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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1912
Page
3
A garbled excerpt features a courting couple and a neighbor in a tense exchange about liberty and trust. The text fragments mention a latchkey and a humorous mishearing of a plan, with stray references to social press and a department venue.
Mrs Dulla Williams connected with the Government Lighthouse Service for nearly half a century at Port Santa Barbara. She lit the white fixed beacon each sunset for 39 years and trimmed the lamp at midnight, maintaining the station’s beacon without fail. Her husband, Alvert Williams, was keeper before her and came to California in 1855.
Mary Blatt, a mill worker, recounted being crushed when a grinding stone blasted through a mill wall. Rescuers freed her after hours, the stump treated at hospital. The incident left her determined to survive despite severe injury.
A box unearthed by heavy rains on the farm of the late Mexander Hicks in Casey County Somerset Kentucky revealed bones of at least three babies. Local authorities opened an investigation into the grisly discovery found in a gully.
Siby Traverse survives a hotel fire on Palm Grove Beach aided by Roy Buell a volunteer fireman who saves her then they confess growing feelings at the floral ball months later Sibyl wrestles with fate and the pull of a new romance while lingering memories of danger shadow her wonder and intrigue
A scholarly critique draws on Tom Cribb and Jem Mace to question whether England’s boxing tradition has faded. The piece notes historical royal patronage, public interest, and church resistance, framing modern doubt as a reflection on the decline of British pugilism and white supremacy in fists.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida reserved a berth on a southbound sleeper. A stranger also named Fletcher claimed the same berth and slept in the lower bed. The train wrecks a trestle later. the intruder’s car failed while Fletcher’s car remained intact.
The piece details four local methods of aiding consumptives among workers in Albany Elmira Binghamton and other cities with unions supporting dedicated pavilions or hospitals. It notes union and employer funding, two national sanatoria run by unions, and corporate programs in Massachusetts Illinois and beyond covering consumptive employees for a limited period.
A scene unfolds with Aunty greeting Marie and a judge presiding as they discuss a former sweetheart now the subject of anger. A detached aside notes constipation causes and Dr Pierce’s Pellets as a cure. A prejudiced remark about women in crowded spaces appears, ending with a prude’s fleeting thoughts.
In Toulon harbor the French battleship Liberte exploded and a chief engineer, Lestin, amid darkness and poisonous gas, attempted to flood the ammunition magazines after pumps failed. He saluted Lieutenant Garnier and vowed to try again, then went below to flood the holds, perishing as the final catastrophe struck.
Four men linger after the crowd thins when a lone citizen enters and requests whisky. He hands the bartender a nickel, says keep it until he can pay sixteen cents, and the Tour man bets the bartender the citizen won’t pay. The citizen leaves with a quiet admission, “You win.”
Scribbleigh proclaims England ideal for authors to write in pristine English as the language reflects the environment. Lord Miggleton agrees in humorous fashion in this Harper's Weekly exchange about literary atmosphere.
A humorous item notes Binks obsession with being up to date as he tries to obtain a wireless cage for his parrot highlighting his quirky enthusiasm.
In a tense moment, a remark about Gladys dyeing her hair yellow surfaces. The line implies skepticism that she could keep it dark, hinting at social scrutiny and whispered questions about her appearance.
A letter from Lebanon Kansas claims severe catarrh impaired taste and hearing and that three bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla cured the condition with permanent relief. The writer urges others to try Hood's in liquid or tablet form as a radical remedy.
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