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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1899
Page
3
A fragmentary verse by J. A. Edgerton in Boston Budget imagines idealized union with celestial and natural images. The speaker vows performance of devotion through night and day, blending meteorological and mythical motifs.
A descendant reveals a private record of Godfrey Warren a wealthy recluse who plunged into a mania that twisted time itself He cut walls with a knife tracked minutes and hours by stars and tally marks until the tick of a hidden clock drove him to deadly self murder in a quiet observatory chamber at last the clock's tick silenced him as his life ended in Chicago.
A grim catalog lists poets and writers such as Cervantes, Milton, Dryden, and Spenser amid poverty, debt, and neglect. It notes Malone, Moore, and others dying in jail or obscurity, with dire fates of striking hardship and unfinished legacies.
Plans seek parliamentary approval to divert water from Loch Ericht in Perthshire to Loch Leven in Argyllshire via tunnels and aqueducts. Aiming for a 1 10 feet head and output over 77 horsepower, the project could spark new factories along Loch Leven and shift chemical manufacturing from Britain to the United States. The scheme envisions power sites near Loch Leven’s head, leveraging high tidal access for vessels, and promises a new era for the sparsely populated district.
A Chicago Chronicle report describes a charming social favorite who explains her popularity. She says Dorite notes, sending brief congratulatory, condolence, and sympathy letters keeps her favored. She emphasizes treating men and women with respect, adapting to each conversation.
Aged White House workers recall long service under Lincoln and later presidents. Jerry the doorkeeper says he talks nightly with spirits of Lincoln Grant and Garfield and predicts how things were done. Simmons the messenger recalls transfers under Grant Harrison and Cleveland and asserts he will keep his post, praising the press as great gentlemen.
The article states Queen Wilhelmina of Holland earns £50,008 yearly and owns six palaces. It highlights her quiet demeanor and exceptional linguistic talent, including proficiency in Malay learned to understand her 3,000,000 East Indian subjects.
A curious competition near Rineingham matches archery against golf. An archer aims to finish 18 holes with arrows while the golfer tries to complete with fewer strokes using club and ball. The event pits precision against power in an unusual duel.
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