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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1905
Page
2
A collage of comic snippets notes idiosyncratic tales from health woes to duels, marriages, and pensions. It lampoons society figures, prize offers, finances, and gossip with sly quips about Berlin judges, whiskey prices, and a sun furnace. Diverse names appear, including Daisy Leiter and Cornelius Vanderbilt, in a satirical parade of newsy humor.
Alberta Field in Chicago Inter Ocean reflects on winter birds seen in Ohio, focusing on cardinals, blue jays, and downy woodpeckers. It notes their colors, calls, feeding habits, territorial behavior, and interactions with humans and other species, praising their role in winter landscapes and urging continued wildlife protection.
A rich woman dreams of heaven and sees a grand mansion marked for her gardener who toils modestly for the poor. She then sees a tiny cottage ready for herself, arguing she cannot live there. The guide notes the Master Builder works with the materials sent, urging moderation and charity. The dream teaches giving and contentment.
A woman seated on the Sixth avenue L draws out items from her muff including a puppy. Onlookers react. a man quips at the scene as a humorous domestic moment unfolds. In a separate vignette, Smithers encounters a stranger who mistakes him for a Nashua resident and apologizes, a misunderstanding he regards as fortunate.
The article notes delegates at a forestry congress in Washington order a new drink at the Willard cafe. A Walter requests four Scotch whisky sours with a sour mix of half lemon and half lime. The bartender is puzzled as the drink is unfamiliar and the delegates consume several before leaving.
In Brooklyn Col Horace Du Val notes a quarrelsome couple deemed strictly religious. Their son, challenged by his pastor, quips God sees you but keeps silent as the father retorts that God does not reveal every sight in the house. Also a cure for leg cramps offered involving a cord and forceful pull, with bed position advice.
A narrator recalls Maple Lodge summer memories after Helen’s death and the rise of Ethelda as Jack’s wife. A dream reveals Arthur Olivant, a presumed danger, and a tense revelation when a gunshot ends in tragedy and the ghostly presence of Helen returns. The tale blends memory, suspicion, and a fatal love triangle.
Mme Mary von Ebner Bachenbsch holds a renowned collection of antique watches in Australia. Many pieces exceed two centuries in age and several are not diamond set. The collection reportedly is worth a substantial sum.
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