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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
4
A 19th century reflection notes American women traveling Europe alone, seeking education, culture, and social access. It contrasts American husbands left home to work, sending wives abroad for learning, with anecdotes of courtiers and royal receptions and questions why husbands do not join to escort wives.
The ancient site of Nemi and its lake, called Diana’s Mirror, lies between the Noemi Lake to Latiam and De Sola. A temple to the goddess stood beside the lake, with a priest and a legendary grove king, and imperial times saw lavish water fetes and a discovered royal trireme with bronze treasures dedicated to Diana.
A Chicago Timer-Herald report describes a Bridgeman family incident where a mother fears a prank involving Dick and Tim Rogers. Dick’s quiet dinner leads to a slippered confrontation as a thunderous, blushful chorus erupts from his room ending with an awkward, unresolved moment.
A humorous London sketch recounts English and German sailors in Crete blockade days sharing toasts and a heavy joke on royalty. The tale ends with a German proposed toast of the emperor and a retort about drinking the queen's health. Also noted: German drivers receive gold and £100 bonuses for decade-long service without incident. The piece lists 105 battalion names on the British Army standard.
An old California miner opens Indiana’s first hydraulic gold mine in Morgan County north of Martinsville. The operation, run by TR. L. Royse, covers thousands of acres and is expected to yield high returns per yard. Local recluses, led by Wild TI Stafford, pan for gold along hill streams, finding diamonds and other valuables amid secrecy. The discovery, if profitable, could position Indiana as a major gold producer.
The Institute of Journalists compiles a roll of war correspondents who died or fell ill while reporting in the South African conflict. Entries list locations such as Wagon Hill and Mafeking, honoring those who paid the ultimate price and noting the costly toll beyond money.
The article highlights individuals aged over 100, including two men with one identified as Indian. The Chronicle records these centenarians among its notable figures, underscoring longevity and cultural identifiers within the community.
An impressionist painter jokes with a grocer about merging art and groceries in a humorous scene. The painter imagines tropical scenes and harvest moons while the grocer riffs on practical business, proposing a joint studio session to swap skills and ideas. A light, satirical exchange contrasts art’s fantasy with commerce’s pragmatism.
Charles M. Schwab president of United States Steel kissed 200 women in Braddock Pa during a church dedication reception after giving $13 000 to lift the church debt He hinted at a possible $500 000 industrial school for the town with Mrs Schwab nearby and great applause from attendees.
The London Chronicle notes Melbourne will be temporary capital for at least five years while authorities in Melbourne push to host the Commonwealth Parliament. Sir William Lyne, controlling Ottawa preliminaries, faces possible long dispute as Sydney locals resist any site that could curb their commercial primacy and Britain’s southern presence.
In Wheeling West Virginia a hypnotist and showman James Cannonball Morris faced a failed stunt. Morris was buried under ground in a public park and later dug up the next day for a picnic demonstration. A night guard heard cries as Morris described a snake constricting him and had the snake removed.
Ollie Reimer, inmate at Mercer almshouse in Sharon Pennsylvania, has refused food for eighteen months. Doctors report a daily feeding through a rubber tube, using milk, while her intent remains to starve herself. Her mother died by starvation at Warren hospital recently.
In Leaves Falls New York George en Horo known as Van Horn 16 and Jennie Hibbard 15 secretly court devotion near her home under a back stoop at night prompting Mrs Mibbard to complain to police. Tennessee Supreme Court in Jackson rules a woman cannot practice law in the state.
Lost Packer Mining Co. notices Myron Shanvous and heirs to contribute one hundred thirty five dollars and thirty three cents plus costs for Lode Stone Prospect in Loon Creek Mining District Custer County Idaho. If unpaid within ninety days after publication the claim will be forfeited to the subscriber per federal statute. Agent Joan P. Boyle signs August 21, 1900. First pub Aug 21, 1900. Taw
The notice states Paul Gardiel of Challis Idaho seeks a permit to divert 3 to 2 cubic feet per second from Ornatela Creek for domestic and tron use. The work is to be completed and the water allocated from 160 acres of land described in Custer County near Ornstela, with first publication and date to be set.
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