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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1905
Page
8
The Silver Messenger is printed as the official paper for Ouster County, with notices and posts from local authorities. The piece mentions a second week of circulation and highlights community updates and public notices within the region.
A Tribune report notes many Chicago women in business and medicine command salaries of $10,000 annually or more. It cites Ada C. Sweet, Mrs. Margaret McCarthy, Mrs. Catherine Dodd, and Dr Lelia Bedell as leading earners, with several others earning substantial sums through pension work and executive roles in State Street stores.
A Parisian man envisions a formal International Exchange for Children to swap youngsters between families for language immersion. Backed by professors and lawyers, the venture aims to create a worldwide society with coordinated correspondence, photo exchanges, and escorted journeys to place children in suitable German or other families while the original parents provide care at home.
A column contrasts critics and enthusiasts of golf and outdoor fitness. It argues personal experience and the fad’s vitality matter more than external judgments, praising nature, health benefits, and the inner meaning of popular pastimes. The piece stresses that facts and lived experience define value beyond court or common opinion.
H H Robinson of Colorado Springs lowers Pike's Peak ascent time to two hours and 56 minutes. The 14 147 foot mountain record previously stood at three hours and five seconds while Robinson completed the climb wearing shoes and a cart, with the final mile through two inches of snow.
The Philadelphia Press notes a debate over a man who plans to edit a society paper. Critics doubt his writing ability, while supporters cite his snobbish reputation as a sign he might succeed.
The article cites rapid expansion of fraternal orders in the United States over two decades, noting Masonry as an ancient model and modern groups thriving due to liberty, inclusivity, and mutual aid. It highlights fraternal insurance, low costs for moderate incomes, patriotic teaching, and broad charitable reach extending worldwide.
A Southsider returning from summer vacation shares an Interesting story about Snake spring in western Ohio. The site, dubbed a mecca for thousands of water snakes, hosts a shad pool just feet from the spring. Located in a primitive Buckeye region, nearby residents hold onto forefathers superstitions and barely disturb the snakes and their favored pool.
A sudden rich man in a top price beach hotel orders a second knife after declaring he will never eat mashed potatoes and baled cabbage with the same knife again. The exchange, relayed by the Detroit Free Press, captures a moment of ostentatious dining behavior.
The Harveian oration by Dr. Richard Caton revived the claim that 4000 B C Egypt anticipated Galen and Hippocrates in medicine and anatomy. It traces priest-physicians like Sem hotep, their knowledge of the heart and blood vessels, and praises an ancient treatment to rest the heart for valvular disease.
Jean Thiery died in 1676 in Venice leaving a rumored 2 million dollar estate. After centuries of legal wrangling, claimants A M and Mme Revel fight to prove the fortune remained in the Bank of Venice during Bonaparte’s occupation and that Bonaparte appropriated funds, with a 1791 tally of 2000 claimants and recent council of state loss for the current heirs.
A commentator argues that wartime events spur evocative horse names for yearlings while noting wartime terms and figures influence naming. The piece cites examples like The Jap Togo Kuropathia and a humorous unrelated anecdote about a pincushion containing 410 needles found in Hartford.
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