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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1905
Page
2
A collage of satirical quips and cheeky observations from a Silver Messenger page. It spoofs wealth as slavery, youth fashion, an Ohio man’s pie death, kitchen wisdom, a Japanese hello, and a guitar-bound murderer. It also notes Maple sugar, Stange’s comedy, Lily Langtry, and various social quirks with wry humor.
The fragment evokes a poetic, nostalgic mood with imagery of willow, snowing joy, and timeless affection. It references lovers, evanescence, and the enduring allure of a moment, all tied to a New Orleans Times Democrat attribution.
In a Redham tale Captain Holly assists Pegley and Nora Phipps to sail to Crane Island. A miscommunication and meddling Mrs Phipps strand Pegley and Nora as Pegley woos Nora while the Captain faces a mounting dread of social ruin and an awkward escape.
A New York man recounts a West Indian technique for eating seed oranges that avoids seeds and thick fibers by peeling and sucking each section. He argues this native method beats spooning, preserves fruit coolness, and reduces juice spray.
Captain Holly and Mrs Phipps stroll the shore for hours until a passerby takes them to town. The next morning Mr Pegley reveals Nora accepted Dempsey the night before, breaking their plan. The Captain asserts his plan worked and proclaims his engagement to Mrs Phipps.
A felt hat was exchanged at a local hotel last Thursday and not returned. The piece laments the hat theft and calls for swift justice, urging lightning to strike the thief’s head to deter such dishonesty.
In a home where a stork recently visited a six year old asked to see the new arrival. The child exclaimed with wonder that the baby had no teeth and no beard, calling it an odd old baby.
In Paw Paw West Virginia the blasting of 8126 pounds of giant powder blew away 20,000 yards of rock for the Wabash railroad link between Cumberland and Cherry Run. The blast, seen at the mountain face near the canal, saved days in construction and showcased the project’s massive scale and challenges. The work, ongoing for eighteen months, employs 2,629 men and nine shovels across forty miles, with nine tunnels and multiple river and canal crossings.
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