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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1902
Page
6
Fashion notes show coats for early autumn run long, with the reefer style making a comeback and a focus on individual suitableness. Nautical touches appear in seashore outfits, including bustard sleeves, anchors, and shield collars, while mohair garments feature tight gores and wide flaring hems.
A lighthearted line about failed ambitions hints at a larger setback. No concrete events, dates, or names are provided to anchor the story.
The article describes taffeta dresses in blue and white cut on the bias with triple borders and bloused fronts, plus elaborate trims and belts. It notes a Liberty-inspired biola featuring tucks and Corticelli silk embroidery, and home decor ideas like darkened pine floors, Bulltout seats with railing arms, and built in pockets and shelves for tea or work.
The article describes wraps and gowns trimmed with natural color pongee cloth in a stylish style. It notes three-quarter coin designs and narrow bands outlining seams. Sleeves feature two bands placed just below the shoulder for emphasis.
A description of a black velvet turban style shows a rough braid base with velv et ribbon flung in front between crown and brim. Wings sit at the sides, the forward pair white with black spots, the rear pair entirely black, creating a bold two tone effect.
Fragmentary verse by John Ruskin urges restraint and trust in peace rather than war. The speaker envisions the wilderness flourishing, lambs safe, and living beings fed by streams, contrasting danger with a radiant, deathless rose. The mood is somber yet hopeful amid conflict.
A historical note explains why many of Lincoln's important telegrams and letters come from the War Department rather than executive offices. Lincoln frequented army and war HQ, often with Stanton, shaping key wartime decisions and dispatches.
The Dry Tortugas prison escape plan failed when Capt. W. R. Prentice uncovered a hidden floor panel beneath a cell. Desperadoes hid twenty four uniforms and improvised escape tools behind heavy flagstones. A concealed excavation revealed the stash and thwarted the plot before the attempt could proceed.
In 1863 near Perryville Kentucky a drilling crew faced Civil War fighting as a well was sunk near Danville. Soldiers clashed, hundreds of bodies lay nearby and the site was abandoned. Today old machinery remains as farmers repurpose the oil vein for lubrication.
A Dallas era clipping recalls a Fort Stevens anecdote from the Mexican War era. Virginia Confederate retreat was allegedly halted by dust raised by sixty veterans of the Mexican War gathered in Fort Worth. The account, told by a Veterans' Reserve Corps member, links a dusty march to perceived reinforcements and a dramatic show of endurance.
The column parodies marriage and fashion aboard a ship with witty exchanges. Noah calms his wife as she frets about appearances, while she muses on ark era fashions. The husband retorts with playful quips about ape company and sheeplab behavior.
A terse exchange from Smart Set features a widow and widower at a burial moment. The widower laments his loss and the widow replies she will be home tomorrow, prompting a wry, hopeful smile as she dries her hair and keeps the pair connected in daily life.
Humorous clippings show Mrs Nullwed lamenting paying a resentful bill with a milliner visit, while a poster proclaims Post no bills. Another tale has a daughter freed from engagement after a stock loss, and a joke about a temptingly temperamental choir candidate.
A playful dialogue depicts a young Caliper’s astonishing business rise and the waiter’s rueful grumbling about tipping. They contrast optimistic boosterism with skepticism, referencing Esau and a pot of pottage as ironic touchstones.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century column quotes a speaker advising limited conversation time with individuals. The text hints at discretion and restraint in sharing knowledge, reflecting a cautionary ethos on personal interactions and confidential disclosure.
A joking exchange between Mr Olds and his wife about smoking and sending children to a boarding school to avoid setting a bad example. A second joke contrasts judgment by clothes with a wife’s attire.
The sensational actress laments difficulty selecting a play for next season. She jokes about needing a playwright as fertile as her press agent. Dialogue touches on medical metaphors and a joking note about constitution and bills.
A scene unfolds at 11:30 as a wife tells a wary husband she sleeps well, then the man quietly leaves after a brief, tense exchange. The exchange hints at underlying tension and a lingering question of trust between the pair.
A wild-eyed man asks a doctor if vaccination could help his kleptomaniac wife. The doctor replies that vaccination might deter theft. The scene shifts to a patient seeking a quick-time distraction, asking for a remedy to pass the time, while a note mentions an Indersen account due in three months for slightly more than current income.
A curate of curious vignettes describes a girl’s first automobile ride and her fascination with the horn. A visiting lady mourns inmates at an insane asylum who find amusement in spectators. Snippets reveal colorful banter about prejudice, a jury and real estate ties, and a boast about a man whose touch turns everything to gold.
A fragment from a newspaper jokes about social mores and humor in daily life. It mentions a quarrel over cruelty at a golf outing and a lighthearted gag about a wife and a husband, with quirky captions and dated slang.
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