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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1902
Page
7
Fragmentary text references military service oaths. Mentions oath provisions, religious denominations, and the idea of citizens as soldiers. Also notes Otojiro Henry Irving of Japan, a diplomat turned actor, who studied European theater and influenced Japan's stage.
In Bucks County Pennsylvania the 419 pound Willi Lippincott, the state’s heaviest man, accepts a dance challenge against Sayon on a waxed floor. Earlier a young man struck Lippincott’s waist, breaking the opponent’s arm in a past encounter.
Lord Mount Stephen recently donated 240,000 to the Presbyterian Church of Beotland for ministers in Aberdenshire and Banffehire. He, a Canadian-era baron, led business groups in St Paul, Manitoba, and Canadian Pacific. Also notes on a Louisville colored youths uplift plan with stores run by Negroes, a legal office deeds anecdote, hornet nest-made baskets, a kissing converts ritual, Boer War aftermath expectations, and ads praising Pep..
An ad bemoans poor old fashioned “wise painting” and promotes Devoe ready paint as cheap yet reliable. It claims Devoe offers guaranteed results rather than mere materials and urges readers to consult their dealer for fall painting projects.
Poem about a young man and a baby, contrasting past sorrows with present joy. Text evokes old courtly imagery and a tender, hopeful tone, emphasizing the child’s impact on the speaker’s happiness and memory.
A Marquina de Balincourt servant is described as having twenty four fingers and toes, a rare condition attracting attention from European scientists. Dr Capitan notes true and hybrid forms of this anomaly, with the former adding complete extra digits and the latter arising from division of existing digits, often starting at the base of the thumb or other fingers. The origin is attributed to atavism, requiring distant ancestry to explain such digits.
A fox squirrel driven away from a Mount Vernon Avenue street fair yard was chased by gray squirrels near the State House in Columbus. On High Street a car wheel crushed the animal after it darted across the tracks, leaving its crushed body on the street in the afternoon. The incident sparked debate whether the death was intentional.
A Southern Pacific conductor describes the elusive 5 P s track walker seen along the Deming to Yuma route. The man is noted as a queer figure by passengers who often ask about his identity and purpose as an apparent road inspector or wanderer.
A tall, lean, gray-haired man travels along the line from California to New York on foot, living off support from travelers and rail workers. He claims Totnes C. Drimgold is his name and that he is 50, with siblings in New York and a brother in California. Though mentally unbalanced, he is courteous, educated, and has walked for nineteen years, sometimes aiding trains if needed but refusing rides.
A newly observed plant species digests animal food using a hinged mouthlike leaf with hairy sticky bits. Insects entering the trap are digested by gastric‑juice like substances, while beef, fish, and egg gelatine are reportedly absorbed. starches and fats are not retained.
A Chicago News piece cites a schoolteacher critiquing overused adjectives used by women such as grand and lovely and lists common examples. It also notes Rhodesia's discovery of small silk-spinning spiders whose silk could be used in match boxes and later for clothing and accessories.
The young artist Miss Bowen, daughter of Rev Canep and Mrs. Charlotte Bowen of Chester, showed early talent with sketches in school books and crude wood carving. She studied at Chester School of Art, Albert Ledavie's studio, and in Rome with Santoro, while attending Circolo Artistico night classes. Her first exhibited works My Old Nurse and A View of Sorrento sold at the Society of Women Artists show.
St James Chapel at Riberon New Jersey stands out as the sole worship spot at a famed summer resort. Its notable history includes Gen Grant spending much of his presidency there and Garfield dying after being carried there in 1881. A famed morning moment recalls Garfield asking about the bell while Mrs Garfield explains its link to their first church visit.
The article recalls Garfield’s visit as crowds gathered outside St James Chapel where the president heard prayers and tears came to his eyes. Memorial tablets honor Garfield, Grant, Drexel, and George W Childs. The chapel, founded 19 years ago by Albern summer residents in Philadelphia, hosts summer services with Rev. William B Rodipe as pastor. winters are sparsely attended.
Rome correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle reports that Mgr. Falconia will replace Cardinal Martinelli as Papal delegate in the United States, instead of Mgr. Calabria. Falconia, already Papal delegate in Canada, is an American citizen naturalized at Little Valley, N Y, and voted for the President in 1872. He was born in 1842 at Pescocostango, Italy.
A Chicago News item states that the combined coinage from the Philadelphia mint through June 1900 totals 2,496,762,262.27 dollars. Gold coinage reaches 2,147,088,014.00. silver 706,171,158.00. minor coinage 85,603,972.72.
The Freitaue in Vienna area claims the title of the largest dwelling with 1,200 rooms in over 400 apartments. The immense complex houses a citylike community with 13 courtyards, eight covered, a garden, and internal life covering work, sleep, and daily living.
Best farm lands available now in Marinette County Wisconsin via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Low price and favorable terms. Wisconsin offers fine crops, strong markets and a healthy climate. Buy rather than rent. in a few years it will be your own property. For particulars write A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Chicago.
A fragment of items mentions a Siberian rainbow in a cloudless sky caused by snow particles, a Putnam cosmetic slogan, and polka dot revelation in Bishop Candler’s talk on higher criticism. Also notes an Italian woman lawyer Teresa Laboriol who won't practice, and ads for Piso's Cure for Consumption and a quip about an elocutionist in Atchison.
Dr Benjamin Edson cautions lemon juice as a potential remedy for rose breeding in emergencies and suggests dilution after clearing nostrils. He notes the practice originated years ago and credits others for the first use but declines to claim full credit. Also mentions irrelevant medical and historical notes and stray figures from a wide range of topics.
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