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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1911
Page
7
A jumble of market notes and peculiar inserts recounts lobster price shifts from 5 to 16 cents per pound, with Boston prices at 80 cents a pound in excess of earlier quotes. The clipping blends ads and stray sentences about Sareatabe and a school debate on Jones’s contentment, reflecting a crowded newspaper page fragment.
An advertisement from Munyon's Laboratory of Philadelphia promotes Paw-Paw Pills as a gentle, non laxative remedy that stimulates liver secretions without weakening the system. It promises free medical advice and confidential care, stressing health improvement and avoidance of harsh cathartics.
A collage of humorous snippets from a newspaper page, including misheard classics like Archimedes shouting Eureka and a father son statue gag. Other items mention a court of quotes about love and money, a North Dakota hammer trap joke, and a joke writer fearing future dry times.
A whimsical verse about a sleepy man struggling to stay awake. He dozes, yawns, and longs for rest, failing to balance on a fence. The scene reveals a comical struggle with fatigue and dreamlike imagery of shading slumber.
A satirical line shows Bilkins tearing up old accounts saying the bills are paid though duplicates dated November 1 remain. He notes no longer needing copies and exults at the relief of debt collection.
A tense exchange unfolds as one person retorts to a question about a puncture. The other insists he did not have a puncture, claiming he let the air out to rest the tire while positioning himself as a puncture expert ready to help.
A garbled excerpt asks about a father who was a Mason and his status, mentioning Terry Hoolan and work on the steeple of a new church.
A fragment shows a boy claiming a dollar from his father after promising a first class report. The dialogue reveals strain over trust and a simple goal of saving money, with the father skeptical about the boy’s honesty. The scene centers on family dynamics and a promised reward.
A judge questions the design as a wearer can put it on over her land. The inventor asserts the invention is bound to be the rage, challenging traditional attire and social norms.
A trio of professional storytellers in a club discuss Brown's unbelievable tale. Brown asserts he would not have believed it if he hadn't seen it himself, while another narrator doubts the claim noting that they did not see it.
A string of awkward quotes about optimism and hope. The text shifts from urging optimism to a jumbled line about a son of Italy and a worsening turn, suggesting garbled OCR of a magazine or newspaper excerpt with unclear context.
In a candid exchange, Mr Tucker explains to Tommy that understanding monthly gas charges is complex and often requires accepting a degree of faith in the system as a practical necessity. The dialogue centers on the inscrutable nature of utility billing and the need to trust the process.
A witty exchange notes Gladys Maude’s heightened concern with the Mexican insurrection, joking that a friend sending her souvenir postcards from the City of Mexico gives her a vivid personal stake in events there.
Fragmentary speech shows a tense exchange where one speaker warns of leaving if the other stays out past midnight. The other vows to write the warning on paper, signaling possible melodrama or domestic conflict.
A sparse fragment portrays a lone fisherman by the shore with halted breath as he narrates restless fish fleeing the coast and a sudden ash or alarm that disrupts the scene, followed by a broken oath.
Weary Walter questions Las situdinous Lewis about jumping into the river. Lewis jokes he washed a shirt and would have to take it off and put it on again. This playful exchange is attributed to Wilbur D. Nesbit.
A heated rehearsal leads to a clash as an eminent actress questions a manager who retorts he has managed 80 long to escape with his life. Mr Wopson notes the thrill of surprise in moonlit silhouettes while Mr Divorcon jokes that one figure could be his wife.
A fragment shows a playful dialogue where a subscription book buyer asks a woman if she is an suffragist. The reply downplays the claim, calling herself a “lady bar ber” and smiling, hinting at social mores of the era.
A quirky note attributed to Puck features Mrs. Hussey-Henry and a joke about a harem skirt pocket containing $289 versus the finder only discovering $1.85. The unsigned quip plays on miscounts and comic misfortune.
A clipped Life magazine line recalls a street exchange where Jim is asked who caused a black eye and responds that no one hit him, claiming he had it coming. The remark underscores a rough, humorous moment captured in the magazine’s dialogue.
Eliza waits in a dark room for a visitor after a quarrel with William. A man arrives, she embraces him, but the gasman reveals the plan to cut off the gas if she does not comply. The misunderstanding is cleared when she learns it was a gas worker, not William, at the door.
Thousands suffer from sick or weakened kidneys without knowing the cause. If you have backache, headaches, urinary disorders, seek kidney support. Mrs. Mia R. Scott of Baker City Oregon says she suffered twelve years with kidney trouble, was bedridden and emaciated, but Dean's Kidney Pills cured her permanently. Sold by druggists and stores, 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
A humorous exchange recalls a milkman Chalker suggesting charging a rival with impersonating an officer, as Officer Muldoon laments the flirtation of a rival with every servant girl on his beat.
A 1900s tone editorial notes that food is enjoyable rather than utilitarian, citing Herbert W. Fisher and Meher on eating little for pleasure and savoring taste. It mentions Castoria for infants, Fletcher's Castoria claims, and Winston's Boothing Syrup for children with teething relief.
A testimony from Extre Ky dated November 11 1910 describes a four year battle with widespread itching raw boils and sleepless agony. After trying three doctors and various treatments the writer credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with complete cure following four months of use. A promotional note offers free samples and a booklet from Cuticura Dept. 21 Boston.
A Boston Transcript tale recalls a private theatricals event where a guest compliments the hostess and claims she performed perfectly. The hostess replies a young and pretty woman is needed for the role, prompting the guest to insist the hostess herself has proved otherwise with a clever quip.
A dialogue fragment shows two speakers debating discharging Ara bella Guan in the city. One questions the need to remove her while the other cites a supposed ordinance against firing A. Guan within municipal bounds, hinting at bureaucratic or legal friction over the employee.
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