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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1902
Page
6
A Milwaukee lover schemes to replace the prince in a burlesque scene to win back a runaway high school girl named Nellie. Manager Engel, enamored, plans a staged romance involving a fake prince and a secret rendezvous in Milwaukee. The plot succeeds as Nellie reunites with her lover on stage amid a crowded theater.
The piece outlines summer dress ideas featuring two line outfits, light fabrics like pique and lawn, pleated skirts, and eye catching trims. It notes popular fabrics such as silk gingham and facings in cream tones, with tunics and collars emphasized, along with accessories like lace, embroidery, and hats.
Bald Neilie reveals a hidden dramatic dream to her lover, breaking their engagement as she seeks romance and color. He helps pursue the girl to New York and his theater, aiding their plan to bring her home, despite the risky outcome hinted by the fading rose of passion.
Ex Captain Dreyfus faces entry delays at Boulevard Malesherbes as the outgoing tenant resists allowing access for furnishing. Paris courts have ordered the tenant to admit Dreyfus once a week for two hours until the lease expires.
Edward Everett Hale argues for old age pensions in the current issue. He favors limits to three conditions: residency, continuous tax payment since manhood, and age 80 or 85. He suggests $100 per year to prevent the poorhouse.
A 1863 painting of Fort Sumter by Lieut. John K. Key, nephew of Francis Scott Key, showed in Charleston. The work was shipped through the blockade to England and remained there until a few days ago when it was returned to Charleston.
Naval constructor Capps will oversee the 16000 ton battleship to be built at the New York navy yard. The vessel, likely named the Connecticut, aims for a completion date as short as possible while meeting contractor timelines. Some people doubt when others will find any sustenance in them.
A Kentucky veteran recalls a Seventh Ohio episode, a Confederate flag, and a mysterious diary. The tale follows Capt. Martin Schuyler and Henry Renfrew as they recount wartime journeys, a Pacific island home, and the final resting place under a coconut tree.
Secretary Moody argues readers should sample one good newspaper daily while using weekly and monthly reviews to grasp current history. He notes reviews provide context and corrections not possible in rushed daily reports, but they should supplement daily news, not replace it.
Two young men named Drs George N Wyman and A J McGluply ran a cheap dentistry scam from a rented preshore office for weeks. They advertised lower prices, collected payments, then vanished leaving unpaid bills. They tried to retrieve trunks from the Central Hotel but the proprietor demanded payment first. Victims searched for them, anger rising as brass fillings loosened in mouths.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle notes that John Jacob Astor and his brother built adjacent Fifth Avenue homes for their marriages to Miss Gibbs and Miss Schermerhorn. After death the houses were demolished and the 100 foot front lots housed the Waldorf Astoria, a project that cost under $200 to acquire despite a combined predevelopment value of $1.5 million.
French author Hilaire Belloc, famed for his vivid history writing especially Robespierre, served as an artilleryman. He belonged to the Eighth regiment and drove a gun carriage, handling the reins with notable skill and nerve during rapid artillery maneuvers.
The resignation of Prof. Charles W. Horswell from the chair of Hebrew language and literature at Garrett Biblical Institute in Chicago has been accepted after thirteen years in the post. Trustees name Prof. Norawell as successor, praising him as a type scholar and exemplary teacher.
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