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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1900
Page
6
From India comes J Ranji Smile known as Joe who offers elaborate curries in a Fifth Avenue establishment. He bills his cuisine as refined, teaching American diners to savor Indian dishes without heat and haste while he showcases ornate turbans and custom silver service.
Reports from South Africa show the Zulu factions divided about siding with the English or Boers. Chief Usibebu opposes the Boers, while Chief Dinizuld appears to restrain them. Cetewayo’s lineage and past British protection color the rival loyalties and shifting power among Zululand leaders.
In Castle Montana in 1867 two miners George Ross and I worked a tunnel when dynamite fuse and caps began burning. A sack of caps tipped and rolled away to safety as smoke filled the tunnel. We escaped with the box of detonators, drinking away fear at the Nugget saloon and reflecting on whether the incident counted as an accident.
Magistrate Crane shows sympathy for young lovers seeking a cheap wedding. A Bethlehem couple, Charles Boemh 23 and Minnie Dank 17, arrive in New York. Minnie is under legal age so marriage must occur in Jersey City. Court funds partly cover their trip as they seek legal union, aided by a $1 subscription and $5 collected for expenses.
The Physician and Surgeon reports Prof Roswell Park warns that if death rates hold for ten years starting 1900, cancers could surpass deaths from consumption smallpox and typhoid. English statisticians note rising cancer in England while diets link cancer with pork and animal foods. The text argues pollution of the body leads to disease.
In Powhaten Virginia General Robert E Lee visited a local store serving as post office where residents crowded to see him. He spoke with the proprietor about crops, seemed unaware of the crowd, then apologized for delaying customers and withdrew in modesty.
A sensational scene unfolds as a mysterious star set ablaze, the danger centered on a small percussion cap box that could explode. The tale references Jeltro a nobleman and a Hungarian countess whose engagement ended months ago after a private inquiry into her fortune emerged.
Prince Sitting Bull, son of Bloux chief, is said to be back on the war path after a failed bid to tour Paris as a star attraction. Once at Philadelphia, he fled to Seattle far from North Dakota reservation life, citing cultural clash and dwindling numbers as causes for renewed hostility toward whites.
A Philadelphia Record retrospective traces the faulty early India rubber overshoes born in Roxbury in 1833. It notes tube like, ill fitting shapes, shaping by salesmen, heavy weights, and cooling and heating failures until Goodyear’s vulcanizing process in 1844 improved comfort, fit, and appearance, turning rubber shoes into practical fashion.
A fragmented report describes experimental observations in photography noting latent plate reactions under varying temperatures and exposures. It mentions metals and gelatin or gutta percha films, moisture traces, and a theory involving vapors affecting plate images, with references to actin and peroxide-based processes.
Incomplete text discusses England versus South Africa conflicts and native reactions. Mentions dread of whites and use of barbarous methods. Unable to determine full context or outcomes from the damaged source.
A garbled fragment hints at a dramatic scene involving a Zulu nation and powerful forces. The unreadable OCR text prevents a clear reconstruction of names, dates, or events.
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