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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1898
Page
4
Idaho officials and press leaders call for united statewide backing for the Trans Mississippian Exposition to be held in Omaha in 1898. The Idaho Commission outlines costs, promises monthly receipts reports, and seeks private and legislative backing to cover a $16,000 shortfall with potential reimbursement in 1899.
A collector’s note from Wardner News and other papers reports 8 papers backing a union of silver forces, 5 likely to join, totaling 43 middle-of-the-roaders, and 12 gold Republicans. It questions whether silver backers will permit cross-party nominations to split votes and tilt the state to gold Republicans.
The Loud bill to regulate second class mail would raise postage for all books and end sample use rates, making books more expensive and premium on illiteracy. It is urged to pursue cheaper mail carriage by rail and avoid taxing the poor to aid the rich. The piece condemns McKinley and DeLome amid debates over Spain and Cuba.
Joquin Miller laments life in the Klondike country and longs for home in San Francisco. He imagines the moon over the Golden Gate and rejects the harsh north winter, craving roses sunlit days and the warm Contra Costa steps of home.
The Republican Central Committee of the State met in Boise last week to discuss the Mormon question amid rumors that the law enfranchising Mormons would be tested in the Supreme Court and struck down. Heyburn favored the measure personally but opposed it as politics, urging a different path to avoid it.
A Denver Post letter from Sue describes a failed city finery experience. She braves a high society party with vain politeness, mocks rigid fashion, and longs for rugged ranges. She laments tight corsets, social dances, and the clash between refined dress and her true nature, hoping for a return to simple plains life.
The speaker argues Is cariot, though wicked in money love, could not grasp Christ’s worth. He did not want Christ killed, was horror struck by the idea, threw his money away, and hanged himself. The question ponders how many modern money seekers would act with such grace if faced with death.
The article notes the push for a Postal Savings Bank System has waned with Congress, though no solid arguments against it emerged. Critics fear improper investment of deposits and doubt postmasters' ability to manage accounts, contrasting with British postal savings staff.
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