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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1902
Page
7
A fragmentary poem describes a garden walk with flowers, roses, petals, and a teasing scene. It recalls a fair companion and a trailing gown as petals are trampled along a dew wet path with sweet peas and mignonette scent lingering.
An aged Cajun storyteller recounts Theophile and Angela through a log cabin gathering on Bayou Arcadien. Morton, in love with Camille, weighs the tale against the host’s dignity as Teophile finally wins Angela after a measured pursuit in the lonely logging country.
In a twilight scene on the river, Morton contemplates a potential breach of promise as Cajun people and their customs flare under a warning note. The old man Lizana and a boatman offer blunt views on law and tradition. Morton rides away, choosing not to attend the dance where Camille’s father hints at another tale.
Fritz Werner, a German forester, survived a stag attack after a severe abdomen wound. He dragged himself three miles toward his employer’s house to attract help, carrying a gun to fire once he reached safety. He crawled half a mile before turning back to fetch the weapon.
A beautiful ship sails from the bay struck by a treacherous ledge and sinks amid despair. A young girl charms a social climber then dies as the reef and storm wreck her heart and life. The piece laments peril of love and fate, ending with a plea for God’s mercy.
Farmers on Long Island report that rheumatic and sciatica sufferers gain relief by letting honey bees sting the affected areas. The process is unpleasant and unnecessary since formic acid, the sting’s poison, is also found in nettles ants and some caterpillars. Researchers might test formic acid or formates as safer remedies, delivering it into circulation without painful stings.
John Massengale a 60 year old Macon County ranchman married last week to his cousin's widow. They rode to a preacher's house in a buggy and wed. He then ordered his lawyer to bar saloon money for the day promising to pay the bills himself from his ranch as a local jamboree ensued.
An orator pleads with the men of a district in the heat of a campaign asking if they will sell their suffrages. A rough voice in the crowd interjects, asking how much they would pay for them, highlighting the coercive undertone of the scene.
An essay debates kissing versus disease fears in society, pairing doctors with railroad magnates against romance. It follows poets and historians praising kiss as life’s measure, cites Byron and Shakespeare, and mocks imitators while extolling buckwheat flapjacks and a busybody culture.
A historical survey discusses swine supply dynamics, noting high pork prices amid pig retention for larger size and forecasting later market saturation. It covers rye UK imports by country in 1900, bagworm life cycle and winter control, and selection practices for swine judges with emphasis on breeder input and fair publication ahead of fairs.
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