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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1903
Page
6
A collage of stray notes and humorous asides from a bygone era, containing jokes about Uncle Sam, Bolivia’s revolution, the whisky trust, a New York jury valuing a man’s leg, Mount Pelee and Crazy Snake, Prohibition era ironies, and satirical remarks about newspapers, finance, and fashion. Notable mentions include Ames of Minneapolis, the Burdick case, Rothschilds in art, and jokes on divorce grounds and kissing laws.
A magazine style set of science experiments for youths explains vinegar reacting with chalk and eggs to create fizz and motion. It guides building a low cost compass from a pill box, a sewing needle, and a magnet, detailing steps and safety notes for self made discovery.
A hunting for games piece describes a prank with bread and ice cream to trap a guest by grammar misdirection. It also notes Roscoe Grant of Bement II and a bird nest classification query, then presents a simple home naval battle using chalk ships and vinegar foam on a plate for children and curious readers.
Directions describe building a compass pivot using wax, a magnetized darning needle, and a bone square from a toothbrush handle. A hole is bored in the center square to form the magnet’s pivot for the needle to swing.
A playful event mixed old and young participants. Bive pasteboard rings wrapped in bright tissue hang in a doorway. Large bowls hold strong soap with glycerine. About eight dozen clay pipes and rings are used. Players blow bubbles through rings, two attempts each, scoring points for successful bubbles and a small prize goes to the top scorer.
A bowl of cold water holds sewing needles that are warmed by wool and placed on the surface. The needles float in a line beside the first, resting on a thin surface film that holds them until it breaks and they sink.
Patrick Farrell of Union Hill New Jersey was buried alive when a grave caved in at Flower Hill cemetery. He became wedged up to his chin before two passersby heard his groans and dug him free. The report notes an East Indian term for rock crystal as unripe diamond.
The body of Rev Edward Dunbar author of There s a Light In the Window for Thee will be moved from Coffeyville Kansas to New Bedford Massachusetts to be buried beside his mother. He had served time in Minnesota prison for bigamy and wandered until a Coffeyville jail stay, where he died after receiving help on a stormy night. His mother s dying light in the window and a revival career from Kansas to Minneapolis shaped his life and the song commemorating her enduring love.
A Highland Park physician recalls a prank by fellow doctors who swapped his mallard ducks for water bottles and packing material. The joke backfired when he discovered the ducks were left on a train, leaving him to improvise a canned goods dinner while his wife screamed at the kitchen.
Chief Swingley of the St. Louis fire department warns most jumpers die or are injured during fires but would be rescued if fire crews arrive. He urges crawling to a window, stay low where air is clearer, wait for help, and only jump when clothes catch fire. He notes fires burn at least half an hour before failing and stresses knowing fire alarm locations.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a brace of vignettes. A story on a Scotch express carriage ends with a sharp rebuff after a flirtatious misunderstanding. A second note describes Lieut. Hobson humorously correcting a reader’s question about the Mississippi River running upstream.
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