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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1906
Page
2
Miscellaneous items from the Silver Messenger page discuss varied curiosities and misprints. The column mentions a Pittsburg embezzler, Alaska coal, the Panama canal, Rockefeller and Carnegie, and a range of humorous notes about language, fashion, and society.
Fragmentary verse from a Chicago News excerpt describes a sly, charming figure, praising warmth and hospitality while hinting at guile. The piece blends whimsical mis-spellings and oblique imagery to imply a deceptive benevolence in a mysterious host.
A city girl visits a farm and rides with A Helmer the baker to buy bread and cakes. She disguises herself as Minna Helmer, with pink sunbonnet and yellow braids, and encounters farmers, campers, and past flames plus a renewed confrontation with Bob Booth as she returns home.
In a rural scene Bob negotiates with a baker and farmer at a farmhouse. He buys stock and secures help for the day, while a woman named Bab resists demands and braces against a mounting agitated moment before contentment returns as a practical bargain unfolds.
A historical overview argues gold production will exceed demand, forecasting $400 million output in 1905. It notes the United States leads gold output, with $80 million in 1905, and that many nations have adopted the gold standard while others lag. The piece cites global shifts toward gold backing and suggests Russia may differ due to credit strains.
A young city woman earns income by painting glass eyes for mounted wild animals sent to a taxidermist. She paints only the eyes for rare predator mounts like panthers, grizzlies, or tigers to match the animal’s posed glare. Pay varies from one dollar to two per pair.
Article discusses wearing feathers plucked from living birds and notes the practice is acceptable. It mentions removal of large plumes from wings and tail using scissors and the absence of qualms for wearers. The piece reflects period fashion debates on ostrich feathers.
A New York Sun excerpt mocks religious critics who oppose women in office, arguing hats and hair as seductive temptations. It contrasts medieval views with modern clerical fears, noting ministers warn that hatless heads threaten men’s souls while elaborate styling distracts congregations.
Five years after a lull, agitation grows to store liquid poisons in bottles that reveal danger by touch. Designs include a blue diamond‑pointed bottle, a needle‑studded stopper, a death’s head form, and a two‑neck bottle that resists pouring without removing corks. England’s Daily Mail asks for ideas, yielding cannonshell and other shapes as possible warnings.
An 18 ton coral piece was dredged yesterday morning near the Pacific Mall for Governor, with the crew proud of landing a fifteen ton giant on dry land. The operation started smoothly but the gear groaned as the engine hauled in a fresh sea, prompting a dramatic moment on the site.
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