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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
2
A Bustling Column from the Silver Messenger surveys a mix of wry quips and public curiosities. It notes fifteen vacant tablets in a Hall of Fame, jokes about temperance and whiskey, and snippets about football stars, court cases, and social foibles. The tone is brisk, anonymous, and punchy, reflecting a bustling early 20th century newspaper items page.
A young man in a London theater wore a necktie made entirely of diamonds and drew near mob attention from the audience. Reporters questioned his nationality while a bold remark about a French state statement sparked brief chatter and the piece noted language oddities.
A bull chased two tourists into an upper room of a Kierling farmhouse in Styria. The floor collapsed exposing a hidden iron box containing gold and silver coins from the time of Emperor Charles V, valued at about 75,000 dollars. a policeman shot the bull hours later.
Two kangaroos escaped from a Robbins errous train after a station roof knocked open their cages. They have roamed the mountains for two days near boarding houses and hotels as search teams scour the area. Lions cages were toppled but the beasts did not escape. Posses search nightly with no success.
A shipment of Ruberoid roofing to British East Africa used rolls two thirds the usual size to ease head carrying by carriers. Labels were placed at the center but meant to indicate where to place the head. Carriers molded hollow in rolls to fit heads, destroying labels and making piles indistinguishable on arrival.
A claimed unique postage stamp from Roumania reportedly dates to June 1, 1819. Blue and round, it features Wallachian arms with an eagle perched on a globe and a cross in its beak, though no value is marked on the stamp.
The oldest annual foot race in the country, the red hose event at Carnwath Scotland, was run recently. Established in 1491 under a charter provision when the Somervilles held the Barony of Carnwath in London Tit-Bits.
A traveler recounts visiting Tell landmarks around Lucerne, Brunnen, Fluelen, and Altdorf. He explains the Tell tale as seen in Schiller and local monuments, detailing Tell's chapel, Gessler’s tyranny, the Hollow Way, and the 1902 statue of William Tell in Altdorf.
Wealthy Americans devote time and money to dahlias as autumn flowers rise in popularity. Notables such as Theodore Havemeyer and Mrs G S Hubbard grow prize blooms at Hempstead and Twin Oaks while E D Adams leads amateur success at Seabrigh t. The flower types shift from cactus to pompon as fashions change and origins trace to Mexico and Germany with showy varieties developed over time. The piece also notes the Sun’s claim about yachts and highlights Laurel, an 85 year old vessel entered by Benjamin Thompson of Portland Maine dating to 1820.
Lord Curzon typically traveled with about 120 attendants when serving as viceroy of India, accompanying him on official journeys and state duties.
The flea matches insect speed, leaping nearly ten miles per hour, yet cannot sustain jumping without urination. The desert-dwelling jumping mouse clears ten feet per jump at 800 feet per second, illustrating remarkable but differing jumping feats.
A medium sized crab caught near Cambridge Maryland carries on its back a cluster of about a dozen young oysters growing and thriving. The oysters measure a quarter inch and are firmly attached to the crab, now exhibited locally.
The article notes thousands of Chinese actors with high earnings for top natives, claims a national actors club of 20 000 members, and describes the formal apprenticeship system. Pupil training lasts three years as a pupil and one more year to finish, with about fifty plays memorized and never changing.
A hostess uses a camera to print small photographs on green apples as they ripen. She sometimes adds guests’ negatives or initials on the apples, turning red with ripening to serve as informal outdoor place cards for weekend dinners.
William Carl and Jim bring a 700 year old bamboo pipe organ from Japan, preserved well and almost modern in design. They also bring a large collection of Japanese music in contemporary notation. Carl notes Tokyo academy boosted local music teaching with over 600 students at the time of his Seattle visit.
The Hartford Connecticut wife of Capt. Orhelle Dreskell left aboard ship seeking a different life. A compromise arranged at New Britain by town officials sets Mrs Dreskell to spend six months at sea and the remaining time in Hartford aboard a flag.
A four cat owned by Norris Smart of West Windsor Vermont adopted three kittens about three weeks old. The cat also took in two young Bray squirrels and appears to treat them as her own young.
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