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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1903
Page
7
A rousing exhortation urges soldiers to push on amid sacrifice. It calls for courage, loyalty, and devotion to country, insisting that the hero should not look back but move toward doom with resolve. The text honors duty, forgiveness, and the enduring love of home as the sword remains their guide.
Rediscovered artifacts including two locks of hair an autograph letter and a signed photograph of General Ulysses S Grant shed light on wartime events. Found by former examiner A S Mann they had been preserved for forty years. The article recalls a Chattanooga portrait from 1863 and a humorous drummer anecdote about a temperamental chaplain involving a miswritten mail notice.
Washington correspondent of the Boston Journal recalls a Civil War case of mistaken identity involving Confederate soldier Bradshaw of the Sixteenth Arkansas. After Pea Ridge he was buried as dead, appeared alive months later, and again was believed dead by Lieut. McKennon who wrapped him for burial. Bradshaw reappeared six months after that, proving the error and remaining with the unit to war’s end.
The Kennywood memorial tablet to Gen Braddock has reignited interest in 1755 Braddock’s expedition against Fort Duquesne. Historians seek the battle’s exact wilderness location near the Pennsylvania Railroad Braddock station, with a tradition of a tree marking where Braddock fell amid a disputed, long vanished road.
News of the death of Past Commander in Chief Paul Van Der Voort who was born in Ohio in 1846. He served in the Sixty-eighth Illinois Infantry and Sixteenth Illinois Cavalry, endured Andersonville imprisonment, and advanced through Grand Army of the Republic ranks to become department commander and later commander in chief. He died suddenly in Cuba of heart paralysis, with his wife and son at his side.
A party of engineers and friends on a Tennessee River trip to see Muscle Shoals improvements recalls Civil War days. Gen Joe Wheeler and Gen John Y. Wilder, former Confederate and Federal cavalry leaders, exchange memories of meeting there and crossing the river with their commands.
Fragmentary chatter mentions energy and overheating but contains no clear persons, organizations, dates, places, or distinct events to summarize into a coherent news item.
A witty My Lady spurns Percy’s marriage proposal and seeks life on a western farm. There she observes quiet romance between John and Mary as they endure toil and await a home of their own, while a strong thread of love persists amid hardship.
In a rural scene John begs forgiveness and vows patience for Mary as she frets about years passing. He asserts there is no other woman and asks for a signal when she is ready. Tears mark the moment as they depart toward a distant house while a telegram to Percy Van Slack signals an awaiting future.
A NY man recounts Webster’s last words I still live and the role of alcohol in his death. The tale cites a Washington friendship, a nurse, a doctor, and a clock as witnesses to the final moment, with a claim the words were used to secure a last drink.
The Baltimore Sun recounts an anecdote from Emory Grove camp where Sam Jones, the Georgia evangelist, chides reporters for stitching sermons together. He compares misquoting the Bible to misrepresenting his words and urges fair treatment of his messages.
The poem speaks of a sailor drawn by a spectral beacon of the sea and a longing for youth and Mary. It conjures a white figure, a birdlike prompt, and a drive to sail toward a distant shore where memory and love reside. The speaker vows to press on despite no chart or star, seeking a trackless voyage to reclaim youth and Mary.
A Maine country school visit shows a young pupil named Thomas answering a lesson on farm life. When asked to name domestic animals he confidently lists cats dogs sheep and women, prompting amused reactions from visiting party members.
The piece recalls Beveridge a book agent in college days who profited from selling a religious work titled Errors Chain in Iowa. Beveridge claims the book aimed to prove non Christian religions failed when attacked, and that it helped families afford spectacles and schooling. Senator Allison then questions Beveridge about who circulated the book in Iowa, prompting Beveridge to admit responsibility.
A wild Irish tale unfolds as Patsy Flannigan dresses as a lion to entertain in a tiger cage. The tiger oddly greets him in Irish, prompting a tense moment as the keeper urges entry. Patsy prays, while the tiger reveals a fellow Irish self and calm in the strange encounter.
A constituent sought a ten dollar loan from Abe Grober promising a quick job. He returned affluent then dejected, revealing he swallowed the loan while thinking of employment. Grober offered a quarter and ipecac to recover the funds. A Queensland touring company faced a frock coat crisis when a key was forgotten, locking the villain and forcing the doctor to improvise in damp, staging weather.
Clinton Boollard reflects on nature and spirituality in Youth's Compal. The speaker contrasts hidden passions with the vast calm of a serene landscape. Images of grass, vireo calls, pine tops, and misty air frame a meditation on life, nature, and divine presence.
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