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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1900
Page
5
The notice lists dates for county court terms in Idaho for the year 1900. Entries include February 12, November 5, March 5, October 18, April, September 10, June 4, October 1, June 18, November 2, with sessions at 9 30 a.m. in County Court, presided by Judge C. O. Stockstacen.
A compact ad notes a broad assortment of dry goods for ladies and gentlemen including furnishing goods and other items too numerous to mention.
Saffron remains costly at 26 shillings per pound though it is only the central parts of crocus flowers requiring 76 000 blossoms per pound. English growers struggle while French and Spanish soils yield better crops and cheaper labor. Its medical use has all but died, though people still mix it with milk or cider for belief in eruptions. A long history of adulteration persists with dyed petals and added powders to increase weight.
C C Kerns of Texas contrasts local jackrabbits with Canadian white bellied imported hares. He notes brown colored Texan rabbits with large ears, faster ground speed, and that jackrabbits are landscape ornaments rather than kitchen staples. He mentions dogs chase them and hunger drives canniness in camp meals.
The article reflects on the heavy responsibilities and anxieties borne by horse trainers, noting the jockey as the sport’s hero while trainers endure months of sleepless nights. It emphasizes how even a sound horse can fail, and how a trainer faces relief only when the horse is fit on race day.
Railway Age records indicate 20 lines with over 400 miles of track in progress or starting this year. Total new track for 1597 is 1,864 miles, led by California with 210 miles followed by Louisiana 145 and Michigan 133. several states show no track laid.
Consul General Goodnow in Shanghai cautions Americans seeking railroad work in China. Only two railways operate totaling 2034 miles. Seven foreigners work there, four as domestic managers or division superintendents, while operatives are mostly Chinese. Highest paid natives are telegraph operators at $40 monthly. engineers earn 20 to 20 and train hands plus trackmen six to ten dollars a month.
A compilation of witty exchanges and brief quips from multiple papers. Jests about plays, minor officers, romances, phantom parties, scales at the butcher, crowns and fools, and domestic scenes include lines from the Yonkers Statesman Philadelphia Record Boston Transcript Kansas City Independent and Ohio Times Democrat.
A St. Louis Republic column laments losing American identity as households hire servants from distant lands. It notes Chinese or Japanese cooks on the West Coast expanding to New York, East Indian helpers, Turkish corners for tea, and an eclectic mix in exclusive city homes with English coachmen and a Japanese butler.
A Hungarian blacksmith thanked Francis Joseph for a decoration with two photographs of the king and queen asking for their signatures. With the queen absent, the king signed one photograph, then the smith asked for his pencil, and the king gave it back with a laugh. The encounter ends with the smith receiving his pencil. Phoenix,
Ireland and Holland dominate linen production with Holland historically leading in Europe. The piece notes women predominate in many stages from cultivation to spinning while men lead in damask and fancy designs. It also describes the custom of Dutch girls weaving a linen marriage portion, including outfits and linens, as part of a betrothal practice.
Reported by the Philadelphia Record the Bergen area features a government run liquor trade called the Drink road. Licenses go to stock companies with a five percent cap on capital profits, the rest funding schools parks roads hospitals and other public works. Saloons are government supervised with uniforms, strict sale limits, and open books. Profits average about 25 percent with most funds aiding municipal projects.
A toy dealer describes iron toys passed among neighbors to amuse quarantined children. Toys are baked after each use to sterilize them, sometimes melting a leg. The dealer notes this odd practice persists despite concerns and calls it a genuine, if strange, line in their trade.
A Pesther Lloyd writer claims the German emperor is animated by two rival souls. One rooted in Frederick II history would push him toward conservative, religious absolutism and autocratic rule. The other is a modern absolutist influence. A note then shifts to a Mexican tree fact about a 154 foot circumference cypress in Oaxaca.
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