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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1899
Page
5
A collection of curious notes: salt in the Lake of Urania, a single island under the Eddystone lighthouse, tiny Sheffield shears weighing less than half a grain, and a list of vernacular Bible translations with years from Spanish 1478 to Persian 1915.
European makers hold back from wood rims while UCI cycle news notes Cordang's 616 miles 340 yards 24 hour record in London. Chicago street rules reserve four feet for cyclists near the curb. Four men on a quad beat six running horses by five yards in under ten minutes. A road resort between Philadelphia and Atlantic City offers land lots with meals and lodging credits for cyclists.
The article surveys current fashion quirks with Russian blouses featuring large turndown collars and velvet epaulettes, black satin muffs with sable borders, velvet muffs with pink satin bows, and chinchilla fur trims on lace dresses. It notes lace veils, net veils spotted with chenille, powdered veils, and the craze for blue spotted gauze veils shaking out in England.
The piece contrasts German, French, Russian, Italian, and Spanish women, labeling Germans as domestic and dull, Russians as vivacious with language skill, French as educated yet lacking overall accomplishments, and Italians and Spaniards as ignorant though aesthetically appealing, criticizing their attire and perceived beauty above culture.
Practical kitchen tips describe cleaning with ammonia water to freshen brooms, placing oyster shells to prevent clinkers, sprinkling salt on spills to curb odors, and keeping a sand box near stoves to fight fires with gas or oil. Advice covers candle wicks, lamp wicks, and vinegar soaking to reduce smoking.
The report describes a spill free sponge cap with a compressible bulb water reservoir and a drawing action to wet the sponge. It cites a paten ted paper hanging machine with table hangers and paste rollers. It mentions time lamplighters for steam clocks, a Hungarian ice bicycle with a front runner and chain drive, and a new writing desk with multiple book holders and a copy stand.
A column of society notes covers Tall Caines refusal of a $50,000 advance for a next novel, Mosso the Italian physiologist proving thinking shifts brain blood flow, the Duchess of Cleveland’s India trip, Rottingdean church’s seven stained glass windows, Sir J Burne-Jones, Kipling, Sarasate’s gifts to Pampeluna, and a museum display of royal and notable jewels including pieces from Queen Victoria and Napoleon III.
A concise guide argues that daily duties in the home sustain contentment and cheer. It praises young women who master housekeeping and kitchen economics as key to respect from both family and peers and to overall usefulness.
Farm Journal advises creating a map of fields to be cultivated next spring and selecting seed potatoes if available. It recommends screening seed grain, overhauling tools, making repairs, and painting. In January, air and mend harness, log a mill plank, and prepare stormy day stoneboat. Check sugar making supplies and replace missing items.
The article lists famed donors and fortunes: Samuel J. Tilden left 5 million, George Washington valued at 200, William B. Astor died 1845 with 20 million, Peter Cooper wealth 6 million at death, Johns Hopkins died in Baltimore and was worth 100 million, James Lenox donated 1 million to Presbyterian Hospital in New York, Stephen Girard gave 2 million to Girard College in Philadelphia and was worth 9 million.
A discussion on American wives traveling in Europe reveals surprise among European upper classes at their freedom. Reports note many wives travel without husbands, with inquiries about marital presence at courts. It explains that husbands stay home to fund education and travel, and that wives study art and languages before returning.
The Nemi Lake in Latium is to be sold by auction by judicial decree. Once sacred to Diana, the lake’s shore hosted royal water fetes and the court of Tiberius. A submerged royal trireme yielded bronze trophies and a Medusa effigy, with inscriptions linking the vessel to Diana.
A London Sketch tale recalls two blockading fleets in Crete sharing a drunken festivity. An English boatswain proposes to toast the queen, met with a chill German silence. The Boatswain quips that he will drink two fingers down the throat and up comes the bloomin emperor.
Government honors in Germany grant a gold medal and £100 for each ten years without accident. Across Britain, regiments display the names of at least 105 het ties on banners, reflecting numerous clashes and the long service of the army units.
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