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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1902
Page
6
A country visitor explores New York's East Side slumming scene with host Ruggles, the Amateur Slumologist. At a lowly ballroom the party mingles with cosmopolitan guests, dance floors blaze, and the country girl gains a fresher, if sobering, view of the city’s poorer side.
A storm of white feathers from the Kansas City Weather Company factory coated the business district after a machinery accident. About half a car load drifted through streets and alleys, snagging on wires and curbs. The feathers, goose down worth about 15 dollars, were salvaged as officials say steps will be taken to prevent a recurrence. A bull, brought to town by steamboat for slaughter, escaped custody twice, swimming four miles down the Ohio River before being recaptured.
A reflective piece portrays the Nile as Egypt itself, a life-giving yet disruptive force. It compares the river to a yellow thread threading a desert nation, detailing floods, droughts, and famine, and recalls a historic Cairo scene where Muslim, Christian, and Jewish leaders prayed together for the Nile’s rising.
At a Friendly Sons of St Patrick dinner in Dublin Dr Joseph Twichell recounted a jaunting car tale about a ragged carter. The joke hinges on a tailor so poor no one can measure him, provoking hearty applause from about four hundred Irishmen.
A seller of pot-boilers visits a shrewd broker in a tale of art versus appetite. The seascape treasure is priced at one hundred dollars, with the broker offering three. The artist-vendor accepts, noting a rival’s 16 cent offer but declaring the broker a true judge of art.
A Gotham bazaar feature drew aristocratic dames and social belles, presenting a live cat table with kittens and pedigreed pets offered for high prices. Cat baskets blankets collars shoes and other pet items accompanied the display, an English fashion adaptation seen in London markets.
A reflective note on how youth seems bright at first but grows heavier with age as disappointment and hardship settle in. The piece contrasts initial optimism with later weariness, hinting at the emotional toll of growing up and facing unmet expectations.
Col George Inman a Civil War engineer recalls Grant era near Petersburg. He recounts Capt Hamilton’s capture and a court martial for spying. Hamilton’s execution order loomed but Inman, Grant’s son, refused to condemn the spy as his father questioned whether the order should stand.
A Civil War tale details Col Inman recalling the fate of a spy ordered hung. The condemned man, Capt Hamilton, escaped with a midnight visit by a man in blue uniform, later revealed as General Grant. Grant secured clemency and provided a countersign to pass sentries, allowing both to vanish back into Confederate lines.
A citizen recounts in Old Breach Quarter how Black residents prize gold teeth as social cachet. A servant shows a local dentist handbill offering a free gold tooth, prompting a woman named Lucindy to inspect her teeth for such a prize. The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes the tale ends with a critique of officialdom.
Government agent J B Edwards discusses the Crow tribe with a Washington Times reporter at Hurbitt. He notes a reservation of over 3 000 000 acres in Montana, a possible sale of 1 150 000 acres, and a prospective act by Congress. About 2 000 Crow, robust yet shrinking due to tuberculosis. irrigation investments total about 700 000 dollars. The piece contrasts enduring native habits with rising white-influenced culture. It also recounts a Gladstone escapade. young Gladstone and brother shot squibs from a top floor to amuse coachmen and footmen, provoking laughter from Henry Chaplin.
The Andaman Islands permit marriages between convicts. Last year the superintendent logged sixty eight applications. four free and thirty two convicts were approved while thirty two were refused.
A concise note reflects on the phrase brotherhood of man over sisterhood of saints as a interpretation of Christ's message, emphasizing unity and shared humanity in religious teaching.
Judge Clarke in St Louis convicted grocers for selling alum based baking powders. New York health department seized alum mixtures sold as powder and dumped them into the river. Health authorities warn as alum is a cheap substitute, urging consumers to choose reputable brands and beware inducements with prizes.
A Brooklyn clergyman visits a kindergarten and, unable to explain the Proebel and Petelloral systems, improvises with a humorous bit about time running out. He later learns the method and plans to enlighten the children on his next visit.
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