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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1898
Page
4
The Boyd hotel in Challis, occupied by Mrs. Elder, will be for rent after July 1 next. The Oregon Short Line offers one fare round trips within 300 miles of selling station on July 2, 3, and 4, with good returning until July 5.
Washington voices stress the need for bonds so citizens can invest surplus funds and earn interest. The comparison recalls an Illinois woman who sold her farm, sunk proceeds in railway stock, and spent days riding trains to reap dividends.
Cheap rail offer from Blackfoot Idaho valid July 9th to July 22nd with return. Other August 19th window good returning to Sept 1st and August 25th to Sept 5th. Round trip fare listed at 35 dollars and 70 cents. Tickets require continuous passage in each direction.
It is said that it costs the agriculturalists of the United States 100000000 annually to feed in sects that quarter themselves upon them. The birds are laboring day by day to destroy these predatory hordes, and if the birds were all destroyed, the insects would be practically unchecked, and it would be impossible to raise grain, fruit or vegetables. The ruthless slaughter of American birds means disaster to our agricultural interests.
A long sample notes that boys up to age 11 are about a quarter to half an inch taller than girls. Girls then catch up and surpass boys until about age 16, after which boys again grow taller and lead.
The piece contrasts rapid-fire breech systems with slow-fire rifles, noting rapid-fire guns from 1-pounders to 6-inch calibers use fixed ammunition. It lists models Hotchkiss Dri Schroeder Maxim Nordenfeldt Sponsel and reports rates from 20 to 35 shots per minute with aim, or 36 shots in five minutes for 70-pounders.
The Boise Democrat lampoons Philippine bedbugs as tiny yet menace filled, imagining toe to headgear like bedbug proof nightcaps for Idaho troops. It references ear intrusions and a theater of absurd uniforms with fever bands, portraying a humorous wartime satire.
In a House debate on Hawaiian annexation, Rep Clark of Missouri warned that if policy advances, future Congresses would recognize diverse foreign delegates from Patagonia to Fiji and even Greenland. The remark drew a wide laugh from peers as he described an ominous, satirical future.
Herman C. Str Clair was hanged at Idaho City on Friday morning June 24 for the murder of John Decker near Van Wyelk in Long valley on October 21, 1897. He died protesting his innocence and remained firm to the last.
A letter argues that volunteers in Cuba show bravery and loyalty, contrasting them with General Miles and his regulars. It defends volunteers as fighting for country not pay and condemns Miles for belittling them, calling for Miles to be relegated to the rear.
The Salt Lake Tribune cites a shift in sentiment from Remember the Maine to Remember the Virginius, noting that massacre at Santiago would frame the Cuba campaign as poetic justice, beginning there with the Virginius massacre recalled in public discourse.
Instructions direct writers to address letters to John Smith of Co. First Idaho Volunteers in San Francisco California for forwarding to expeditionary forces in the Philippines. The notice outlines the delivery path for correspondence to military personnel.
The Ladies' Home Journal announces an exhibition on most of the main floor of Haddon Hall in Atlantic City. Opening mid July, it will feature the best drawings from America's cleverest illustrators.
A compact chronology lists key dates from 15 May through 28 August detailing Maine incident milestones, the declaration of war by Congress, the blockade of Cuba, Dewey's Manila victory, Sampson-Schley naval actions, troop mobilizations, and advances in the Philippines. It notes naval bombardments, captures, expeditions sailing from San Francisco and San Diego, and the development of Jovite explosive shells for battleships.
Beginning the first of July a two cent stamp must be affixed to each bank check, draft, or certificate of deposit not drawing interest, or order for the payment of any sum of money drawn upon or issued by any bank, trust company, or any person or persons, companies or corporations.
The Republicans ally with the gold Democrats in Oregon and win over a middle road Populist bolting ticket to oppose the party majority. They believe uniting their forces and dividing opponents is the path to success, with Idaho warned to avoid the trap and silver forces urged to unite on a common platform.
An opinion piece paints Governor Pingree as a dangerous adversary to the Republican party and the corporate privilege system. It calls for attention to his actions against railroad and utility interests, his bold stances on taxation fairness, and his confrontational methods. The author lauds his decisiveness and warns of his growing power in Detroit politics.
Hon John Wanamaker former Postmaster General endorses direct public control over legislation. He urges thoughtful consideration by reform-minded citizens and expresses willingness to entrust public questions to the intelligence and conscience of the people.
Charles Boone of Caton Ohio stood out as the sole applicant of fifty who lacked recommendations from wealthy men for the Annapolis cadet post. For years he supported his mother and taught himself by selling papers in his hometown while pursuing a practical wood education.
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