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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1902
Page
2
A fragmentary excerpt titled Campfire Sketches describes a daring rescue of Gilmore and companions from Wilpines led by Col. Luthor B. Mare. It emphasizes resilience and faith in goodness, urging daily effort and cheerful perseverance amid hardship, with Sarah K Bolton cited.
The narrative recalls the 11 day trek through northern Luzon to free Gilmore and his men, led by Lt. Col. Luther R. Hare and Dr. Lieberman. Gilmore, once a prisoner for eight months, is found dazed but alive, with his executive officer Langford and a San Francisco volunteer. They describe chalk trail markings, a monkey used to harvest fruit, and a risky river float to reach the Princeton while rationing scarce sustenance.
A remarkable case records Augustus E Emery of Dorchester Massachusetts wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863 carrying a ball lodged near the spine for ten years. He lay on the field for thirty one hours and received nourishment only as drink offered during the ordeal.
Washington Star quotes Col Bullard former Third Alabama volunteer commander on black troops. He says the negro soldier is good natured and brave, yet stubborn with noncommissioned officers, responsive to praise, and quick to follow disciplined leaders. He notes Cuba reveals the race’s fit for service despite social limits.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat account recalls a Federal push to a hilltop as Confederates withdrew behind logs and stumps. A beardless youth tells how hornets trapped his face, forcing a moment of agony before he crawled free and rejoined his company amid the smoke of battle.
A nostalgic look at fashionable beauty practices of the early 20th century. It contrasts grandmothers with modern girls, detailing mirrored vanity, Parisian potions, and strict moral polish. The piece notes attempts to whiten complexions with powders, masks, and tonics, including strange remedies and cautions against emotion.
A historical sketch describes extreme methods used by women to attain beauty, including muriatic acid washes, strict diets of graham bread and vegetables, and heavy cosmetics. It notes common treatments like tar and olive oil, turpentine skin rubs, and waxlike makeup, with Washington women following fashion by breakfast time.
The piece notes orchid hunting as a dangerous, venturesome trade. It cites Madagascar and other tropical regions where hunters face climate risks, wild animals, hostile locals, and health ruin. Dealers finance expeditions with slim chances of profits and volatility in orchid prices.
Mary Paschal of Trenton Indiana revered as Lincoln era appointee and now 90 recounts her struggles against male resistance to women holding post office. She recalls long nights guarding mail bags and confrontations at depots as she blazed a path for women in the service.
A veteran postmistress recalls defending a United States mail bag on a West Virginia railway platform by firing at a robber. Despite threats and vandalism at her station, she kept her job with Lincoln's support, while opponents sought removal. She notes later life and a prediction of telephonic links between Italy and Switzerland.
The first American torpedoes used against Britain drew harsh condemnations labeling them infamous and savage. The term American torties referenced the controversial weapons and their perceived brutality in early warfare.
A terse remark from the Somerville Journal notes the disappointment when a simple request to cup a thread off a necktie occurs with no one else present. The aphorism then contrasts faith with social expectation by stating that God is least wanted where He is most needed.
A Louisville Times piece recalls Lt Heffernan’s tale of arresting a drunk Irishman who challenged him. The man's bravado broke after a tap with a stick, prompting a sharp retort about counting strikes and relief at escaping an earlier blow.
A saloonkeeper recalls a hot day scene near a laundry where a Chinaman named Sing Lung works a steam engine. A patron offers saltzer, hoping to cheer him, but Sing Lung refuses and orders him out. Report hints Sing Lung was drugged and his laundry stolen of a last nickel.
Two hunters recall a quail covey joke ending with a misadventure where a horse is snagged by a limb. Bunley asks her father about national sugar consumption and calculates per person use before a resolving candy gift. The anecdotes reflect light domestic humor and ordinary curiosities.
A fragmentary text shows phrases about heart language and a person named BeGar or Hefiar reacting to illness. The snippet includes foreign style lines and broken speech about being up from a sick bed and a curious exchange on matter and beat. The readable pieces hint at a dialogue or lyric fragment.
In a New York Times piece from Wis Ascension a young minister, tending toward ritualism, asks Bishop Potter what would happen if he introduced ritual elements in small amounts. The bishop replies that his congregation would be inflamed, vestrymen would fume, and he would be driven out.
From the Louisville Times a poet endures trampling and knocks while a sensitive artist endures. He recalls a woman friend who admired his verse yet said she could not plow through his book due to interruptions from children. Her critique crushes his spirit.
A hotel clerk recalls Colonel Ruddygore getting drunk last night and shooting a man. He fears insulting someone and questions what he did. The report notes the incident as a dramatic, timid admission and seeks clarification of consequences.
A distant Scottish church tale recounts a rural minister who orders dramatic alterations to widen seating. The beadle taunts the plan by asking where the folk will sit when the crowd grows, prompting the minister to defend the space as ample for the current congregation.
Early morning at an Alabama post office I find I am half an hour early. A colored janitor offers conversation and jokes about town life while I wait, inviting me to stay and feel at home.
A cowboy tells his pard he cannot go to town as he has only $26. Bil refuses to ride along and breaks down the plan, listing costs for the drunk, lodging, and cartridges, leaving nothing for the fine. The dialogue captures a rough, grim humor of frontier life.
A distressed widow confesses fear and grief, describing nightly awakenings at twelve and imagining her late husband returning. Mrs Gossup offers cautious comfort, noting the husband never appeared before two in the morning.
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