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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1902
Page
4
Hotels spend heavily on nimiveniré items for patrons, especially silver forks and spoons that quickly vanish. The New York Herald notes large metropolian hotels struggle to maintain supply without advertising theft, often handling culprits privately in managers' offices. Anecdotes from Pan-American Exposition and other fairs illustrate guests taking keepsakes.
The article contrasts old farm life with the modern bonanza farm era. It notes small farmers and hired hands were common, but large operations with 10 000 acres require constant travel to major cities. A single mistake or failed machine can cost thousands, yet combined with neighbors, agriculture grows as a national power.
A past card from Central branch railroading circles recalls a player who used a special car to gamble with friends. He feigned a problem in the engine to buy time, then resumed play and claimed a win. Boots and Prosperity notes link boots sales to economic health, citing Ireland as an example amid wartime wage pressures.
Earl C. Brown, a prominent Leastville manufacturer, travels to Kenosha to trace his mother Mrs. James Brown who vanished from Ashland Avenue over four years ago. Neighbors recall a closed blinds house and neat packing, with rumors of foul play and possible murder, but no conclusive details have surfaced.
A Tangier dispatch to the Times reports the sultan plans to overhaul Morocco's prison system amid harsh conditions. Subjects can be seized at any time, with alleged minor offenses triggering detention. prisons lack shade water and sanitation, with chained inmates in overcrowded dungeons. Inspectors will assess conditions and ensure adequate rations.
Fifteen Mexican artillery officers headed for Antwerp then France to study the manufacture and handling of French guns. Most are captains or lieutenants, except Col Gilberto Luna. Commissioned by President Drax, they will spend two years at Le Creusot, adapting the famed artillery for the Mexican army. Col Enne praised the army as in splendid shape, with brigands absent, while President Ding reported to be in fine health after talks with Col Linn.
Rev. Dr. William Copley Winslow of the Egyptian Exploration Fund announces that the London committee will present the Field Cov Kimbian museum with the found gold bar from royal Abydos tombs. An exact facsimile arrives at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, mounted on black marble and about five inches long, inscribed with the name Alia. A hole near the top suggests ornamental use, though Prof. Petrie deems the purpose unknown.
Captain Etland of the Santa Ana reports a deep sea mine of unusual richness near Nome. After anchoring in six fathoms, miners found several small gold nuggets with the largest worth one dollar. The captain believes a deep sea dredge could yield large gold quantities.
A compact history traces the term guerrilla from its Spanish roots, through its first English uses by Sir Arthur Wellesley and Scott, to its broader military and social senses. It notes early adopters like Southey and G. A. Sala, and cites Thackeray’s use in Irish Sketchbook describing a “guerrila footman” in 1848.
Road described as straight and flat from Wadi Haifa to Abu Tamed 230 miles away. Desert features include rare hills under 800 feet, minimal rain, no surface water, and water found only at two wells 72 and 16 feet deep along a 45 mile straight section.
A Cuban applicant for life insurance was refused by a Philadelphia firm after the examining physician deemed him uninsurable. An executive in New York advised the man to adapt to local life, quit heavy smoking and drinking, and return in two years when he could be insured.
A Philadelphia Record snippet recalls how a former town dweller mocked crowds syncing with official time on Chestnut Street. The author notes his shift after missing trains, now valuing exact time. The column also mentions Queen Wilhelmina’s husband accused of cruelty, with the Chicago board Herald speculating on his delight in keeping her controlled.
District Court sets 1902 terms for Custer Cassia Lincoln Elmore Blaine counties. Sessions open March May dates with times 9 30 A M and 2 80 P M in respective counties. Order requires county clerks to file and publish for two weeks in each county newspaper. Mountain Home Idaho. January 7 1902. Judge Kirtland L Perry.
A dated court order from Kirtland Perry, Fourth Judicial District Idaho, fixes trial testimony in Mackay Custer County. The order notes numerous parties, travel convenience for witnesses, and directs testimony on February 24, 1902 at 3 pm with copies mailed to attorneys and published in Challis Silver Messenger and Mackay Telegraph.
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