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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1912
Page
3
An expert told the Detroit Free Press that New York City wastes about 100000 fallons of water each day not due to excessive drinking but through other losses.
A Washington lawyer cites temperance as a virtue seen in public figures and private habits. Quotes from Justice Harlan praising temperance at a lawyers banquet contrast with anecdotes of famous orators and a governor named Wilson at a Jersey inn. The piece blends humorous vignettes on self restraint and public performance from National Monthly.
Miscellaneous items describe patents for a fire detector auto valve whistle device and a combined ironing board with a stepladder support. Other notes include a cape eye shield a nail puller a bedstead pivoting to lift a mattress and a hat accessory. Civil war veteran death toll and pension figures are cited.
The passage mocks an employment request to a Louisville businessman who seeks to verify an applicant from the mountains. A conversation reveals misperceptions and cautious scrutiny of the stranger’s honesty. It also includes fragmented jokes from various periodical quotes, illustrating playful, if uneven, social attitudes of the era.
A timid learner asks what to do when drowning while a naturalist replies with a paradoxical joke about a funeral. The quip, from Puck, reflects mock caution about sea danger and etiquette in a satirical tone.
A political thriller unfolds as George Gormly, rival to a New York graft ring, faces a bribery scandal involving the Gotham Traction Company. He vows transparency, releases sworn statements, and confronts police manipulation while his ally Eleanor Haldane backs his crusade to redeem the city.
The text argues malluses vanish as a feature of apparel and claims trousers should sit firm on the hips without suspenders. It contends suspenders signal cheaper tailoring and recounts a belt substitution driven by wear and annoyance, reflecting broader themes on American-European views and money.
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