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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1905
Page
6
A Greenwood Lake resident describes a field method using geese as bait for freshwater fish. An old Scotchman allegedly places baited lines on geese, releases them, and rests as the birds dive in, retrieving fish to shore. The tale emphasizes ease, repose, and unusual accuracy in catching basa pickerel or pike.
The Battas of North Sumatra, though cannibals, have a postal system and hollow tree trunk letter boxes at crossroads used by young readers and writers. They maintain organized government with hereditary chiefs, assemblies, and a written civil and penal code. Their dwellings resemble Swiss chalets with livestock on the ground floor. Their ironwork, pottery, and weaving reflect Hindu influence alongside a triune deity belief.
In New York an aerial construction scene shows William Webber harnessed high above the pavement. Spectators watched in fear as the staff tilted at a steep angle while a photographer climbed nine stories to capture the moment.
A three pound fifteen inch bullfrog was trapped near New York after a week of missing chickens from Lori Hott’s yard near Morris canal. A local youth reported seeing a large frog seize a fowl, drag it to the water, and subdue it with a pole as neighbors hid.
A correspondent argues trout do not hear, claiming their sensitivity lies in sensing earth and water vibrations. The theory suggests danger comes from movement. thus still people can speak and laugh near the fish while minor motions scare them.
In York Pennsylvania a small town built a church 40 by 60 feet costing 1500 dollars after finding real brick and lumber costly. The congregation chose mock tin to imitate brick, creating a distinctive tin church in a community noted for nine in church.
A Paris based report notes Prof. Metchnikoff testifying that raw or undercooked eggs may harbor live bacilli in the whites. The testimony, in a pastry cook's suit by twenty five diners and heirs of a victim, asserts whipped cream with uncooked egg cannot be made harmless even when fresh.
In Sault Ste. Marie Aug 14 Mr 1% Smith a painter and decorator living at 309 Anne street reports a painful illness diagnosed as lumbago sciatica rheumatic or lead poisoning. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he recovered, threw away canes and walked without pain, praising the remedy for curing him completely.
Mrs. Winkleton faces a decisive ultimatum as her husband angrily demands she choose between him and the dressmaker. He declares he will not share their home with two demanding women and the sewing chaos, insisting the choice be made now.
The term boss stems from the Dutch baas meaning master with ties to New York’s early settlers. The word evolved into American usage, reflecting language patterns from the colonial era and regional family names.
A Colorado man claims quitting coffee cured heart trouble, indigestion, and nervousness. He credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring health and securing life insurance after earlier rejection. The ad promotes quitting coffee and drinking Postum, citing a saved health and a reason explained in a booklet.
A fragmentary discussion links bird names to Saint Peter. It cites the petrot and parrot as Peter related terms, noting Spanish Portuguese and French usage that likens parrot to a little Peter. A house sparrow is also nicknamed plerrot in France, showing playful name origins.
Fragmentary note states that cabbages were introduced into England in the sixteenth century and mentions tea as a metaphor for choosing quality leaves. The text also contains garbled phrases and misspelled words.
A snippet advises shoppers to request Schilling's Best tea by origin with phrases like 1n Japan Ceylon or English Breakfast or Oolong, guiding buyers to specify the product when visiting their grocer.
Prince Bismarck expressed great affection for the explorer Imre Maj. von Wise as the German Schutztruppe commander led a campaign against Chief Bushiri. The chancellor reportedly kissed the cherubic face of the child during the farewell prior to the East Africa mission.
A fragment discusses a sluggish American trade and advises relief for uncomfortable boots and shoes by rubbing with olive or castor oil while wearing them, then allowing to dry. The text reads as a damaged OCR snippet with limited readable context and entities.
A short notice stresses absolute cleanliness in dairy work. It warns housekeepers against using dirty fats and dirty water for washing utensils. It urges thorough washing with soap and thorough scalding and air drying of all pails and equipment.
A Moscow writer J Novicov asserts Russians are among Europe’s least cruel peoples. He cites the absence of brutal popular sports like cockfights or bullfights and notes that lynch law is not observed among them.
Dr William Osler in a Baltimore lecture recounts a whimsical old remedy for gout from a seventeenth century medical work. The ritual involves a spinster’s handkerchief washed in a miller’s pond dried on a hedge of an honest man, then sent to a physician who never killed a patient and marked with ink from a lawyer who never cheated a client, applied hot for speedy relief.
A fragment describes a Berlin doctor hosting a masquerade where guests dressed as famous criminals. Notably, high-born offenders like the Borging and an English guest impersonating Charles Peace drew attention among the criminal aristocracy.
