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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1900
Page
8
Philadelphia man is reported to have shot himself in a dining room in a curious incident. The wording questions whether the wound was in the mouth or stomach, reflecting a sensational press paragraph from the era. China is mentioned in a mock claim of ancient discovery related to the United States.
J. P. Spalding guarantees every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and will refund money to anyone unsatisfied after using two thirds of the contents. The ad proclaims it the best cure for lagrippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough and says it is pleasant and safe to take. It claims to prevent cold from becoming pneumonia a perilous feature in the era.
A corrected note clarifies that Sullivan the composer has died, not Sullivan the prize ring figure. The brief correction distinguishes two individuals sharing a similar name and preserves the obituary context. The composer Sullivan is identified for readers seeking the proper subject of the report.
Berlin authorities ban the Wagner concert during a day of public penitence. The move prompts questions about what constitutes suitable public acts of penitence and what alternatives might be proposed.
A reader from Eric Pa credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with curing a hip strain after a fall. The note notes the drugstore sell and endorses the remedy to friends.
Charles H. Marks, serving as a nurse with the Fifth Army Corps at Santiago de Cuba, used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea and found it effective. The note mentions sale by J. P. Spalding. Sir Thomas claims Sandy Hook course is wind-sufficient for American boats to win, contrasting with Dunraven.
It is a thousand pities that Senator Davis cannot be in Congress this winter. He is one of the few Republicans that contended manfully for an acceeeo Nicarauguan canal not subject to the dominion of Great Britain nor left unprotected from future possible attacks by her fleet. No the young Duke of Manchester did not marry for money.
The text urges removing figures like Dickinson Morton Whitney Hewitt Grover and others from the foreground. It notes Colorado plans to prosecute men who burned a Black man at the stake. It adds Southern states have prosecuted lynchers, but juries rarely convict. The likelihood is Colorado will face similar outcomes.
The Commission of Navigation reports the U S shipbuilding industry is more prosperous than since the Civil War. Yards are crowded and many orders refused due to lack of dock facilities. Yet the commission clamors for encouragement of the infant American merchant marine.
The text notes that in Russia telephone trusts are pressured to lower prices through franchise sales to promise low rates. It contrasts with a desire for a similar plan domestically.
Republican newspapers discuss a 1904 Presidential candidate while not naming Roosevelt. The Rough Rider may reflect on party ingratitude or admit his own intemperate speeches during the campaign could have cost him the nomination in four years.
Representative Hull, chairman of the Military Committee, won in the Republican district on a platform endorsing a large army. A bill to set a 100000 minimum force and let the President raise it as needed would spare the country future bother about defense costs.
In a tense diplomatic exchange, Kentucky weighs options as the Sultan questions payment terms. Officials assess risks if the ultimatum stands, considering regional consequences and potential leverage held by the sovereign. Authority figures monitor developments and prepare contingency responses.
The text notes New York cashiers stealing about $700,000 and Kentucky at $200,000. It remarks that Kentucky has been more focused on the hip pocket in the past but now makes a fair showing competing with New York in this matter, implying state performance in a light, comparative tone.
General Otis states relief at Manila censorship removal and claims he never supported such censorship. He notes the shift reflects broader policy changes and asserts his own position remained uninfluenced by the prior restrictions.
The author argues there is no time for a southern disfranchisement plan in the short session and warns to expect possible shifts next fall. The piece notes that negro disfranchisement in the south has driven a notable out-migration from states with limited franchise to more northern areas, potentially creating new complications and possibly altering the negro question overall.
Our prosperity will now take wings unto itself, Sarah Bernhart has come over on another farewell tour and her prices are phenomenally high for an era of rising costs.
The plan boasts a great victory at the last election but warns that forcing a bill to place all city police under the state government run by the Republican Governor would cost him dearly in 1901. The warning frames a clash over control of policing and political power in New York.
A year ago a man calling himself Carl O Schodell worked ranches in Willow creeks and Paddock valley claiming Rough Rider service and a gold rich valley. He spun complex tales to persuade A G Lang to sell his Paddock valley ranch, then vanished with Lang and family horses and cattle following a treacherous route through mountains.
In Boise Capital a humorous Dublin accented account mocks a reception for Senator Shupe. Mike Casey and Dugan joke about the event’s pomp the dry frame and political bore, noting drunkenness, speeches and mock praise while quipping about electing U S senators at receptions.
It is reported that Mr Hearst will launch a substantial daily newspaper in Washington D C with William Jennings Bryan as editor at a handsome salary of 25000 dollars per year.
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