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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1904
Page
5
A Washington Star excerpt shows a quirky confession from an office seeker who cites relatives and prize rumors. The speaker admits self doubt, recalls friends urging caution, and jokes about being mistaken for someone else while comparing behavior to a jailer’s dog.
Frances Marvin shifts interest from social lifer Parker to farmer John Meadowcroft after meeting him during a Flower Field outing beyond Bowmanville. Meadowcroft, Amherst graduate, shows sincere affection and desire for a home with simple roots, while Parker remains a fitting but distant suitor as Frances gradually accepts Meadowcroft’s charm.
In Chicago amid sunlit streets Frances Marvin and her mother confront James Parker about a donation as rumors swirl of his secret engagement to Frances. A downtown encounter reveals Parker pressuring a borrower, while a Bowmanville visit hints at a hidden marriage, ending with the telltale line that she married the man with the cage.
In Aberdeen's Rubislaw granite quarries a large stone prepared for splitting was split by frost. Foremen poured water into drill holes and after days the block weighing about six tons burst open, demonstrating the power of frost in quarrying.
The department's annual report shows a steady rise in dead letter office receipts for the year ending June. First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne notes 39,1500 opened letters with $46,634 money found inside and $1,491,? in face value of commercial paper. Merchandise parcels restored totaled 254,580, photographs found in 219,925 letters, and 209,555 letters contained postage stamps. Domestic misdirected letters numbered 554,201, with 171,202 held for postage. A new rule holds merchandise matter for one year.
A new building and instrument are presented to the university by Mrs. Mies Heles Snow in memory of her father, late George M. H. Scow of Chicago. The telescope uses a 30 inch plane mirror driven by a clock to reflect light through magnifying optics, creating a stable image in a dark laboratory for examination and photography.
New winter open air camps are trialed at Blackwell's Island for consumptives in tents to provide pure air and aid recovery. The campaign marks a bold extension of the open air treatment in tuberculosis care amid ongoing efforts against the disease.
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