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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1904
Page
7
Howard Glyddon recalls a wondrous isle and a beloved land in a poetic reminiscence. The speaker laments leaving behind a cherished realm, now lost and inaccessible, with only memories such as flowers and shells as tokens of a treasure that once was theirs.
In a weaving-room Marie Li Vigene endures cruel taunts as coworkers chant Peep and mock her French-derived name. The alien worker faces isolation, harassment, and pressure as her mother’s illness worsens and distant Canada calls, while Marie endures long hours cleaning machines and mending threads amid jeers.
In a textile mill Dell Carpenter is injured when her hair is caught in gears while Marie, despite risks, frees her by pulling the belt from the pulley. Marie sustains a broken collarbone and raw hands while saving Dell, who bears gear marks. Marie later receives support from the mill and her community as she recovers.
The piece notes sailors rough humor about mariners and contrasts coastlines. It states the Philippines have 11,000 miles of coastline, more than the U.S. excluding Alaska. It claims one mile of coast per ten miles of area in the Philippines versus one to sixty in the United States, and mocks the Philippines for growing a stereotype of coastal parings.
Mr D H McAboo, Chief Factory Inspector in Indiana, notes workers often refuse to use purchased safety devices. In a large factory dust protectors were ignored despite dust harming lungs, and a ripsaw guard was discarded, resulting in a severed arm weeks later. Separate data shows seven month exports of manufactured goods up, with large gains in copper ingots, mineral oil, and iron and steel, offset by the crude increase in other metals.
Spaniards resent the former Manila archbishop becoming Valencia bishop. They call him unpatriotic and a traitor after Cavite disasters. Valencia erupts with protests as public meetings denounce him while the Prime Minister labels the agitation as political enemies’ work.
Sociological experiment in several cities transforms unused lots into garden spaces for needy adults and children. Vacant land is loaned, seeded, tool provisioned, and supervised, yielding employment, weed reduction, and glimpses of country life. Suburban owners increasingly request these youth of the soil.
New York Tribune reports French concern over rising disease and declining revenues in French Polynesia. Three medical experts are dispatched from San Francisco to Tahiti to study causes, with powers to enforce sanitary laws. Observations describe cannibalism, infanticide, labor aversion, and moral decline among islanders, alongside relics of ancient navigation, stone platforms, and dwindling domesticated animals.
Dr J L Stodes of Woodville county home recounts a cautionary mishap. He carried carbolic acid in his hip pocket for a case night, forgot it, returned home fatigued, and while dozing on a lounge realized the heat coming from the bottle in his pocket. He hurried to the bathroom to remove the danger as quickly as possible.
A remarkable tree in Ne vata known as the witch tree purportedly grows six to seven feet tall with a trunk thrice the width of a wrist. Its almost supernatural glow can be seen on dark nights from a mile away and even allows reading fine print near it.
The article extols John L. Macadam and his road design, noting its durability and lower cost compared to Roman paving. It discusses foundation, drainage, water shedding, layering, and compaction, and argues that national aid for road improvements can suffice with selective macadamizing and local materials to cut farmers’ carting costs and boost rural life.
The drift of population from rural districts to cities unsettles social thinkers. Improving country life, especially road quality, is urged to keep youth on farms. Good roads boost school and church attendance, social events, and winter activities, reducing isolation and promoting profitability.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat interview with coffee merchant C J Hilligias declares genuine Mocha coffee is virtually unavailable on the continent. He notes limited supply, high demand among officials, and that best Mocha cannot be found locally, with most readers consuming other coffees from Ceylon and Java.
A collection of aphorisms on wisdom temper and human nature. Observations warn against malice over temper and the vanity of virtue. Notes on friendship respect, belief in impossibilities, and the paradoxes of time and money. Ends with stages of life and community interest.
The Charleston News and Courier notes South Carolina grows superior pecans and houses the largest pecan grove owned by Captain John B. Horibeck in Christ Church parish across the Ashley River. The piece urges legislative support to promote SC in pecans, rice, cotton goods, and other products, lamenting slow state promotion to attract investment and settlers.
In 1902 Germany technical schools enrolled 3610 pupils with at least 1359 foreigners, 37.0 percent. The share exceeds that at technical universities. Freiberg High School shows even higher foreign presence with 250 foreigners to 188 locals, per Science American.
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