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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1911
Page
6
A collage of oddities from aviation quirks to fashion fads and political curiosities. Notes on airships ignoring tariffs, a hoax about Peruvian monkeys sold as rabbits, new plays like Electricity, and jokes on modern life. Includes King Chulalongkorn’s death and a Toronto marriage misfire.
The article praises fur pieces and neck scarfs as fashionable yet durable items. It notes increasing fur prices, making furs a sound long term investment while styles stay steady. Ostrich borders, crepe de chine scarfs, and velvet or satin options remain popular features.
Amateur milliners learn to face hats with velvet or satin using tissue patterns, careful basting, and tiny stitches. Techniques include plating silk facings, velvet bindings, and full lace facings around the crown to accommodate circumference differences.
A guide describes making a bathroom rug from coarse basket canvas with a plush center and embroidered thick cotton. It notes cork mats and Turkish towel like rugs, and suggests using brassela carpet fragments with worsted fringe or upholstery braid finishes.
The article discusses current fashion featuring barbaric belts with large cameos and coral accents, a trend favoring toral color and black mixtures. It notes the use of transled materials in tailored gowns, multicolored medieval inspired embroideries, and belts rivaling bavarian venetian styles with panne velvet, deep fronts, and boning.
Chenille scarfs in navy blue old blue amethyst and other shades feature chenille fringes and Persian jerks. They sell at 14.75 to 19.50.
Two new secretary birds, male and female, were added to the Zoological Garden of New York, admired for their ground hunting. The birds, tall and gray with two foot tail plumes, are depicted striking snakes with powerful talons then feeding, while in Africa they are noted as valuable snake predators. The report describes their stalking method, nesting habits, egg count, and chick development, noting their delicate, brittle legs and long incubation.
Washingtons election extended civic rights to 130000 women as voters and taxpayers. Women in Tacoma who are taxpayers are now eligible for jury duty, expanding participation in public responsibilities.
A well known bishop keeps a rich fund of clerical stories for select friends. A preacher joked for more Bunyans, another urged parishioners to build a cemetery for Christian Englishmen, and a slip had a minister asking when Deacon S would return, the reverend replying the deacons are in heaven.
A witty exchange at West Point notes that officers’ quarters seem absent and that all seen of theirs have been nickels, poking fun at military life and scarcity of housing. The line plays on the humor of military stereotypes.
A fragmentary verse recalls trouble visiting a poor, sick household. They refuse to invite trouble in and remain wary, while reflecting on aimless wandering and the heaviness of hardship in a blue, downcast town. The speaker notes they avoid others who live in misery and contemplate finding help elsewhere.
A narrator notes a sleepy tree and a Chinese lantern decor, then compares it to the Downs' trial hiding a memory. Mr Spottsley asks about calling on new neighbor Mrs Nearlie, and Mrs Spottsley says she has not yet visited, waiting to learn when she is home.
A mock insurance scene has an agent quoting a $5,000 accident policy. The client mentions his wife wearing a “Nobble skirt.” The agent quickly intervenes noting the company won’t insure aviators or hobbled women, branding them bad risks.
A clipped exchange shows an appeal for mercy in a court where a bigamist pleads for leniency, mentioning his family as the motive. The fragment hints at a literary digression about poetry and publication used in a legal context.
Peggy says she'd rather ride with a man in a buggy than in an automobile. She asserts a one handed driver cannot handle a car, prompting Ally to ask why. Yonkers Statesman notes Peggy’s reasoning reflects concern for capability in driving with one hand.
A club crowd greets Towser as he returns from a hunting trip. Chappy Badshot jokes about his dog Reppet and the hunt. The exchange pokes fun at the failure to tag game and the odds of success.
A western city political boss speeds a buckboard along the main street on election morning calling to his son to check the Fourth ward where voters are gathering. The scene captures partisan activity and street politics of the period.
Poetic Pete declares romance at Idlewood gate and receives a woodcut task from a woman. she directs him to Idlewood’s woodpile where a sharp ax is given to split half a cord as a humorous exchange unfolds.
A fragment notes Russia has appropriated nearly 1,000,000 for complete army aircraft equipment, the largest sum spent by any government. It remarks Russia tends to act first in war discussions, with this as a key context.
A garbled OCR style piece blends courtroom lines and social quips. It includes a prosecuting attorney questioning a witness about a fatal shooting, a promoter discussing a fully paid stock, and a jumbled exchange about marriage and farewells. Names and places are unclear.
Ashleye No, 117 recounts a summer trip to the seashore that left Ashley-Berkley emaciated and sunburned. The piece notes his weight dropped despite the recovery aim and records his skin damage as the sea air’s toll.
A fragmentary exchange recalls a department store worker saying hammocks are raised each spring. The brief dialogue hints at practical knowledge about putting up hammocks and a light remark about the season.
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