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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1901
Page
2
The item surveys a mix of trivia from early 20th century sources. It mentions small fractional facts about the fourth jewel, cirrus clouds, Mrs. Platt learning French, Royal Berks volunteers receiving sovereigns, John Ruskin's biographies, post delivery benefits, Milne and the Admiralty, and a centennial note about John Marshall with a political-legal context. The piece blends miscellaneous notes rather than a single cohesive event.
Mrs Laura A Alderman owns the targent orchard in South Dakota covering 460 acres with 6000 trees two plum acres and assorted fruit bushes and vines. A trade journal estimates American bicycle output at about 850000 wheels with over 100000 for home use. Gen John Watts de Peyster challenges Copernican astronomy noting Kepler and Newton in error while translating a Berlin professor Behoepffer lecture.
A colonial-era portrait describes Annie Dawson as a reforming U S matron guiding her tribe. She travels in a buggy with a wash tub and wringer teaching washing cooking and elder care in picturesque tribal terms. The piece also notes orders to place customs service in Porto Rico and Hawaii under civil service rules and merit-based appointments in the Philippines.
The Indianapolis speech quotes William McKinley as backing free coinage of silver before his 1896 campaign shift. The speaker contrasts this with later gold standard advocacy and attacks Mark Hanna and political rivals while praising McKinley for voting to pass the Bland-Allison bill over Hayes veto.
The Peoria Journal extends condolence to Webster Davis while praising his departure from his old party to champion the Boers. It asserts Americans still follow the South Africa war, says Davis made no mistake, and predicts his memory will be cherished by liberty lovers for taking a principled stand.
Captain Patrick O'Farrell of Washington writes to Gevator Hoar after a senate speech condemning the administration for Filipino policy. He cites his abolitionist roots and Civil War service and urges Republicans to support William J. Bryan in the next election to defeat imperialism, even amid tariff disputes.
A fragmented 19th century political excerpt arguing for liberty over imperial rule. The speaker rejects party conformity and declares support for Bryan and Republican Liberty against McKinley and imperial power, stressing the fight for freedom and independence. The text voices protest at being made a slave to party by loyalty.
In a sharp critique from the Florida Agriculturist, politicians are condemned as self serving and insincere. The writer argues reform is essential to curb their power and influence to preserve democracy.
The World Herald rebuts claims that there are fewer traveling salesmen now than in 1896, citing Omaha census data to show the opposite. It argues newspapers misstate the issue, noting discharges among travelers and calls out Republican papers for defending trusts in contrast to the Philadelphia platform.
Omaha Bee notes Republicans worry not about Bryant party gains in Maine but about a sharply reduced Republican majority there. In 1896 the plurality stood 45,777, a figure they boasted of, but now fear that shrinking margin signals disaster and may provoke Bryanite triumph laughter in turn.
The piece accuses Congress of granting Capitol employees an extra month’s pay totaling thirteen months while taxpayers, workers, and the poor bear the burden. It alleges a Republican committee member urged taking half of the $80,000 for party campaign use, and condemns voters for corrupt government driven by foreign tax payers and self-serving leaders.
In a regional note Perry S. Heath warns Republicans will vary New York strategy. The audience fears his group’s mobilization skills, recalling Heath’s Cuba placements Rathone and Neely who reportedly seized everything not fixed down. The piece hints Heath’s Cuban campaign as justification for his appointment and influence.
The piece argues that sugar magnates enjoy uninterrupted profits under McKinley era prosperity while refinery workers face higher costs with no share of price gains. It warns of rising worker unrest and predicts their growing demand to speak out to counter elite benefit from a protected industry amid political and tariff tensions.
A critical column denounces the Philippine conflict as a money making war funded by a universal tax. It questions civilizing rhetoric, cites Congressman Georvenor’s claim to profit, and urges readers to examine the true cost and motives behind McKinley’s policy. The piece ends by labeling the war a slaughterhouse scheme.
A Benton Harbor, Michigan newspaper report claims 48 men labeled tramps were arrested by nearby St. Joseph officers, jailed for two days without bread or water after crossing the town line. Eight escaped into the river. Critics compare the treatment to Roman beasts and call for humane action.
Webster Davis hails Mr. Bryan as delivering an inspiring campaign speech. The speaker is praised for presenting imperialism clearly and strengthening liberty at home and abroad. Davis calls the speech among the strongest and most eloquent heard in American politics.
In October Warsaw hosts a yearly goose market drawing about three million birds from across Poland. Geese travel long distances over roads that wear them down, so tar is laid on ground and sand spread repeatedly to form a hard crust that shields them from damage before the market begins.
A collage of light humor and social quips unfolds from a London youth to American readers, including a tale about a Countess Duke joke, a suburban streetcar note from Atlanta, a Scots porter’s misheard Down, and social column musings on high society and Newport automobile news.
A reader notes that banks aid children but omit key words in lessons, prompting the child to supply missing terms. The piece humorously suggests a misheard or altered phrase, illustrating how context changes meaning. The quote implies parent remarks on today’s activity.
A bold proposal unfolds as a heiress asks if the suitor loves her for herself. He answers yes, recalling her claim of being an orphan to confirm his sincerity. The moment captures a personal vow framed as a union or marriage arrangement.
A humorous quatrain notes perspective shifts through an inverted glass, suggesting that four quarts of beer equate to a full peck of trouble as a playful moral about excess and perception.
A vicar confronts an inebriated parishioner and asks what would be said if seen intoxicated. The reply is a pledge of secrecy with no one told.
Fragmentary lines depict dialog and rural scenes with dialect spellings. Characters mention cherries, worms, and longing, while a narrator notes men away fishing and a woman’s anger as she stands apart. The piece reads as a fragment from a regional verse or lyric sequence with rural imagery.
A fragmentary exchange in Pleasant Prospect shows a nervous spinster asking a boy if he has killed snakes, to which he replies they save them for boarders, noting snakes are found commonly around.
Sixteen to One. Three attractive women ride a Madison Avenue car. One asks what 16 to 1 means. The friend explains it as sixteen silver dollars equal to one dollar, then clarifies it as a plan to coin dollars from a mix of metals. They discuss bimetallism and move on to other topics.
A prospective tenant tells the landlady he causes little trouble. The landlady notes her tearful farewells and raises the rent in advance, implying strict terms.
In a humorous dialogue Mrs. Growella laments misery and Mr. Growells responds with wry irony. The exchange plays on mood and misfortune as a light domestic vignette.
A clipped excerpt shows humorous lines about necessity inspiring invention a folding bed ice box combo and a seaside resort where Miss Price dates two hammocks and four suitors. The casual banter includes a mock voyage compliment and a stray debt remark from Tudianapolia Journal.
Fragmentary dialogue from a Chicago News page hints at a bizarre exchange about tips, burglars, and pistol firing amid a Brighton dustup. A stray remark references Parker singing and a caller named Bureh, with scattered phrases about doves and morning chatter.
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