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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1904
Page
6
A compact collage of anecdotes and wry observations from the Silver Messenger column. Items reference a Panama quiet revolution, a Pennsylvania murder for insurance, London society wigs, a Russian burn car loss, embezzlement schemes, radium investment caution, a Rockefellers heiress, and a New York doctor’s razor paste, all with sharp social satire and name-rich snippets.
The disputed Alaska region near Skagway was won for the United States after the boundary commission upheld American claims. Locals celebrated with flags, rival British symbols removed, and a surge of businesses, hotels, and shipments as miners and residents reasserted American identity amid Canadian pressure.
A wounded boy nicknamed Daddy Dimmie lies in St Michael's Hospital after an car accident. Dr Peyton orders urgent treatment, and nurses ease him through surgery to amputations. Jinny and a baby sister visit as hope fades with a dire one-in-ten chance of survival.
A distressed scene unfolds as Jinny and her baby are cared for at a hospital. Jimmie, the dying child, speaks of family and faith, asking for his mother and a last goodbye to Jinny and the baby. The nurse and doctor try to comfort him as night deepens.
A reflective piece questions why women dominate male emotions and daily life. It humorously lists acts by She that induce pain, hunger, and financial loss, from childhood scuffles to romance. The author praises She’s influence while joking about misprinted words and mischief.
The article recalls a custom of foreign missions presenting gifts to King Menelik of Abyssinia. French gifts of toys and dolls were scorned as unsuitable, while Russian and English emissaries offered Mauser pistols and rifles. Menelik welcomed the weapons, calling them worthy for a warrior and a king, noting Russian and English influence since the Nicky Incident.
Altenburg Germany citizens have built a monument honoring skat a German variation of whist. The monument features a column painted with diamonds hearts spades and clubs topped by two pigs and a fountain jet.
A Paris beggar died in hospital and his dog, deeply attached, stayed by the door during his illness. After the death the animal followed the body to the cemetery and lay on the grave for several days, a devoted final vigil.
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