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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1904
Page
2
The SILVER MESSENGER column blends satirical notes on war, literature, and society. It jokes about Hysterical women, poetry, railroads, and enduring romances, while mentioning a Baltic ship, diamond profits, a play on Prince Louise, and a Challis discourse on marriage and public service.
The article recalls Boston's Liberty Tree Tavern and Inn, famed colonial inns, and tavern signs equipped with rhymes. It notes old sites like Faneuil Hall and Buckman Tavern in Lexington, and reflects on traveling days, stagecoaches, and shared beds while recounting Mrs Alice Morse Earle's notes on tavern sign imagery.
A miscellany of holiday games and crafts for children includes hiding gifts with parents as treasure keepers, a Jamaica description of soap making and shaving with coconut oil, a drawing game using two circles, crabs climbing trees in the South Seas, repurposing old cards into decorative holiday greetings, simple origami style folding and cutting, and cautionary notes for young mothers about doll care and safety.
A historical note describes spinning a coin on a needle point inside a bottle cork. It instructs placing a needle point downward in the cork, shaping another cork to hold the coin, and inserting two forks crosswise to balance the setup. When the rim rests on the point, the forks create equilibrium and the device spins safely.
A playful guide for youngsters to stage a tabletop artillery duel using spools, pencils, and bread crumb cannon balls. It details making improvised cannons, loading procedures, and a friendly mock battle with cardboard soldiers and toy casualties.
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