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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1905
Page
2
May 23 1656 the first musical comedy called The Cravity of Spaniards in Peru was staged at the Cockpit theater. It was described as opera with vocal and instrumental music and perspective scenery. The production revived Pepys’s note that opers drew crowds away from serious drama and later altered theater use.
The text mixes data on tea prices and child survival. It cites survival rates by country or region per thousand births and lists figures for New Zealand New South Wales Victoria Ireland England and Wales France Austria Spain. The disjointed excerpt lacks a coherent report or clear event.
The message invites travelers to share trips and promises full information and low rates for summer train service. It references the Banta Pa trademark and assurances of safety speed and ease. The note lists contact cues and a vague promotional tone.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a seller advising how customers buy, while a grocer's revenue and a worried wife named Mire Lapaling laments her nerves. The husband laughs, and the speaker notes a personal longing for relief from vexing ailments in a dated, humorous voice.
A fragment notes the old Cirpat Britain post office in Motham Cheshire, dating to the fifteenth century with a doorway inscription. It mentions tea blends and a tear grower reverue the mower It Foudene in a misty, unfinished line.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Frenchnes Railroad stockholders and an Interstate Commerce Commission action. It mentions 1,220 railroad stockholders and general market concerns about tea and trash, but details are unclear and many words appear garbled.
A discussion of women choosing details like hats over grocers, noting independence from male sellers. It cites Lion Coffee as a trusted, pure brand favored in homes for twenty five years, arguing that a grocer cannot replace customer preference with sales pressure.
A compact heart shaped needlebook and work basket combo designed for summer travel or gifts. It shows four cardboard heart shapes, ribbon holders for nail file and tools, inner flannel hearts, and multiple small pockets for pins needles cotton thread and a powder book.
The item describes two whole hearts folded together with a single ribbon tying them, attributed to the New York Herald. The wording evokes a decorative keepsake or commemorative piece, highlighting unity as the two hearts are bound by one ribbon.
An old tale tells of a St Bernard dog that captured a murderer on a snowy Alpine pass. A traveler was killed, and one dig or villager pursued the assailant, biting him until exhausted. The dog then stood guard over the captive until villagers arrived to arrest him.
A Brunswick man keeps a small glass case with honey aged forty four years. The five pound package has shrunk to three and one quarter pounds due to evaporation, yet the honey remains as good as when first made.
W Thompson of Adams Massachusetts holds several pictures of a woodchuck that climbed a tree to escape a dog. The unusual act by the animal is noted as rarely attempted, especially under meat dire necessity.
The Salt Lake Tribune calls Utah poets and musicians to compete for six prizes totaling 1400. Entries must submit three to eight stanzas with optional chorus, no author name on manuscript, and a sealed envelope with author details. Submissions due by September 1 for words and October 13 for music, with winners chosen by public vote after committee screening.
The famed actress and playwright Odette Tyler expresses gratitude for Doan's Kidney Pills in a note from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo noting satisfaction for herself and friends. The ad promotes the medicine at 50 cents per box. Separate items describe gospel missions using autos tents and bicycles by missionaries in Paris distributing leaflets to country audiences.
We know our tea and your taste matters. If you are not satisfied with the flavor, we offer a full refund. Your money is returned promptly upon requesting a refund.
Longfellow and Edward Deering Prodie grew up together from Portland's dame's school to Congress street academy. They shared reading habits under Jacob Abbot's guidance and rode the same stage to Bowdoin. As teens they wrote verses and Longfellow's Battle of Lovell's Pond drew both praise and heartbreak from friends and judges.
A writer warns against imitator cereals mimicking Postum Coffee to mislead consumers. He notes many copies fail due to lack of proper processing and nutrition, praising Postum as the original cereal coffee endorsed by physicians and the public. The piece defends honest labeling and consumer scrutiny in a free market.
A Milwaukee millionaire details a collector hobby about buttons and buttonholes from world history. He describes Chinese mandarin buttons by class, with each class linked to a specific bird and emblem on the cap and coat, illustrating the ranking system and material variety.
The author shares practical steps learned from experience to handle a dog bite. Immediate washing with water, applying a bicarbonate paste, and using clean rags, then reapplying moisture to keep the wound clean and prevent inflammation. The tone dismisses fears about rabies, urging practical care.
Thomas Dawson of England describes the great lama’s palace in Lhasa Tibet as 900 feet long and 487 feet high with 2,000 rooms. The white edifice, central roofs plated in solid gold, exudes massiveness and imperial grandeur in its private grand lama quarters.
The text argues that Mrs Mackay should be titled the Mrs Mackay to reflect her wealth and position, warning the social world to avoid another Astor style feud. It notes dangers of a distinguished title and cites the Astor family as a cautionary example in New York society.
The New York Sun reports that large hotels have ended the practice of calling guests by name to announce arrival or meals. The reform originated at a prominent hotel that first dropped paging, amid patron complaints about being identified by name in dining rooms and corridors. Head waiters and staff now rely on personal knowledge to locate patrons.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ills, claiming widespread success based on letters from women and endorsements from nurses and physicians. It cites relief from menstrual pain, backaches, infertility, and uterine disorders, urging immediate use and offering free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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