A brief note reports fair profit margins for Schilling's Best items and suggests shoppers can afford the products. The message also mentions budgeting and potential price awareness without detailing specific figures or dates.
In London a long running musical play features its orchestra members passing wait periods between acts by playing chess on miniature boards. The quirky activity adds a charming pause to the performance, blending music with a strategic pastime.
Special returns from life insurance firms show United States and Canada paid claims amounting to 277,767,50 in 1904. New York led with about 59 million, while Pennsylvania paid roughly 18.6 million and Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey also exceeded 10 million. New York tops cities, with Chicago second and Philadelphia close behind.
Former David Plunkett, newly titled Lord Rathmore, rode in a reserved French railway carriage. An official woke him at night and asked his name. He initially blurted David Plunkett before recalling his new title Rathmore, realizing he could not remember which peerage title he chose.
A reflective poem from The Outlook on how true youth remains in enduring kindness and inner peace, regardless of aging. It contrasts fleeting years with lasting deeds, suggesting perpetual youth lies in deeds of kindness and inner calm rather than outward age. The piece contemplates time, sorrow, and the quiet companionship of cherished memories.
A Bluejacket turned mule in a sham bombardment at Fort Monroe smiles at a sailor loaded with hay. The admiral recalls a British sailor at Gibraltar who, hauling hay from a fishing village, reflects that he once saw himself as a bluejacket but now believes he is a commissary mule.
A woman owner driver of a small gasoline runabout slowly impacted a stationary buggy. Minor damage occurred to the buggy not the auto, its steering gear was slightly broken. She recounted the event to her husband that evening after he asked how it happened. The tale ends with the wife noting a passerby wore a new polo or polo coat.
Rinderpest hits the renowned Rotter sam Zoological Gardens and is likely to wipe out cattle deer antelope sheep and goats. Among the casualties are a pair of dwarf oxen from Celebes valued at 5000 dollars.
A South African paper describes a tiger incident near Sabi where a tiger dragged a calf toward dense brush from L Banger's property. Banger wounded the beast then, at dusk, could not pursue. Next day he and helpers pursued. a boy was injured, and Banger killed the tiger by breaking its neck after a risky rescue attempt. The tiger measured seven feet six inches.
A Ceylon newspaper recounts the head of a wild buffalo shot in a stand. Horns worn, likely from digging the ground. The creature described as savage. a bullet found deep in the neck suggests prior distant shooting. Also included is Thackeray’s remark on fame from 1857, noting only a circulating librarian knew him.
A playful passage riffs on tea value and romance. A loquacious lover and a lighthearted coquettish scene unfold as moonlit hair and tender whispers frame a near kiss. The dialogue toys with lines about pearls and the setting as the moment lingers.
Mrs Wm F Davis of Stony Creek Conn suffered years with severe eczema. After spending hundreds on doctors she found relief and was cured by Cuticura products including two cakes of Cuticura Soap five boxes of Cuticura and three bottles of Cuticura Resolvent. The testimonial is from Geo C Davis of New York City.
A schoolmaster received a note from a boy’s father explaining Tommy’s absence as he was kept home. The humorous phrasing, suggesting the father “kept him at home,” drew laughter from the students. The anecdote, cited by London Answers, reflects light social humor of the period.
A fragmented reminiscence references Leonardo da Vinci as a man of many roles who valued freeing captured birds. It notes he would buy birds in cages to release them, illustrating his kindness to animals and his broad talents as architect, engineer, philosopher, and artist.
Doctors praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for female ailments. A Fitchburg physician Fulfills endorses its use for uterine trouble and general feminine deficiencies. The ad urges women to seek relief from painful or irregular menstruation and related symptoms by using the product and contacting Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
Motivational verse urging readers to avoid stagnation and seek growth. It uses imagery of plants reaching toward light to inspire personal advancement and joining the hopeful, upward-moving community of readers.
A fragmented notice cites Sood tea priced at a third of a cent per cup and a cent and a half for breakfast for a five member family. It mentions camellia, the flowering evergreen, linked to a Jesuit named Kamel from Japan, and hints at travel and railway rates advertised by Warren, A T & B F Ry in Salt Lake City Utah.
Two Munich scientists have achieved a remarkable breakthrough by using the Roentgen ray to photograph the human heart between beats. The advance promises new insight into cardiac function and medical imaging.
A note on historical practice in London shows printers once chained copies outside offices and rewarded scholars for errors found. Rewards varied by error, from a cup of wine for a broken letter to wine and beef for a turned letter, illustrating long standing journalistic precision culture.
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