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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1900
Page
7
A fragmented early 20th century column discusses skirt handling, neighborly life, and tips, with stray notes about tipping in a New York Sun piece and a broad reference to Yangtze river region. It blends social musings with historical curiosities and stray opinions from various era sources.
A period discussion on proper street etiquette for women’s skirts covers clever holds to keep the hem clear of dirt and allow an umbrella, followed by notes on Duchess Beatrice of Coburg pressing for early marriages, and a humorous mock plea from Chinese orphans about aid and training. The tone juxtaposes social manners with royal alliances and a farcical appeal from bequests of a supposed Chinese army.
An uptown resident recalls a longtime New York restaurant attendant known for courtesy and generous fees. He surprises neighbors by buying a home worth $25,000 or more with tips from patrons, a feat that stirs curiosity about the waiter’s ascent and connections.
Icebergs travel from northern limits near Cape Hatteras to the Greenland coast and beyond, melting only in the Gulf Stream. They are fresh water, formed centuries ago, and pose great navigation danger. The steamship Mi tanda collided with one in Belle Isle straits, nearly foundering, then repaired at St Johns. An iceberg observed in Davis Strait measured about 900 feet high and five acres in area.
The article notes women served as postmasters in early France and the Gignan Empire, citing Leonard of Taxis in 1548 and Alexandrine de Rye as Postmaster-General during the Thirty Years War. Lydia Hill and Elizabeth Harvey are named as early American postmasters, with England also showing female postmasters by the Restoration era. The Indianapolis News discusses the great seal tradition and a modern shift resulting in ownership reverting to a private individual after a long royal reign.
The ongoing search for the pithecanthropus as evidence for Darwinian theory continues with Prof Haeckle and David J. Waltere pursuing specimens in Java. The article notes the historic debate on the origin of man, the limited closeness of apes to humans, and the enduring question of the missing link despite modern doubts and surrounding public interest.
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