judge remark on speaking well of others, Elizabeth Fry, and aphorisms about self made men versus wife made, plus a stray line about fools seeking approval. The passage mixes dialogue and maxims in a worn OCR style.
A Bowery man recalls backing a defendant in a burglary case and learning the prisoner says he is not there. The tale, set amid street humor and sharp exchanges, reflects themes of loyalty, guilt, and misperception. It cites a jail visit, a warden, and responses from the inmate.
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