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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1910
Page
6
Jerome 8. McWade of Duluth discusses local manners at a luncheon with a Philadelphia guest. He comments on fashion, skirts, and the idea of pedigree, joking about a woman with “a past” being admitted in polite society.
A Congre gationalist speaker in East Orange reflects on extravagance and the line between needs and luxuries. He cites a Westerner's New York visit noted in the Newark Star, contrasting a satchel purchase with a Panama hat and a wife’s taste for finer things.
A garbled quip from Senator La Follette and a wry exchange about money appear in the era’s chatter, followed by a lighthearted train inquiry. The cartoonish phrasing reflects a city page’s mix of politics and everyday humor.
A terse dialogue features a patient with a cut index finger and a doctor who apologizes while claiming specialty in the middle finger. The humorous misalignment suggests a comic miscommunication about anatomy and expertise.
The excerpt portrays survivors Blake Genevieve and Miss Leslie after a steamer wreck near Albhab Island. Blake protects the women, battles fever, poisoning, and hostile natives, while Miss Leslie faces moral pressure and romantic tension with Blake and Winthrope. They plan a catamaran escape as tension rises aboard.
Blake and Miss Leslie flee a sunlit palm grove as a roaring lion stalks from grass, circling toward the north jungle. Blake plans a bluff and a risky escape, while Miss Leslie volunteers for a perilous climb if needed, as tension peaks and both brace for a deadly confrontation.
A suffragette meeting erupts in praise and bravado as speakers defend courage against male derision. The event includes a comic aside about a character named Slater Horn and ends with humorous Irish reminiscences and a Ruskin-tinged remark on love and virtue.
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