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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1901
Page
3
A fragment from a period newspaper page recounts scenes of rumor and everyday life. Innocence Williams appears in a doorway with a rattlesnake, a bookstore clerk suggests a drink mixing guide, and a humorous exchange ends with a quip about seeking a wind.
Fragmented quoted exchanges show a traveler declining heat and mock talk about moving to Minneapolis for dry cold. A second thread features McManus and Finnigan banter about a baby and a mispronounced name Carrie, with Miss Cutting’s clock quip.
A well known Sunday school teacher raced to a cit hall for a talk with only half an hour left. He hired a barber who claimed to be ready. The barber then joked he shaves corpses better when the man lies down, leaving the lecturer stunned and unsure how to proceed.
A playful exchange about a "society sandwich" from a weekly paper shows Tommy asking what the term means and Mr. Tucker guessing it refers to an awkward seating at a party. The quip ends with a note that even bold self-promotion can mislead.
In a conversation among three men a thoughtful one hopes an end to a Sharp-Sehiley dispute, while a businessman seeks to collar a rogue posing as a collector. A detective vows quick jail or potential engagement, amid debate over judgment shown by a sunstruck companion on a picnic excursion to seek shade.
A Milan nobleman sought a wife by inviting replies with photos. He privately invited each candidate to an orchestra stall, causing a spectacle as many invited ladies crowded the box to catch a glimpse. The ruse drew laughter as the theater crowd realized the deception amid joking whispers.
Fifty years ago Paris belles wore a black velvet bracelet to signal fashion. Today the ultra-fashionable may revive the style with a modern up-to-date version for the resent season.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a new term fooliah used by women to label pieces of everyday life from books and pies to journeys and coats. The brief column observes the trend as a playful yet widespread fad among the modern girl.
Votators in Ia Peraling slice one onion and brown in butter then add boiled potato dice with milk to moisten. Serve after five minutes. Prepare cucumber boats by scooping centers and mixing seeds with celery chives and capers in white mayonnaise. Garnish boats with parsley.
A letter by Oliver Wendell Holmes counsels a young wife on marriage, noting duality and the cycle of life from youth to later years. The piece warns against delaying nuptial bliss and likens waiting to a jockey buying a horse. A separate note discusses apricots and peaches, praising flavor and juice as laxative, with limited nutritive value.
The English Live Stock Journal argues store cattle farming is costly and moresuited to British stockholders, with England and Scotland preferring to buy stores from Ireland while Irish pastures fatten cattle for British markets. It notes Ireland exported 427,891 store cattle last year and highlights breed distributions, pasture expansion, and rising livestock prosperity tied to high-priced lands in Britain and the potential for eastern and southern U.S. gains.
Tests at the Indiana Experiment Station compare dry feed with slop in swine diets and water proportions, noting pigs fed dry grain gain slightly better. Irrigation proves vital for fruit yields, with Wisconsin and New Jersey reports showing higher outputs and prices for irrigated berries even in dry years. The article urges patience in poultry breeding recommendations.
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