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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1899
Page
2
A jumble of quotes and notes from SILVER MESSENGER discusses whisky, politics, and social remarks. It cites Gov Roosevelt, Senator Mason, Chinese patriotism, and a monster peach tree in Kent county. The piece reflects a crowded, satirical list of opinions and curiosities.
Handwriting experts first judge general appearance including letter shapes, spacing, and baseline. They compare repeated letters by disintegration and magnification to reveal hesitations or retouching, then summarize findings with emphasis on discrepancies or likenesses. In court, experts may illustrate writing steps on a blackboard to show how a forgery was produced.
A Sioux City Journal snippet reports phrenologists claiming head size correlates with leadership potential and political reach. It argues tall, broad heads imply executive ability, while fine details of skull shape supposedly reveal temperament, generosity, and fighting spirit.
Two independents arrive in Washington during a congressional session and seek entry to the Senate gallery. Lacking passes, the doorkeeper offers a workaround, noting it would be creditable if they knew a senator. They reply they do not, and are told to proceed, with a lighthearted audience reminder.
The latest collecting fad centers on an eared after odd trade signs and drow tare. Collectors claim there is more turn in this pursuit than in any other collecting hobby explored by enthusiasts.
A dialogue fragment presents two characters debating single life and chances with men. Miss Oldgirl asserts lack of opportunity kept her single while Miss Pert counters that men have had many chances, mentioning propane as a charged joke in the exchange.
Washington Star notes a Pennsylvania factory that tanned rattlesnake skins into belts, slippers, gloves, neckties and coats. Skins arrive headless or with tails, cured in thirty days to remove odor and reveal a black and yellow mottled finish. Rattlesnake skins come from Pennsylvania, Lake George region, Colorado, Wyoming and Michigan, valued 25 cents to $2 each. Skins are made into scarf pins and sold as curios.
Luke tests Baynes rumor as Mr Hall orders telegrams to Sydney and Melbourne. Luke returns to Baynes hut, recalls his past as drink haunts him while a chilling sensation rises. He finds a broken waist-belt marked with his brother’s name and sleeplessly endures the night as eerie voices echo.
A Kentucky man arrives with a demijohn of bourbon in a crowded Eastern city room. He extols fifty years in oak and promises riches from four to six glasses before a mishap shatters the jug, shocking the gathered group and ending the scene with silent grief and handkerchiefs.
A new photograph table shown at Wellwood Furniture stores promises easy DIY duplication in cheaper materials. The piece combines a large work-table size with an opening top that reveals a divided inner box for photos and a decorative satin brocade top that doubles as a display background.
On the Komure Fish Note Come-on voyage in the Tor Straits and along Australia's coast R Lemon, after discarding crab remains eaten, watched fishes emerge to seize the scraps. A remora attached to the ship, aided by suction, clung and then hid beneath the vessel. Attempts to land a specimen failed as the school of remoras dispersed when their companion was noticed.
In England, crafty social pretenders employ devices to appear connected to nobility. A letter opening with Dear Duchess is used to flatter and advance status, while other impostors imitate intimate access to high society. A notable case recounts a phony post mortem of a late peer and a lady who leverages royal associations to gain attention, exposing the era’s vanity and schemes.
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