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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1905
Page
6
Opinion argues Americans underrate silence and Beau, noting chatter at meals and after hours harms thinking. It cites invention of the talking machine and urges restraint, praising silent contemplation as a higher character trait.
A Pittsburgh reader from Allegheny describes a decade long scalp and body skin illness relieved in one week by Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment after three days of use. The testimonial notes initial despair but claims complete clearing after a single cake of soap and ointment.
Teasing humbug in tea and a claim that German women comprise about one in seventy seven factory workers. Ack Allen's Foot-Ease promises foot relief and cure for Swollen, Hot, Callous and aching feet. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 85 cents. Also an England firm displays a pocket knife with seventy five blades and offers 5000 dollars to anyone who can close all blades without cutting fingers.
The longest lived trees in northern Europe are the pines of Norway and Sweden with a record around 670 years. Germany’s oldest oaks reach just over a century, highlighting vast regional differences in longevity among ancient trees.
Dr George Frederick Kunz, famed American gem mineral authority, joins Monk Magazine in London Bogland as editorial consultant while the Knowledge Book is touted as a helpful guide for children, answering many questions.
A quoted remark contrasts distances from New York to Japan with San Francisco and critiques modern talk as chiefly about making money. It notes many in large centers push schemes to extract value from the public, reflecting a Canadian Magazine view on opportunistic finance.
The report notes California orange production worth about 18 million dollars and gold production around 17 million dollars, indicating the state’s strong outputs in agriculture and mineral wealth.
At Converse's tee dam near Hughesville Mrs Irvin Converse and Miss Gladys Koch tried to fish a lake overloaded with small fish. Large fish hid below while tiny ones leapt, preventing baits from reaching the depth. Reporters observed many efforts to move fish from the top layer.
W K Strode at 867 Kelly Street, South Portland, reports the state’s oldest and perhaps Northwest’s largest rose tree. The specimen stands 11 feet 3 inches tall with a 10 10 inch spread, trunk girth of about 10% inches, first limb 3 feet 6 inches from the ground. Planted over 15 years ago, it is said to be 17 years old or more.
The horned fowl, reared in Port Lemon Costa Rica, bewilders locals who deem it supernatural. A sea captain brought the strange bird to this country as horns appear made from ordinary rooster spurs.
A naturalist found snails long thought dead revived after four years in warm water, and others revived after fifteen years when loosened from cards. Specimens kept in drawers, though handled, showed no life until tepid water revived them during cleaning.
The sturgeon caught by Skie Rothwell and a partner yielded 72 pounds of roe valued at 65 cents per pound, netting $46.80. The 247 pound carcass sold at 4 1/2 cents per pound brought $11.12, totaling $57.92 for roe and carcass. The catch marks the season’s largest haul for Fisherman Rothwell and partner in Chester Pa.
A moose blocked a passenger train near Blanchard Maine on a recent day, and the engineer stopped the train to avoid harming the animal. The incident led to a brief delay as wildlife and rail operations coordinated a safe restart.
Mr Baysson of Aix-les-Bains now living in San Francisco testifies that Dr Williams Pink Pills cured his dyspepsia. After eight boxes he reports relief from stomach pains insomnia and dull complexion. The ad urges digestion aid diet guidance and a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat from Schenectady New York.
A promotional note asserts a remedy titled A Cure for Consumption is an infallible Medicine for coughs and colds by N. W. Samyet from Conan Grove New Jersey dated February 17, 1900. The report also states the British public income declared to the tax authorities totals about £880,000,000.
The speaker urges shoppers to compare prices and select the cheapest tea available in the storefront window, implying value through frugal buying and practical savvy.
A Derbyshire farmer borrows a Scotch collie to drive a small flock from Scotland to his Peak district farm. After a day away, the dog and flock vanish but later return together at the Scotch home, proving the collie’s apparent duty to fetch the flock home.
A Birmingham woman Mrs. A Wellett credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing five years of kidney pain, sleeplessness, and cramps after one box. The ad claims kidney disease causes female ailments and urges Lion Coffee as the preferred brand, praising American independence and quality.
A vintage product notice promotes Australian Leap from The Mother Gray Co of LeRoy New York. Claims relieve female weaknesses backache kidney bladder and urinary troubles. Available by mail for 50 cents with free samples offer.
A peculiar local notice promises refunds if customers accept a tea mix labeled Hite BebitHog's Dew. The ad invites customers to reclaim funds and freely distribute the tea as they wish, highlighting a quirky consumer assurance from a small vendor.
A tale from Atlanta recounts a colored servant accused of tampering with a white employer's wine stock. The man empties the private demijohn and labels bottles as poison. The servant reveals he has been trying to kill himself by accident, not by the owner's design, lamenting the deception and his own disappointment.
A Detroit Tribune fragment recalls Judge Sewall and Joseph Story dining with an Irish guest. A banter ends with a quip about a heaven lawyer and a joke about a trader who cheated none but heaven’s lawyers. The colorful tale blends era humor with tavern talk and traveling satire.
Phythagoras in a Boston scene assigns beans to pigs, claiming they cause mental decline and impaired vision. The lecture ends with silence as he walks home, convinced Boston will not support his ideas.
A roadside tale features a colored deacon debating patience with Job Noah and his ark skeeters. Chicago Nova notes charm as Prof Henry Drummond meets an American party. The 16 year old girl answers a novel handshake custom and suggests saying goodbye then.
A gentleman seeking plain note paper for his customers visited a large stationer and rejected monograms and designs. He insisted on a simple flower, specifically a forget-me-not, explaining he is a tailor needing discreet stationery.
A historical notice notes increasing kidney troubles among women, with a focus on this disease as the most fatal in the cited data. The report highlights its growing prevalence and calls attention to health concerns affecting female patients.
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